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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1891
Page
11
A collage of curiosities and opinions from The Register in New Harmony. Items include jokes about vanity and punctuality, notes on sheep and goats, a Cairo-bound Byron descendant, early train signaling by locomotive telephone, and an imperial German economy focus.
A mosaic of odds and ends from an old era includes an ironic remark on railway routes, a German cannon-maker tallying battlefield deaths then reassigning cause, Vera Sassvlircu as an anarchist foil, a New York Star tale on Turkish tobacco as emetic, a Buffalo hotel bridal suite mix-up, and Dr Oswald condemning soothing syrups while praising brutal slave trade methods for children.
In The Hague the young Queen Wilhelmina enjoys simple pleasures like an afternoon sleigh ride drawn by four ponies. She resumes studies with her teachers, while her father’s old nurse, who witnessed his Brussels birth, died at age 100 and was interred with ceremonial pomp in Breda Cathedral.
The Forests Commission reports to the New York Legislature on a plan for a vast Adirondack State Park totaling 2,307,760 acres with about one quarter owned by the state. The park could include nearly 60,000 acres of water for boating and hunting, valued at 651,000 dollars. The Legislature may extend the western line into adjacent land, potentially adding 500,000 acres facing timber-speculator risk.
The piece describes lingering moments at goodbyes in households. Families rise with the caller, topics shift as departure nears, and chairs and curtains offer rest as members contagiously extend the visit. Finally an abrupt exit leaves the household drained yet with pleasant memories.
A narrator, aging and reflective, recalls aging milestones from youth to fifty. The poem playfully notes dental jokes and rheumatism while acknowledging time passing as life’s next generation arrives, and aging becomes inevitable. It uses a rural dialect voice to capture the speaker’s mood and aging perspective.
Grace Devine, a village schoolteacher, endures harsh rumors and heartbreak after a betrayal by lover Rob Shandon. A blizzard endangers Grace as Rob races to her aid, saving her life and reigniting trust. Years pass, bringing enduring happiness born from shared struggle.
Squire Shandon’s hopeful son plans to settle on his father’s estate. Grace Devine’s hair and love tempt Rob, but jealousy gnaws. A fierce blizzard seals choices as letters from a lawyer threaten an heiress’s name.
The expedition led by Rev. Dr. Johnson of Jamaica sails from New York with ten educated West Indian natives and Dr. Johnston. They plan to establish missions along the East African coast, through Masailand and Benguela, carrying medicines, clothing, and tools, and aim to spread the Gospel beyond any single denomination.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges mid day rest to preserve looks and vigor. A two hour break daily, including a sociable meal and a quiet nap, is praised as renewing the nervous system and boosting productivity. A Medical Age clipping notes the after dinner nap can be natural and wholesome when not excessively long.
Boston reports several serious arsenic poisoning cases by inhalation and other means. A vivid Christmas gift pulf and colorfully wrapped candy trigger symptoms. Arsenic imports reach millions of pounds for manufacture, with France restricting use domestically but permitting export. An effort seeks tighter U S and global restrictions.
In a Pennsylvania depot waiting room a colossal, morose man clashes with a thin stranger who questions him about astronomy and physics. The exchange escalates from provocations to threats as the pair trade curiosities on cannonballs, alligator jaws, and snowfall measurements in New Jersey.
In Cincinnati a man named John Henry Williams styles himself the best safe expert in the country. He can judge the work of a cracksman from a cracked safe and has long operated in this field, explaining that police reports mask the true credit due to the experts who inspect vaults after breaches.
A frightened clerk Green Samuel Y Green tells an editor he left his Western State marriage to Widow Smith after a late night visit by Smith. The tale, involving a weight difference with Green at 110 pounds and Smith at 240 pounds, hints at a confusing disappearance claim.
Count Otto von Pressentin of Washington state ranch fame wed West Virginia native Miss Laura Kerns after a mail order romance that began without mutual friends. They married at Wheeling and departed for the Count’s Western home. The bride, described as a poor girl, weds a wealthy husband.
The piece explains irritability as a outcome of brain strain affecting all walks of life from merchants to housewives. It notes overwork can arise from social life and unequal duties, with dyspepsia and poor nourishment worsening nerves. Mothers especially may show fretful parenting and deserve medical counsel.
A Cuvier anecdote tells of a wolf raised as a dog, loving its master, then grieving separation after removal to a royal menagerie. Three reunions renew joy, but each parting dims the wolf, until long-term savagery returns. The piece also notes Tibetan women’s fashion and monkly customs at Lhasa.
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