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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1890
Page
3
An old schoolfellow visits during the Exhibition and recalls a 10 cent loan from years ago. X retrieves 10 francs and a book as a memory prize, claiming the gift to his friend since the book was also a school memory prize.
Mrs HJ Renfield of Hastines Michigan testifies after twelve years of rheumatism and months in bed that Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup relieved her symptoms. After trying several physicians with no relief she says a few bottles cured her and she urges others to try the remedy through their druggist.
The excerpt presents a stylized, imperfect English rendering of philosophical musings by Carl Pretzer. It contrasts a calm social order with concerns about human governance and existential illness, noting simple pleasures as antidotes to broader distress in a reflective Sunday National context.
Thousands report cures after using Dr Bage's Catarrh Remedy. The item notes 50 cents price and that many Americans, especially from the Pacific coast, visit Japan for months to gain familiarity with Japanese manners and institutions.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls Martin Maginnis, newly elected Montana Senator, as a former printer's devil who pulled practical jokes on a Minnesota paper. The tale notes his rise from youth amid "type-lice" pranks to editorial craft, contrasting past mischief with political ascent.
A New York avenue man bought a handsome necklace with a burglar-proof clasp for a lady friend on Christmas. The lock refused to release, and after an hour of struggle he slept with the necklace still on. An early-morning jeweler helped, and the man now carries a copy of the combination.
A column explains the origins of many textile names, tracing Damask to Damascus and calico to Calicut, with notes on satin, muslin, alpaca, buckram, taffeta, tabby, cambrie, jeans, and velvet, among others, highlighting historical places and people linked to fabric terms. The list also covers lesser known origins such as Drugeet from Drogheda andDuck from Torque in Normandy, offering a window into merchandise history.
A small-town weekly paper details its tabloid sales ruse to boost circulation for circus advertising. The plot centers on faking a larger print run, outwitting a craftsman printer, and the circus agent who discounts prices while lamenting dwindling circulation.
In perturbed literary spirits, editors seek merit and novelty in manuscripts more than authors desire. Authors should refine composition and not fret about post submission outcomes. Readability and genuine ideas find markets. return of a manuscript usually signals missing merit or misfit channel, a lesson echoed by a famous author to a young writer.
A father accused of abuse and neglect is spared by a police magistrate after his young son, sitting beside him, refuses to send him to the penitentiary. The boy declares, I wouldn't do dat, and the father is released. Additional brief notes touch on sensational Alabama rumors and foreign trade snippets.
Two Texas outlaws Tom and Will Odell, long hunted for horse stealing and murder, resisted a morning ambush by a posse. Will fell first from a chest wound, then a head shot. Tom suffered multiple wounds before fleeing. Both bodies were buried near the scene, with the pair infamous as the section's most dangerous men. Also notes a catarrh remedy advertise and a London lecture on smokeless powder.
An advertisement extols Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills as scientifically compounded and safe for adults and children. They claim to ease sick headache constipation dyspepsia biliousness and serve as an appetizer with superior efficacy. A Royal Female School of Arts prize event is noted with a remark from the Bishop of Rochester about students hats.
In a railway refreshment bar a selfish man guards his half full beer with the note In this beer I have spit! He returns to find the reader’s reply So have I revealing a mischievous prank from Pick-Me-Up.
Card of thanks notes daily gratitude from those cured of lung troubles by Kemp's Balsam. Invites readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle to test its power. Also mentions Vulcan ship and naval debris, terrapin cellar stock, and Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The St Paul Minnesota and Manitoba Railroad Company offers 510000 acres of new high quality lands to settlers on reasonable terms. Send inquiries to J Bookwalter, Land Commissioner, St Paul MN for information on the lands. A correspondent asks if Muldoon was ever thrown in the Epsom Downs. Dobbins Electric Soap praised as best and cheapest family soap by users. Grown's Bronchial Treches touted for coughs and throat trouble at 25 cents. Quote about self-centered people from Boston Post and a note on dangers of electric wires from Binghamton Republican.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Evansville Route will operate personal excursions to the rapidly growing city on February 14, 18, and 25. For a copy of Alabama as It Is and more information, contact William Hill, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Purify and enrich the blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla as winter weakens the system. Advertises broad health benefits including appetite restoration, reduced tiredness, and relief from skin and rheumatic issues, with testimonials from Cleveland and Norwalk users praising its effectiveness.
Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised for sale by druggists nationwide. Prepared only by Hood and Co. of Lowell Massachusetts. Package details include 100 doses for one dollar and a promotional offer of six bottles for one dollar.
A man recalls being taken in by a patent medicine ad for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The piece argues the remedy cures bronchial lung ailments and consumption when used properly, with a money back guarantee, and highlights its detoxifying and life boosting claims. It names Worth's Dispensary and sells from 663 Main Street Buffalo.
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