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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
2
A fragment notes a remark about the domestic servant problem advising women to enter the kitchen. It mentions a Baltimore Women's College with over 609 students, where during conversational recess professors block noise with cotton wads or observe the weather.
The statesman signals he will not be a passive beneficiary and will contribute the use of the hat to cover election expenses through a voluntary contribution by passing the hat.
The Rev. Dr. Puttle, rector of St. Luke's Church in New York, oldest Episcopal clergyman in active service in the city, has resigned at 83 after 42 years in the incumbency.
Sparx encounters a strategic crisis similar to a French episode caused by a large theft that, despite its scale, cannot satisfy demand. Analysts say overseas troubles stem from such insufficiency, threatening broader supply disruptions.
The Crear of all the Russias halted a German newspaper at the border after personal remarks about Khim. This act of retaliation gives the Czar a strategic edge, as no collector dares cross to present any further issues.
The Speaker of the House earns 25000 dollars a year a sum seen as insufficient when he funds parliamentary dinners for the Cabinet and members. Upon retirement he receives a peerage plus a pension of 20000 dollars annually.
Dr. J. V. Dovaras, who sacrificed his health and business attending Geo. Grant during his fatal throat cancer, died in October of the same disease. Opinions differ on whether cancer is catching, with no definite answer.
Annie Besant tells New Yorkers there is no such thing as death, asserting theosophical tenets. The piece notes her notoriety and bread from lectures, and asks what happened to her late associate Blavatsky in a practical world context.
In Morten Frances commune, only twelve residents exist, making it the smallest constituency for the Mayor to oversee. When conflicts arise, the Mayor sends residents to the wine shop with two 20 cent bottles, settling matters his way.
Natives of New York tore down the Italian flag after Italians refused to raise an American flag. The incident prompts an international question and suggests a vivid display of flags to settle tensions.
Jay Gould left his son George six hundred thousand dollars for services to his other business interests. The article notes Gould's wealth as vastly larger than famed artists and presidents, comparing him to Gulliver among Lilliputians to emphasize the scale of the fortune.
Ipa Lewis, heroine of Lime Rock lighthouse, still holds her post in Narragansett Bay and has saved many lives. She makes rare trips to Newport, crossing from the light to buy pork, cabbage, and necessary groceries for her lonely home.
A reform inaugurates promotion by competitive exams allowing privates to become commissioned officers. The general order is praised for practical impact and American spirit, expected to raise the caliber of the regular army and recruit better men into service.
A terse line notes the Naval Department intends to pursue similar reforms, signaling broader government-wide efficiency and modernization ambitions. No specific programs or dates are provided in the fragment.
The Vermont Legislature sets a modern model by abolishing days of grace in financial dealings. The change ends the three grace days long used in old practice, removing debtor protection but aligning with current banking and interest calculations.
The financier known as the young Napoleon of finance has installed his newlywed wife in a New York house, agreeing to pay £15,000 yearly. He testified that in Ludlow Street jail he was allowed nearly any privilege in exchange for hefty payments, suggesting jail officials may have been lax in financial dealings with their prisoner.
Twenty seven veterans of the Balaklava October 1844 assault marked the 38th anniversary gathering. The Roll shows many survivors remain, though few from the 150 who rushed the jaws of death still live. Attendance factors include those who emigrated seeking fortune. The era’s grim commander spared few who escaped the Crimean levy.
The article notes talk of masculine dress in bright colors but few adopt bold styles. It cites Florence Signor Mascagni in scarlet and imagines Wilde in apple green, Sullivan in purple velvet, and Irving in old wine satin to bring color and gaiety to somber gatherings.
The Inter State Commerce Act seeks to prevent discrimination in transportation charges. A common carrier must treat every patron on equal terms for the same service, regardless of ability to pay. The Interstate Commerce Commission’s ruling upholds this principle as essential to fair commerce.
A dispatch from Sylvania Georgia describes Marshy J Lyles an elderly woman over seventy who for decades lived in darkness but now attends a rural log school with young pupils each morning The aim is to study the Bible and seek spiritual growth despite critics including Prof Briggs and Prof Ingersoll
Conversation reveals Mrs. Mushmind trusted the parson's assurance about a new boarder being a florist and conservative. Mr Sieker questions the claim while Mrs Mushmind confirms the parson introduced him.
A poem describing Nancy at the County Ball as she dances with many partners while love and pleasure intertwine. The speaker notes her charm and shifting affections, predicting eventual wiser choices and tempered heartache as time passes.
In a rain soaked city a bereaved woman Vivia de Forest aids her lover Hugh Robertson, who is falsely accused of murder. She discovers Hugh is the killer of her brother Wilfred, and after a daring escape plan, the couple faces a fatal confrontation as detectives close in and a pistol fires.
The narrative records a fatal shot that deeply wounds two women, Vivia and Ella, whose stories of grief endure across years. Ella Robertson later married, while Vivian de Forest retained her surname, underscoring lasting, unhealed wounds amid lingering sorrow.
A coastal lighthouse near Boston, rebuilt on granite after a 1851 storm, now stands isolated amid waves. The crew once kept the beacon alive at dawn while the sea swallowed the old iron structure and their lives, with several keepers reportedly driven mad by fear and fatigue.
In the French Revolution era a censeur named Brucker spoke on the tribune for the Christian faith but faced mockery from a noisy club of workers. Another orator attacked him, claiming Christians imitate follies. Brucker challenged him with a question about his trade, and the shoemaker’s reply undermined the attack, ending with cheers for Brucker.
A San Francisco Call writer profiles the Pape family, thoroughly Americanized with Joseph Pape serving as interpreter to the Chinese Consulate and running an express business. Mrs Pape, brought to the city at age eleven, is a photographer and former Ladies' Relief Society ward. Their home features piano, Britannica, Shakespeare, paintings, a bird collection, and a private telegraph line to Mr Pape’s business. Children are musicians, with two daughters at the piano and a son on the French horn. Mr Pape laments not being able to vote yet, hoping his son will vote when grown.
The yew, famed in England near oaks for bowmaking in early history, some trees dating to churchyards. A German town specimen, about 150 years old, was cut down. The Vernon Park tree in the historic suburb is at least 80 years old. The jacket shop is deemed outside the pale of society.
The article recounts Lady Florence Dixie, once a famed sportswoman, describing her change of heart after a deer stalking. She witnessed a wounded stag's agony, lacked tools to end its pain, and later urged that hunting for sport be viewed as barbaric.
Oliver Wendell Holmes receives high praise from a Boston commentator who notes his enduring influence, hymns in church hymnals, and cross generation admiration. The piece lauds his role in national events, his health, and his status as a leading American writer at eighty three. It highlights his long association with poetry and public culture.
Public Opinion recounts astonishing feats of eating and fasting from sailors, explorers, and tribes. It cites Lieut Bligh and eighteen men surviving forty one days on sparse rations, Dr Tanner fasting on water, and an Esquiman said to consume twenty pounds of flesh daily. An admiral Saritcheg described Yakut customs of vast meat and fat consumption.
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