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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1873
Page
1
The notice page lists ad rates for one square up to a year, per column and column fractions, with payment in advance for transient ads. It also includes a miscellany of short items and market notes with local references and brief anecdotes.
In a brief farce a young man boasts of his visits to a young lady while friends tease him about seeking the old man’s pocketbook. The scene shifts to a parlor at 11 p.m. where the girl reveals an empty morocco pocketbook, and the man exits troubled, the object of the ruse exposed.
A reflective reminder on polite speech and service. The text cites the Duke of Wellington’s last words “Yes, if you please” to illustrate how courtesy, even in authority, elevates service. It urges boys to soften tones with neighbors, siblings, and mothers, insisting three words unlock better treatment everywhere.
An American traveler seeks a wine bath in Paris on medical advice. In the bathhouse, a previously known African American worker explains the price and the fate of the bathwater. He says it is sold downstairs to poor bathers for less and then bottled for reuse as French wine sold in America.
A dated column argues that many illnesses stem from an overburdened stomach and poor diet, urging moderation for the feeble and sedentary. It notes rumors about King Amadeus, reports a Troy editor’s inheritance, cites croup in infants, a fatal fright in Danbury, and Japan’s telegraph and gas use, all reflecting a miscellany of 19th century health and society items.
A somber verse depicts a young man’s downfall through drinking. It contrasts pain felt by a wife, mother, and father with the shame and ruin caused by liquor. The piece follows the man as he sways toward ruin, families strained and friends withdrawing.
The French have devised a substitute for wallpaper using painted tin foil sheets. A factory is already started and the foil offers toughness, a smooth decorative surface, waterproofing, and easy application by experienced hangers. Sheets run thirty to forty inches wide and about five yards long. The foil is varnished on the surface to be covered instead of using paste. It flexes to fit mouldings and corners more neatly than paper.
The author discusses lending money at two percent monthly and the folly of usury laws. He claims that one dollar at 2 percent monthly, compounded for a century would reach a vast sum, urging readers to try the scheme for demonstration. He notes both lender and borrower exist and presents the tale as a demonstration of compounding.
A collection of old health curiosities and anecdotes on dental care and nervous speech. Advice urges teeth touching during speech and deep inspiration to curb hesitation. Includes stories of Brompton the conductor and a tale of Johnson refusing wine, plus simple home remedies for neuralgia and tooth care.
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