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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1884
Page
3
A vivid account from London Telegraph describing a Los Angeles Chinatown visit by night. It portrays quiet, orderly residents, crowded dining rooms, a chopstick meal, a street musician, a two-floor lodging above a shop, and a temple where opium smoking among priests is witnessed, ending with dire portrayals of squalid urban rooms cited by a missionary.
A gardening note by J. G. explains that plant success depends on matching species to light conditions. In sunny spots bright florals dominate, but shady areas thrive with hardy Ferns and other shade lovers. Create irregular mounds with stones and soil, interplant with dwarf trailing varieties, keep moist, and enjoy lush greenery in otherwise dull corners.
A minister unveils a tabulated tally of cramped housing from district missionaries. He cites 340 rooms housing 260 families and 1,244 people, with cases like 487a Cable street holding 6 families in 12 rooms and 29 residents, and 57 Brook street listing 47 people in 6 rooms, illustrating extreme overcrowding.
The article surveys coral and conch shell trade from Tunis and Italy to Europe and China, noting values, uses, and major centers like Marseilles, Rome, and Paris. It also explains Pennsylvania Railroad policy on naming stations to avoid duplicates, detailing staff decisions, postoffice alignment, and government renaming influences.
Research by Geppert and Menge links amber to ancient resin-bearing trees from global conifer groups. Richest amber belts run Memel to Dantzic with lime earth soils above cretaceous rocks. Annual quarry yields reach 200000 to 300000 pounds, far exceeding wave cast totals. The fragment ends noting Fenelon’s youth and Telemaque.
A tale from the Washington Croclat describes a prank where a United States Senator Garland of Arkansas supposedly ate a soap filled caramel offered by hotel boys. The jokers hoped he would spit it out, but Garland reportedly swallowed the whole candy, leaving the prank unresolved.
Mr Joslina Billings reflects on marriage as a social force and mortar for community life. He laments rash choices for money or status, notes how some marry for love with nothing else, and suggests the system profits from the institution despite flaws. The piece uses reformist tone to critique motives.
A man selling polish approached a colored family's yard on Illinois Street and asked a boy at the door. The woman shouted to go away and declared she would not allow any agent to speak to the lady of the house, clarifying no sale would be made. The report reflects a firm rebuff from the resident.
A reader in MilwatkKex Wisconsin cites The Dry Sentinel praising St Jacobs Oil as a wonderful remedy for denmatism, noting a large number of people in the city have used it with truly marvelous effects.
A Cinemaniali Enquirer excerpt describes a Japan wedding custom where a man posts mistletoe by the woman's door to test interest. If she accepts and tends it, she is deemed sincere. if she lets it wilt, she is rejected. Upon agreement, friends set dowry terms and schedule the lovers meeting and wedding.
The 1881 edition of Hostettex's Almanac, a trusted medical and lifestyle annual, is ready and free from dealers across the United States and beyond. It offers practical health guidance, light reading, and a precise calendar with astronomical and chronological details. Hostetter & Smith of Pittsburgh publish, and a 2 cent stamp requests a mailed copy for those unable to obtain it locally.
Read about chaotic sunrises and strange skies linked to a Grimmer prophecy of planetary influence. The piece blends warning of plagues, famines, earthquakes, and societal collapse with endorsements of Warner's Safe Cure as a cure-all.
Dr J W Hamilton of Merrillan Wisconsin touts Warner’s White Wine Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy and especially good for asthma. Col C G Mackey of the Thirty-second Iowa Infantry reports Ely's Cream Balm clears catarrh after three months. An Adaldheaded man seeks back issue numbers. Carboline offers access. Piso’s Cure for Consumption promised to ease coughing and aid sleep.
William J. Coughlin of Somerville Massachusetts recalls falling ill in 1870 with bleeding lungs and a severe cough. Confined to bed, doctors found a hole in his lung. A friend urged Dr Hall’s Balsam for the lungs, he bought a bottle and soon improved, feeling better than in three years.
J A Rogers of Renton Ohio touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as universally approved by his customers who have bought it for years. Caswett Hagard Co New York markets Pure Cod Liver Oil from selected livers on the sea shore described as pure and sweet. Physicians deem it superior to other products in the market. Juniper Tak Soap from Caswan Hazanp Co New York claims to cure rough skin and complexion issues.
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