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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1891
Page
2
A miscellany of notes and quips across politics, science, and daily life. Items include French legislatures costs, a Kentucky dowry case, a Scottish volca ne and seals, a Russian war minister remark, a Jacksonville heiress’ fortune, a fatal driver, London growth, and a London Plaza Hotel mahogany table.
The piece recalls Grand Master Powderly reducing his salary from 5000 to 8500 dollars, Horace Greeley’s resistance to a pay rise, and President Bliss of the Boston and Albany Railroad declining a jump from 12000 to 20000. It notes Jay GotLp on sons learning trades and details Justice Miller’s self made path and views on dead languages versus science.
The article urges regular eye examinations like dental checkups, arguing people neglect their eyesight until glasses fail. It warns lenses become ill suited as needs change and stresses consulting authoritative eye professionals to prevent irreversible harm.
The National Museum displays a one million dollar feather cape from the Sandwich Islands. Red and yellow uho feathers form a smooth surface, with the yellow feathers valued at fifty cents each and taken from shy birds caught in traps. The cape reportedly took over 100 years to make and is deemed more valuable than the finest diamonds.
A Rome beggar has wed his daughter to a Spanish grandee and will give her over 200000 dollars. Americans visiting Rome will find no begging setup, as about 6000 professional beggars remain, each seeking a quarter.
A playful verse tracks a lover tallying affection from first sight through marriage and shared hardship. The speaker celebrates enduring devotion amid trials, declaring love grows stronger with time and through every hardship. Frequent archaic diction and exclamations evoke a bygone newspaper verse style.
In the Blue Ridge shadows Lena Ellerly and Clarence Bertram confess love while torn by family feuds. Manfred Lowth vows manipulation and murder. a villainous plot ends when he and his accomplice fall to the ravine. Hiram Ellerly reconciles with Clarence. authorities search the chasm for the victims.
Experiments at major U S agricultural colleges test the lifting power of growing plants. Roots can disrupt walls and vegetables lift weights. Reports include a two and a half ton pumpkin and a mushroom raising an eighty three pound paving stone. A cellar cask of wine reportedly rose to the ceiling due to vine fungus activity. Col den Dats.
The piece critiques American obsession with grand titles and noble associations. It argues many titles like Knights and Ladies of Honor and Royal Conclave signify nothing, thrive on status rather than public service, and arise from personal ties rather than achievement. It contrasts with citizen concepts in France and the idea of a citizen king.
A miniature coach drawn by Shetland ponies stopped on Wabash avenue Chicago in front of the Auditorium Theater. The tiny driver and footman wore full livery, and a tall little man helped a gray-haired lady described as Tom Thumb's widow alight. She is now married to Count Magri.
A Milwaukee man laments his wife’s amateur photography habit after she bought a P D Q camera and plans to photograph everything. He jokes about leaving home as she snaps pictures, while neighbors note his plan to pose for a future shot. A second anecdote recalls an elderly miss boasting her garden beats a botanist’s, prompting a witty exchange over a giant cactus.
An ice palace at St Petersburg was built in 1839 40. It measured 52 feet long 16 wide and 20 feet high with blocks 2 to 3 feet thick. Colored ice formed the walls and six ice cannons on wheels were used. one cannon fired through a two inch board at sixty paces without bursting.
In Saco, local youths form a society to weed out slang from speech. Every slip costs a cent deposited in the group’s strong box. A member who broke by laws exclaimed There she goes and paid an extra penny to the treasury.
A correspondent is advised to gain weight by nightly consumption of fresh rich milk. Avoid acidic milk and sip slowly before bed. The writer claims notable results from this simple remedy after weeks of use.
Mr Schnerer speaks of feeling out of sorts after a night of broken sleep. Mr Nextroom comments on a peculiar noise when it breaks, likening it to a buzz aw snort. The exchange captures a simple domestic moment and a light humorous observation.
A legendary tale recounts Baron Falkenberg, driven by debt and murder, boarding a ghost ship off the German coast. On wild winter nights sailors report a gray phantom vessel with colored sails and a yellow flag, where the Baron still sits at dice for his soul as a blue flame flickers above the mast.
The London Standard correspondent reports a large visitor turnout at Vienna’s Stamp Exhibition. The display features a highly complete collection with intricate classifications, highlighting prized “errors” such as Irduce 25 centimes blue, Afghanistan corner missing ornament, and Cape of Good Hope stamps misprinted in color. Notable rarities include four British Guiana and New Zealand 1850 issues with Postmaster signatures, a black Canada twelve penny, and two Tasmanian first issues on laid paper, valued by collectors at substantial sums.
A New York restaurant founder counsels fearlessness toward waiters by noting the waiter’s feet. He claims four words reveal all: look at his feet. He describes ragged trousers, oversized rusty shoes, and hilly ridges, arguing these physical details erase fear when meeting the waiter’s gaze.
The mule balketh and proclaims a sole course, provoking blows from mankind. The man of the mind acts similarly, laborers regard him with awe, and people grant his wishes for peace. In time he joins his fathers, honored, while brazen instruments lament.
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