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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
18
A collage of brief items notes a 53 year veteran plow in Jonesboro, survivors Reagan and Davis, a Brooklyn girl who died after candy binges, moods in rooms, a Sedalia fine for swearing, and a sweeping critique of freedom of speech. Also mentions adulterated medicines, curious pipes, crime abroad, and European intrigues.
The item collection covers quirky observations on cats and sensations, a clever cooling belt in machinery, a vast drowned count, squaw men as business marriages, the Lake of Uramia in Persia with high salt content, and notable dates, sun distance measurements through history, a Maine clergyman's resignation tale, a Denbigh cattle maiming case, aluminum uses and prices.
The article argues for using stock machine-made materials in low and moderate cost buildings while preserving character with selective hand labor. It notes stock siding doors sashes blinds mouldings and mantels are cheaper but can look ready-made. Architects should blend materials to avoid a commonplace exterior and retain individuality.
A detailed home plan lists dimensions for a 23 ft 6 in by 83 ft 6 in dwelling with cellar and attic, plus interior finishes and costs. The article then discusses Fremy and Verneuil’s reported method to produce artificial rubies at high heat, noting crystals of up to one third carat and future potential for larger stones at scale, with prices rising to blind-inducing heat levels.
Reading shows a partial notice about a property or construction project with references to plumbing work and a second story. Details are sparse and indeterminate, but the fragment implies possible bathroom installation or updates as part of a multi story building work.
Ivan Balabookha, renowned Russian long walker born 1855, died December 4 in Ekaterinoslav hospital after plans for a new journey from Kiev to Jerusalem. A veteran of Balkan and Siberian campaigns, he traveled 42 000 versels on foot visiting 322 cities and 280 monasteries, writing letters to his brother and Kiev University uncle containing observations.
The Fort Worth Gazette editor ridicules subcutaneous strychnine as a snake bite antidote. He argues puncturing syringes will never rival a pocket flask, praising prevention for rattlesnakes and citing regional faith in old remedies. The piece ends with a quip on flattery from a pretty girl calling a man a fraud.
A Rochester physician Dr Henson recounts his escape from Bright's disease and urges early kidney treatment. He cites Dr Warner and Dr Lattimore endorsing a remedy, arguing that many deaths attributed to paralysis or heart disease come from undiagnosed kidney failure. The interview emphasizes prevention and timely use of the remedy.
The essay questions Cleopatra's alleged asp bite and Ukrainian implausibility of the story. It notes no serpent seen after and two attendants dead, while Cleopatra answers faintly to Caser's messengers, suggesting charcoal poisoning as a possible method.
The article describes Kemp’s Balsam as a thick pure cough remedy and notes its popularity. It also reports Pineapple Raya’s color line clashes in public schools, detailing prejudice and the emergence of segregated colored schools, ending with a brief line about a floating debt related to the Italian navy.
Samples of American chestnuts shown as superior to foreign growth illustrate culture and selection gains. Immersing nuts in boiling water aids market readiness and destroys worms. Dried storage preserves tenderness, though not indefinitely. Changes of climate drive health risks, with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters promoted as a preventive aid for emigrants and travelers in new West regions.
A missionary reports escalating violence in the Gilbert Islands northward, noting increased killing intent and a practice of biting off noses among males. He cites a famous incident where a wrathful islander bit off the Morning Star figurehead’s nose, later replaced with a lead version.
A 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cheney and Company logo noted with Toledo as origin. West & Troax and Waupine Kinman Mangin endorse the firm. Ball's Catarrh Cure is described as an internal remedy for blood and mucous membranes, priced at 75 cents per bottle and sold by druggists.
An odd fence in a town near New Bedford is described as curving along its top and painted with white numbers. It is said to be made from dismantled church doors. A Bath paper reports a Small Point life-saving station worker amassed swordfish swords enough for a forty-foot picket fence.
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