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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1890
Page
2
The Register notes varied items from 1890s era climate and science to society tales. It cites Ex Queen Isabella of Spain boasting greater debts than any European woman, plus notes on Frankfort’s International Exhibition delayed to 1891 and a West Australian cave find, with further quirky items about fruit, surgeons, and notable letters from Civil War figures.
The article describes a modern night sighting device for large rifles with adjustable lamps and focused beams, recalls a Memphis robbery beating, a Beverly cat episode where a cat allegedly sucked a baby’s breath, and recounts Daniel Webster at Faneuil Hall calling for self government as the crowd calmed with a stentorian command.
A Russian traveler notes migratory birds prefer favorable routes over mountain ranges. At Lob-nor spring flocks arrive from west-southwest or southwest, not directly from the south over the Altin-tagh. Waterfowl avoid crossing the lofty Tibetan highlands, routing through the narrowest passages.
A fragment discusses stereotypes of Southerners wielding bows, Westerners with revolvers, and Black individuals with razors. It cites a Washington Post description of a colonel’s view on razors, then adds a New York Herald quip about a hatter's anger over a disturbed nap.
In a crowded cathedral a famed missionary preacher captivates a vast congregation with tales of far lands and salvation. After his stirring sermon, a frail elderly mother brushes through worshippers, and the priest greets her with a tearful embrace as she calls him son.
Hetty Marble, an orphan with little schooling, marries Horace Gray a rising yet harsh lawyer. She learns, improves, and shines at a society event, eclipsing his rival but discovers his cruelty has killed her love. The couple moves to Washington where she remains adored while her heart mourns the lost affection. The tale ends noting social rejection of bucket shops.
A Fred ericksburg Pa debating group faced a quirky question which wife is better a cross and clean woman or a dirty and good-natured one. The decision favored the latter, while other curious notes describe weight changes in jockey James McLavennin and varied oddities from New York to Australia.
A Washington Post styled reflection divides women wearing decollete gowns into three classes. The educated, propriety-driven wearer treats exposure as duty and ritual. A second, less trained group errs in modesty, while a third demeans fashion through vanity and intellect. The core claim centers on mind over body in social perception.
A disheveled man faced the bar claiming innocence and illness, denying debauchery. The judge pressed questions about sleep and weather, a doctor diagnosed io Srippo, and the prisoner was discharged after the court proceedings. He then left to call a carriage and return home.
An extraordinary and moving account of Mrs Rutherford B Hayes, vouched by ex President Hayes, recounts her serene, steadfast life at Fremont and her final paralysis and death after arranging her affairs. The story centers on her premonition, insistence on calm, and the last moment when she pressed her husband’s hand to show she was serene.
The South Sea Islands offer expert turtle catching with silent approach by canoes or swimmers riding the shell. Captors flip the animal on its back to prevent escape while risks include flipper injuries if misjudged. Eggs lie in a deep vertical burrow dug by the female as the turtle races to the sea. Young hatch in a month and sprint to water, many fallen prey to birds or land crustaceans.
A fragment from Traveler quotes Mr Bingley lamenting a perceived cruelty of humans versus animals. His wife retorts, noting the flawed premise as they contrast a cow’s feeding with a man’s labor and commerce.
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