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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1868
Page
1
A gentle word is never lost it cheers the heart and eases sorrow turning thorns to roses It turns dreary ill today into hope and peace For a fallen brother it offers comfort and joy and bids the shadow from the brow a smile can replace it
A miscellany of brief items and quips covers varied topics from fashion to finance. Notes mention Utah diet fads, Connecticut banks, California wine output, Wisconsin mills, Saxony wine, Brazil coffee, U S printing presses, New York fashion, and social mores. Also quoted are musings on widowhood, a Virginia origin, and reflections on Tax on matches and Puritan economy amid a broad stream of curiosities.
In 1865 Thad and John Marle, former Westward partners, clash over profits after selling their farms. Thad steals books from John, confronts him, and nearly disturbs the family circle. A chance glimpse of Aurelia May softens Thad, leading to an uneasy but hopeful reconciliation and plans to split profits evenly, with Thad aiming to win Aurelia’s hand.
A Watchman and Refector piece lists checks against falsehoods in reporting and communication. It warns against omitting necessary details, exaggerating, or using nonverbal cues to mislead, and urges clarity, completeness, and timely notices in promises and contracts.
The article extols agricultural success through soil improvements and constant industry. It argues liberal provision of tools, barns, seed, and animal care boosts productivity, linking farming prosperity to moral conduct and humane treatment, praising the cultivator as an instrument of Providence in the earth.
Gen W A Gorman of Minnesota argues in a public speech that if Democrats gain power they will lower tariff taxes on all goods and drinking items, restore the Union, abolish Freedmen Bureau offices, and save millions for taxpayers. He says the South should become self-reliant in cotton and sugar, pay debts in the same currency as others, and pursue free trade with lower taxes, while protecting labor, reducing army presence, and fostering peace between regions. He claims equal rights for all with no special privileges, and criticizes Jacobinism and excessive federal power. A stray verse on matrimony closes the piece.
The Louisiana Democracy pledges to fight for its seven electoral votes by mobilizing white and colored supporters, citing April results and parish-level registration gaps. They claim to carry the state in November with organized action and aim to overturn Grant, while the World remains mistaken.
A long standing compliment to our party contrasts with the Democrats clash over a Chicago candidate. The narrative claims the Chicago Republican Convention was engineered by Democratic scraps, naming Dan Sickles, John Forney, John A. Logan, and John Cochran as influential figures. The piece critiques the alleged manipulation and spectacle around the nomination.
An inn keeper in Italy confessed to a priest that he at first denied greasing guests horses teeth to prevent eating. Later he admitted the act several times, explaining he did not know the trick at the first confession.
A party correspondent describes preparing cedar labels for trees and plants. He rubs inseed oil on the writing area with a Faber No 1 pencil and writes before it dries to allow the name to remain indelibly for many years.
A Philadelphia political religious paper questions Democratic salvation. It suggests that if figures like Butler, Stamner, Brownlow and other saints in the Radical church are to be saved, Democrats have no hope. The fragment hints at sectarian divides shaping party fate.
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