08 Jul 1881
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1881
Page
1
The Register lists subscription prices and strict payment rules. It details ad pricing by column width and duration, plus conditions for discontinuation, arrears, and advance payment for transient notices and job work.
The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer notes Thrall & Mumford advertise in big, bold terms offering seed potatoes, assorted seeds, canned fruits and vegetables, wall papers, garden seeds, dried fruits, fish tackle, groceries, drugs, paints, oils, and more. They tout prices and variety, promoting wholesale or retail sales and new stock arriving.
A reflective poem on life’s passing moments like waves that rise and fall and pass away. It compares fleeting joys, meeting friends, smiles, and scenes from nature to tides, wind songs, warm glances, and fading sunsets. It captures transience with a musical refrain about ephemeral beauty.
Bertie Inwood rises from poverty to governess life after her former admirer Mendyon Richter becomes wealthy. A clash with robbers exposes Richter, who recovers and reunites with Bertie. They marry at Forester home, reclaim the old Inwood estate, and raise a family amid continued happiness.
A dramatic scene unfolds as a woman chained by a deadly romance suffers a midnight siege of fear and frenzy. The clock strikes four as a dawn creeps through the lattice, the patient mind frays, and she rages at an imagined imprisonment.
A New York dollar store was robbed recently of eleven gold bracelets six watches three diamond pins fourteen gold brooches and fifty four finger rings. Loss estimated at two dollars and twenty cents.
A bald man consults a doctor about stopping hair loss. The doctor prescribes a mix of salt and water sold as aqua pura and chloride of sodium. The druggist overcharges a dollar for the bottle, then refunds the second time, exposing the ruse. The man confronts the first druggist as cartel workers and Peru Chile talk fuel prices, while a box of cigars and silence follow.
The piece defends editors facing attacks for taking moral stances and defending causes. It argues editors deserve conscience approval over public gratitude and stresses self-reliance and independent judgment forged by speaking truth even when unpopular.
A San Francisco Call reprint listing humorous dictionary definitions. It defines words like necessity nourishment and parson with satirical twists. The piece lampoons society norms and political life through playful etymologies and punchy quips.
The passage notes England could save about 6,000,000 tons annually through recent processes in making pig iron and steel rails. This amounts to roughly one ton per twenty five tons of current output. The detail reflects industry efficiency gains and national production impact.
Mr. Jones urges economy and asks Maria to make over clothes for the children. She recycles items into new garments and uses the silk hat as a hanging basket, prompting his exasperated resignation after a playful clash over thrift.
Clover seed is the best manure a farmer can use as it supplies a large portion of nutriment from the atmosphere. Red clover and other legumes like vetches beans peas sainfoin and alfalfa help restore soil fertility with nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash. Agricultural chemists study future nitrogen supplies, with clover emerging as a key factor.
The article explains people snore as mouths open during sleep allowing cross currents of air to move the soft palate like a schooner’s sails. It recommends an elastic harness worn on the jaw to keep the mouth closed and reduce snoring.
Estimated total wool output for 1880 stands at 260 million pounds, marking a rise of 32 million pounds from the 187% clip. The figure reflects continued growth in American shearing and trade.
Recent shipments of honey from California to Great Britain meet strong demand. An English order recently received calls for 58,000 pound cans.
A fragment quotes Mr. Hayes suggesting that any major fraud at Washington will likely involve Blaine supporters in some form, hinting at political intrigue and alliance among factions.
It is estimated that 75,000 women in the city of New York support themselves and many support their families by their own exertions.
A fragment notes that the female carp produces a vast number of eggs and that a five pound specimen has yielded a half million eggs, reflecting a remarkable reproductive capacity.
A concise reflection compares happiness to a sunbeam easily blocked by the smallest shadow, while adversity resembles spring rain that often accompanies growth and renewal. The saying emphasizes resilience through fleeting joys and persistent challenges.
The church of England holds substantial financial resources. In January 1883 Edwin Booth announced plans to perform in Germany using English with a German company.
A Kentucky firm reports a contract with the Italian government for twenty one thousand hogsheads of tobacco. The text hints at broader weather and signaling concerns, noting that signs can fail in dry weather and that pledges may be overlooked, while London theater managers claim rapid emptying times.
The London Station discusses ancient ink made from soot and gum solution, its role in preserving early manuscripts, and contrasts with later inks and papers. It notes that older paper absorbed ink, aiding durability, while modern thin papers keep ink on the surface and both degrade faster. A proverb: a word to the wise is sufficient.
An Indiana farmer reports trials with bone dust and wood ashes. 600 pounds of ashes per acre gave six bushels. adding 200 pounds of bone dust increased yield to twenty bushels. The next year 500 pounds of bone dust on ashes plots produced forty bushels, double the bone dust alone. The combined use of ashes and bone dust produced the best result, forty bushels per acre, showing that small expenditure and experimentation aid the progressive farmer.
A compact moral exhortation on selfish thought and behavior. It urges constant self focus, envy of others, suspicion of neighbors, and prickly sensitivity to perceived slights, warning that such attitudes breed misery and damaged relationships.
The Boston Transcript mocks a recent trend of women walking with an arm extended at shoulder level and a bent elbow, arguing the pose is aesthetically questionable and idiotic. It recalls an older complaint about women carrying the arm close to the body, contrasting the two styles as inferior.
A reflective passage notes that people insisting they are free of prejudice are often the most biased. It compares them to a learned old lady who claims openness to conviction yet refuses to be convinced, signaling self deception about bias.
A Chicago rag dealer claims the United States population of 50 million discards about five pounds of clothing per person each year, totaling 250 million pounds. He adds that scraps from tailor shops and worn carpets, curtains, and bedding add a similar amount, amplifying the waste figure.
Rhode Island Governor William Sprague loses the remaining portion of his $12 million inheritance. The article notes his holdings were exhausted, leaving him with no remaining funds from his father’s estate.
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