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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1881
Page
5
A satirical set of childrearing anecdotes from Thorn Papers and other snippets. It mocks indulgent parenting by urging extreme permissiveness and praise, then contrasts with comic vignettes about family dynamics, a weasel egg tale, and brief notes on a ram price at an Australian sheep show.
A minister tests Sunday school scholars with questions about their fathers Sunday routines provoking innocent answers about prayer Bible study and church going. One boy’s off color remark about fishing angers the scene and ends the questioning as the minister takes over. A woman decorates her room arranging a photo with a saying about beauty and a goose hanging high.
A Wakefield farmer relates a Sunday encounter where a hungry tramp asked for bread. The deacon admonished him about Sabbath use and offered prayer lessons. The tramp challenged the idea of shared fatherhood as the speaker claimed Our Father. The anecdote ends with a jibe on generosity and class, reflecting local moral talk.
A new song titled We Kissed Beneath the Moon light is released amid echoes of Reckless creatures. The piece references the phrase The heavens are telling and suggests a celestial mood in its lyric framing.
Advertisement for the wood binder praised for durability and light draft, claiming no equal in grain saving. Invites readers to examine the WOOD Binder before ordering. agents listed as A. T. FRETAGEOT & CO. in New Harmony, Indiana.
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