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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1870
Page
1
The article describes a new flower pot design by a flower-loving inventor that surrounds the pot with a saucer and an elevated center to keep plants moist and humid without frequent watering. It claims reduced labor and lower decay risk, with tests conducted under the newspaper’s eye at William Lilly’s office, highlighting practical, tasteful gardening appeal.
The Indiana Democracy delegates adopted a platform on January 8, 1870. It defends federal union, criticizes reconstruction, asserts Supreme Court independence, calls for tariff reform, supports greenbacks, criticizes National Bank domination, urges currency expansion, taxes bank shares, and opposes the fifteenth amendment and restrictive naturalization moves as intolerant and anti state. The document frames opposition to centralized power and Know-Nothing heritage.
A Pennsylvania man, sleeping with his head on a railroad track, was run over by a hand car. Witnesses were horrified as the car passed, but the man reportedly only complained of being waked up and demanded compensation by suing the railroad under civil rights provisions.
The Register explains payment terms for Van Register at 200 dollars yearly in advance and arrears handling. It lists advertising rates by square and column, with discounts for longer runs, local column double pricing, and requirements that transient ads be prepaid on delivery.
Subscribers are deemed to want continued delivery unless they notify the publisher otherwise. If they wish to discontinue, publishers may continue sending and add charges. If they refuse delivery, they remain responsible until they settle losses and notify discontinuation. Moving without informing the publisher makes them responsible. notices should be updated. Courts hold refusing delivery as prima facie evidence of intent to defraud.
In Lipnickols Magazine a courtroom exchange features Jeffrey and Cockburn probing a witness about the defendant's sanity and capacity to manage his affairs. The obtuse responses trigger mock between scene, ending with a rustic retort about trusting him with a bull calf.
Practical maxims urging honest work and punctual business habits. Emphasizes diligence, courtesy, self reliance, and avoiding idle stories. Mentions being kind, saying no firmly, helping others, and keeping ahead of time. Ends with a Dickens gossip note about Agnes in David Copperfield.
A long extract from Puchard's Monthly portrays life of New York newsboys in earlier times, contrasting vagabond conditions with later rules and charity. It follows Jerry AiCube, a sharp but troubled boy, his tricks to earn pennies, his sister’s illness, and his eventual decline. A hospital scene reveals a dead girl and a grieving boy, underscoring street hardship and moral complexity.
The text describes wartime inflation pushing prices up, profits and rents pushed out of reach, and a postwar slump. Merchants and landlords suffer losses as tenants struggle, leading to distrust and retrenchment. A return to value-based pricing is urged to restore public confidence.
In Crampton Court, near Lorde, Rev. Eira to Wied visits a gravely ill parishioner. After administering the sacrament, the clergyman learns the man’s time nears end. The wife asks for him to tell her late first husband she misses him and wonders about heaven, prompting a gentle, humorous remark from the dying man.
A distressed speaker condemns parents for scaring children with tales of ghosts and bogeymen. The passage reflects on the lasting harm of fear tactics, noting a mother's duty to protect rather than terrify, while a child endures tears and dreams of terror. It references 287 incorporated colleges in the United States.
The excerpt reviews Butler as a short stout man with a bald head and commanding brow. It notes his powerful presence, critical gaze, and deliberate speech, delivering practical wisdom with audacious manner that resists full admiration. Describes his stage posture and use of a pamphlet for emphasis.
A Saratoga letter to the Boston Journal notes surprising fashion tastes this year with large dresses and the return of the frizzled wide awake hair. A 15 foot Greenland shark from Bell Rock has been stuffed for Edinburgh’s British Museum collection, marking a notable exhibit. Rumor says Secretary Friu has resigned and will replace Moray as Minister to the Court of St James.
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