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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1889
Page
3
A Guthrie crowd watches an auction to name the first baby born in Oklahoma. Jim the auctioneer and Jim Oklahoma Lewis win the bid at fifty-eight dollars, with the crowd cheering as the baby is named Oklahoma Lewis.
Mark Twain recounts his courtship of Lizzie Clemens in a humorous, self deprecating tone. He describes his humble river pilot origins, his failed proposals to Lizzie, and his audacious address to Judge Clemens. The piece notes Twain's daughter kept a diary of family events.
The page shows Mark Twain’s daughter quoting parents sayings and Clemens reacting by performing acts to capture her attention. She suggests Twain wrote and read the diary to influence or provoke her memory and behavior, reflecting family dynamics and the author’s presence in their lives.
An Oneida Indian woman drives through a log blocked road armed with an ax. She kills a mother bear with a single stroke after freeing a rescue party, saves cubs, adopts one cub, and returns home to scorn her cowardly companions with the claim they lack Indian blood.
An odd Cedar neighborhood visitor, Luke P Albright, confronts Franklin Patriot editor Tam, returns tickets for his wife presumed dead, offers dinner for repayment, and praises the editor as most pernicious ever met, before departing. The piece reads like a local humor vignette from a 19th century Kentucky paper.
A San Francisco Chronicle dialogue excerpt shows a jilted woman vowing to humiliate a faithless lover and a man’s counter pledges. She imagines both sides turning cold and plotting public humiliation if trust is broken. The exchange highlights pride, self respect, and revenge in a troubled romance.
A historical sketch highlighting Galileo as a pioneering astronomer and mathematician, noting his early brilliance, struggles with censorship, and imprisonment. It contrasts 16th 17th century superstition with 19th century ignorance, then cites Morse Field and Edison as modern visionaries mocked in their time.
A dialogue portrays Walter and Harold sparring over mustaches and borrowing money. Harold jokes about brains and facial hair while asking for a tenner. Walter counters with a moral quip about repayment as ships bow to the ocean.
The tale follows Gen. Kimball’s HQ at a Franklin house where a Indianapolis colonel, a pianist and lawyer, asked the daughters to perform. As they played Just Before the Battle, Mother, a shell shattered near, the colonel wounded in the lungs. He later traveled to Franklin after the war to hear the piece again, with officers present, and the music moved them to tears.
Scrap bags from silk handkerchiefs feature drawstrings leaving font ends loose. Embroidered flower pin cushions and pinked silk bureau scarfs showcase plain white linen damask with colored silk designs. Portieres include unbleached cotton with scarlet poppies, yellow nankeen with nasturtiums, and blue jean borders. New lamp screen uses colored gauze and ribbons. vase upgrades include pasteboard apertures for old vases.
A well known society widow, recently in mourning for just over a year, attended a seance. Table rapping answered questions about the afterlife with yes and no taps. When asked if the late Mr L. was happy in heaven, the spirit replied it was in hell. The widow left declaring Spiritualism a fraud, while amused onlookers shared smiles.
A fragmented dialogue features Bobby losing a nickel meant for a blind boy, theatrical antics with a hat mistaken for an umbrella, and social satire as Mrs. Newridhe questions etiquette while a wife’s popcorn noise is noted. The piece blends crowd-pleasing humor with observational jabs at social manners.
In Carrollton a pious elder visited a train to bid farewell to his daughter. He moved to the car window, a younger woman sat in his seat, and a ready umbrella point followed by a sharp rebuke. The scene ended with the old man scuttling away amid laughter in the Mewinan Herald.
A historical notice extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the safest and most effective laxative and anti-bilious remedy. It claims the tonic prevents and cures enteric fevers and remittent fevers by reforming liver function, deters malarial complaints, and benefits rheumatic neuralgic and kidney troubles while strengthening the weak.
Rural statesman urges voters to approve a bill providing a third county auditor deputy, arguing the current auditors are related to powerful figures and unable to perform. City statesman questions the need, noting relatives in the first and second deputy roles and calling for capable work. The exchange reflects political maneuvering and concerns over efficiency.
The ad touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a home remedy for consumption or lung disease praised for curative properties and backed by a money-back guarantee. It contrasts climate treatments with this remedy and urges purchase at druggists. It also promotes Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy from druggists.
A collection of quirky exchanges and brief notes from society and humor pages. Discussions on spirits with whiskers, a kitchen queen quip about wood and gun cartridges, and a plug for Dobbins' Electric Soap. Mentions of a son at college, a joke about model husbands, and a line about burglars staying honest.
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