22 Jul 1881
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1881
Page
1
The report records a cryptic note about eight insertions and a sequence of numbers described as whole units. It mentions someone being charged and references engineers in a concise, non sensational summary.
Hetty Lockwood awakens to Walter Hayes's return and a city tied future. Susie’s gossip, Hetty’s illness fear, and Walter’s return spark a renewed vow. Walter reveals Miss Mitchell’s engagement, then confesses his love and asks Hetty to marry him.
Senator Butler of South Carolina argues the Democratic Party has gained nerve and resolve after the late Senate session. He sees renewed confidence, a willingness to act, and a belief that victory requires combat rather than surrender. The Washington Post notes the party’s renewed pluck as essential for national progress.
A witty aside claims beer taste can foretell weather. A wife worries about going out in rain and the husband muses on replying with calm. The piece ends by jokingly demanding a monument for the discoverer of the theory.
The Brooklyn Bridge has cost about $13,000,000 so far and will require additional millions and more than a year to finish. John Isdrank is identified as a Chicago saloon keeper in the report.
A witty quip on romantic folly contrasts a hen sitting on an empty China egg with a young woman pursuing a dim witted partner, framing a playful social observation.
A note from a church fair records a humorous request: after a lady drew a gentleman’s dressing gown at the event she now wishes to draw a good looking young man to model or occupy the garment.
The text records a remark by a newly graduated Vassar student who inquires about the firing mechanism asking if the crack of the rifle is where the powder is placed. This reflects a curiosity about firearms and their ignition system.
A fragmentary musing on rain and mystery compares a maid to a mister and notes an umbrella is only useful when used up. The lines imply a contemplative, lyrical reflection rather than a reporting item. It remains a terse, poetic aside about utility and identity.
A Smithsonian area in Washington showcased 50,000 bedded plants last year, described as a feast of freezing ice cream in a vivid, if fragmentary, nod to a public display and botanical effort.
An 1879 survey shows 16445 locomotives in use valued at 164.45 million dollars and about 300000 cars costing around 600 million. Since 1830 US engines have been rebuilt multiple times at a cost of 382.225 million, totaling roughly 1.1467 billion. The nation exports engines worldwide and supplied 95 to 99 percent of locomotives in English colonies. Since 1870 exports reached 25 million in engines and double that in cars.
A Sunday School tale recounts a boy named Johnnie who resists stealing and says no to his companions. A rich man overhears a boy's resolve and offers a future in a store, but Johnnie's mother disciplines him for lacking action and he adapts his view on how to prosper.
The Stationer and Printer laments that newspapers bear the brunt of despotic rule, noting they represent the people and defend liberties. It cites Uruguay issuing a decree banning political discussion, praising the paper as a martyr for human freedom and urging continued press defense.
A gentleman notes his five daughters all married men whose surnames echo their own misfortune. The first wed a Poor, the second a Mr Little, the third a Mr Short, the fourth a Mr Brown, and the fifth a Mr Hogg. At the fifth wedding he laments the outcomes as his education seems wasted.
The Brooklyn Hagle quotes Rev. Adirondack Murray as an agnostic who has drifted from orthodoxy and mocks Boston editors for their focus on protoplasm and agnosticism, suggesting they will dwell on the topic for weeks.
The text describes making Japanese cement by mixing powdered rice with water and gradually adding boiling water while stirring. It instructs to boil for one minute in a tin saucepan. It notes that Thief cement is very strong and nearly colorless.
An exhibit in London displays pipes and snuff boxes collected by Emperor Maximilian from buried Mexican cities. It notes ancient smoking prior to Raleigh and mentions the German Crown Prince carrying a housewife for toilet repairs. A Mexican leopard fears a wheelbarrow, and a wry line on love ends with a fall out.
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