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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1884
Page
2
The Register notes the large U S demand for artificial teeth and cites a Supreme Court ruling. A general rule bars pecuniary interested witnesses to wills, but the Court refused to extend this to a corporator who is a beneficiary in a dissolution.
A spy in San Rafael captured and tamed two wild humming birds by tethering a fuchsia to a tree branch above her head and supplying it with sweetened water and honey. The birds learned to feed directly from the flower as she filled it each day.
An invention uses simple cheap chemicals to generate light via a spark in a small sliding drawer. A touch of a button switches light on or off, with no kerosene or danger, and resembles ordinary lamps in appearance. The report also notes literary theatrics at the House of Lords and various distant farming and travel curiosities.
The fragmentary text mentions a Tur item linked to New York, with unclear details. Context suggests a local newspaper note about a developing story but specifics are unreadable.
A Cleveland dentist reports women leading the fad of filing irregular teeth into shapely masticators, offering practical and fashionable benefits. A Tennessee-style snake tale from Troy Mo. quips about counting eggs after a headless snake encounter, ending with hens rearing nineteen chicks.
The article contrasts long Chinese names and translations with the American view of Chinamen and specifies misreadings of names such as Hop Sing and Wah Loong. It then discusses the rabbit plague in Australia, noting introduction of ferrets, spread across the continent, and rising concern among colonists and observers worldwide.
A London Truth anecdote recalls the late Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke of Northumberland riding together with a commercial traveler. At Alnwick Station Northumberland alighted in splendor while the traveler marveled at the Duke’s ease with common men. The tale ends with a quip about nobility and manners.
Ex Governor Plaisted of Maine asserts Blaine authored a 1875 campaign circular used in Maine’s Fourth District. The circular attacked James C. Madigan as a Catholic, linking Jesuit influence to politics and urging Protestants to vote for Plaisted. The Albany Argus notes Blaine’s denial and past party shifts.
The piece skewers Blaine’s Americanism as a hollow claim praised by party organs. It mocks his self-styled leadership and mock urgency, depicting a grand, theatrical display with Logan at his side. It warns independents about alleged venality and corruption tied to a Blaine presidency.
The New Haven revolt over Blaine and Logan drew a diverse audience including Yale faculty clergy physicians and major workers. Simeon Baldwin led a measured warning against surrendering conscience to party while Moulton spoke for workingmen. Cornelius Bushnell a lobbyist praised Blaine as honest amid calls for party renewal.
The piece contrasts Blaine's support with opposition from Boston Independents and warns Republicans against his nomination. It cites Denny Kramney about votes, notes Independents opening headquarters, and mentions criticism from the Boston Herald and American Literary Churchman about Blaine's principles and suitability.
A concise account traces records of human longevity from Roman judges to Geneva archives, noting a twofold rise in trustworthy life spans over sixteen centuries. It covers declines in plague and measles due to vaccination, teething and consumption mortality shifts, and contrasts past London and English mortality with modern declines. It cites life-table shifts, insurance data, and early sanitation practices, ending with a quotation from Dr. Dio Lewis.
Lieutenant Scheulze reports Siberian marriage customs where brides are bought from the father in sums varying from fifteen to many rubles or in exchange for skins fur fish or dogs. Payments are installments and a man may withdraw but loses already paid gifts. The priest visits annually to officiate in a small log chapel with cheap saint prints.
A schoolteacher asks a riddle about measuring a pint with drachims. A boy claims four drachims make a pint, citing home arithmetic from his mother as evidence, which amuses the class and ends with a humorous misapplication of measurement.
A roundup of innovations in materials and industry. It notes CxnTERBROOK Connecticut claiming the world’s largest ivory factory, Chinese use of old wire rope for nails, lightning flash duration under a millionth part of a second, and Europe adopting Honton steel shafting to reduce weight with minimal strength loss. It covers glass lamp ornaments by M. Gaston Trouvs, brick color issues from sulfurous gases, cost estimates for New York City health services, bone-based nutrition notes, and the booming U.S. rubber industry with rising raw material prices and substitutes like celluloid.
Mrs Reeves relates how Jenny Lind refused to sit still on a day she was to sing and kept moving with music in hand. A vivid morning scene shows Jenny Lind and Otto Goldschmidt practicing, with Mme Goldschmidt insisting they know what is best for them.
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