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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1883
Page
2
The narrator rides with a Texan cattle man who swears his wife has been faithful for twenty years. A pistol glints, a sigh, and a grim confession reveals the wife is dead for twenty years, leaving the tale a somber meditation on constancy and loss.
In a dialogue with Mark Twain the King of Easter Island recounts meal customs in the Sandwich Islands and Marquesas, poi from taro root, communal eating from a calabash, and the wild game used for flavor. He reflects on missionaries arriving, their protection, and peculiar punishments. The king also notes a curious method of tasting an islander, including the incident with Johnson.
An odd tale unfolds as a luau dish turns to satire and sorrow. A king recalls a Frenchman, a fried refugee, and a brotherly mix up that ends in illness and the king’s collapse, while intrigue fuels blame and escape across the island.
A printed note surveys idioms and origins from Georgia hospitality lore and other phrases. It recounts a Middle Georgia winter hospitality legend around roasting yams and pumpkins and explains sayings such as drunk as Blaizers and ducks and drakes, plus notes on God Save the Mark, One Step from the Sublime to the Ridiculous, and Blunderbuss.
A downtown office scene shows two boys at envelopes one pretending to work while the other looks out the window Their employer argues the looking boy is deceitful while the active one may still be untrustworthy Without consistent effort under supervision no one should rely on eye service alone The tale ends with a parenthetic remark that young leaders may profit from the wisdom shared Gracious Words
A report notes that at the turn of the century only about 400 in Ireland could read or write Irish, while the Preservation of the Language society has circulated over 62 000 elementary Irish books. The number of Irish speakers was about 950 000 in 1871, amid ongoing linguistic efforts.
Prof Nipher of Washington University in St Louis discusses the largest authenticated meteorite found near Homestead Iowa weighing 149 pounds and later court disputes over ownership. He notes meteors often split, mostly iron and siderite, and that iron nickel stones are usually the largest.
From Hall's Journal of Health, the piece argues beans rival meat for nutritional value and economy. It notes beans provide about 87 percent nutriment, cost a dime per quart, and feed five. emphasizes proper cooking to aid digestion and flavor, warning restaurants often serve underdone beans.
A Chicago Times note reports H W L Lewis a former Mississippi State Grange master grows tea shrubs with lush leaves and multiple pickings per season. Leaves are processed in copper pans to make tea believed to rival China product. The piece argues Gulf States tea could thrive despite ridicule. It cites festival customs of Hindoo girls and a dagger of cultural clash.
Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones banter over jokes about burying a woman and ancient witticisms as he probes political news while she storms off to search the Bible for Moses and the light going out. The exchange ends with her leaving to find the passage.
Ancient manuscript described Jesus in Judea as a tall, benevolent figure with unparalleled virtue. He reportedly resurrects the dead and heals diseases, with a noble appearance and austere bearing. The account claims followers worship him as the offspring of God and notes his modesty and wisdom.
A collage of quips and vignettes from humorous snippets and poems. Jokes on honesty, hypocrisy, family life, politics, and daily mishaps echoing in 19th century style with light satire. Notable bits include Uncle Mose and Uncle Reuben dialogue, a Pennsylvanian law on whistling, and a child’s witty critique of a transitive verb.
London News reports on Europe’s largest prison in Berlin, a six building complex with 732 cells for men and forty rooms for turnkeys, plus 195 prisoner dormitories and 118 attendants. The design features a central hall view of all cells, a high wall separation, and separate women’s quarters with 70 cells and dormitories. It notes basements housing kitchens and heating with multiple discipline calls and guard spaces. It also mentions a separate inventor in Washington, Mr Haypen, and a prior Amanda Jones petroleum burning apparatus for steam boilers.
The author of Widow Bedott Papers, Mrs. Whitcher, wife of an Episcopal clergyman, also wrote numerous beautiful hymns. She died about thirty years ago, and a Philadelphia paper notes that over production dulls hops while under production would revive the market.
A Texas Siftings excerpt relays Mrs. Cramsie seeking a cook. Malvina Strunk, a colored woman, asserts faithfulness and prior marriage history while unsure about work. The piece notes a shift in circus culture with less emphasis on the turn-down figure, and a tenant’s covenant to leave premises unchanged.
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