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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1891
Page
2
The item flashes a string of provocative anecdotes and quotes from Tur to a Denver inventor. It mocks social mores with jests about hydrophobia claims, racial stereotypes, and a judge’s support for American lifestyle. It notes immigration enforcement, western timber wealth, and a Chicago pastor’s kiss controversy with a wry, transitional tone.
The article describes the rotograph as a device that, like the phonograph with sound, uses light to photograph, record, and reproduce moving pictures. It could illustrate the Congressional Record by showing speech gestures and accompanying visuals. It also notes quirky Japanese customs and writing habits.
A group of Chicago lawyers urged Federal Court of Appeals judges to wear gowns, calling it proper for a court of dignity. The piece ridicules the idea, mocks the signers, and shifts to commentary on The Times and the Prince of Wales. It also notes foreign news about the Emperor and how even distant events reach American readers.
A Swiss doctor reports that extending mental work into the night or late social or theater activities often ends with morning or nocturnal headaches. He avoids this by a half to one hour brisk walk plus deep breathing exercises before bed, which helps him sleep soundly despite shorter hours. Scientific American.
A reflective verse questions midnights dreams of childhood wealth and fame. It contrasts youthful hopes with faded outcomes as time slips away and life continues, with somber lines about aging and unfulfilled promises.
Abigail Varley age seventy and her two younger cousins scheme to shape her will. A reading reveals Hester Haywood, daughter of Abigail’s long-lost brother, whose truth uncovers past murder and disinheritance. The will finally leaves the rest to Hester.
In Houston Maine a drunken man is soaked with water via hose through his collar to sober him at home. A police encounter with a large man and his tiny dog yields a comical miscommunication as the man says he does not name his dog and jokes about calling him when he wants him.
In the New York Herald May 6 article Failure of the Lymph, John Deegan’s death after Koch lymph treatment suggests the end of New York trials. Dr Shrady lamented the approach, and Dr Lindsey says the Berlin program is largely abandoned. The piece argues old-school views deem TB incurable while new-school methods show varying success, urging fair comparison of outcomes.
In a Paris hospital charity shines with color and gentle care for sick children, as dolls and bonbons contrast with grimy wards. A Philadelphia school anecdote shows a mulatto boy urged by a wise visitor to believe in himself, pursue great deeds, and escape hateful labels through kindness and ambition. The piece underscores how hope and courage unlock potential in any child.
The tale recounts A. T. Stewart pressed by a treasury decision raising duties. His lawyer read the law on all silk garments and suggested threading worsted into abroad goods. Stewart asked the price, paid fifty thousand dollars, and years later said the casual tip was worth over 1.5 million to him. the fee proved modest in context.
Gavin McNab recounts a deadly spring along a Mendocino foothill road near Hopland and Ukiah. The water emits a choking gas that instantly kills any creature nearby, leaving carcasses and a stream of deaths, though the spring has never been analyzed. Local stories warn of a dangerous, silent death lairing in the gravel bed.
A humorous bridge car incident ends with apologies after a hustler demands a seat. A boy in Lower Allo way Creek finds a grain of wheat sprouting in his forehead following a mill accident. The word windfall traces to William the Conqueror era when wind-blown timber became loot.
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