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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1883
Page
2
A crystal drop rises from earth then dreams of heavenly motion. It journeys through brook and river to the sea, nourishes mills, then returns to the sky as sunlit mist. The cycle ends with the drop lifted again into the heavens by sunbeams.
Miss Lisle helps Geneva flee fashion fuss to a cottage life, where the plain beauty of Geneva shines. Philip Moore grows tender as he and Geneva bond in a sunlit garden, aided by Betsey’s quiet manipulation of appearances and a simple summer home.
An East Indies tale recounts a famed carver who boasts of carving a duck during a cyclone aboard a ship. At a later meal, he struggles to carve calmly, then declares the joke: only a cyclone brings out his true skill, a boastful performance in a lively exchange.
A young barrister, trembling, tries a dramatic appeal to Lord Ellenborough by repeating my unfortunate client. The judge interjects with sarcastic encouragement praising his progress and telling him to continue as far as he has proceeded.
A 19th century教授 essay outlines four parental influences on boys restlessness companionship fear of ridicule and desire to appear manly. It stresses wise restraint honesty and sympathy to keep boys engaged through productive work and joyful companionship. Emphasis on honest, steady guidance to prevent loss of trust and loyalty. Washington correspondent notes.
Senator Linn and his wife attended a White House dinner when illness confined him to lodgings. Mrs Linn, urged by a sudden impulse, left to return home but she rushed back to find her husband’s bed on fire, saving him from a fatal blaze. Her quick action, aided by Mr Webster, prevented a tragedy.
At a state dinner honoring Chief Justice Chase Senator Sprague suffered a sudden illness mid meal. He sank asleep in his chair while Mrs Sprague faced mortification yet maintained poise as aides quietly removed him to the cloak room before the dinner ended.
The article extols cultivators who develop new fruit varieties for enduring benefit. It quotes Marshall P Wilder praising those who create luscious fruits to be enjoyed by future generations, valuing lasting impact over personal conquest. It notes the effort required and the growing number pursuing such work for legacy and pleasure rather than profit.
A humorous Irving anecdote recounts Washington Irving joking with Lewis Gaylord Clark during a Sleepy Hollow thunderstorm. Irving seeks shelter under a tree while Clark fears lightning, recalling his father’s near fatal tree strike and a warning to his twin boys. Irving quips that lightning in the family changes the risk.
The piece recalls Wagner's eccentric habit of composing in a working dress, which irks the French novelist who mocks his attire. Wagner arrives in attire including a plumed helmet and cork life-belt, joking about ideas lodged in his helmet and boots. The article then notes a shift in the cotton industry with Southern mills pressuring Northern firms and opium-use among US druggists.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips ranging from literary quibbles over “food for thought” to playful wordplay about dogs, cats, and barberspikes. It includes a New York hotel joke on horse-flesh and towels, a barber shop mishelp about a pompadour, a sunburnt hunter quip, and a prairie letter exchange about Victoria.
Boston Herald recounts a Southern Arizona secessionist fantasy during the Civil War, where a small American population declared neutrality, formed a government, elected a President and Cabinet, and assigned multiple officers though the territory lacked resources. The report notes three to four hundred Americans, with three quarters given offices, highlighting the humorous scale of the imagined state.
The excerpt cites Gath’s view in the New York Tribune on Pacific coast rich men seeking Senate power, believing wealth equals influence. It notes their belief that public councils can change others, while implying wealth does not guarantee happiness. A cynical lady adds a mordant aside about men being easily caught like colds.
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