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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1882
Page
2
The Register reports C W Slater plans a polar expedition costing 200000 with no gains so far. Other notes cover Great Britain government spending figures for the year and rising land settlement in the Northwest.
Two Grarata lawyers clashed last January ending with one injuring the other in the hand. The assailant was indicted and trial began last week. After the State rested, friends effected a reconciliation and asked dismissal. Judge Snead approved. defendants shook hands amid applause as the case was dismissed.
A New York scientific writer reports deadly poison may emanate from zinc lemon squeezers used in some bars. A chemist detected citrate of lime in squeezed lemon juice, and hints arsenic and lead salts may be present and released by the juice, prompting fears of a lethal lemonade trend in country towns.
Mrs Mackey denounces reports of her daughter's engagement to a Bourbon scion and vows to post a door notice banning marriage portions. She says any reigning monarch proposing would be refused, praising American independence and spunk amid fortune-hunters.
A Doonry county Georgia man reports a lone crossing of the Flint River in a small boat when a large alligator attacked from the water. The beast seized the boat, breaking the paddle as the man stripped to escape. He notes such attacks are rare on white swimmers.
A fragment recalls a peril at sea with an angry monster and a man rescuing himself with a long pole. It then shifts to an American Newspaper Directory noting 10 611 periodicals, gains in daily papers, and state variations. London Times figures on 1881 excise, beer, wine, and spirit consumption, totals, and a revised malt tax impact.
Atlantic Monthly reports widespread belief in magical arts among African Americans in the South. It notes love charms, curses, and evil eye fears, with old women or men consulted for love quarrels and illnesses, and lists methods such as wearing clothing scraps or hair for enchantments.
Rabbi Wise contrasts genius and talent noting genius produces original, indivisible units while talent learns and imitates. He likens genius to a silk-worm that yields unique tissues from its own body and says genius may be divinely communicated whereas talent is inherited or refined.
A damaged OCR piece mixes poetry and personal reminiscence. It mentions Wyder Bonnybell, Gillan, Marion, and Thackeray and hints at themes of time passing and lost loves as a speaker drifts through nostalgic images and playful phrases.
A pastor’s harmless looking sachel triggers a comic rural misadventure. The minister travels to visit a farmer, shares a meal and sermon, and debates doctrine with Deacon Parsley while the old lady at the fireside insists on hearing the sermon.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a pastor uncovers a comical stash during a risky satirical sermon. Items revealed include a night cap, striped stockings, love letters, and vanity objects, provoking shock and a dramatic close as the minister prays.
The Cincinnati Commercial notes Swiss laws prohibiting deforestation and urges U S planting to curb growing timber shortages. It cites Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota pine depletion, yearly cuts, and rising prices as proof of looming scarcity and warns of climate impacts and storms if reforestation is ignored.
An observer describes Mauritius as a damp humid place where clothes mold quickly, explaining that airing clothes would be the speaker’s main occupation due to persistent dampness and mildew covering everything when enclosed even briefly.
The article warns that ammonia in a box of drawers hides glove stains but fails to protect other garments. It describes linen becoming damp and breaking out with yellow rashlike spots after a week, while cotton and muslin gowns turn livid and emit a foul odor. Shoes and books mildew rapidly, forming a mold layer that could grow ferns in a longer period.
A Brooklyn Eagle anecdote follows Mr. Niles as he bribes a furnace with bricks to warm a crowded building. He rattles a poker, blocks cold air with carpet, and keeps up feigned activity to soothe upstairs neighbors while a postman signs for a letter.
The piece condemns human brutality to working animals and praises humane societies. It highlights slaughterhouse cruelty, such as slitting necks and piercing eyes, and notes some packing-house owners support reform. It urges kindness to animals as beneficial to both masters and finances, and ends with a proverb on silencing talkative people.
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