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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1891
Page
3
A Boston wedding ends with a humorous vow mix up as the bride repeats the phrase I William take thee Frances, triggering laughter. The page also rails against public nosiness about manners including public spitting and reporting quirks of media life, plus a Darwinian monkey house theory and a quip on court presentation costs.
A Tallulah Falls legend about a haunting Indian ghost draws wide interest from readers including a Battle Creek, South Carolina correspondent. He recalls a June night in 1876 when a rifle shot chased him toward the hotel after a man arose with a deadly weapon, only to learn it was Bailey’s victim.
An advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe prompt remedy for rheumatism and a range of illnesses. It urges early persistent use for relief from constipation dyspepsia kidney trouble and malaria while opposing dangerous medicines and noting horse and physician endorsements.
An African lioness and a tigress fought after a door between adjacent cages opened. The fight lasted about ten minutes with the tigress prevailing. The scene occurred at the Calcutta Zoo, noted by Kor est and Strecnr.
A German genius unveils an apparatus to daylight into dark rooms promising unmatched brightness with no upkeep. Also notes on a Russian press censor suspended for allowing railroad expansion remarks, and ads for health cures and secret-keeping proverbs.
A collection of short items includes an early plating scam note by William Gray of Columbus Ohio and a claim of £27 in a week. Also mention Brockwayville Virginia youth George E Olmstead receiving a $40 000 fire escape patent offer and an actress referencing Lydia Pinkham. Includes jokes anecdotes product ads and medical tips from 19th century periodical culture.
Rev W H Haggarty of the Newark New Jersey M E Conference praises Boschee's German Syrup for a twelve year relief from cold hoarseness and cough after failed medical treatment. He reports it as their family favorite remedy with consistently favorable results since then. G G Green sole agent in Woodbury New Jersey markets the remedy.
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