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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1891
Page
6
The Register page spoofs politics and society with odd facts and captions. It notes Vice President Morton enduring Senate duties, skater fads spreading east, deaf Paris charity plays in sign dialogue, and a boastful strongman “Man of Iron.” It also riffs on Yale football kickers, rent laws, a prolific tombstone maker, and assorted humane quirks from Ohio to Spain.
A survey of curious facts ranges from Brigham Youna's estate, split among eighteen wives after his death, to the austere Austrian Emperor who favors simple comforts at Vienna. Also noted is a Meham Oregon tale of a tame two year old deer mingling with cows, calmly guiding them to the barn.
A scientist notes minute tiger foot parasites mirror the tiger’s form from head to tail, a remarkable curiosity. The article also recounts the origin of the word sucker from 1822 Galena Illinois and covers Selah Chamberlain’s generosity, Miss Jennie Chamberlain, and a mission effort by Grx. O. O. Howanp. It mentions Simile Berliner’s life and gramophone advances including metal etched records and plans for global gramophone depots.
In a New York Sun exchange a housing agent touts a gas stove as a winter heating and summer cooking solution, claiming it warms the house while producing little heat in hot months. The customer questions the summer heat, but the agent insists the stove barely heats then.
A reflective poem contrasts a woman's beauty with inner truth. The speaker notes gray eyes and restrained lips that hint pain, and learns life’s lesson of beauty grounded in goodness. A memory of childhood and forgiveness follows, as a figure seeks peace in a cloister.
A London Truth item recounts Barnaby Chucker in a Windsor dinner scramble. He changes into dress clothes in a stationary carriage, loses his trousers, and causes a public scene as fellow travelers misread his condition, ending with his removal to the station master's office.
Two women in sleeper section eight discuss terrifying yet funny worries about trains and berths. A water incident on a wrong berth turns into a chaotic misidentity tale with a soaked stranger, leaving others giggling and half asleep as a rude passenger complains.
The article describes Moorish beauty ideals with oily skin protruding teeth long nails and corpulent figures. Mothers push daughters toward unwieldy size via millet pudding and camel milk. It notes early marriages wives bought, divorce if lacking a son, and mothers of many sons held in high esteem.
An Albany Press tale notes English curiosity about American culture aboard a Cunard liner. A rosy English girl asks an American if clams can be woken, confusing a breadlike biscuit for a seafood delicacy.
Dr Rhett Goode recounts a strange fishing day near Fort Morgan with Capt J W Black and companions Measra W H Barney E O Zadek W C Gelli brand. They opened two sharks finding a pulsating heart that beat after extraction and swam away after being released, a tale described as a true bill by observer Zadek.
A narrative blends a lioness mischief with a man hiding in a cage to dodge jury duty. The scene shifts to a courthouse encounter where a sheriff pressures service, ending with a comic escape. It then lists major rivers and lengths from the Andes to the Gambia, followed by a quip on fame and money.
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