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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1890
Page
3
An unpublished anecdote from Lincoln's early presidency recounts a confrontation with Judge Greathouse of Vandalia, a Sons of Liberty member aligned with states’ rights. Lincoln privately releases him, urges the judge to return home, and asks for ideas to improve governance, prompting tears and the lodge’s eventual dissolution.
A Woman recalls trying to keep her family at home in the evenings. Despite careful effort to make the home cozy and inviting, her husband and children continually leave for social engagements. She laments not sharing a single evening together in five years, except Sundays, and calls for a critique of society’s demands on home life.
Gen Berdan's range finder promises rapid accurate distance measurement to aid coast defense and field artillery. With a fixed base two telescopes and a recorder it requires no mental calculation and reportedly halves adjusting time. A US Board of Ordnance study recommends a $5,000 purchase and field trials at the light-artillery school to judge its practical value and potential impact on warfare.
A Saturday Review passage describes a continuous procession of victims moving along Rue Saint-Honoré to the Place de la Révolution near Place Louis XV. It notes multiple guillotines across Paris and remarks on the frequent spectacle in the city.
A fragment from a historical account describes early 1791 protest routes to the guillotine and the unhealthy state of the Place de la Révolution. It notes that many dignified onlookers attended, some hiring chairs to witness executions of Louis XVI and others, using opera glasses from elevated stands, while civic discomfort and commerce concerns arose.
The article surveys postage stamps and philately, noting about 6,000 current varieties, with Berlin’s museum housing 4,000 to 5,000 specimens. It cites famed collectors like M. Phillippe de Ferrari, whose $250,000 collection once sold a stamp for $50,000, and lists U.S. historical portraits used on stamps including Franklin, Washington, Jackson, Grant, Garfield, Webster, Clay, Jefferson, Perry. It also mentions a Granrata editor owning a Confederate shoe from 1861, and notes high prices for antique Paris furniture such as Louis XV cabinets and Sevres jardinières sold in recent years.
A Prussian officer serves five years as a lieutenant, then three years at the War Academy founded in 1810 and now under general staff supervision since 1872. After studying tactics, history, fortifications, geography and languages, he becomes eligible for general staff or varied commands from company to corps. Regimental and staff assignments alternate, with promotions to captain, major, battalion command, brigade command, and finally major general.
The Detroit Free Press extols Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup from The Charles Wright Medicine Company as a pure effective blood purifier for all ages. A Great Valley New York well tale and weather whistle curiosity are noted alongside promotion of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to prevent kidney related diseases and cleanse the blood.
A lawmaker cited accident statistics showing a single deceased worker leaves a widow, 1.9 children and 0.2 dependent parents on average. An opposing member quipped that excluding children the fatally injured worker would have no relatives, prompting the chair to rule the interruption out of order and continue the discussion.
A quoted passage from a contemporary work on Domestic Life in the Eighteenth Century asserts that many domestic servants of the old regime chose to be guillotined in their masters’ stead during the bloody days of 1793 and later resumed their service quietly once peace returned.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as curing chronic nasal catarrh bronchial and throat diseases with a money back guarantee if no benefit. It claims consumption is curable when treated early and promotes Dr Pierce s Pellets for constipation or sick headache. Also notes twins seventy seven birthday Ipswich Massachusetts and a nursemaid testimonial about Mothers Friend. ZINC COVERED kitchen tables gain favor for cleanliness and durability. C E Ware of Pomona harvested 150 pounds honey from a bees nest near his home.
A German princess Mary Anne, bride of Philip IV, travels to Madrid. A glove town greets her with stockings as a joke, but the major domo scolds them, saying the Queen of Spain has no legs. The queen fears the insult, weeps, and is calmed only with difficulty. The tale then becomes a proverb.
The historic Old M. C. Mineral Spring site reopens for the 1890 season with a complete overhaul. Management has been entrusted to Frank Stewart, renowned Supt. Dining Car Service on the CuaiIcaco, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. His umbrella mandate promises top notch service and attentive comfort for guests. Falls house prospects look strong, and early inquiries for accommodations are urged ahead of the midsummer rush.
Mand and girls tease Alice Bjinks at the cooking school as they pry into Charlie Thompson's marriage proposal last night. Alice blushes and finally reveals she accepted the proposal, leaving Mand and the group surprised by the twist.
An assortment of pills claim to ease rheumatic and liver issues with no griping pains. Notices mention a Calcutta inquest on mercury presence in medicine and a verdict of natural death from malaria. Also included are ads for Dobbins Soap promotions, a record cow milk yield, and various cures and testimonials about catarrh remedies.
In a Philadelphia Times item, Downley explains his sudden habit change after marriage, abandoning late nights to please his wife. He notes that his friends urged him to stay in for their sake, but now his wife's former admirers no longer call, leaving him puzzled by the outcome.
A Garfield Oregon citizen reports a local man who shoots squirrels and fills the carcasses with strychnine to kill many pests. Separately, about 300 Chinese vegetable dealers in Los Angeles have formed a trust to control the business.
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