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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1878
Page
1
The Register lists subscription prices and advertising rates. It states annual and six month payment options, discontinuance rules, and strict adherence to payment, with detailed column and square ad pricing, legal rates, and advance payment requirements for job work.
A tale of marriage, pride, and renewed kinship follows Mabel Thurston as she consoles her husband by revealing Helen Thurston Hunt’s child Nellie, the abandoned granddaughter. Nellie’s revelation spurs reconciliation, returning the prodigal daughter to a restored home with Grandpa Thurston, Grandma Mabel, and a loving circle.
A mournful poem of longing and grief lamenting a lost beloved. The speaker declares endless devotion, imagines the beloved’s burial, and pleads for a final sign of mercy or affection. The language conveys deep despair and the desire to join the beloved in death.
A Lille pharmacist was fined 1250 dollars for compounding a prescription with substituted ingredients after running out of phosphate of lime and bitter orange bark. He must publish the conviction in three local papers. Government in South Australia offers 50000 dollars for a coal field discovery within the province.
A young lady tries to charge moire antique to her father but the affable clerk declines, saying the employer will not allow further credit until last year's bill is settled. A comic aside about millatones made of glass being a German novelty follows.
In a humorous tale from Cincinnati Saturday Night Mrs B provokes Boggs to file for bankruptcy to restore social standing. She mocks neighbors who declare bankruptcy as stylish while Boggs resists. He warns of social exile and contemplates drastic steps unless the bankrupt act is repealed.
A voice offers old time advice on facing duties with plain speech and silent restraint. It urges looking at speakers, pronouncing clearly, and doing hard tasks first to clear the conscience before other work or play. It also counsels confession if wrong and mastering tough lessons.
A Detroit street paving project uses round cedar blocks at 67 cents per square yard while a Haverhill factory reports large scale sales. A sensational tale from Alabama recounts a supposed bulletproof conjurer slain by a colored skeptic, marking the first time his claim failed.
A quip filled look at playful outdoor pastimes for adults and domestic scenes from a Detroit Free Press item. It describes Push and Cut with lawn mowers, a joking card game at table, late evening marital games, and Waiting for Her Darling as humorous social commentary on suburban leisure.
The English army is noted for expensive dress, with a staff sergeant in the Foot Guards costing about $70 per man annually. In contrast, a West India regiment negro private wears a zouave style uniform costing roughly $12 per year, illustrating stark cost differences between units.
A source notes the Chinaman is gradually moving westward and that New York City hosts a colony of at least 1,000, with numbers likely higher. The statement reflects denser immigrant settlement in urban centers and a broad east to west spread across the country.
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