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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1888
Page
2
In Bath County Kentucky a neat-sighted youth named Joan Jones attempted to sever a chicken head but instead severed his left hand at the wrist. The incident is reported in The Register along with a string of varied items from around the world.
The article recalls Jennie Gibson who learned to see by lamplight from a young age living in Arkwright New York. It also recounts Banark Henry Crews chasing down a coat thief in New York and an incident where a girl named Mabel Smith fell from a moving train then was found unharmed in briars. A French political crisis note mentions a Rennes correspondent facing political police scrutiny.
A letter with an intended privacy inclosure of 100 francs arrived intact but held a forged改ual postal order. In Boston a box of flowers misled a servant into watering and icing a hat order, ruining the hat and leaving only drenched ribbons and straw.
The attorney general has swapped his winter brand brimmed black felt hat for a white straw, with a sailor-like manilla replacing the long-used predecessor, drawing public comment about its longevity and the humor of the situation.
A visitor questions Russell Sage about money and pleasure. Sage compares the thrill of competition to becoming the greatest in art science or invention, saying money itself holds no joy beyond knowing what it can achieve. He notes ample wealth, a preference for Broadway and price guessing, and no interest in travel or leisure pursuits.
A compact essay notes that writers often repeat ideas once read elsewhere, arguing repetition is natural for those who write or speak frequently. It contrasts clergy, politicians, editors, and readers, praising shared thoughts as a form of literary fellowship and highlighting a Washington Capital anecdote about Lt. Ingalls seeking a rattlesnake.
A delicate electrical device records time in ten thousandths of a second to measure thinking duration. Dr Cattell studies perception from impression to recognition, noting times for seeing light, pictures, letters, and words. He also reports translation speed, nerve signal limits, and sensation travel about sixty miles per hour.
A storied reminiscence recalls General Grant and General Rufus Ingalls as young officers in Oregon pledging mutual abstinence from intoxicants for a year with a single exception for a rattlesnake bite. After a quiet first week a thirst grew too strong to hide, and Grant woke to the temptation.
A New Yorker with iron nerve endures brutal dental torture with calm wit. He taunts the dentist and survives repeated pain, finally leaving with a compliment as the implied revenge lands. The scene unfolds in a brutal chair and a silent, grim triumph over the sadistic operatory.
The Springfield Union reports that health myths about food harming the skin or causing disease are unfounded. Dermatologist Dr. James C. White of Harvard notes uncooked butter is harmless for skin, buckwheat cakes need proper cooking, oatmeal is safe, and tomatoes do not cause cancer. A healthy digestion and appetite supply the skin with good blood, regardless of diet.
A Northwest railroad legend recalls his early days near Cincinnati when asked the tariff on loose feathers shipped on flat-cars. The inexperienced station agent, after consulting the tariff, wired the general freight agent for a rate, only to hear a blunt, profane reply that revealed the absurdity and stuck with him.
The piece traces how Saxon naming from estates gave dynastic names such as Hohenzollern Branden burg Hapsburg and Brunswick. It cites Conrad of Hohenzollern about 1160 to 1170, describing the castle, Swabia, and toll-based etymology while noting the dynasty’s continued lineal descent to the German emperor Frederick III.
Matthew Arnold laments the sordid circle around Shelley citing Goodwins house of horror and figures like Hogg Hunt and the Duke of Norfolk. He contrasts the world with Oxford's clerical order and appeals to Cardinal Newman about moral bearing and dignity in a satirical digression on private life and society.
A newspaper clipping recounts a dog on an express wagon deterring a tramp by gripping his arm when the man tried to grab a parcel. The driver released the dog after the incident, warning the tramp to stay away. Also noted is a pun about paving material and a report that William K. Vanderbilt spent 200000 dollars in London to clear Bond Street’s old curiosity shop.
A London engineer proposes a cheap on the spot solution to sewage by a chlorinated higher oxide iron compound that deodorizes and precipitates waste while reabsorbing oxygen for reuse. plus a Vienna experiment renders vibrating strings visible by lighting the string at a fixed position. rope-power transmission gains favor in electric-light plants for efficiency and quieter operation. Atwater ranks foods by energy cost, listing items from cereals to meats with relative values.
A historical note traces the thumb ring fashion and wedding ring customs across eras and regions. It cites Queen Elizabeths large thumb rings, Mary Stuarts multiple rings with Darnley, early French nobles with many rings, Greek Church practice, and modern echoes of wearing rings from two marriages despite potential former spouses.
An amusing anecdote recalls Lord Dudley dining with King William and Queen Adelaide. He extolled a dish to the Queen thrice, prompting the royal reply that it must be good as she had heard him praise it three times. In a moment of forgetfulness he blurted a profanity aloud. Also noted is the death of Pattison Jolly of Dublin at age 104, once the Edinburgh Journal’s printer.
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