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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1893
Page
3
A humorous venting piece critiques politicians and patriotism with eccentric rhymes. It mocks the Goddess of Liberty, the Star Spangled Banner, and the nation’s appetite for war. The author lampoons lawmakers, calls constitutional ideas inadequate, and ends claiming the American eagle was hatched on the Fourth of July.
Warns customers to inspect bottles for genuineness as counterfeit imitations threaten health, notes bottles only and legal actions against fraud. Includes a rambling aside on vanilla flavoring in tea service and Europe, with unrelated historical practices.
A story tells of a newly married, pennyless but honest groom who refuses to misstate the dowry during vows. The minister prompts with With all my worldly goods and the groom mishears to endow himself. An ad touts Dobbins Perfect Soap at 5c a bar claiming superior value. The piece notes large lodge memberships among Freemasons and Odd Fellows in the United States.
A long reminiscence ties the Liberty Bell to Philadelphia in 1776. It recounts the bell’s casting by Pass and Stow, its use in Independence Day celebrations, and its dramatic moment when a boy’s shout of Ring! helped rally a city. The piece blends history with later notes on homelessness and oddities.
A learned doctor dismisses two eager parish visitors who tease him with the name Dr Brimstone and press for a match. He clarifies his name and his lack of matchmaking. A separate quip suggests a girl biting her lips to redden them as a sign, not vexation.
Royal Baking Powder costs more to produce than competing brands due to refined ingredients, but it offers purer quality and stronger leavening. It argues that price difference reflects quality and health safety, asserting other powders leave impurities like lime, ammonia, or alum in food and are unsafe for health.
A Buffalo Evening News advice column lists common language missteps to be avoided by readers, including preferring precise terms over vague or informal phrasing, with many examples such as using real instead of really, that instead of which, and avoiding pronoun agreement errors. The piece ends with a stout promotion for California Fig Syrup Co as the genuine remedy.
Miss Klumpke, an American girl, earns recognition in France as a leading astronomer and observer. Five years earlier she entered the Observatoire as its first female pupil. The note highlights her pioneering role and notable achievements.
The article compares farm labor in China and America noting wages during harvest of 10 to 15 cents daily and 70 cents to $1.05 weekly including board, with monthly wages of $1.50 to $2. A year’s contract yields around $12, while living costs in China are far lower than in the United States. It highlights savings potential for single laborers versus the general hardship of the life.
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