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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1892
Page
2
Two romantic young people and a minister climbed to the head of the Liberty Statue on Bedloe's Island to wed. The editorial notes storms floods and backward weather threaten crops and recall last year’s harvest. It argues integrity benevolence and prudence as core virtues and condemns the social shame of poverty.
East city officials urge the Legislature to authorize expenditure of $200000 beyond the debt limit to build parks. They argue parks are a necessity in well ordered cities and cite Cambridge as moving to correct earlier planning mistakes.
William Waldorf Astor builds a theater in New York as the Astor family seeks greater renown through enterprises in hotels and theater. If he avoids dramatized novels, public interest may focus on his business ventures rather than aristocratic pretensions.
Warp McALLISTER imposes harsh punishment on his son for marrying without parental sanction. The son is banished from home and may only visit occasionally while living at the club. Father McAllister enforces a stern, cruel decree.
Congress enlarges Yellowstone Park to a size bigger than Connecticut, arguing the expanded boundaries will boost travel value and public appreciation. The piece credits Congress for honoring its trust and making the wonderland more attractive rather than narrowing its confines.
Mrs Frank Leslie insists on Wilde earning his own living. Once earning 5000 dollars yearly by writing, he now receives 25 dollars weekly from her and has shown little effort to supplement it. He roams about and resists proper hours, while she says she will withdraw support if he does not work.
A Dr Parkhurst club is planned in Chicago to expose the character of men by visiting places of ill repute and collecting evidence. The group, rumored to be named the stool pigeon club, would use this information to press prosecutions. The idea targets young men frequenting such establishments as a justification to join.
Rev J D Faurox attacks Mrs Palmer over asking the Pope for relics to the World's Fair while critics defend relics as medieval educational treasures. The National Trotting Association board refuses reinstatement of Nelson the stallion, citing integrity over wealth and avoiding dangerous precedent amid racing scandals.
A Texas girl asks her mother if angels wear clothes and where they keep pocket-handkerchiefs. The snippets reflect light humor and traditional sayings about courtship and marriage.
In a dramatic hunt Ciesar the proud dog and a hunter pursue a hare. Jenny begs mercy yet offers herself, and Casar declares fate grim. The hunter fires, missing the rabbit and killing the noble dog as bolts of fate loom.
Dr. Harrisse, a ship’s surgeon, reunites with Lucile Lindsay aboard the Malta. Mutual fascination grows amid talk of art, theater, and past disguises, while Dr Johns flirts and hints of a circus rider past. Lucile finalizes a marriage to Johns, leaving Harrisse to ponder a hidden confession and a long regretful memory.
John Blackham created Pleasant Sunday Afternoons to make Bible class gatherings lively not stiff. He used brief addresses gospel songs and attendance rewards. Despite opposition the movement grew from 120 youths to a nationwide movement in England, spurring exposure similar to the YMCA.
The Spokane Spokesman lampoons the idea of late night suicide reports, urging crises to delay until evening hours 8 to 11 p m to avoid misnaming and misreporting in obituaries. The column mocks reporters’ rush and promises harsher coverage if rash acts occur at 3 am.
An elderly Kittery sculptor famed for ship figure heads found work in a surprising shift. With changing tastes at sea, he hustled to secure a two year contract to carve idols and graven images for Central Asia. The tale ends with a blunt line about excess eating.
A rural school board member mispronounces a massacre term and accuses Webster of error. A teacher corrects him using Webster’s Unabridged, only to be stunned by the board member’s assertion that Webster made a mistake. A Chicago Mail tale satirizes pompous ignorance.
Philadelphia Times reports actress Charlotte Cushman fell in love with actor Conrad Clark in Cincinnati. A stray woman claiming to be Clark's wife presented his child in her dressing room, prompting Cushman to reveal him and send Clark away with regal composure. She never loved again.
Lucy Hooper recalls a Paris scene where a bystander faces the police while buckets are passed to fight a nearby fire. A lawyer arguing with officers is carried away as the crowd observes the spectacle. Also a quip: when guests praise the hostess, the boy asks for more pie.
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