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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1886
Page
3
An artillery horse on a up the Tigris voyage is stalked by a lion as night falls. The horse foils the predator with swift maneuvers and powerful kicks, sending the lion retreating into the jungle while the crew watches from the steamer.
Three walkers recall meeting two armed Colored men seeking men named Joe Peasly and Sam Benham over 16 and 15 years respectively. The muskets fire for about a quarter hour before the pair flee, as a white observer explains the daily vendetta has gone on six months and risks harm to both sides.
In Arkansaw Traveler style, a merchant berates Hammerton for unpaid bills six months, questions his honesty, and reluctantly takes payment after Hammerton arrives to settle. The clerk notes repeated promises to pay and the merchant implies ongoing collection neglect. Hammerton cites being money strained, yet the merchant presses for future purchases.
Miggles and his wife rehearse a private play where the wife chides him for tardiness. He grows irked by her subdued performance and snaps that she should be livelier, urging realism as if the events were real.
An excerpt describes Miggles attacked during a performance with his hair pulled, head battered, and body beaten as Mrs. M. asks in mock tenderness if the effect was too cold. The scene provokes stunned laughter and questions about inebriety at midnight while Goodall's Chicago Sun cites the incident.
An American Cultivator article warns wells can be contaminated by nearby filth even when water looks pure. Shallow clay soils and buried pollution raise risk, while deep porous soils often filter contaminants. Advice urges immediate testing, removing pollution sources, and sanitary measures such as underground drains and peat or ashes to curb odors.
The Brazilian settlement of Lourenco faces a destructive field mouse plague described by Dr. H. Von Thring. Mice erupt in huge numbers every six to thirty years as bamboo seeds mature, devouring crops and damaging homes and furniture. A single pair could produce 23,000 offspring in one summer, threatening global life if unchecked.
A rain soaked scene unfolds with Evangeline awaiting Gabriel who braves the downpour to join her in the parlor. The text echoes a story of conditional faith and a Baptist connection. It then shifts to a medical alert about cough syrups containing morphia and opium, naming Dr Sam's Cox and endorsing Red Star Cough Cure as safe.
Dr Tait finds women hear higher notes than men with the ear limits around forty one to forty two thousand vibrations per second. The right ear often perceives higher tones. lowest continuous sounds start near sixteen vibrations per second. A farmer attends a country squire party and recalls the quartet compliment but notes the pork chops were the finest he ever ate. Dr Br Butler notes Jacobs Oil acts like magic.
An old advert describes saving baggage and expressage when visiting New York City. It highlights the Grand Union Motel opposite Grand Central Depot with 613 rooms costing one million dollars to fit, and daily rates from $1. It promotes the European Bus Elevator, a restaurant, and access to horse cars stages and elevated railroad to all depots. It claims families can live better for less money at the Grand Union Hotel than any other first class hotel in the city.
A late night entry through a window led Gen Tims to fire six shots at a dark figure he mistook for a burglar only to discover it was his son. The boy’s cool reply and the father’s pride spread through town, boosting the youth’s reputation for courage.
In malarial regions the remedy is touted as the most reliable medical safeguard. It claims lasting effects unlike quinine and is also promoted for biliousness constipation dyspepsia rheumatism and blood deficiency after thirty years of continuous use.
An assortment of ad copy and quips appears. It includes a jab at women doctors, remarks on life insurance for widows, notes about buffalo in Iowa lakes, Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, AYER'S Ague Cure, Hall's Hair Renewer, a lassoed Mexican lass line, and an ad for Gault House Chicago offering first class accommodations at $2 to $2.50 per day near Union Depot. The tone resembles late 19th century newspaper filler with varied items and short notices.
A healthful young woman’s decline is blamed on functional irregularities and praised as curable by Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The piece notes remedies by Dr. Pierce and others, including Golden Medical Discovery, with testimonials and drugstore availability. It also promotes Bigelow’s Positive Cure and Rough On products for various ailments.
J C Gray of Dadeville Alabama reports using Dr Hall's Balsam for the lungs and calling it far superior to all others. He says his mother was bedridden a month with a cough, yet improved after one bottle and that the remedy saved her life. He mentions five cures and long-term improvement for his mother.
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