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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1869
Page
1
The Register lists subscription prices and advertising rates for various column widths and durations, plus conditions on arrears and discontinuation. It also reprints a satirical exchange titled Patent Love Letter and The Answer, mocking formal phrasing and courtly declarations.
A rural poem celebrates a farmer living in harmony with seasons and family. It casts him as a prudent, devout man who trusts God, loves his wife, and finds wealth in his fruitful home and devoted flock, above gold. The piece honors simple, enduring contentment and the countryside.
The opening paragraph argues that the press acts as a weather barometer for sentiment toward General Grant. It contrasts Radical and Democratic outlets, suggesting growing hostility to Grant and hints that national affection for the hero who led armies may be waning.
A Victorian style enumeration contrasts masculine traits with feminine ones. It asserts men possess strength, force, and conquest while women offer flexibility, grace, and reproduction. The piece elevates man as protector and conqueror, and portrays woman as complement and diversion, urging deference to female influence.
The passage notes Lord Palmerston avoided rash writing by using a standing desk and keeping his ink and other items at the far end of the room. He claimed the routine provided Treasury exercise and time to reflect before speaking.
A terse wartime opinion notes that people with large ears symbolize moderate brains and argues nature cannot grant everything to one person, reflecting scarcity of genius during war.
In 1860 a Yankee in the Sandwich Islands sought sugar profits by irrigating dry land. He planted 50,000 trees to summon clouds, built cisterns and a network of walks, storing about 30,550 barrels of water. Cane crops followed, creating a thriving plantation and a model for reclaiming barren plains.
The Ohio Cultivator extols a washing method using sal soda and lime mixed in water, boiled then cooled. Soaked clothes are treated overnight, then rubbed with soap, washed in a boiler with washing fluid, boiled, rinsed, and said to yield better results than twice boiling. The piece urges poor, tired women to try this cheap experiment.
Tom Corwin, famed Ohio lawyer and politician, once faced a $30 fine for court disorder. He asked the judge to lend him the money, then the judge told the clerk to remit the fine, noting the state could better afford the loss than he could.
A damaged clipping notes The Gates Wide Open as a heaven guiding book and branding it as the Democratic Party motto to unite believers. It adds a jab about living under Democratic rule and mentions Mary Mutton’s alleged downfall with harsh language and speculation.
Ex-President Johnson criticizes President Grant during a three hour speech at Clarksville. He contrasts Washington and Grant, accuses Grant of self interest, and urges Radical Republicans to abandon dissension and defend true republican principles. The Evansville Courier reports the remarks and notable attendees.
The Trenton True American argues many postwar congressional acts violate the Constitution and favor centralized rule. It rebukes Radical governance as turning a republic into concentrated power, warning that usurpers prevail unless resisted.
A cryptic note compares a morning taste for plain soda water to suspicions about the prior night and a government without newspapers. The quote attributes the idea to Jefferson and emphasizes the link between free press and governance.
The Chicago Tribune argues the Pacific Railway’s completion shifted Western territory eastward, making Chicago an eastern city and Illinois an eastern state. It notes the West now includes California to New Mexico, while Omaha lies 150 miles east of the Union’s center, challenging Far West labels.
A country man bought an orange in Hartford and tossed the peel aside. A passerby slipped, broke a leg as she prepared to marry the next day. The groom, from St. Paul, returned after a train wreck and lost a business deal worth 5,000 dollars. He later married a Minnesota widow. The girl’s health worsened and she is now in Middletown insane hospital. Her father sued for breach of promise and won ten thousand dollars. The episode highlights the damages of careless acts and orange peel litter.
The New York Times notes Senator Sumner’s habit of getting threatening letters after delivering notable speeches. It recalls past threats from Southerners, rebels, Ku Klux, and Andy Johnson supporters, and observes today’s letters come from angry Englishmen.
A woman at the Dayton passenger depot misses her train and a man arrives in haste with carpet bag and coat. He curses the departing train, then the woman smiles kindly and replies Thank you, sir.
A Pennsylvania paper cites a writer arguing that the interest paid plus the current national debt equals one dollar for every minute of world existence, dating creation to 6000 years ago, and criticizes Progressive and Radical rule.
The phrase describes a routine of closing eyes at night to gain brilliance and opening them early in the morning. It emphasizes rest and awakening as a simple daily practice for refreshed vision.
The text warns of Eastern capitalists buying straw paper patents and forcing royalties on Western manufacturers, extending the patent period seven years and blocking cheap printing paper. It blames protectionists and cites Nelson Anthony and Rice in Congress, urging repeal of the paper duty to curb monopolies and restore public sentiment ahead of statewide elections.
The Boston Journal of Chemistry warns that scarlet wine, a vile mixture, is common by soaking shavings in water then adding logwood, tar taric and alcohol. Judges struggle to distinguish it from true wine.
Drafted from a fragmented report, the text cites operatives in New England cotton mills criticizing a policy described as “protection to American industry.” A worker laments harsh welfare ideas and predicts owners will face punishment, framing the issue as a stance on industrial protection.
A New York paper ties large gold gains to the collapse of a distant banking house, criticizing instead a Washington political failure cited by the Louisville Courier-Journal. The piece then notes a sharp moral saying about marrying for money and the emptiness of riches without virtue.
A wife replies I give it up to her husband who asks why doors stay open. The anecdote reflects a humorous domestic exchange. Coleridge quotes remind that immoral means will not hinder good ends.
An opening reflection on how the path to success rests on the bold stance a person takes at life’s outset, attributed to Dowell.
A garbled note from Washington hints at a persistent error or mishap over a full week, suggesting missteps and a call for correction while implying ongoing uncertainty about the underlying issue.
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