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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1884
Page
3
The piece argues civilization hinges on changing attitudes toward wrongdoing, criticizes public tolerance of crime, and rebukes juror alibis favoring ten guilty over one innocent. It cites lynchings, private citizen movements, and executive laxity as systemic failures, urging harsher punishment for the guilty.
A Virginian Edmonson accosts Thaddeus Stevens on Pennsylvania Avenue claiming insult to Virginia. Stevens denies offense and corrects the remark, saying John Brown could have captured Virginia with seventy five men. Edmonson is stunned as Stevens hobbles away chuckling.
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls a Macon billboard misread as a circus or horse race. The poster turns out to advertise a new liver-pill, prompting a boastful wager about swallowing them publicly to prove they are not humbug.
The essay argues that love for flowers is a universal trait. It links flowers to Eden and Gethsemane, suggesting beauty consoles humanity amid inherited grief and sin. It mentions purchased plants as decorative but not ultimately enjoyable, implying deeper pleasure lies in nature itself.
The piece explains that many birds remain flightless, focusing on terrestrial and aquatic species. It discusses how mammals challenged birds after their origin, the isolation of Australia and parts of the Americas and Africa, and highlights flightless ostrich and cassowary lineages as ancient forms. It notes these birds lack a keel on the breastbone and were once widespread before mammals dominated continents.
Blaine cites a 19th century New York delegation including Reuben E. Fenton Elbridge G. Spaulding William A. Wheeler Theodore Pomeroy Charles B Sedgwick Charles H Van Wyck Abraham Olin and the standout Roscoe Conkling. Conkling’s eloquence and leadership set him apart in the prior Congress alongside Rufus Choate.
A Pall Mall Gazette note cites Belgian royal prizes for essays on general topics as evidence that state encouragement of talent flops. For ten years the king offered £1000 for works of intelligence, but the jury says none meet a decent standard and the award has been given only once.
An Austin Texas editor recalls a wife’s theater tale that sparked a punchline about writing it as copy. The piece riffs on the long history of sentiment and poetic inspiration from the tender heart, mentioning diverse quotes and urging humility.
Col. Densmore Mr. Rickard and Mr. Pendel recall long service at the Executive Mansion from Civil War to Hayes and Garfield eras. They describe suffering from malaria and malarial treatment, praising Warner's Safe Cure as key to their health and endurance, and affirm that their statements come from trusted public figures.
Professor Peckham notes tar production mirrors ancient Greek methods. In Bothnia forests fir roots and logs are stacked over a ground cavity with a cast iron pan and spout. Tar distills as wood is charred, then runs into barrels. Sweden uses bark removal and resin enrichment, while southern states like North Carolina Virginia and Georgia rely on turpentine resin and pitch.
Inundations raise malarial risk as rotting vegetation exposes seeds of chills and fever across towns and river banks. Urban and rural residents, miners, and emigrants are urged to guard health with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which claims to restore vigor, aid digestion, and counteract rheumatism and kidney complaints from damp exposure.
A Pech's Sun inspired critique warns that polite gambling ruins homes and reputations. It argues individuals may risk their own money, but not when untrusted funds affect loved ones, asserting a moral limit on speculative speculation and the potential harm to dependents.
North Buffalo Pa postmaster M J Green reports St Jacobs Oil cured his pains from head to foot and relieved frostbitten feet, calling it a great pain cure. He endorses the product as effective and reliable.
A faded rose heated with sulfur then cooled promises turning white and red again. A health pitch follows claiming Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla sustains female health, boosts blood, nerves, digestion, and guards against illness. It asserts no substitute is better and urges readers to ask their druggist.
A collection of ad style claims touts Kidney-Wort curing rheumatism by purifying blood, plus various remedies for nervousness, indigestion, and lung ailments. It promotes quack formulas, medicines from Rumford, and Dr. Williams Hall’s Balsam, urging readers to buy locally and trust testimonials.
Menswan's Perronizep Berr Tonic is a beef contains blood making and life sustaining properties. It touts benefits for indigestion dyspepsia nervous prostration and general debility including exhaustion overwork and pulmonary illnesses. Caswell Hazard Co New York proprs. Sold by druggists.
The Gault House in Chicago at Clinton and Madison promises first class accommodations at 2 to 2 50 dollars per day. This central hotel is one block from Union Depot with elevator and full amenities. Proprietor H W Hoyt announces rates and location for travelers and businessmen.
A reader pitches medical tonics and remedies including Compound Oxygen from Drs. Starkey and Palen and Ely's Dream Balm for catarrh. The ad promises free treatise, stresses relief for disordered health, hair regrowth claims with Carboline, and cites endorsements from Mr. Brown of Ithaca and C A Cooper of Danby.
Newark captain recalls raising Company B of 3 & 1 N J Zonaves and the lasting scars of the front. He jokes about a “dumb” doctor in a tavern tale and promotes Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout NY as a tonic and appetite booster amid lingering fatigue and excitement.
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