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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1886
Page
2
In Christian County Kentucky locals discover Jefferson Davis' brother buried there but without a marker. The unmarked grave has been plowed and a crop planted this year. The Register notes a brass inscription honors John Brown and his death, placed by Queen Victoria.
DeWitt Tatmace does most of his work on railway trains and composed the entire series of sermons on The Marriage Ring during a week on the cars last September. He tracks sleep patterns, balancing them in summer by sleeping straight ahead. Om from pine wood is now manufactured widely in the South. The process subjects the material to intense heat in sealed retorts yielding fifteen gallons of turpentine, eighty gallons of pine wood oil, fifty bushels of charcoal, 159 gallons of wood vinegar, and inflammable gas and asphaltum.
A Conyers Georgia correspondent reports a colored preacher near Jasper disciplines his horse by seizing the animal by the ears and butting its forehead until it drops to its knees. After each fall the preacher steps back and the horse is driven forward again, often after the second or third butt.
In an Alabama tale a 4 year old girl Dillie Welsh befriends a Jersey calf. She peeps into an uncovered well from a curb and the calf seizes her dress in its mouth. The girl loses balance and falls but the calf clings for about thirty minutes until rescuers free her. The calf then appears happy.
A Hartford photo captures five generations of the Austin family led by 95 year old Benoni Austin of North Woodstock. The lineup includes John Austin 75, N. V. Austin 52, Arthur P. Austin 29, and his five year old son Forrest. The family is in good health. Separately, Oregon salmon trade figures show over 60,000 boxes canned, $250,000 in nets sold, and $500,000 in boats set for the 1886 season. Additional notes list royalty and nobility who authored or dabbled in literature, and a San Francisco-Chinese merchant’s rise from fishing net to importer with rice and clothes. Also mentioned: Bix. Ross BR. Winans, in ragging before Mrs. O’Keefe, and his marriages to Miss Ludlum of Baltimore and Miss Whistler, niece of a noted artist with a fondness for symphonies.
A brief note recalls Biren Boyer who reportedly reached Washington from California about six to seven years ago. Details are sparse but the reference confirms her presence in the capital region during that period.
A collection of items notes contrasting society figures and events. Dora Marmore a woman of ambition aided a government post then pursued separation and marriage. a divorce suit arises involving Mr Voorhies. Zola discusses labor troubles and foresees upheaval beginning in a new country. Paris municipal politics reveal crime and public safety stats. A pianist fraud case ends with Liszt’s intervention saving her reputation.
The paper lists numerous sought inventions and improvements across tools and machinery. Items include macaroni machinery, mica and graphite separators, red lead pencils, portable power-transmitting dynamometers, typewriters for ledgers, indelible ink, railway car ventilators, radial car axles, independent car-wheels, loco headlights, wind velocity instruments, depth-measuring devices, flush piano-lid hinges, fluid India ink, solder for aluminum, and other innovations. It ends with a moral admonition about evil courses leading to eternal torment.
A lyrical meditation unfolds in two verses and a poem fragment. It depicts distant lovers parting at sunset, a gaunt figure Looma tending a lamp, and a sorrowful scene at a churchyard where a mourner recalls past passion. The page includes a quoted poem by Carlyle and a later verse about a mourner and the dead.
A narrator writes from a secluded asylum room where music soothes violent patients and Deligh t Williston becomes the center of a love story. He recalls meeting Delight during a mountain visit, confessing love, and fearing death, then sharing a stormy final day that ends with a blaze and silence.
A lone narrator drags a dying beloved to safety after a storm and reflects on years of waiting for a new love. He clings to a fading memory and vows to seek a future that might restore his once cherished Delight.
A London News corre spondent describes Morocco's interior slave markets where buyers test limbs and weight, with girls aged 15 to 25 fetching 125 to 300 francs. Boys 8 to 10 attract attention. caravans travel 45 days between Timbuktu and Souss, facing raids and brutality, as thousands are sold at fairs like amoogheer and fondonks, with severe separations and tax revenues for rulers.
The Lewisville Courier Journal notes President Cleveland’s season invitations mirrored President Arthur’s method with varied invitation styles. It highlights oversights for the Court of Claims and Solicitor General, later corrected, and contrasts with older practice of public levee announcements in newspapers.
Lupevic Breton proposes coal formation by sinking turf islands. A Philadelphia steel works claims a self hardening steel superior to traditional tools. New York electric thieves cause sporadic surges to burn trespassers off the grid. A high pressure river steamer describes a large marine boiler, high and low pressure engines, and performance figures.
A clip from the Boston Post describes a brisk exchange between Reporter and Leading Suburban Citizen. The Citizen recalls seeing a mysterious object wrapped with steak and mentions it being printed in Boston. The exchange ends with the Earth envoy welcomed at breakfast.
An Outing magazine excerpt discusses sailing tactics for lee yachts and ice yachts. It explains that sailors use wind angles, steering to maximize speed, and time bursts when wind is astern. The piece emphasizes judgment, boat behavior, and skill as decisive in a race to leeward.
A quirky couplet contrasts tender dreams and a blunt admission of marriage. Parallel lines follow with a whimsical line about cyanities diffusion and grain management, implying scattered storage over piling. The fragment hints at a broader satirical or prosaic commentary in a historic newspaper.
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