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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1876
Page
1
The Register lists annual and half year subscription prices and strict payment terms. It details advertising charges by column size and duration, with per-line local notices, and requires advance payment for transient ads and prior work upon delivery.
A poetic farewell message expresses deep sorrow as lovers part. The speaker recalls a bright, heavenly beam guiding their way and laments the inability to reunite. The verse reflects enduring memory, grief, and wish for the beloved's happiness beyond the speaker's own sorrow.
A poem printed in the extinct English paper Arrow by editor Tenry 8 Leigh reveals a twin confusion tale. The narrator describes being mistaken for his brother John due to identical looks, shared schooling punishments, and a fatal mix up at baptism. The piece ends with the strange note that upon the narrator's death neighbors buried his brother Johar.
A brief verse invites loved ones to avoid sadness after death and toplant no roses or cypress but let the grass and rain comfort the memory. The speaker declares oblivion to moods yet hopes memory may linger or fade in quiet twilight.
In a San Francisco lecture the Rabbi argues Shakspeare portrays Shylock unfairly and misstates Venice history. He cites the Gertendus and Manu case, noting a Christian lender demanded flesh as bond, and Inquisitor Sixtus ruled against the creditor.
The text explains that heating expands iron by the same fractional length as applying force to stretch, showing a parallel: heat grows material with less force, while removing heat can cause contraction that crushes a wheel under load. It contrasts mechanical stretch and thermal expansion with a wagon fire’s effect on a wheel.
Chambers' Journal discusses who might hold the North Pole with flags from the United States or Great Britain and recalls a naval tale of two ships claiming discovery of a submerging island. Also notes eerie night sounds from a wardrobe and a Brownsville gag involving a galvanized nigger remark and a sister’s engagement tease.
The tale recalls Judge Humphreys in a circuit court when a bailiff is sent to fetch whisky. The drink amounts to an inch and a half of corn juice, though the judge demands a proper drink. The exchange reveals a humorous clash between court proceedings and tavern taunts, ending with the bailiff awkwardly hiding and refocusing the examination.
A pupil faced with the phrase And she laid on the water a spell offers a literal interpretation. He suggests the line might mean she laid down on the water a little while, reflecting a cautious, humorous take on figurative language and poetry.
A reflective remark praises the escape of a morning walk of four or five miles before breakfast, suggesting it is more pleasant than lying in bed and thinking about it. The line highlights personal preference for active start to the day.
Two rival Massachusetts hotels ran free coaches. One owner used a dilapidated coach to haul passengers to the depot, only to find the car empty at the hotel. A bystander explains the missing riders were picked up by Wattles of the Horseshoe and taken home, leaving the rival to boast of "leavings."
A clipped old advertisement hints at a returned umbrella held by a shoe store keeper with a red head. It requests its return to the slate roofed grocer’s store, noting the umbrella bears the deceased mother’s name on the handle and promises an advantage to the finder.
A Wyoming legislator during a suffrage debate asserted women have no jury rights unless they are men, claiming lawyers know it and he does not believe it. The remark highlights opposition to female voting and jury service during the era.
A concise proverb-like statement about humility and risk, warning that avoiding arrogance protects one from harm in a fall. It emphasizes self-restraint and measured ambition as a safeguard in personal or professional setbacks.
Salaries for New York actors and actresses are listed with exact figures for lead players and supporting stars. Notable names include Clara Morris, Fanny Davenport, Rose Lytinge, George Clark, John Gilbert, Stuart Robson, Edwin Booth, and Miss Charlotte Cushman, with annual benefits and regional wage comparisons to England. The piece notes American actors receive higher pay and that many stars earn per-week or per-seaso n totals, with some taking half the house or shares of profits.
A Danbury resident back from the West recounted a near death on a long railroad bridge. A locomotive curved into view too close to him for safety, forcing a leap just before it. He landed on the bridge, survived but shaken, as an observant listener questioned the tale’s truth.
The English Patent Journal describes a boot with a hollow metal heel containing artificial fuel. Heat travels through channels in the inner sole, a spring part aids air flow, and walking motion acts as a bellows to draw cold air in and push heated air into the boot, with a horseshoe variation noted.
Surveyors describe the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and Florida as the largest in the United States, about 30 miles by 17, with a 142 mile circumference and 180 mile perimeter including sinuosities. The Suwanee River, cypress timber, runaway slave refuge history, native inhabitants, panthers, and ancient mound skeletons are noted.
A Cincinnati area father known for drinking is questioned by his son during a Sunday School lesson. Johnny explains a tare as his father being away for three days, revealing the hypocrisy he sees in his parent. The lesson ends abruptly as the boy’s blunt remark ends the scene.
A humorous note on weight and heat comparing the thin man to the fat man during summer. It highlights the relief of physical insignificance, the cooling zephyrs, and the affordability of clothing and laundry bills as the season grows hot.
Oliver Cotter leads a New York temperance group that raided saloons for Sunday law violations. They reported 72 establishments, observed patrons ordering drinks, and noted women taking filled jugs. The posse released the offenders and now faces scrutiny, while Cotter and aides may need to defend their judgments in court.
A humorous family exchange leads to a confession about a kiss that allegedly caused a man named Smith to remain in Charity Hospital for nearly two months. The joke centers on a cat and the scandalous consequences in a household.
A terse decree closes a chapter of excess as misdeeds lead to confinement. Officials announce a decisive end to wasteful living and legal reckoning, marking the escape from unchecked indulgence through punishment and accountability.
A visitor recalls the Chinese cage method of capital punishment, detailing a two to three foot square open cage over six feet high where a condemned man stands on bricks to hang by the neck. The process aims to prolong suffering without quick death, with bricks removed over days until life ends. The account notes a recent case in Amoy where death occurred before daylight after the prisoner allegedly admitted great crimes.
The article notes George Sandys as translator of Ovid Metamorphosea, published in 1626 in London. It covers his lineage, travels in Egypt Palestine and Turkey, his poetry praised by Dryden Pope and Warton, his travel writings, service as Treasurer in Virginia, and his dedication of the work to King Charles I. Journal of Education.
An English observer recalls a German cavalry parade where a Hussar‑uniformed lady, wearing a Colonel jacket style bodice and a bob, rode past and elicited a thunderous "Hohh" from the troops, even prompting the Emperor to acknowledge. The rider was said to be the eldest daughter of the Queen of Hogland.
In London a vast Coffee Palace offers bright evening illumination and diverse spaces. A lecture room hosts about three hundred listeners while other rooms serve smoking, reading, billiards, games, and women’s reading and music rooms. A penny milk, five cent beef or mutton plates, plus a grand dining hall, create rest and education after a hard day’s work.
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