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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1884
Page
2
A New York man hiding two strings on his bow is exposed when his wife, inspecting his pockets while intoxicated, finds a set of false teeth belonging to a suspicious woman. The husband now must support his wife while facing estrangement and a court ruling.
The article reports Fitzgerald walking 610 miles in six days in New York, noting it as possibly the greatest endurance feat in history. It compares to horses and dromedaries, mentions doubtful limits of the human pace, and predicts future pedestrian contests.
Brooklyn Eagle notes the log cabin habit of Joaquin Miller the Child of the Sierras baffling city readers. It describes Miller as civilized and good humored with a Prussian style mustache and imperial, once eccentric in New York with a blue shirt and flowing hair.
A Canadian hotel keeper laments dull business as rooms stay empty and expenses rise. A clerk responds that American papers show no major financial shocks, yet the proprietor fears ruin. The Philadelphia Call notes these remarks on surprising market dullness.
A childhood recollection recounts a Canadian village Victoria across the lake where an ox theft led to two men Carr and Smith being condemned to die. A delay hinged on Dr Rolf’s midnight ride and Rev Ryerson’s long prayer, ending with a reprieve when the doctor arrived.
The article argues that slowing aging depends on reducing atmospheric oxygen impact and dissolving calcareous concretions. It endorses distilled water and diluted phosphoric acid for their combined chemical effects, noting distilled water dissolves and excretes excess earthly salts that otherwise accumulate as blockages in the body.
A railroad editor and the road superintendent admire a smooth road-bed on the last car platform. The superintendent explains an actor's past inspired careful construction for evenness. The editor notes the track and road-bed as among the best. Grant friendships require personal recognition and affection in the afterlife, per Bishop Clark.
Blaine extols Henry Clay and Daniel Webster as rival drivers of the Whig party, contrasting their births, beliefs, and legacies from 1812 to the party’s rise under Adams. He praises Clay’s leadership, protectionist stance, and push for a national currency, while noting Websters principle driven speeches and more limited party role.
Our Paris correspondent notes a growing passion among French men for high sounding titles and remarks on a developed trend.
In Livy’s tale set in early Rome the Forum hosts trials, schools, and markets where Virginia is seized by Appius Claudius. Her father Virgi nius kills her to grant liberty, provoking popular uprising that ends the Decemvirs rule. Appius and others die or flee, while Virginia’s shade seeks vengeance.
A newspaper note mocks a plan to hire over 1000 book agents to sell Plain Home Talk. The writer cites everyday domestic phrases as proof a level headed agent would struggle to market a work so familiar in plain home life. The piece closes with a quoted critic, Bob Burcheite, predicting a lively sales effort.
Medical Intelligence notes a dinner at Colonel Percy Yerger mansion on Austin avenue where Colonel Curtis insulted Dr Emmet. The doctor, described as a blowhard, vows the insult will cost him his life. The piece adds that Pennsylvania has more post offices than any other state.
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