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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1872
Page
1
A historical poem attacks corruption and political manipulation. It condemns Rob-Roy and his faction for extorting donations and exploiting government positions. The verse praises Ulysses S. Grant as capable and argues against self-serving acts by office seekers.
A miscellany of brief curiosities and odd facts from various places. Topics include London streets, regional produce, famed figures, and unusual local anecdotes such as a massive Muscatine boy, dog-drawn milk carts in Brussels, and a 1,500 pound pig in East Barnard Vermont, reflecting the era’s quirky news bite style.
A rambling tale follows a bloodthirsty pirate aboard the schooner Mary Jane who dreams of domestic bliss. He abducts the bark Matilda’s crew and is killed after his lover Mrs. Jones rejects his status, stabbing him with a parasol after a hullabaloo and murder aboard the ship. The narrative then shifts to a satirical comparison of political power and the king.
A compendium notes origins of common plants and objects including peas from Egypt, celery from Germany, chestnut from Italy, onion from Egypt, nettle from Europe, tobacco from Virginia, citron from Greece, pine from America, rye from Siberia, poppy from Hast, mulberry from Persia, oats from North Africa, parsley from Sardinia, pear and apple from Europe, spinach from Arabia, sunflower from Peru, walnut and peach from Persia, horse chestnut from Thibet, cucumber from East Indies, radish from China and Japan. interleaved are short curios about a Parisian millionaire's bid to link his name to Scribe in a dramatic work, Scribe’s reply on propriety, a boast of personal beauty fueling noble aims, an English firm dredging the Tiber, Mormon police, and a Pontiac Mich resident with a 7,270-piece quilt.
A man near a railroad bridge plots an engineered disaster to gain a free lifetime pass and a $10,000 gift after hearing of a widow who saved a train. He rolls a rock onto the tracks, causing a crash that kills and injures several aboard. He serves 10 years for manslaughter and later learns shoe-making, deeming railroads a curse.
In a crowded shop a poor woman buys half a pound of butter sugar and a few cheap provisions while an invalid next door longs for fruit and tea. The scene reveals poverty and sacrifice as she endures neglect and offers her remaining bread with prayers for the hungry. The merchant’s gaze vs poverty mirrors moral judgment and quiet virtue.
An outraged husband questions why Mrs Jones rides in Wall Street carriage he struggles to maintain. She replies he would not have his wife bow to a worker for a living. The scene follows an ad for an organist and music teacher, with a bid by a person who has held both roles for years.
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