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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1883
Page
2
A reflective poem recalls distant friendships and lost loves as the speaker rests in evening gloom. The verses speak of a letter from a cherished friend awakening memories, a longing for days gone by, and the hope of reuniting in heaven beyond earthly parting.
Polly Fletcher meets Paul Oldthorp after a seaside fortune teller warns of a rich, unscrupulous suitor. A goaded goat rescue, mistaken rumors, and flirtations unfold at Seabreeze, culminating in Polly choosing love over wealth and later marrying Oldthorp.
A Grand Haven Herald account recalls a Kala mazoo lawyer N. H. B. 3B with a volatile temper who hurled inkstands and law books at opponents. Justice Thomas R. Sherwood defended himself, sparking a ringed duel-like clash. Both men were fined $100, later paid by locals. B. repented, changed his temper, and aligned with the Democratic ticket.
A Boston Jour nal correspondent recalls the first elephant shown in New England and perhaps the United States. In 1817 at Alfred Maine near Round Pond on the Dover road a man named Davis fatally shot the elephant after an earlier altercation with the manager. The event caused a major sensation and the spot remains known as where the elephant was killed.
A Franco investigator notes bees can lift thirty times their weight relative to their size while warning that wood wealth and forest destruction threaten earthly paradise. The statement contrasts nature's value with human faults and cites Feliz L. Oswald.
The piece warns of Bright's disease, describing its visible signs and saying kidneys are neglected by doctors. It cites Richard Bright as the disease’s namesake and questions causes, noting the high death rate among heavy drinkers while stressing the need for medical attention and awareness.
The piece argues that while pure water is colorless in small amounts, larger bodies of water show colors ranging from indigo and blue to green and near-black. It notes Mediterranean indigo, the Geneva azure, and Rhine greenish waters, and discusses ongoing scientific debate on whether water itself has color and what causes these tints.
A playful reminiscence describes cousin Julia learning opera while dressed in hi-heels, with Eugene Augustus praising her musical moment. The narrator recalls her flirtatious stage antics at the piano, ending with a comic, garbled rendition and a shout of admiration.
A Brooklyn public school visitor tests boys on the word distributed. Answers fail until one boy explains it by saying the dinner was a bully dinner. The tale shifts to a Coleman's hearing quip about Julia and a dandy remark, with George commenting on her appearance.
A collage of brief items from several papers features pithy proverbs about hay and lamb, a jealous sculptor, a debating society quip, twins by sorrow, birds with horns, theater praise, gas jokes, patchwork quilts, fashion, and red sea myths. A white hen hatches black chicks, a rent joke in Little Rock, Spain butter humor, a petrified head tale, a modern novel extract on punishment, a lion cage bet, and audience roars at Strasburger.
In a Detroit Justice Court a defendant sought to prove solid finances through a witness who said he pays debts promptly. When asked about lending money, the witness hesitated, then the defendant interrupted, revealing a mortgage plan. The vignette shows miscommunication and a courtroom moment about lending and credibility.
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