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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1893
Page
2
Report notes Emperor William is determined for a date with danger while a claim spreads of 50 000 muscles in an elephant's trunk. A whisky trust fate is cited as evidence that watering stock is unsafe and extravagant.
Opinion argues Timmie is not a foundation for pleas by Chicago hotel keepers blaming higher bills on extra help to prevent visitors from blowing out gas. The piece questions the link between service costs and gas safety requirements.
The piece discusses a murky Wall Street mood with speculation that alleged brigands may be using lambs wool to mislead the public.
An old soldier argues fame comes from dying for one’s country and being reported as killed, but many unnamed Southern battlefield graves hold silent testimony that would contradict this notion.
In a quiet Artscene note, two actresses were reportedly blackballed by Sosaris. No reason given and malice theory rejected, leaving a simple explanation that the dissenting women are color blind.
Berlin authorities carried out the execution of a male and a female murderer. No demurrer or new trial motions were filed. Both had killed three or four girls, ending their cases with swift punishment.
A remark attributed to President Cleveland warns that any examiner who falsely reports a bank as sound days before a collapse will lose his job without notice. The comment suggests strict accountability for bank examinations and signals heightened scrutiny of early warnings.
A St. Louis boy close to his teens fired a bullet into the head of a playmate. The act is described as a tribute to the influence of literature teaching the young how to shoot, rather than a punishment for the victim.
A harsh note from foreign posts reports another American has killed himself at Monte Carlo. The writer urges compatriots to take responsibility and face the perils of gambling abroad, warning that too many Americans abroad are buried by charity instead of paying for their own arrangements.
Sir Charles Russell questions why seals, as domestic animals, lack branding. He jokes that branding would spoil their fur and imagines a sealskin cloak with marks, prompting embarrassment at the notion.
The ex convict dynamiter James McKeevitt is on American soil and intends to stay. The article notes privileges granted to him without explanation compared to cholera microbes and critiques any delegation meeting a microbe.
A young Texas widow, insulted by a passerby, drew a six chamber revolver and fired six shots, perforating the man’s anatomy. She faces no trial and can choose any unmarried Texas man as a husband.
The White Star line orders an 800 foot ocean greyhound. Early predictions warned ships would split as lengths grew, yet no sign of a breaking limit. Some visionaries even speculate travelers could cross oceans on a dry shed vessel docking in New York with stern tied to a Queenstown gang plank.
The czar's stroll through his possessions drew crowds of petitioners who were warned away by the guard. The scene underscored the peril of approaching the monarch and the powerful lesson it imparted.
The passage notes thirty six killed and survivors fleeing to poorhouses, masking anger as they return to where they came from. It contrasts the harshness of red tape in the United States with the severity of the event.
A German publisher inserted notices in many papers claiming a wealthy nobleman seeks a wife resembling the novel’s heroine. Marriageable women bought the book to compare with the heroine, causing an immense boost in sales.
The Scranton Truth notes electricians believe a breakthrough may extract all energy from coal with no waste. If achieved it could revolutionize heat lighting and transportation and, if used in war, could end global conflict. The article links this to a future of peaceful times.
The piece contrasts English criticism of heated American politics with British leaders’ sharp epithets toward Gladstone and Irish radicals. Lord Randolph Churchill calls opponents desperadoes while rival Irish party is a putrid horror. Salisbury condemns Home Rule as insane and fainthearted. The rhetoric signals a looming Home Rule victory.
Telegraph boasts offhand speed is obsolete as railroads push to erase distances. The record set by exposition flyers proves extreme speed not yet reached. If Chicago to Manhattan can drop by five hours on a first trial, further gains with better stock and roadbeds seem likely.
The Sun presents an approximate total of current war expenditures with items such as war expenser, bounties, private contributions, soldier labor loss, war claims, interest on debt and pensions. It notes official sources for some items, gives 1867 and 1893 interest trends, and explains that life lost and productivity decline are indirect costs.
The Atlanta Journal notes Judge Beckley offers original ideas and colorful phrases in a lengthy case. He described the decision as a tomtit with prim age enough for a turkey, blending playful natural imagery with legal reasoning.
A poem from Arthur's New Home Magazine critiques rote schooling. It portrays teachers forcefully stuffing diverse subjects into children, leaving them pale and sleep deprived as “momenta robbed from sleep” are noted. The piece satirizes intense instructional pressure and loss of individuality.
An elderly correspondent details Arthur Anthony’s observations on a Brookville elopement. He reads a newspaper account of Mrs. Ordway fleeing with a boarder and, aboard a train, appraises the wife and her lover, then steers the woman toward reconciliation through staged urgings.
In a short Amherst Monthly vignette a woman speaks with hope but surrenders to fear over money. Anthony offers help and ensures her safe passage on the western train before sending a telegraph to Mr. James Ordway with news of his wife’s return the afternoon train.
A white haired man in a hotel lobby tells a grim tale about a pistol he believed was unloaded. He recounts pointing the gun at his wife and pulling the trigger, only to reveal she died years ago of old age and the weapon was never loaded. The tale serves as a grave caution about rules and exceptions.
The article notes little change in wedding rings over a century, praising the gold ring as a perfect marriage token with a soft distinct ring when struck. It observes women now wear more rings, often without significance, while mixing diamonds and gems with fashion.
A story from Florence notes Lowell's father disapproved of James Lowell's poetry. A friend informed him that James wrote Harvard class poem but could not deliver it. extracts were circulated to please the doctor. The father lamented that James had promised to quit poetry and focus on books. Rufus led the class while James lagged near the bottom.
The piece notes 110,538 prisoners across seventeen states with illiterates committing crime at six times their population share. It argues urban records show higher crime among the ignorant and claims literacy expansion has reduced crime and will further cut criminal numbers once illiteracy is eliminated.
A narrator recalls two white pigeons that followed his father everywhere and whistled back. After the birds’ mate dies, the surviving bird starves and dies of grief, leaving the father to quit keeping pets.
A well educated physician gives plain dietary and exercise advice to a patient. She seeks a notorious quack who distorts medical jargon into grandiose but meaningless theory about membranous systems and spurious anatomical terms. The patient agrees with the absurd diagnosis and asks for treatment.
A French sentinel's duty included severe punishment for affronts. In 1622 M. de Marillac rode away after an audience with the King. his horse stepped on a sentinel, who struck back and was struck by Marillac. Goas sought satisfaction, the King intervened, and the sentinel faced war council punishment before a partial pardon.
The Philadelphia Record cites a Philadelphian as the original inventor of the nickel in the slot. At the Union hotel on the border of the twenty seventh ward a sixty three year roadhouse once run by Captain Serrill housed clockwork devices by his son, now a jeweler on South Ninth street. A large hen clockwork device drops a nickel to lay an egg and is claimed as the first nickel in the slot machine.
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