05 Mar 1880
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1880
Page
1
The top ticket holder who does not win any of the three largest prizes will be awarded an elegant prize in addition to the standard premiums. The rule applies to the participant with the most entries among non winners.
The Sun declares its mission for 1880 to deliver prompt, clear news to all readers without party bias. It vows independence, honesty, and plain language, chronicling political events, the presidential election, and Congressional actions while defending constitutional rights and public accountability. Subscription rates are listed for Danny Sun, eight-page, and Sunday editions, with club offers and mail postages.
Simon Mix and Serena Mix argue over money and style, exposing cracks in a poor marriage. Serena pleads for funds to keep up appearances while Simon frets over debt. The breakfast table scene reveals heartbreak, temptation, and a man edging toward ruin as work and home clash.
The product claims to restore gray hair to its original color and leave the scalp white and clean. It purports to cure dandruff and hair loss, nourish the hair, and provide a glossy moist look. Marketed as economical with long-lasting effects and endorsed by eminent medical men and the Massachusetts State Assayer. A. H. Fretageot & Co. agents.
After the Kabul occupation a warrant opened Lodge Seaforth with Capt Stewart Mackenzie of the Ninth Lancers installed as first Master. The lodge honors the Clan Mackenzie led by the Earl of Seaforth. Col Noel Money of the Third Sikhs attended, a prominent Mason with a 33d degree.
London letter notes ladies adopting scented petticoats with solid perfume quilted in. Fragrance shifts from vendelella to new mown bay, creating a peculiar effect as the fashion spreads widely. The origin of the practice is unknown.
A mean man placed sixteen hornets in a whisky bottle and arranged for a Texas man to drink from it in darkness. The hornets stung as the texan noted the liquor lacked real Texas fire.
A belle meets her rival and with feigned concern remarks on age. The rival jokingly replies that power was old before as she is today, delivering a wry comeback in a playful exchange.
The remark notes the Czar earns $1,740 a minute, a figure that highlights the paradox of a ruler paid handsomely while his principal duty remains defending himself from attacks by his own people. The line underscores a fragile political climate and discontent beneath opulent portraits.
A thinker draws a parallel between marriage and meals, arguing that the same standard of quality applies to both. He asserts the need for absolute confidence in choosing a partner, just as one seeks reliable sausage quality in dining.
A domestic farce unfolds with Mix and Serena over a plan to stage a curtain drop followed by a quarrel about a late husband Buzzard. A decade of grief, a hysterical scene, and a divorce finalizes the incompatibility of temper. Separate editorial on government bonds and soldier pay contrasts with the domestic tale.
A free and easy young man criticized sculptor Art as the man who makes mud heads. The artist replied with dry humor, Er-er, not all of them, I didn't make yours.
A fragment from a humorous column lampoons gender stereotypes and social habits. It reviews opinions on feminine mouths with colorful judgments and ends with a joke about card players undervaluing time, noting a partner’s misinterpreted remark about shuffling.
An eager lover spends hours drafting a letter to his beloved then ruins it by an ink spill. He swears, circles the blot, and proclaims the blot as a kiss, which the amused recipient believes as genuine affection.
Local ad copy extols advertising as essential for community welfare. It argues robust local advertising keeps trade home, supports industry, spurs improvements, and fosters town pride, claiming retailers who advertise extensively benefit both town and residents more than nonadvertisers.
The Saturday Review portrays ballroom acts with humorous descriptions of dancers. Observers note peculiar postures and expressions, comparing movements to a dog howling at music, a bead in the middle, genuflections, pump handle arm motions, and protective grips.
A local physician badly mismanages a patient by using a hot iron as a weight to brace a broken leg. The wife burns herself trying to adjust the device, the doctor removes the hot iron in a dramatic moment, and the scene ends with the doctor delivering a lengthy tirade. The patient recovers, and the doctor insists it was a deliberate prank.
A young man out in the country tried milking a cow while smoking a cigar. He touched the cow with the lit end, was knocked down as the cow stomped and rolled him, and he collapsed amid stars. He later deemed farming the hardest work.
The article recounts Josephine owning 400 cashmere shawls used as dog blankets with Napoleon displeased by shawls masking her figure. He torn them off, throwing them into the grate, while she calmly requested another shawl and wrapped herself in it.
A drug store clerk devised a blunt trap for anyone attempting to open the cash drawer. He rigged the till so an intruder would receive a four inch brad awl injury. He left without explaining it to the boss and hopes for new work once he recovers.
Boston papers report a baby born without brain tissue who died within minutes, a macabre note on the fragility of life and the limits of medical understanding, with observers remarking on the tragic contrast between birth and death.
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