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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1890
Page
2
The Register notes a $100000 mausoleum planned for Laurel Hill Cemetery San Francisco for the Ileod family. It also reports on British coast fortifications and a broad survey of salt production and royal pretender chatter across Europe.
An old man recalls a jailyard hanging of Uncle Ben and laments his poor memory and lack of respect for a brother as he speaks to his son. The dialogue reveals rural dialect, humor, and a traveler’s note about the event and community reactions.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch reporter recalls a masked hiss door in a store and a furious buyer whose exit was halted by a door that whispered shut. The anecdote highlights lingering distrust of automatic door closers and their peculiar power to end a confrontation silently.
A New York Weekly poem expresses deep spiritual distress and seeking God’s mercy. The speaker laments tears and doubt, acknowledges sin, and pleads for Jesus’s healing and cleansing to restore wholeness and grace. The verse emphasizes faith, repentance, and divine mercy.
Esther leaves George after a quarrel over bills and loneliness. Her brother Ned and sister Annie urge reconciliation. George, repentant and lonely, longs for Esther. a dramatic return reunites the couple, ending estrangement and softening his temper. The household settles into happiness with Esther back.
A humorous 19th century anecdote recounts Tom Jones praying for a roof to be paid by divine lightning striking the church. The joke centers on Sam Jones guarding his money as shingles fall, with a line about a costly prayer that asks for the storm to stop wasting his cash.
Miss Olof Krarer, a Greenland native visiting here, recounts Inuit family life and customs. She notes strict gender roles, arranged marriage by theft, harsh penalties for disobedience, and a culture with no doctors or rulers, limited illness, and daily oil skincare.
A Puul ton street dealer advertises repairing umbrellas while you wait and sells new ones. He notes many customers cling to old handles, preferring repairs over full replacements, and explains how a new stick or cover can revive an old umbrella without losing its familiar feel.
A brief anecdote describes an Irish servant girl told the day was the shortest of the year. She questions the claim with humor, noting she has just finished tea service when the mistress implies it is already time to bring up the tea.
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