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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1882
Page
2
The Register reports the Wrights of Prairie county Arkansas, nine family members stricken within twelve days, only four surviving. The item notes other brief curiosities and local anecdotes, including circus performers in Cuba, Garfield expenses, a moral anecdote about a Canadian mechanic, and early 1880s stock and bond figures.
A Louisville merchant refuses a sealskin sacque for his daughter amid fashion excess. She leaves home, vanishes for two weeks, then returns after detectives trace her to a family of a well known citizen. The row underscores the cost of luxury and parental control in a Kentucky winter.
A dialogue recounts a drunkard defending his sobriety with quips about Phariseeism and Socrates. The Police Judge exposes contradictions as the man admits drinking to avoid pride, then insists on a worldly test of virtue by fighting temptation. The piece ends with a satirical punishment of hard labor.
The Atlantic Monthly notes that reading alone does not form a cultivated person, but true cultivation shows when readers assimilate books into their mental substance. It contrasts conversations with the cultivated and the untrained, and mentions Jefferson as the only president never to host a White House reception, with his daughter visiting him only twice.
A collage of aphorisms and reflections on fortune freedom and virtue. It contrasts beggary and honesty noting the beggar as the free man, critiques social manners and courtship while praising restraint and virtue. The piece threads through philosophy, happiness, liberty, wealth, and human motives with a wry, moral tone.
A Queen commentary decries vulgarity as selfish egotism and public scenes. It condemns nosy questions about gifts, private matters, loud talking, public affection, and disrespect within families as signs of vulgarity. True vulgarity roots in self centeredness, while unselfish behavior remains refined even if uncouth.
A London Society account surveys Cornish prayer meetings showing crude language and personal petitions. It notes rivals between Dissenting fishermen and churchgoers, including prayers about the devil and “ould smutty face” and a request to convert two men in the corner.
Advertisement urging readers to visit Dr J H Schenck & Son in Philadelphia to read letters of cures for consumption and other lung diseases. Promotes Dr Schenck’s Book on Consumption and provides instructions to obtain certificates of cures and guidance on diet, exercise, and clothing for the sick based on long experience.
W.H. Blake captain of the Memphis and St. Louis Packet Line states he has used Putronic Syrup Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills in his family endorsing their effectiveness and reliability. The letter offers free postpaid distribution to all applicants.
A. Shelly of Smith & Shelly, a Grass Lake Dry Goods firm, writes that after years of consumption symptoms and failing health he followed Dr J H Schenck’s medicines and recovered fully. He asserts the remedies cured him and recommends them to others as effective even in advanced stages. Grass Lake Mich October 21 1880.
E Narmandin Jr of Woonsocket Rhode Island testifies to recovery from severe liver and lung disease after using Pulmonic Syrup and Seaweed Tonic from Dx Science and Son Philadelphia. He details months of weakness, night sweats, blood-tinged phlegm, and loss of appetite, and notes he recommended the remedies to a woman diagnosed with consumption who also recovered.
A personal account from a patient who, after two family deaths from consumption and suffering severe coughing fits and hemorrhages, sought help from a physician who specialized in lung diseases and was advised to pursue treatment. The narrative underscores trust in Dr. J H Schenck and his remedies as a remedy for consumption.
A quirky 19th century sketch on quick fixes using mucilage to repair and decorate. It suggests fastening loose pages, mending wallpaper, securing frameless pictures, stiffening linen collars, and crafting wall decor with hand painted or cloth covered stops. It also covers varnishing to hide scrapes, varnish reuse for furniture, and repurposing worn Brussels carpets into a bright dining-room rug.
A lively domestic scene unfolds as a mother confronts a child over a misheard cat on the shelf. The exchange escalates with threats and a chase toward the cellar, centering on an errant catsup bottle misidentification. Greenbush Ga action.
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