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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1888
Page
2
The piece surveys prominent engineers and lawmakers, cites flying machine hopes, theatrical speech rates in Congress, and a California colonization claim. It sketches caricatures of Senator Massey, a French lawyer, and Lord Newcastle, plus a dog rescue tale and tiger hunt feats by an Englishman in India.
England’s 23 year old duke, delicate in appearance, favors books over racing while inheriting a betting habit from the late duke. Clara Louise Kellogg recalled a horse she predicted would win at Ascot. The duke backed the horse, won 30000 dollars, and had the winner’s portrait set as a diamond brooch for Kellogg.
Dr. R W Sueverot advises ornithologists on portable instant shutter setups to photograph birds in multiple positions. Prairie perches host many species for hours, with nests, flight, and feeding scenes feasible. Rookeries and water-bird resorts in Bahamas or Alaskan coasts also present rich subjects. Separately, Sing Sing houses 1,200 idle convicts. reform through industrial prisons is criticized as enriching contractors while harming society and possibly driving recidivism.
Popular Science surveys foggy weather signaling by gunpowder flashes proposed by Lord Rayleigh and Prof Stokes for lighthouse use. It reviews nutmeg poisoning cases and the alarming decline of large birds, plus reports on color effects triggering distress, and historic measurements of light and electrical velocities by Fizeau Cornu Michelson Weastartone Kirchoff and metal wires.
A Portland Oregonian feature describes Lake Whatcom near Bellingham Bay as a scenic basin with Reveille Island. It recounts a Native tragedy on the island where fleeing Indians drowned themselves and reports eerie night sounds blamed on warrier chants or natural forces, with mystery unresolved.
Prof Medeleer argues petroleum originates mineralogically and is produced continually. He demonstrates artificial synthesis similar to earth processes, with experts unable to distinguish natural from manufactured oil. His view involves water penetrating the crust, reacting with metal carbides, releasing gases, and forming hydrocarbons.
The article discusses regions where oil is trapped in condensed mineral oil and natural gas, seeking outlets or stored under high pressure until boreholes reach the surface. It posits oil-bearing strata near mountains, displaced by uplift allowing water access, and contemplates metallic carbides in the Earth's center as a potential vast fuel store beyond coal.
William Elliot Griffis recalls a Fukui host's zashiki full of Echizen tea and a private art trove. He describes unpacking treasures of gold, ivory, porcelain, and bronze, noting the surprising poverty beside the display. The host praises lineage while Griffis muses on age, marks, and the rarity of open access to Japan's art.
A German physician argues consumption affects all ages and classes worldwide, with higher mortality in large population centers due to impure air and poor hygiene. Nomad tribes avoid it until settled in towns. warm climates show virulence, while high altitudes offer some protection. Overcrowding, dampness, and indoor living reduce climate benefits, though outdoor life and exercise are deemed desirable. Foote's Health Monthly.
A boiler's worst flaw is priming the tendency to send water and steam to the engine. Priming means boiling over as steam escapes with water. The consequence is the entanglement of water in the steam, causing improper operation.
Max Muller hosts a luncheon for Princess Alice wife of Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt and daughter of Queen Victoria. Guests are shown silver tumblers about the size of a large orange used to hold ale. The bowls balanced perfectly when empty and returned to position, illustrating the origin of the word tumbler from All Souls’ tumblers.
An unnamed narrator recalls a voyage across Lake Superior and a mate’s blunt view on diving deaths. The mate explains the lake’s frigid water prevents rescue actions, recounts stories of drowning, and notes he has never seen a corpse afloat, while describing a man saved only by a scratch.
A frail widow in Tucson awakens to a burglar demanding keys. He is tied by a rope during police arrival, pleading through injuries and boasting of past wild animal feats, while the woman’s stoic resolve helps recover him. The report mirrors the Detroit Free Press’s biting humor.
A humor piece from Puck satirizes a policeman who boasts of his size and awkward lifestyle. The narrator jokes about being too fat to crawl into a coal box, too wide for burglars to miss, and too heavy for stairs and clothing costs, ending with a quip about commissioners paving the pieces if they ever break him.
The article discusses how conversation shapes social feeling and intelligence, urging listeners to cultivate attentive listening and adapt topics to others interests. It cites figures like Chaucer Goldsmith Dante and Washington to illustrate varied conversational fluency, then contrasts female and male conversational styles and advises gentle defense of others while avoiding vanity. It ends with a note on publication offerings from a family illustrated paper and a brief Franklin quip about vanity.
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