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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1882
Page
2
A survey of diverse items notes a Kansas divorce law, Ireland’s Francis Wise death without a will totaling 15 million, Iowa school funds, South Carolina fence law, 1881 English publishing, a Vienna death by hanging, beans guessing contest in Denver, Ellen McCandless criminal record, Bismarck memoir plans, Mormon polygamy debate, a Georgia passenger seat dispute, San Francisco bear capture, and Parnape Pa street window expansion.
Judge Allison held that a public highway includes air and light above the footpath and cartway, ruling for a suit to remove an obstructing structure and emphasizing the citizen’s unrestricted right to view when a street is dedicated to public use. The article also critiques Oscar Wilde’s notoriety and discusses Ivy goods and clothing trade representations in New York.
The Denver and New Orleans Railroad workers uncover a buried forest between Cherry Creek and Running Creek, twenty to thirty-five miles from Denver. Petrified trees lie ten to twenty-five feet deep across several locales, remarkably intact with bark and grain visible. Present-day pines grow above the ancient relics, signaling a dramatic geological find.
The Norristown Pa Herald mentions Samuel C Nyce of 308 Marshall St a Harrisburg journal clerk. His three year old son broke a leg in the country and recovered after rubbing with St Jacobs Oil Dr Knipe credits the oil for curing stiffness Mrs Nyce endorses its use and keeps it on hand.
New Hampshire lawmakers require town selectmen to humane dispatch hawks and crows offered for the state bounty before any payment, aligning with existing practice for wolves. The measure imposes ear clipping as a condition for receiving bounty funds.
Its Equal Is Unknown. A Lowell Mass paper cites Mr P H Short proprietor of the Belmont Hotel Lowell who suffered rheumatism for seventeen years without relief until applying St Jacobs Oil. He says it produced remarkable and instantaneous effect, unlike any previous medicine. The Lyons Iowa Mirror notes the report.
A lyric depicts the speaker greeting the morning with reverent vows and adoration. The beloved is awakened by daylight and beauty, with vivid imagery of sunrise gold in hair and daisies touching the feet. The verse urges the beloved to rise, hear praise, and banish dark dreams as the day begins.
In tough times Farmer Bruce faces selling Clover the milch cow to feed his hungry family. Jack, the butcher's son, volunteers to repay kindness by rallying customers to buy the cow back, keeping her alive for the Bruces. Clover returns home watched over by grateful neighbors and a smiling Jack.
A Detroit crowd watched a farmer wager $25 that his dog would approach a chained lion. The dog charged, fought the lion, and tore through hair and sawdust as a lion was toppled. The saloon keeper demanded payment, police considered a court case, and the scene ended with the farmer paying part of the sum.
A readable line from a rural text depicts Donald and Patsey alongside their Clover as Mrs Bruce hurries off with a milk-pail, capturing a quiet country moment. The brief excerpt hints at pastoral daily life and neighborly activity in a rustic setting.
An exchange reports possible Paris driven changes to women hairdos with looser styles and cropped heads. Some praise for certain faces, notably a delicate blond or Polish beauty, but many fear the vast majority won’t suit the look. Observers note risk of regret after a fashion slip.
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