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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1883
Page
2
The Register recounts varied items from 1882 Massachusetts rail mileage to European births and public spectacles. It mentions a peppering of sensational crimes, a Burdell murder tale, domestic scandals, a Norwich Bulletin bachelor, American industry pride, and costs of Italian warships versus Krupp models.
The article recalls a test of a Krupp cannon and a more powerful Italian model tried at Spezia, then shifts to a hoax about the Newhall House fire. It cites E B Northrop in St. Paul as a hoax author and notes penal institutions' death rates with convicts used in mines and railroads. A brutal East St. Louis duel leaves two men severely wounded, each losing an eye. The text closes with sentimental family reflections on a mother and child and a digression on diamonds.
Experimental stations report sorghum meal freed from hulls has no adverse effect on mild cows and milk quality. Bog mold and manure mix boosts turnips and carrots growth. Dairies advised to improve cleanliness through investigations, with carbolic soap blends for parasites. Carp culture urged only in prepared ponds with expert guidance, and avoid open streams or unsuitable ponds.
Prof Leone Levi reports to the British Association on wages and income, noting that personal expenditure totals about 878 million pounds with 83 percent on necessaries and 17 on luxuries. National spending mirrors this but at higher necessity shares, while taxes and distribution profits keep luxuries within the economy. Working classes account for about 70 percent of the population and middle and higher classes about 30 percent, with distinct per-class expenditure patterns on necessaries and luxuries. The overall income near one billion pounds yields a modest surplus after spending, supporting productive use and capital growth.
A New York Post feature extols family life as the noblest work, urging parents to foster happy homes through winter evenings, building character, and educating children. It promotes owning and beautifying the home, plus practical crafts for children like plaster moulds to teach neatness and color.
A farmer describes a simple do it yourself telephone system using cigar boxes as connection points. A half inch hole is drilled in the bottom of each box and a loop of iron stove pipe wire is threaded through and tautened with a nail to link boxes. The line can run 200 yards and even carry music when the organ is played thirty feet away.
The fragment describes liquor shop access and a new application amid a tale of a wager and police scrutiny. It shifts to a vivid portrait of Brighton, its seafront, terraces, piers, and nightlife. It notes a population around 400,000, seasonal visitors, and prominent social patterns including aristocrats, merchants, and foreign court figures.
After dismissing his officers the Marshal taunts X saying the town is full of whisky and to reveal the racket. X selects a cocoanut and claims to have smuggled 5,000 of them past the Marshal last week. The Marshal pays up and leaves with his sample.
In a Brooklyn street scene a frazzled obituary editor and a blunt proofreader spar over a flawed obituary editorial. The editor rails against misread proofs as the piece twists a celebrated French philosopher and a college pugilist into bungled phrases.
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