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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1871
Page
1
The Register lists subscription prices for advance and delayed payment and notes no paper is discontinued until arrears are paid. It details advertising rates by column width and duration, double pricing for local column ads, and requires advance payment for transient ads and payment on delivery for net job work.
An 19th century medical advertisement extols Hoofland’s German Bitters as a non alcoholic remedy made from plant extracts grown in Germany. It touts a companion tonic with Santa Cruz rum, claims strong liver and digestive benefits, and lists broad cures for pain, fevers, and various maladies, warning of inferior cheap substitutes.
An 19th century advertisement-like summary details Buchu leaves and preparations such as Tenapoun’s and Ilztugoup's extracts, touting stimulant, diuretic, and tonic properties. It lists claimed uses for urinary, reproductive, digestive, and systemic ailments, notes age ranges for use, and warns against counterfeits with Helmbold’s brand and pricing.
A western tale recounts a traveler who confesses to manslaughter and asks to be hung. A jury of locals holds a mock trial, sentencing him to hang next Sunday and arranging a pretense at the hotel, ending with a staged execution using a tree limb. The piece ends noting a boy’s shift from ambition to idleness and a subscription prompt.
A Scientific American inspired explanation shows how evaporation, atmospheric saturation, and temperature drops create clouds and rain. It notes warmer air near the surface, colder air aloft, and how rising water vapor condenses like a sponge to release rain.
The complaint arises from refunds of mutilated currency sent to Washington for exchange where 10 20 or 50 cents are deducted. The author rejects the legal basis and fairness of such clipping arguing a note remains valid if its essential parts exist and urging elimination of the government’s gain from the practice while noting public vexation.
A curious list of long-lived individuals notes their diverse lifestyles from heavy drinking to strict abstinence. Examples include Centenarians like Anibal Camaux, Polotiman the surgeon, Obst the peasant, and Jean Lafitte, with diets ranging from daily alcohol to vegetable–based regimens and captivity hardships cited as factors.
A local chronicler narrates a frog kept in a glass jar at the Patty House Fond du Lac that senses rain before humans. The creature sits on a platform above water, dives at change in weather, and signals rain by retreating to the water. It feeds when flies are offered and is praised as a natural phenomenon and domestic aid.
At a Liverpool meeting of the Mathematical Association a member demonstrated reading a newspaper paragraph at ten yards by a dish covered with looking glasses behind a candle. Captain Hutchison, watching the experiment, conceived the idea that led to the first reflecting lighthouses built at Liverpool.
A Pennsylvania servant read a tale claiming Siberian hunters gut companions for meals, then tried the idea on an employer's hungry child. The hired girl told the jailer there must be a misexplanation or a misapplication of the method.
John Logan, once renowned as a ferocious poker player, has embraced religion and reformed. A scene shows him confessing to a publican that he has joined the Methodist Church and no longer gambles. The publican taunts him about his past winnings as Logan explains his reform and full church membership.
The Rev. J B W Ware discusses superstitions and marriage, claiming brides before looking glasses bring woe. He notes few marriages failed, apart from one tale where the couple faced tragedy and a stranger guided him to proceed.
The United States stormer Periwinkle, led by Captain Tal, is at the Washington Navy Yard undergoing a full overhaul. The ship gains heavy timbers cork sheathing and ice protection with a modified boiler setup and a screw-protecting propeller well. Supervising constructor with Arctic expedition experience oversees repairs as the vessel nears readiness for a May departure.
The article extols sleep as essential for health and morality, arguing that the best rest yields vigor and cures for various ailments. It lists causes of sleeplessness and prescribes habits: a clean bed, exercise, air, moderate warmth, mental calm, light meals, and avoiding stimulants. It warns that overworked, nervous individuals risk short, imperfect lives without proper rest.
A historic mocked amendment in Oregon proposes a humorous, satirical law taxing death for Chinamen. The draft outlines fines and licenses related to dying, burial, and bone digging, including boot costs and a Secretary of State permit. The absurd bill shows a period voice reflecting hostility toward Chinese residents.
A New Orleans Republican recounts a comical attempt to load an elephant onto a Yeager steamer with panic among spectators. The crew and elephant finish aboard safely as Captain Brady orders a trunk search that ends up being the elephant’s own trunk. The text also includes a satirical Irish MP about money and a German professor’s claim that blood reveals all animals, with implications about human origins.
A Sheboygan County resident, described as an eloquent divine, wins marriage inside the State Prison and ties the knot with a female inmate while friends of the bride oppose the union amid controversy surrounding the alliance.
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