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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1877
Page
1
A poem by Tom Paine about a dream castle built of clouds with sunlit turrets and grottos that is carried away by a storm then restored to a tranquil scene where the speaker meets a beloved figure. The piece ends with returning to the castle as the wind rises. Published in Magazine of American History.
A lyrical verse celebrates morning love and nature. The speaker greets a beloved, praising sunlight, blossoms, and landscapes. The piece dwells on gentle Zephyrs, glistening streams, and the busy hum of bees as images of a tranquil Eden.
A short poem expresses longing and devotion. The speaker asks why lovers are apart and notes how the heart tracks time by beloved signals while arguing that a divine plan binds them. The verse contemplates unity against separation and questions the ache of distance.
The text describes Ser flo’s habit of frequent calls to a pleasant acquaintance Miss Sims. He jokes about arriving as regularly as the fever and ague, and she quips that it is only every other day. A child is asked about the three great Java feasts and answers breakfast dinner and supper.
In Brookdale Priory a pair, Effie and cousin Tom, test a Halloween charm, promising to reveal Effie’s future husband by a mirror vision after midnight. Tom’s prank backfires as Effie sees herself, but the couple end up united, marriage seemingly secured by Tom’s ruse and Effie’s trust.
Mr Beals president of the American Sardine Company describes methods from catching to canning at Port Monmouth. Harvest begins at dawn with a 700 foot net, fish are scaled cleaned and canned in seven steaming tanks. full process lasts about three days. Exports rise to Russia Germany Australia Singapore and South America. 150 workers employed. plans to expand the works amid expected large catches.
A father's wedding breakfast praise extols a daughter's housekeeping as foundational to her marriage. The piece argues a well fed household yields content, warns against relying on hired cooks, and notes foods influence temperament. It cites naval secretary anecdotes and ends with quirky dialect humor about wages and turnips.
A father explains to his son that sailors are not small men. The boy retells a joke about a sailor who fell asleep on his watch, prompting the conversation and a lighthearted exchange about scale and duty.
Dr Andrew’s Chicago paper reveals relics from the mound builders showing possible early writing and symbols. Stones found at mound bottoms in Tennessee Rockford Illinois and Davenport Iowa display sun and crescent motifs with columns of enigmatic characters, hinting at a record-keeping culture and a new field for American archwology.
A historic draft to cede Goat Island in the Bay of San Francisco to the Central Pacific Railroad faced strong opposition from San Francisco citizens and lawmakers. Engineers warned the land was vital for city defense, and the attempt to gift it risked devaluing property and creating a rival city, prompting vigorous remonstrances and political pushback.
A very poor man with a large family recently presented an order at a Groveton store in New Hampshire for one dollar worth of goods. The items included plug tobacco, matches, a pack of playing cards, and tea, totaling the balance of one dollar.
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