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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1890
Page
2
The Register outlines varied items from 19th century society including a Frederick Douglass fortune note, a slashed sale on Grant’s Memoirs, a Texas sheep ranch, a Vienna baker paying in gold, and remarks on royal German and English fluency. It notes an Albany prisoner's plea to stay, extradition treaty effects, medical oddities, and a February to April span of curiosities.
A visiting pair met the President on a pleasure cruise aboard the war steamer Princeton when an explosion killed Mr Gardiner and others. Gardiner's body was carried to the White House and funeral scenes led to an acquaintance that became a marriage. The article also notes nickel alloy strengthens iron and steel for bridges and machinery, reducing magnetism in steel and improving shipbuilding. It mentions manganese alloy reducing magnetism and a coating of magnetic iron oxide to protect iron and steel.
The Morfa colliery disaster is linked to reports of unexplained noises or shoutings heard by firemen and pit-men before the blast. A miner felt an unseen presence surface, observed by the banksman as it landed on the bank and moved to the shed where the injured and dead are carried. The phenomena were said to precede the explosion and deter several coalmen from descending, risking prosecution.
A doctor asks why many passersby tolerate quackery. The quack shows a window crowd and claims nine out of ten are gullible, hence he gains nine customers. The passage contrasts sham healers with educated dentists and traditional physicians, noting people’s fondness for deception and the ease of being misled.
A New York soldier recounts the valor of an Indiana sharpshooter labeled Indiana. Wounded in the leg and head, he refuses a hospital stretcher, continues toward the enemy works, and mocks fear with bold commands. The man mentions prior service in the Mexican war and forty battles in this war.
A prospective groom declares his love and ability to support Ellen amid a humorous exchange. The elder questions finances as the couple jokes about Ellen’s expensive tastes, noting she costs up to six dollars weekly for ice cream soda and caramels, leaving four dollars for rent and provisions. The exchange captures a quirky domestic moment from the Detroit Free Press.
Poem presents a Victorian meditation on love and life. A speaker invites a Lady to an enchanted garden where roses burn and ferns flutter. The verse contrasts fading rose petals with remaining vitality and urges cherishing life’s blossoms before autumn.
Henry Wade and his mother outmaneuver a prejudiced father by bringing Minna Easton, posing as a poor worker, into their home as Jane West. The country wife and son grow attached, the father remains wary, and Thanksgiving reveals Minna’s true identity and resolve to win a place in the family.
In a festive scene, a groom to be is assured by his father that marriage to his chosen bride is welcome. The Wade family gathers joyfully around the table as Christmas bells ring in the city and the son marries the girl of his choice.
An old deacon famed for avarice tells a dream of heavenly realms to his sons and son-in-law Dave. Dave recounts a hellish scene at gates of Hades where souls are stored in iron eggs. The imp reveals the deacon’s soul is “small enough” to fit in one, sparking shock. Jacksonville Metropolis.
A laborer in Furstenwald, Branden burg, Prussia, witnessed a large seven-foot wingspan eagle attacking a watch-dog. The dog died, the eagle appeared aged with a gold ring on its left foot engraved Eperjes Id. 9 1827, possibly captive. Eagles are solitary and powerful, capable of lifting lambs and injuring people. stories of children seized by eagles exist, while nests are built on inaccessible cliffs. The article also notes rapid mail delivery timings and long-distance routes from Philadelphia to cities across the U.S. and overseas.
A farmer recalls a scheme where two men bribed toll-gate keepers to harass rival travelers. The first paid a dollar to alarm A about ill health, then the second paid two dollars to similarly affect B. The ruse fractured their friendship, while the toll-gate keeper netted three dollars for the deception.
A quarrel erupts at Castle Garden where a Mormon wife accuses her husband of flirting with a woman aboard a vessel. He insists they were engaged before leaving Queenstown, while the exchange hints at looming troubles. The passage ends with an ominous note of threats and life insurance concerns.
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