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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1889
Page
2
A digest of scattered items from The Register, noting figures on Kansas property taxes, pensions, beef prices, and the era’s curiosities. It mentions Mary L. Booth multilingual translator, Prince Oscar’s daughter, ministerial posts, curious legal and social tidbits, and quirky anecdotes from Swift to Spurgeon.
Asummary recounts an embezzler who stole 8000 dollars, fell into poverty in New York as a saloon loafer, and died destitute. It notes Rev William Corbett of Brooklyn scolding a Bishop at a New Haven conference. It mentions black dresses in Washington Post Office, a wolverine request for the US National Museum, and a contrast in Senate-Nominee activity between Cleveland and Harrison with dozens of nominations confirmed.
James Clark of Albany is famed for self-taught learning and a dream inspired mastery of lessons he cannot grasp by day. A Florida sea cow exhibits in Thomasville, ten feet long and weighing 1,000 pounds, with a 20 inch tail, caught by a 300 foot seine. Such cows grow 15 to 24 feet and 10,000 to 50,000 pounds and break stout rope easily.
Dray Staxney once told a tale of a note he sent to a shoe maker about custom shoes. The poor handwriting baffled the craftsman who sent it back to the Dean. The Dean joked he would not be responsible for the writing of the entire British aristocracy.
Rev Dr J M Breexing argues Spain suffers widespread bribery and tax evasion. He claims mayors enrich themselves rapidly, major cities lack credit, and public works stall due to distrust. He notes English control water works and street cars, implying pervasive financial manipulation.
Amona of Saxony urged women of all ranks to nursing, forming 1200 Albertinerinnen by year’s end 1867 to staff her hospital and convalescent home on the Elbe. The Boston Advertiser recalls Allen Thorndike Rice’s youth with a dramatic European kidnapping tale involving his mother and grandmother.
Electric cigar lighters use a pressed button to bring a wire into contact with another, igniting gas and lighting the cigar while turning off gas after lighting. The device amuses the public and saves gas for storekeepers.
A narrator recounts a quarrel with a tutor about English spelling and pronunciation. The teacher argues over O u g h sounds like off and one, while the narrator stubbornly debates phonetics leading to a tragic finish as the tutor is killed in a frenzied moment over pronunciation.
The Jessie under Captain Martin sails from Sydney to Hobartstown with a ten man crew including Captain, mate, cook, and Miss Martin. On the sixth night mutineers led by Needham seize the schooner after Needham is killed. Loring, the mate, and the Captain ally with Miss Martin to barricade the cabin and plan defense against the mutineers who threaten to burn the vessel if not surrendered.
Jess fires on mutineers during a boarding on the schooner. She kills the leader Ike Reese and two others, mortally wounds the negro cook, and helps retake the craft. Two mutineers die on deck, three flee toward the castle and are captured or killed. The mutiny failed as the vessel is moved toward Melbourne for surrender and punishment.
An excited tale from the Transvaal describes a hunter battling a hoodoo bull after a fall. The fight ends when the animal’s horns are freed to reveal gold nuggets weighing eight and six and a half pounds. The man survives and a rich field is claimed to be found.
A father impoverished by long struggle denies indulgence to save for his family while a mother shields daughters with ease and indolence. The piece argues that intellectual and moral strength come from self-reliance and action, not controlled by constant help. It argues that true manhood begins when a boy learns to think, act, and wait upon himself, stressing that labor crowns achievement.
A Paris committee of doctors declares saccharine harmful and its import harms sugar industry and state revenue. The Chamber introduces a bill to prohibit import of saccharine and saccharined substances to protect customs receipts and consumer health.
David Ker writes from New York Times about the Arch of Aurelius in Tripoli, a grand ancient monument nearly obscured by ramshackle brickwork and serving as a flour and potato store. The article notes its survival through centuries of war and conquest, standing as a tombstone to Rome’s former glory.
The piece recalls Ashley a fiery early impeachment figure who led anti Johnson efforts in Congress. Now aged and changed, he left politics after the war, became a governor of Dakota during Hayes, and later focused on railroad business in New York stating he will likely stay out of public life.
Jeremiah McCarty, foreman of laborers at the Navy Yard equipment building, likely faces a natural death after surviving multiple near fatal incidents. One dramatic incident at Newport Torpedo Station fifteen years ago saw him lift a torpedo near a buoy. an electric button blast sent him airborne in smoke, leaving him with the loss of an eye and part of his right side, though he recovered.
A disjointed dialogue features Dr. Caddington telling Migs Coolfax of plans to travel widely in coming years. A young woman reacts with disbelief, asking if he intends to become a tramp, while the merchant narrator labels the scene as travel.
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