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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1888
Page
3
A boastful ad extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal American remedy. It claims it aids consumption, nasal catarrh, kidney and liver diseases, and blood disorders, urging readers to seek the product and dismiss rivals. An implied quip about saloons accompanies the copy.
The article argues for early financial education to prevent poverty and hardship in old age. It cites examples of arithmetic through everyday items, banking habits for children, and responsible tasks to build industry. It praises parents who teach money management, budgeting, and investments as essential for future security and civility.
The author notes India displays universal kindness to people and animals. Domestic animals are treated as family, pigeons cycle in city skylines, with flocks guided by owners from rooftops. The scene describes coop-keepers feeding birds after flights and the ease of obtaining pigeons in cities.
A satirical collage notes a Congress member opposing trusts and a daughter torn between family duty and politics. A correspondent asks about spiral stocking supporters and is steered to a physician. The item also mentions Blanchette’s costumes for a stage show and a manager guarding them.
A reader attacks a four chapter anonymous book satirically titled Has Malaria Overworked and Rasumatiam all sent to Florida Europe and Ems. The reviewer mocks doctors claiming ignorance and exposes the potential folly of relying solely on physicians. The note cites Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy and urges patients to consider other remedial options. The piece ends with a warning not to trust doctors exclusively.
The passage presents a macabre and violent vignette with children, a gun, and a graphic implied injury. It shifts between domestic mischief and grim imagery as a mother’s arrival looms, ending with the refrain of spanking and dirty hands. The tone reads as a sensational, lurid cartoonish scene from a 19th century newspaper page.
Seeking Knowledge recalls a southern ice source question and a bell boy anecdote about ice from the ice box. The piece notes neglect risks to the old Powder-Horn building at Williamsburg built by Sir Alexander Spotswood, and mentions Lord Dunmore’s ammunition move, plus a remark on adulterated cod-liver oil and a quip about a woman collecting bills and trees growing mainly at night.
The text lists famous women and their preferred flowers or roses as tokens of elegance. Patti, Lady Randolph Churchill, Mrs. Cleveland, the Princess of Wales, Modjeska, Queen Marguerite of Italy, and Ben Jerry are associated with roses, wild roses, pansies, violets, Mermet roses, daisies, and daffodils respectively. It connects the blooms to personal mood and poetic allusions about daffodils.
The text argues the white race distinct from the “noble savage” and defines a pale face by cuticle and hollowness. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as botanic, pure and energizing, claiming rapid, thorough restoration of bodily strength and appetite. It says the tonic tones liver and bowels, fortifies against malaria and rheumatism, and remedies nervousness and kidney complaints.
A revivalist questions Uncle Rastus about embracing Christianity. He replies he has tried religion before but remains fond of chicken, suggesting a humorous clash between faith and appetite. The dialogue reflects street vernacular and cultural humor of the era.
A reader asks why dining saloons do not supply bibs as patrons often tuck napkins under their chins. The letter cites social norms and practicality, reflecting a humorous take on attire and dining habits in public venues.
An advertising card extols Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets with alliterative praise. It promotes the product as potent and effective, claiming it preserves physical power and produces lasting perfection, urging readers to buy to prove its benefits.
A report from Clare Michigan describes great excitement around a local justice of the peace. Claims of relief from rheumatism and blood disorder accompany advertisements for Hibbird's Rugamatic Syrup and other tonics. Included are testimonials for Wells' Hair Balsam, Lenurelle Oil, Rough on Piles, and Lyon's Heel Stiffeners alongside medical cures and solicitations.
This spring tonic claims to purge impurities from the blood and invigorate the whole body. It purifies and enriches the blood, clears the head, improves appetite, aids digestion, and overcomes tired feelings. Endorsed by users who report restored energy and relief from headaches and pains.
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