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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1887
Page
2
The Register notes Joaquin Miller now living in Oakland finds the city the most delightful despite globe trotting. It also recounts society items on Queen Victoria’s jubilee gift plans, Eliza Wintersby’s farewell letters to Nat Goodwin, and various oddities from Texas cattle markets to First Lady ambitions.
The article recalls the evolution of transportation debate from theory to practice on trains, noting delays and governance. It highlights tamale parties as a social West trend and recounts a Louisville Journal anecdote about passes, editor George D. Prentice and James Guthrie, illustrating press access battles with the Louisville and Nashville Railway.
A collection of aphorisms on judgment, kindness, love, misfortune, travel, wealth, memory, work, trials, faith, and the divine. It reflects on human nature, contentment, and the comforting idea of God as Father, urging trust in providence and the sweetness of affectionate bonds.
Nellie a five year old daughter of a thrifty mother earns a penny a dozen from pins she finds on the carpet. She dreams of amassing six cents to buy a paper of ping and scatter and pick up the coins, declaring herself a future financier.
A Cassell’s Family Magazine excerpt describes Canadian winter prep across farms and towns. It highlights shelter, fodder, butter packing, wool work, and chicken care. housewives bolster coal stocks and repair wear. toques and scarves define attire. shops, railways, ships brace for snow. snow's arrival shapes roads, trade, and daily pleasures.
The rise of amateur astronomy has many with telescopes and curiosity exploring the sky yet most educated people cannot name major stars or identify constellations. Modern astronomy links earth and sun, making celestial knowledge essential. the sun planets and fixed stars are now part of common intellectual interest beyond professional observatories. It argues that significant discoveries can come from nonprofessionals using simple observations without costly tools.
The excerpt promotes gentle, low effort astronomy using an opera glass. It argues that basic curiosity can nurture pleasure and practical knowledge of the heavens, noting how viewers often gain interest after a guided glimpse at the sky. It emphasizes approachable observation over specialized labor.
A traveler meets an old man living in the blue grass country of Kentucky near the Missouri River bottom. The conversation reveals a philosophy: he favors not working hard and relies on government meat and feed during floods. The exchange ends with the traveler thanking the Lord for an answer to their prayer. Arkansace Traveler.
The piece contrasts large English estates with continental holdings, arguing that vast manor lands in England support a multitude of workers and local economies. It contends that open estates benefit gardeners, grooms, and staff, while closed mansions lead to stagnation and poverty for those dependent on the manor. This analysis cites the London Cor and the New York Sun.
A humorous exchange shows First and Second Dude arguing with a tailor about bills. A servant overhears and quotes advice to earn a decent living, ending with a sharp moral about earning rather than borrowing. The piece concludes with a punning remark linking marriage and behavior.
The Detective Bureau under Inspector Thomas Byrnes has grown to national prominence since 1880 with forty detective sergeants and a Stock Exchange room on duty. Wall Street thieves see the bureau as paradise, yet a Fulton Street line still confines culprits. Since 1800s, no Wall Street thief has lost a 10-cent stamp to professionalism, Harpers Magazine notes.
A historical view compares how German French and English girls are educated for domestic life. German noble and common daughters learn cookery cleaning and provisioning. French girls begin at age 12 with economy and household skills. English educated girls aid the poor and pursue hobbies and occupations outside society, shaping poise and practicality.
The National Live Stock Journal urges humane treatment of horses, arguing that success depends on owner sympathy rather than punishment. It stresses that considerate guidance, gentle words, and even a sugar treat strengthen the bond better than harsh discipline, stating kindness yields compliant, happier animals.
An observer visits Pohick Church near Mount Vernon noting its mid eighteenth century build begun 1769 completed 1772 with bricks county made stone from Isle of Wight. He recalls Washington worshiping there, wartime pillaging, vestrymen led by George Washington and George Mason, and aged grave markers reflecting colonial life.
This Pall Mall Gazette piece recalls Milky the bear and Mongoose in a shipboard tale. Milky seeks cabbage and drinks oil, while the mongoose prowls to torment, shaping a saga of pranks and a fate ending in a zoo. A concluding proverb links harvest to destiny.
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