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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1892
Page
2
The piece satirizes a sinking politician clinging to a straw poll amid broader city and national musings. It voices concern over public moods and dubious associations while noting varied topics from a feared insulin mystery to a proposed cheap lunch counter at the Worlds Fair. It also covers Kentucky’s liquor-free World’s Fair exhibit condition and a social note about gentle Annie as spring arrives.
A playful note highlights St Louis growth with a 542,922 population figure. It mentions a local brewery per resident, jokes about Schweinfurth lawsuits from Rockford and his Ureaven, and references an Arizona judge facing removal for drinking, gaming, debt, and favoritism. It ends with a wink at social clubs and teas marking a shift in Arizona society.
A miscellany of opinions on hanging versus new execution methods, suicide by height, and public wealth. The writer criticizes private palaces in a republic, favoring shared works of beauty and public buildings over private mansions, recalling ancient Greece where temples outweighed homes in splendor.
The piece notes that police link habitual criminals to anarchism, but finds no sign of organized anti societal movement. It cites Cambridge Professor JEBA in Chicago, defending the Lowell memorial controversy and suggesting the police misread motives of criminals.
The dean cites crowding for a refusal while a British journalist questions Lowell. Migration from cities to rural homes strains Chicago landlords ahead of the World’s Fair. Oklahoma rushers, including many Black migrants, seek 160 acres amid hardship. Critics urge liberal Sunday access to maximize educational value of the Chicago Fair.
A Venice letter to the Omaha Bee describes hunger and salt scarcity. A poor woman with two small children gathers seawater at a river edge to give her kids the taste of salt, a commodity taxed by the government and thus unaffordable for the poor, leaving hospitals for scrofulous children reliant on others.
John Bull notes a new postal card issued by the British post office. It copies our letter sheet idea and lets people send short notes with less publicity and cost than a letter. The card folds across the middle with edges gummed, offering 6 by 4 inches of writing space. A man finds his warmest welcome where he spends the most money.
The Express confirms Charles A. Quant of Galway Saratoga County after years of incurable locomotor ataxia recovered following a course of Pink Pills for Pale People. He was treated at Roosevelt Hospital St Peter's Albany Hospital and other facilities without success before the pills reversed his condition.
A newspaper chronicles Charles A. Quant, once treated for locomotor ataxia as incurable, who allegedly recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Reports trace his care across Roosevelt Hospital in New York and St Peter's Hospital in Albany, with doctors recalling the case and noting the unusual turnaround despite prior predictions of death.
A period advertisement declares Dr Williams Pink Pills are a scientific preparation aiding blood nourishment and nerve restoration. They claim to treat locomotor ataxia partial paralysis vitus dance sciatica neuralgia rheumatism nervous headache and other conditions arising from vitiated blood plus female and male specific ailments. Manufactured by Dr Williams Medicine Company Brockville Ontario and Morristown NY and sold boxed at 50 cents each or six for 2.50 through druggists or by mail.
A Youth's Companion tale notes a duckling party on a calm Atlantic coast attempting to swim. Each wave lifts them briefly then leaves them stranded on the sand, yet the determined brood repeats the effort with patient resolve. The observer records their steadfast desire to swim despite repeated setbacks.
The Newport Daily News notes that Japanese women appear serene due to freedom from small worries. Simple dress, bare houses, and tidy housekeeping reduce mental strain while adaptable rooms and sliding walls create outdoor views, suggesting mutual learning benefits and some cautions.
An inherited tendency to longevity distinguishes those likely to reach old age from mere robust health. Some individuals remain tenacious despite childhood illness, while others are strong yet shorter lived. Beneficial orders and life insurers often value parental and grandparental longevity over basic health exams.
A man who tried to cut his wife’s throat fled toward a toll bridge in Pittsburg. A constable pursued him, he dropped his penny and fled. The officer, with a dime for change, waited as onlookers watched. The fugitive was captured when boys aided the pursuit.
The text notes Egyptians required slaves to shave face and head, unlike later Romans who shaved as a privilege of free citizens. It suggests beard shaving began in Rome around 400 B C with Seipio Africanus credited as the first Roman to shave daily, though the data may be imperfect.
The Scientific American suggests that devices built to launch torpedoes three miles from shore through any sea could also be adapted to launch lifeboats three miles to rescue passengers from wrecks, presenting a bold safety idea.
A historic account of Titicaca the sacred Peruvian island. It describes the sacred rock of Manco Capac the Pila fountain and the Palace of the Inca with terraces water features and expansive views. The text notes Inca builders transported earth from distant valleys and highlights Tupac Yupanqui’s temple and moon shrine on Couti.
An old gentleman complains about his son in law’s late hours. The daughter defends him saying the father always found fault before, while the husband now grumbles about coming in after two. The wife’s tears reveal a pattern of nagging from both sides.
The farmer should ensure ample shelter for animals fowls and implements. Insufficient shelter brings yearly losses and a fair interest on the money invested in livestock and machinery.
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