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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1868
Page
1
The Register lists rates for various ad sizes and durations with charges for local sal column ads and instructions that all transient adverts be prepaid and job work paid on delivery. It specifies price schedules for square, quarter, half column, and full page placements with monthly, semiannual, and annual terms.
A London Spectator snippet quotes a child’s book by two friends describing Spring as growing up and pretty while Summer is grand and owed by Spring in a playful, sentimental exchange about beauty and duty.
A collection of miscellaneous items notes diverse facts from science history and culture. It mentions Boston Alaska street, London fashion, smallpox in Cincinnati, Paris hair made from bark, Harriet Hosmer, and suffragists, along with various quips about manners, immigrants, greenbacks, generals, locomotives, and anecdotes from public and literary life.
In a parlor scene the family mocks a street organ and ponders the spread of wandering minstrels. The narrator defends street music as a cultural gift, contrasts it with music halls, and recalls historic street performers and reactions of neighbors, ending with more characters entering.
A cautionary fable contrasts two shopkeepers. One advertises boldly, sells goods at low prices, and pays debts. the other neglects advertising, misses payments, and ends jailed for bankruptcy. The tale extols the value of printed notices for commerce.
John W. Forney Jr reports from the London Zones office noting six proofreading passes per line and a veteran printer checking for typos. The Times’ daily circulation surpasses forty thousand with a cost food restaurant on site and strict waste control, while the telegraph is less utilized than in America. Jerome Bonaparte Patterson’s move to France and a Napoleonic promotion of Jerome Bonaparte only led to discussions about restoring American Bona parts rights and succession claims.
A garbled crude line describes a woman with exaggerated, sexualized imagery including a cataract like a waterfall in the eye, a creak in the thigh, and springs in the skirt, paired with high tied shoes and a notion on her head.
In a Boone County Pioneer card the author disclaims any connection with the Grand Army of the Republic, recounting his 1866 admission under charitable pretenses and admitting later suspicions. He condemns the order as a secret political society aligned with radicals, cites his withdrawal after Democratic voting, and asserts his opposition to its supposed aims.
Fragments describe secret diet censorship and political factions, with mention of the Grand Army and White Boys in Blue meeting openly. Text hints at organized ranks and public access, suggesting a heated civic conflict and evolving public order dynamics.
The Chicago Radicals pledge to move delegates to the National Convention free of charge and propose a 12,000 seat wigwam on the lake shore. They aim to counter their defeat that cost the party about 5,000 votes and attract leaders with free meals at Tremont and Sherman and a tour of the big tunnel.
The prospect of Wade's White House bid sparks talk of radical changes to the executive and judiciary. Some factions push abolishing the office or Senate, others seek the Supreme Court. A House committee could become the new Executive power depot if Wade backs the old constitutional model. Boston Post notes progressives demand a leap forward.
An article from the Journal American discusses a proposed method to relieve a choking cow by strapping one foreleg and driving the animal at speed. The author claims quick, effective relief and argues it is humane compared to the swabbing plan, citing repeated discussions with farmers and no reported failures.
In a street exchange, Butler proclaims he has been called a rascal but wonders if he has been labeled a fool. Chandler replies that he has heard him called spooney, and Butler asks what kind of spooney, concluding with the quip about a silent spooney.
A 18th and 19th century critique notes 71 million acres of Ind land in Great Britain Ireland and Scotland with 250000 owners in 1770 dropping to 32000 by 1856. It argues laws and social arrangements push toward concentrated ownership in the three kingdoms and questions whether America faces similar risks.
A George III anecdote recalls Sir John Irwin who reportedly loved wine. The king asked if he enjoyed a glass, and Irwin replied that those who told the king so had done him injustice. They should have said a bottle.
This quotation insists that true strength lies in elevating others, not in solitary glory. The greatest person is defined by how many hearts are carried upward through the force of their influence and character.
An elderly churchgoer compares an organ to a pretty box of whisties and calls Sabbath worship a costly waste, sparking amusement and silent awe among onlookers as a committee notes the odd exchange.
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