09 May 1879
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1879
Page
1
A fragmentary verse speaks of longing to hold a loved one’s hands at night and comfort the restless soul. The speaker imagines your eyes and distant skies, the moon's tide, and the deep wish for companionship beyond time and fate.
The New York Sunday Dispatch argues against Gen. Grant's nomination for president in 1880. It says Grant has had a successful public life and many honors, but the Republican base opposes a third-term bid, doubting his electability unless future circumstances alter the outlook.
A Teutonic gentleman jokes about Pinafore expressions, deriding a coadjutor’s use of English and noting the absurdity of a wife who knows only domestic duties. The excerpt mocks limited domestic expectations and the idea that such a wife burdens a man’s efforts.
The fragment critiques body posture, urging thin women to avoid protruding chins and curved spines while stout women are advised against using the smallest chair in the house.
A man walking for twenty four hours on a stretch is hailed as a hero while a baby who shouts straight ahead for seventeen hours garners little praise. The contrast highlights public reaction to endurance feats and disruptive cries.
The excerpt notes that self starters in China avoid humor aimed at emperors, with severe penalties including losing hair and head. It then questions whether a baby is a baby farm or baby mine, reflecting confusion over the term genus.
A colored preacher in Richmond Virginia received a two year sentence for stealing a suit of clothes intended for use in Sunday services. The piece also includes sharp social remarks about dress and propriety, noting the view that one without music in the soul is unsuited for certain roles.
Readers remark on memorials as Charleston residents discuss raising a monument to Calhoun while a French saying about forgiveness surfaces amid reflections on friendship and life.
James Earle boasts of Mrs Howe as a mastering mother who arranges Maude’s social life. Uncle John Rivers visits Hayden, befriends Mrs Howe, and learns Maude is engaged to Rogers’s son. Rivers woos Anne, discovers his past love, and hints at marrying Mrs Howe, while Maude’s fate remains tied to her mother’s plans.
A Richmond audience hears a free talk atop a stuffed elephant at Lyceum hall. A dying Quaker requests to attend, is carried to the event, and dies peacefully after realizing the lecture cost nothing. The tale, attributed to Burdette in the Burlington Hawk Eye, prompts reflection on opportunity and happiness.
A report from the Sierra Nevada mountains describes timbers of a stranded vessel resembling a Chinese junk found high between Mineral King and King's River. Copper fastenings, camphor-like timber, and bones suggest inland sea remnants with possible Celestial seafaring claims. Visalia Delta notes claims of wrecks and origin, inviting campus inspection in Tulare County.
Mayfair laments the fading ring tradition that signaled a man’s relationship status. He recalls how wearing rings on successive left hand fingers indicated engagement, marriage, or bachelorhood, enabling a woman to gauge a man’s views at a glance. He urges revival of the custom.
A fop asks why his eyes are weak and a gentleman replies that they are in a weak place, implying a humorous insult about the fop’s sight and judgment. The exchange captures a witty, period voice typical of light social satire.
An English exchange notes the Queen's practical stance on domestic matters. She reportedly instructed bridesmaids at the Duke of Connaught's wedding not to wear hair fringes or high boots and to avoid tied-back dresses. The Zion Herald recalls a drawing room incident over hair covering.
A historical note outlines how Russian taxes are collected. A peasant representative of a district collects a fixed sum, with villagers distributing taxes among themselves. Delays lead to a week in jail with common criminals and three cents daily food cost. Districts pay for all members, and failing collectors trigger police with rods, then property auction for delinquents.
Mr Pugh quotes Mrs. Fanny Kemble as a dignified woman who refuses charity. In New York she refuses a piano on hire saying she pays for all she gets. Queen Victoria, visiting Baveno, learns an English coachman speaking Italian cannot respond to her Italian.
Hon James Wilson declares in hard times farmers must seek any profit and argues wages taxes freights salaries and public works are too high. He urges a halt in both public and private spending as outlays exceed income for many men.
In Dayton, Sarah Smith recalls her youthful days of administering correction to two young parsons once known as Tecump and John, who later became General and Secretary Sherman, as they foraged for relief on baking days in old Lancaster.
A girl dropping a lamp wick exclaims Oh, the Dickens! her mother gently scolds the exclamation and she points to Pickwick as a natural literary suggestion. The exchange highlights lively Victorian phrasing and family dialogue amid a domestic mishap.
Mary Paul, granddaughter of privateer John Paul Jones, died in Scotland at age 79. Her father’s name was really John Paul. she later adopted the Jones surname after entering the privateering business.
The remark questions whether a polity’s rise justifies judging a father who once sold oranges. It argues that a son’s public ascent to statesmanship should not cast blame on his late father’s humble trade. The dialogue defends merit over ancestral occupation.
A dated fragment quotes a colored philosopher lamenting shifts in Black wealth and status over time. The speaker contrasts past perceived value with present hardship, noting how racial progress appears undermined. The text lacks clear context or names.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a woman and a man in New York with unclear details about drinking, violence, and injuries. The text is unreadable and does not provide concrete names or a clear event summary.
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