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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1893
Page
2
The Register reports on inmates and marriage as a path to escape, noting it is easier to obtain a divorce than a pardon. Senator Allen of Nebraska is cited as a former baseball club manager. The piece references a Maine Hercules lifting a cow and moving furniture with a finger, mentioning Socana battle mortgage.
A bank collector was robbed of 1200 dollars on the steps of Chicago City Hall. The incident drew sharp censure as the robber rushed into danger.
A Denver bank cashier vanishes under puzzling circumstances. Investigators report no signs of foul play and say the man’s accounts are in order. The unresolved case leaves residents uneasy as authorities pursue leads in the quiet city.
A provocative query quotes a German physician claiming women need more sleep than men and asks if husbands are justified in forcing their wives to sleep with eyes closed. The piece reflects social gender control rhetoric in a historical context.
A historical note on newspaper transitions explains that new editors often cite a firmer grip as the motive, while the silent reason is the outgoing editor’s fatigue from prolonged leadership. The piece captures newsroom dynamics and leadership turnover.
A terse reflection notes a man driven by relentless energy. It observes paradoxes as the tailor, the doctor, and the undertaker each fail to perform their own expected duties, ultimately turning to others for their needs.
The article notes a $600,000 whisky fire loss in Louisville and suggests the deed spared much misery, while mentioning Senator Smith of New Jersey as nearly seven feet tall with gray hair and a good natured face. It speculates on Speaker Flynn as the biggest fellow in the state.
The passage notes that tai, the favored Japanese fish, has two bones resembling a hoe and a sickle, inviting contrast with the shad which lacks such bone structure. It comments wryly on why the shad was not similarly equipped.
A young woman opened a keyless fire alarm box to mail a letter in New York. She was found to have no ill intent as she had a rosy appearance and the Fire Department chief forgave her.
At Kingman A. T. a brave brakeman saved a passenger train by nerve. The rescued passengers offered a purse totaling $26.75, about 15 cents per person, as a modest token of gratitude and appreciation for his bravery.
A San Francisco man watched a street altercation and was carved on the liver with a knife by one fighter who resented public scrutiny. Both combatants escaped injury. the tale cautions curious onlookers to wear padding for safety.
Edward Atkinson declined public office as he disliked a high salary. His fame rests on showing by figures how a family can live happily on 90 cents per day, a testament to his belief that desiring more indicates greed.
A Berlin tailor invents a preparation that makes cloth bulletproof against small calibers. It may not help in war, where many projectiles would pierce armor, but could sell well among women who plan to refuse suitors, as men are said to shoot after rejection.
Two Chicago youths, both in their teens, have been sentenced for murder in a city case that highlighted rising youth violence. The court imposed penalties reflecting the crime, with judges stating the need for accountability and rehabilitation.
Morbidly humane critics argue youth innocence should shield young shooters from harsh penalties. The text counters that punishment reflects the victim’s loss, noting a Colorado boy faces twenty five years, while older youths receive long terms. The author urges weighing the dead over the feelings of the perpetrators.
Frederick Douglass superbly chronicles his ascent from slavery to ministerial rank in a compelling autobiography. The work covers his early life, the decades covered, and extends to his present, offering absorbing insights into his journey and the era.
A six man team of married locksmiths carpenters and masons serves the Czar. They inspect walls floors chimneys and furniture of rooms the Czar will occupy. They ensure every flue to sleeping or dining rooms is grated and barred at both ends.
Explanations for wedding rings vary from ancient Jewish practice to symbolic eternity and heart vein myths. Beliefs include rings signaling trust, the left hand’s subjection, and the third finger’s direct heart vein. Rings mark betrothal and marriage, sometimes worn by both spouses in many countries.
A reader laments biased coverage favoring women in paragraphing and notices while small male crafts, like a man whittling a toy village, receive mere dismissive paragraphs. The letter argues for fair treatment of men and women and condemns newsroom neglect of half creation.
Describes Armenian and other Christian persecution in Constantinople and Ottoman domains. British consuls report 1800 Armenians jailed on trivial charges. Girls kidnapped and sold into harems amid claims they embraced Islam. Calls for intervention by British and other governments, noting hypocritical remarks on Christian missions.
Poem nostalgic piece recalling a quaint shop with a bell, spice scents, and simple smiles. The speaker recalls stopping by, listening to the bell, and chatting with Nell, reminiscing about a bygone boyhood store and days now past.
A pretty clock purchased as a surprise gift triggers a tangle of deceit and jealousy. A newlywed wife, Mrs Mayblossom, suspects an affair after a clock sent to dressmaker Priscilla Dusenberry is revealed. The clock shatters in fury, exposing a web of mistaken identities and resulting in reconciled partners and a ruined timepiece.
A medical note explains removal of eye irritants and nasal objects in children. It covers flushing with tears, inverting lids, using a pencil to examine, and methods to provoke sneezing or extract objects. It also warns on throat obstructions from bones and suggests back slaps and gentle removal techniques. It includes a Ruth Ashmore essay exhorting girls to guard love and remain faithful and true.
An analyst notes that red haired individuals owe their vitality and heightened emotions to an excess of iron in the blood. Freckles form from the same iron surplus and pale, sun sensitive skin reddens and burns easily, producing a peculiar creeping sensation.
The World's Columbian Exposition will show improvements in the mechanical arts and eminent physicians note progress in medicinal agents. As a strengthening laxative, Syrup of Figs is claimed to be far in advance of all others and widely endorsed.
A fragment notes Alexander the Great as a celebrated figure born in Europe, died in Asia, and buried in Africa. It advertises Bigeham's Pills as a 50 year popular European remedy at 25 cents per box, and ends with a Shakspeare quotation praising a woman's eye.
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