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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1884
Page
3
The article describes weddings with lush bouquets of Lily of the Valley, Crimson King Carnations, Maid of Guernsey chrysanthemums, and Perle des Jardin rosebuds. It highlights a wishbone arrangement, a lattice screen of smilax and roses, mossy Lycopodium ornaments, and fern table decor.
A spirited letter to the Boston Globe argues against legislating against women using umbrellas. It mocks a male official’s stance while praising women's right to cover their heads in rain, noting a recent incident where an umbrella’s metal tip caused a confrontation in a crowd.
Noah Brooks pens a vivid note on Mexican horsemen breaking mustangs in the prairie. Riders chase at speed, lariats whip, the mustang fights with kicks and stiff jumps, then a bit and saddle bind the freed creature to a harsh subjection.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt describes Pacific Express men recognizing tramp luggage, noting most valises remain unclaimed and are auctioned after a year. Tramps once swap clean garments for soiled ones to appear fresh as they direct shipments to distant cities like Little Rock and Santa Fe.
Josh Billings notes the rising autograph trade with daily letters requesting signatures. He says he cannot sign for those who include return envelopes and fees, calling it honest but impractical. He imagines a future where he must supply autographs, pills, and money to meet growing demand.
A speculator who lost sixty thousand dollars in three months tells a friend he would regret not trying speculation. He explains his watch was pawned and he faces poverty, yet he believes his family has not acquired extravagant habits, finding a peculiar consolation in risk.
A dialogue from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph mocks a local politician seen by the Postoffice corner, noting his easy lounging and claim of control over big jobs and money while his companion cannot see any remarkable trait until the punchline that his hands are in his own pockets.
A lighthearted exchange between Congressman Grabe and a boy reveals the child’s blunt response to parental pressure about schooling. The boy declares his ambition to become a Congressman like his father, showing humor about future education.
An advertisement urges the public to have portraits taken after the daily rise in railway accidents to leave a memento for sorrowing survivors. Floods breed malaria and miasma. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters marketed as a protective tonic and purifier for debilitated, bilious and nervous individuals facing climatic health influences.
A Rochester Democrat correspondent profiles Washington’s “Third House” lobbyists, recounting Ashley’s observations on their activities. It notes the city’s 25,000-session residents, exposes typical “blood” bills like gas and abattoir measures, and describes remedies and cures for rheumatic disease, culminating in a testimonial about Warner’s Safe Rheumatic Cure.
Photographs and engravings described as movable color art using Liquid Art Colors made from Diamond Dyes. Includes full directions for creating colored artwork with a handsome cabinet photo. Listed price ten cents. WALLS & RICHARDSON CO., Burlington, Vermont.
Junior Vice Commander A. G. Alford, Sr., of Maryland writes that St Jacobs Oil is a ready remedy for pains and bruises. He recalls an ulcerated tooth episode where the product provided instant relief and stopped his suffering. He urges readers to be true to themselves and others.
Advert says Kidney-Wort improves kidney liver and bowel action to cleanse the system and renew life. Claims of nature’s aid and health sustenance marketed by Wren & New York druggists with various testimonials and mentions of Samaritan Nervine curing headaches and skin ailments.
Report describes using a wind wheel to move sand into a tank and feed an over shot wheel, with stored sand reused to keep machinery busy. The piece also advertises Dr Guysett s Yellow Rock and Sarsaparilla and Mrs Finkham s Vegetable Compound as health tonics, and promotes Dr Wm Hall s Balsam as a cure for coughs.
Reverend H D Groves of Clarksville Missouri sends praise for White Wine of Tar Syrup used to treat his six year old daughter’s sore ulcerated throat. He reports immediate improvement and plans to refill the medicine in winter, noting it is a superior remedy and recommending it to others.
Fashionable ladies seek a new wrinkle treatment without forehead marks or hair loss. The ad promotes Carboline as the great hair producer and solution for stylish appearances, urging women to try the product.
Cattle for sale by address only offering grade numbers ages and price from John C Abbott Denver. The piece also touts Athlophoros for rheumatism and neuralgia at $1 per bottle, Flys Cream Balm for catarrh, Cod Liver Oil by Caswell Hazard, Ely s Cream Balm for catarrh, Piso s Cure for consumption, Dr Banford Liver Invigorator, Dr Senny Thompson Eye Water with prices noted.
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