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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1889
Page
2
A long, fragmentary column lists a string of odd tidbits. It mentions a Boston club charity, a Maine woman entering a machine shop, misprints about New and Indianapol is Journal staff, aristocratic entertainments, animal quirks, and curious claims about lands, people, and inventions. The excerpt ends amid a jagged note about Louisiana strawberries and a journal editor.
Prolific item notes Arthur Edge of Douglasville, possibly the youngest lawyer in Georgia, admitted in January and married at 17 on April 1 to Ella James aged 15. Also described are a Selma bustle rat incident, a near seven-foot American eagle stuffed tale, a seven-foot black snake hung in New London, and a Washington Senate quip about Hoar and Beck.
A South Dakota farmer uses seed corn smoked inside a barrel to deter gophers while Segaron Spooner’s seven year old son astonishes audiences with operatic recall and a mother with a cultivated voice. James Greene Sr reports snakes by the maple grove and a wild goose shot to defend his son. A Tampa crocodile find challenges alligators in Florida. Cherokee outlet land fate debated by Wichita correspondent. Secretary Browning voided treaty states government owns lands.
Dialogue fragment shows a pair discussing a dog named Carlo in a city. Dick asks to confirm the dog, while one warns such dogs are rare and hints at dividing the state. The anecdotal tone reflects a playful or cryptic exchange with limited readable context.
A tender scene unfolds as a couple hesitates to part. The man fondly reassures his lover with a confident claim of innocence, while she shyly queries about moral neighborliness, only to answer herself with a revealing, intimate response.
Robert Thornton, a brilliant young stage star, rises to fame amid lavish support from a generous manager and adoring audiences in Chicago. After years of success and a distant, self centered mother, he coldly abandons his mother and city life to tour. A york old rescue leads to a dramatic breakup with his fiancée Lucille Elwoop, triggering his sudden retirement announced by AP.
The piece discusses whether formal schooling truly enhances achievement, noting Rev. Robert Collyer’s view that industrial life can build vitality and mind without heavy scholastic training. Collyer recalls preaching after leaving the forge and argues for a planned approach to store the mind without sacrificing vigor, as education trends toward industrial training.
An essay-like reflection from the New York Graphic on kisses shaping history. It traces famous kisses from the Dutchess of Gordon and the Ninety-second Highlanders to Waterloo, then muses on modern kiss lore and the contrast between artful and natural kisses, ending with a tender image of kissing a baby and smelling life's flower.
A. I. Mabie argues in Scribner's that fiction records social life across eras and nations. He praises English writers like Dickens and Thackeray for portraying common people, notes Tolstoy and Zola as insightful observers, and asserts fiction is the premier form artists use to explore social questions.
Dr Koenig reports photographing a cannon ball moving 1200 feet per second for one fortieth of a second with a white screen. Marey studied limping people through motion pictures aiding lameness analysis. Photography reveals subtle eruptive diseases and eye dilation studies offer new insights for ophthalmology.
A traveler returning from Pekin reports a city of unpaved muddy streets and decayed public buildings. He notes closed show places like the Temple of Haven and Marble Bridge to outsiders, with little view of the emperor’s palace and no sewer system or cesspools.
The piece urges quiet resilience after slights, comparing adult frailty to Civil War battlefield sacrifice. It counsels concealing wounds, avoiding public whines, and finding strength in stoic endurance as a path to healing without dramatic display. It ends with a reminder that some suffer more, yet still endure with grit.
A Boston lady Mrs Gordon McKay owns the finest gem collection with worth not less than 300000. Mrs John L Shepard holds a second valued around 100000, and Miss Shepard has diamond necklaces worth 10000. Mrs John L Gardner possesses about 75000 in stones. The pieces are noted for their fanciful settings and refined taste.
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