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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1892
Page
2
The column blends disparate observations from a society page era. It notes a landscape loving man, a vanished New York woman Peckinpaugh, and declares Americans greet one another by playful jests while addressing anarchists Ravachol and Lingg, church leaders, and relief aid to Russia with a reflective tone about charity and public virtue.
A hard man, Robert Marvin, guards his pride on Decoration Day until a girl and roses unlock memories of his son Harold who died at Shiloh. A chance encounter with Harold’s widow Edna reveals the family tie, prompting a painful reconciliation and a new reverence for the fallen.
An earnest tribute to the Grand Army of the Republic, praising its heroic volunteers in the Civil War and urging remembrance on Memorial Day. It recalls numbers, cemeteries, and the enduring ideal of national unity, and contrasts past glories with the fading veteran ranks. It also includes an unrelated anecdote about a ready witty wife and a clever deaf brother.
A pointed aphorism on popularity changers, noting that public regard hinges on a man’s apparent candor or feigned modesty. The line contrasts simple ignorance with deliberate pretense to win social favor.
A poetic tribute to fallen soldiers praising peace and renewal. The poem recalls battles along the Rapidan and James River theaters, Chattanooga, and Mission Ridge, honoring the blue-coated soldiers. It envisions spring’s growth as a cradle for national freedom and enduring memory of heroic souls.
Robert Marvin, once stern and distant, repents and embraces his granddaughter and daughter as the family reunites at the grave of Harold Marvin a soldier. The old mansion fills with sunshine and childlike voices as they honor the memory with tears and vows of atonement.
A young man in a San Francisco theater was bitten on the hand by a rat that sought shelter under his coat tails. He did not notice the creature until reaching for an item in his hip pocket and was severely bitten.
A silk worm cocoon has been shown to yield a thread 1,001 yards long, about three-fifths of a mile, illustrating remarkable fiber length potential.
A six person party in a Forest and Stream correspondent account camps at a base of the Rockies. Four are ranchers and two city men bring a handsome Kodak to record views and deer alongside guides. On a deer hunt the Kodak photographs deer in trees and harness, then fails after eight pictures, leaving hunters and deer unrecorded.
In Detroit this informal club of scientists discussed adulterated liquors from hygienic and commercial angles. A single member, asked for the worst liquor, replied simply alcohol. The Boston Press notes Boston’s education theory privileging experience before books, a practice dating to Columbus’s era.
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