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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1889
Page
3
A Paris volume by Dr. Paul Loye argues consciousness may briefly persist after decapitation, citing eyewitness style notes and a Saigon tale of a headless man gazing at observers and showing signs of agony. The discussion mirrors centuries of fascination with the guillotine.
Legal explainer surveys what a farm deed conveys beyond fences and fields. It covers posts rails piles standing timber manure and growing crops unless reserved, plus buildings and timber from any old structures, while noting transfers can affect possession and timing. It also touches on a provocative Forum piece about women’s place in nature.
A chiropodist cites fashion as the main cause of corn growth. High French heels boost corns among women while low flat heels reduce them. Men prefer narrow toe shoes, especially patent leather, sustaining the chiropodist’s practice. Oversized shoes also breed corns. He jokes war-era army shoes would end his trade.
John Lothrop Motley notes Austrian high society values pedigree above merit, creating a small, tightly linked elite of intermarried families. He contrasts it with English society where achievement grants access. He recalls Vienna doors closing to gifted individuals despite public positions, while social entertainments remain modest in cost.
A Washington letter argues that many public successes are driven not by men alone but by the influence of their wives. It cites a House member, a career officer, and General Greely, asserting their rise owes much to wives who educated, pushed, and support their husbands toward high positions.
Mrs Dolloff of Jackson New Hampshire aged 74 possesses a sewing needle that belonged to her grandmother. The needle helped sew the first clothes for eight family members starting in 1777. She recently used it to make a lace collar for her twenty first grandchild with No 100 thread without glasses.
A frail confrontation unfolds in the Doodleville Yelper office as editor Clugston fends off a violent intruder. The red haired man, angry over a piece on racism, is knocked senseless with an editorial aid. The scene ends with Clugston resuming work on a millinery ad as chaos subsides.
The Musical Courier recounts how a famed inventor Ericcson initially declined music noting no ear and busy habits. A friend coaxed a meeting with Ole Bull in the inventor's shop. Bull played, Ericsson stopped, dropped his tools, and confessed a missing fulfillment was found in that moment.
A fragment from a New York Weekly item contrasts cruel stories of a mother near hunger with reflexive mercy for a hungry pet. It mocks parental restraint and questions wisdom, ending with a snatched quip about a deaf and dumb man and compensation.
John McGucken a young contractor and four fellow laborers cleared an old well on Second Street below McKean when a sealed canvas bag of gold fell apart. The bag held about 940 in coins of 5 and 10 dollars and 420 pieces. McGucken divided nearly 500 among companions and sent 300 to his mother while adding the rest to his savings. The source notes the money’s owner and origin are a mystery.
A Jackson Michigan testimonial tells how a man once paralyzed by morphine after a wrist cut healed after taking Rheumatic Syrup. He describes recovery from withered limbs to walking without aids, praising the remedy's dramatic benefit and endorsing it through dealer C D Denio and Frank Smith former state legislator.
A fashionable woman questions a prospective nurse named Tani about duties and treats. The piece then critiques aging in American women, praising Dr Pierce remedies for stomach and liver regulation. A Boston gossip bit jokes about Mrs Blownie’s whist misdeals and a scandal claim.
An article promotes Lane's Family Medicine as a cure for blood liver and kidney diseases constipation and complexion issues. It targets 100 women and 100 men to call daily for a free trial package discovered by Dr. Silas Lane in the Rocky Mountains. Also includes a note on Oregon as a farming paradise and a remark about the seventeen year locust appearing annually.
A comic dialogue shows William Boggs denying swearing while discussing Wag ner's Gotterdammerung and Dobbing Electric Soap. Other characters, Moxey Wirby and Moxey discuss loans and souvenirs, with office-seeker weighing in as a failed candidate.
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