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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1881
Page
3
A reflective poem contrasts a barren hedge line with parched land and dust. It shifts to a sudden renewal as sunset colors and vines reveal beauty, transforming hardship into appreciation and affirming that the path taken is right.
In Buzzville the sewing circle schemes to fund the parson’s new coat. Rivalries flare over who pays, who sews, and where the coat is made. A village election of pride ends with a tailor’s bill and a humorous turn as the coat arrives by proxy and the deacon’s boys face punishment.
The New York Industrial World reports vast salvage yards in upper New York City where buyers can acquire every building material from lead pipes to French plate glass. Timber, doors, bricks, stone fronts, ironwork, and ornate finishes flood the yards, with profits said to be large. Two firms move about fifty truck-loads daily, and many others operate on smaller scales.
From official War Department reports the Union totals show 2,320,272 three year troops, 61,362 killed in battle, 34,727 died of wounds, 183,287 died of disease, total deaths 279,876, deserters 199,105. Rebel losses include 133,821 dead and 104,428 deserters. The piece notes immense losses in Grant versus Lee in the Wilderness and urges consulting histories for details. Also includes a short anecdote about a highly intelligent goat.
A Denver Tribune description details a contented goat that parts shade for travelers, guiding wagons along a sunlit road. The animal consistently yields the first shade to any wagon coming the other way, then returns to the traveling shade, showcasing a simple life of mutual aid and comfort.
A lighthearted Peck's Sun piece lampoons hammocks as unpredictable dangers to couples and onlookers. It humorously argues hammocks topple lovers, cause wardrobe mishaps, and provoke laughter from hotel veranda crowds, urging authorities to ban the nuisance.
The Pittsburgh Telegraph explains plate glass production from casting and rolling to grinding and polishing. Liquid glass pours onto cast plates, then rolling smooths it, but final finishing requires costly machinery and skilled workers. Through multiple grinding stages and polishing with emery and rouge, a one inch plate becomes three quarters of an inch thick and ready for show windows.
A Norwich horse forms a tobacco chewing habit and eagerly accepts plugs from visitors. The animal rolls and chews with skill, even offering tips to human users, though it never spits juice. The oddanze is noted amid a Norwich Bulletin discussion of hot headed reformers.
A collage of witty snippets and anecdotes from varied papers sketches country life, religion quips, odd translations and humorous miscommunications. Highlights include a Baltimore Sun tale of a woman paying a suitor, a clergyman’s banter and a stroll through humorous rural observations.
A speaker narrates a scene in Richmond with a carnival of voices about peaches. A merry negress urges striving and effort, comparing topmost branch fruit to hard earned rewards, urging the climb toward the sunlit peak. The lesson: valuable rewards require effort and perseverance.
The text asserts that men who succeed without schooling are rare exceptions and that common people require all education can provide to reach parity, while even capable individuals could achieve more with educational advantages.
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