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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1874
Page
1
A widow recalls a life of devoted mothering to James and his family. After years, jealousy over a daughter-in-law and grandchild fades into loneliness as she moves between houses, laboring to help, then facing isolation from her son and daughter-in-law. The piece ends reflecting on the harshness mothers-in-law often endure.
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A dated male guide advises refined courting by slow, strategic asking. It outlines staged cues to win consent from Susie with patient flirting and prolonged pauses, ending with a pledge to mutual happiness and a possible engagement.
An Aldine diverting piece contrasts American and English usage with a dress waist called a body and recalls a country house haunting whispered through a keyhole. It also quotes a Virginia schoolgirl’s humorous take on dogs and hogs, ending with a playful moral about animals.
Severe is a bit of true farm wisdom from the Ohio Farmer. Rest and enjoyment are growing among farmers after crowning labors and abundant crops. In hot July sun hay and grain work is strenuous. taking breaks for repairs and recreation renews strength for a vigorous fall campaign.
A foreigner encounters a Chinese shop filled with kites of many shapes from serpentine to fish and animals. The piece notes Chinese kite craft, the Chung yang chich festival on the ninth day of the ninth moon, and observers who fly and battle kites. It ends by praising reading as a wholesome pastime for workers.
Jaems Graham a colored candidate for Congress and Radical leader in the county says his plan in Washington is to be a whitewasher as there is much washing done in Congress. The Erie canal revenues for summer are several thousand dollars below last year.
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