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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
2
A mix of fragmented items from Warren County Pennsylvania and other notes. Mentions a local tribe remnant, a North Carolina divorce tale, aging figures in Maryland and Kentucky, literary figures and opinions, and scattered observations on oysters weather and church fires. The piece includes oblique references to Niagara and Monte Cristo, with scattered nautical and storm data.
A report mentions a bantam hen owned by a county official in Sebena Michigan caring for kittens while a dog and a cat are kept at bay. It also describes Turelay pipe industry growth in Prenel with a large factory employing hundreds and a rising product range amid varied goods and odd items collected from hotel guests.
Importer GEGANTHO Leone showcases a large mastodon bone exhibit described as a nearly three foot long fossil with a forty two inch hip socket head. Witnesses compare it to other mastodon bones noting it may be the largest ever seen.
The Washington Post fragment recalls a sexton offering to take on church duties for the funeral of a chief mourner. The dialogue covers ringing the bell at approach and departure, cleaning the church, and directing processions as the priest’s aide. The text hints at family ties and sorrow surrounding a religious ceremony.
A historical anecdote recounts Romien, a noted practical joker and later Prefect, dining and strolling in Valais Royal. He visits a jewelers shop and quizzes the owner about watches, learning winds and timing, with witty exchanges about winding up every morning and the jeweler’s sharp reply.
In a humorous address the Lime Kiln Club records a long list of supposed achievements. The speaker cites improvements in moral status, prison reforms, and economic thrift, ending with a note of pride and a motto.
An account recounts a savage 19th century lynching in Indy and Salina county where John, a colored man, was burned alive after a fatal robbery. Sheriff Durst executed two co‑defendants before hanging and torching John at a walnut tree, with Judge Hicks resigning in protest. The tale notes lingering outrage and lack of official punishment for others involved.
A long-forgotten trunk in a grand house hides mementos of two young children lost to scarlet fever. After years of silence a faded newspaper reveals the tale. curiosity uncovers the relics and a second wave of illness follows, touching the present occupants.
An account notes fever cases with two gravely ill and two mildly ill, all recovering. The author contends the trunk may have carried the disease, urging against storing mementos in air tight trunks as fomites to prevent a wider epidemic, citing prompt isolation as crucial.
A discussion on daily systematic exercise as essential to mental work. It notes Nichelie like fits misinterpreted as intoxication and argues that athletic training should be a physician supervised part of education, ensuring the body supports the brain for real usefulness.
Tale recounts a Shropshire probate scene where a blind woman dictated her will by eye movements and spelling aloud. The document, proved May 3, 1861, left funds to a bread-master’s institution and blood relatives, despite heirs challenging the execution as improper.
A historical note on printer errors and misreadings that distorted headlines, ads, and poems. It cites examples from Chicago and Somerville where phrases were garbled, and recounts a tale about Louis Napoleon’s title being copied as Napoleon III due to a misprint.
Henry Clay recalls an 1810s Tennessee visit where a local, drunk man taunted him and claimed memory of his youth. The speaker disputes the identity and notes the local chatter as a vivid, if rough, scene from his past.
A stranger questions a bootblack on Larned Street about a prior shoe job and a payment error. The bootblack admits the past work occurred and the mispaid coins are debated with implied threat and sharp humor about bold frontier actions.
The article explains Thames boats use electric motors with battery storage and onshore stations for recharging. Batteries are swapped at stations as they exhaust. The system works well and could be tried in America. electric propulsion might solve canal boat speeds once offered rewards for such an invention.
A Philadelphia incident recalls a police pensioner at a funeral who watched over a coffin when the supposedly dead man awakened. The body sat up, muttered, then spoke of seeing his own widow and wife’s remarks. The tale ends with a quip about a two dollar “reviver” and wedding guests.
A traveler recounts muasnites preferring first class on Japanese journeys, causing delays for others. He recalls dismissive officials, a minister’s wife, and a tense decision to travel third class to Yokohama, while cholera raged at the port and a secretary finally invited him to leave.
A dramatic curtain rises to reveal a villain’s plot before an audience. Dr Kallowmell rises when a breathless messenger asks him to settle a bill with Sm Spot cash and Cows. In New York a guest seeks a secret about the hotel soap.
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