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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1890
Page
6
The column notes Moxisma’s assertion of possessing the largest and finest jasper quarries globally and mentions various brief items from weather observations to a New York swindle and Cuba’s revolutionary climate. It also reports on Mounts Popocatepetl and St Elias height corrections and a long biographical sketch from Mander.
An 1880 census projection discusses a 160 729 rise over ten years, noting emigration to new states and reduced growth in rural counties. It predicts higher growth by 1900 with less emigration and more immigration, praising Indiana's potential. The piece also surveys Atlantic ocean basins, submarine cables, and legends of lost continents, plus a quip about Dr Bourboug and a publisher trick with a life annuity and an eccentric biographical anecdote.
A six foot object allegedly requested the paper to discontinue its issues but fled after failing to settle $1.25 owed. The writer denounces the assailant as a degraded human and mocks the attempt to vanish from the subscription ledger.
A Chicago family of means debates manners during a lesson scene. The daughter teases an inanimate object with coy small talk while her parents react with implied shame over wealth. The mother cautions openness about money, underscoring class tensions.
An Omaha telegrapher recalls being haunted by spirits after a friend’s death and how otherworldly signals disrupted his work. He describes losing his job, trying to quit, and plans to return to farming to escape the apparitions. A second item mocks poets and favors practical anatomy over sentiment, noting the stomach as the true seat of feeling.
Two laborers on Twenty eighth Street near Madison Avenue planned a race for fun. A tramp proposed and counted, then vanished with their coats, leaving the finish line missing as the men continued toward Madison Square.
A teller recalls meeting a man who twice weekly offered ten bright pennies for the welfare of street children. The man says he gives the pennies to ease crying and sadness, a small act of kindness that reveals the value of simple generosity.
A Boston Journal summary notes eye strain from farsightedness nearsightedness and astigmatism harms study. Dr Mills links headaches neuralgia and nervous disturbances to eye imperfections and urges routine eye exams for schoolchildren to prevent academic loss.
Lime water for chiblains and insect stings. cool rain water and soda to remove machine grease. zinc on live coals to clean the stove pipe. turpentine may banish carpet worms and insects. alum to exterminate bed bugs. vinegar or salaratus wash for wall paper. molasses to remove grass stains. petroleum in floor washing. soap in water to brighten tea pots. humidity absorbent box with lime. borax to prevent fading in red fabrics. dampen duster for wood and marble care. use cloths with feather dusters for thorough cleaning.
Mrs. Helen E. Starrett argues in the October forum that happy marriages require educated women with remunerative occupations and social approval. Quotes Goethe and Margaret Fuller to stress a stand-alone woman. Also includes brief urban quips about an angry neighbor, an organ grinder, and a teacher's salary gag, ending with a note on temper and criticism.
A black doctor recalls brutal treatment by white people in a painfully uncivilized country. In Ohio a circus strongman exposes fraud, fights guards, overturns wagons, and asserts his title amid a riotous finish.
The article notes a major shift from coal gas to natural gas as oil fields expanded. By 1885 Pittsburg saw 333 miles of pipe delivering gas with heating value equal to 3,650,000 tons of coal, and consumption around the city likely tripled since then. As a result air quality improved and even whitehouse fronts could be painted without soot.
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