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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1869
Page
1
A narrator recalls two years ago a dangerous horseback trek into Missouri Kansas border woods. After losing direction amid pawpaw thickets the rider and Pony Mouse survive a tense night with Baptists near the river and return home with Gruff the dog greeting at the gate.
A jumble of quips and facts cites costs in the Suez Canal, urban life in London, and assorted witticisms. It notes a sugar hogshead anecdote, phrases on kindness and memory, and curious lines about Prussian farmers and hair fashion. It closes with a Pittsfield Natural History Society needle and Noah’s son Ham’s supposed button.
A vivid reflection on the lion's foot describes a soft exterior hiding deadly claws, the tough tendons, and velvet pads. It praises natural design, comparing it to inventions like rubber springs and noting the seamless retraction of talons into protective sheaths.
A farmer's daughter from Vermont describes an easy sewing chair built from an old cane seat chair. We saw off front legs, add carpeting, drape a dress or print as a curtain, attach cushions, and place the back support to ease posture. The result is a comfy chair with better back support than standard chairs.
Conversation notes that two young ladies, newly educated, recall a picnic and a fair. One mentions missing it due to maternal constraint while the other says she was rigged but could not corner her. They reminisce about a promised sight and a gallant.
A San Francisco woman boasted of having a solid gold watch dog made for the President. One side bears the coat of arms of California, the other shows the President's name in enamel. The piece prompts the question what office the lady seeks.
The New York Independent describes Peter Cartwright with a string of epithets comparing him to Pete the Great Peter the Hermit Peter the Fisherman and Peter the Cartwright, while omitting Saint Peter, stirring debate over which figure drew wider notice.
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