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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1885
Page
3
An essay argues for a new social movement focused on boys pants fit shaping character. It links legwear to virtue, schooling to destiny, and warns against baggy or tight trousers, claiming proper attire guides future behavior, with satire on reform and politics.
A manufacturer explains that a fast, nimble girl can make about 1500 cigarettes daily with pay ranging from 10 to 80 cents per 1000. The process uses tobacco, starch paste, and rolling by hand, with a mortar like stone and a stick for pasting.
A historical analysis notes flour dust ignites in mills, while coal dust is identified as the principal cause of colliery explosions. English, French, and Prussian investigations show coal dust, varying by coal type, amplifies fire damp. In Usworth verdict the jury linked the blast to coal dust reacting with gas.
Boston Cor. describes William Dean Howells as a globally known author born in Ohio who now lives in Boston. The piece sketches his background as a printer, U.S. consul at Venice, and resident on Back Bay near Holmes House, noting his appearance, manner, and quiet, prosperous air.
A compact reflection notes that fortune misleads with unsteady boats and human wisdom bears a first mortgage on experience. It urges earnest work, prudent self restraint with superiors, and modest hopes, arguing for measured pretensions and a day of truce within church dissensions.
A string of quips and wits recounts Urban Bible trivia and playful exchanges. The piece mentions Nebuchadnezzar eating grass like an ox and a boy’s pun on Timothy. It also notes a violent incident where two men were attacked under a tree, carried inside, and left for dead with one reviving after severe suffering.
A writer laments habitual lying and unkept promises across classes, tracing the fault to parental teaching of casual speech. He argues that reliance on words over actions erodes trust, noting that one decisive act can define a person and calling for reform to restore the adage that a promise is as good as a bond.
A reader of Kenilworth may thrill to Queen Elizabeth I and her brilliant court but Scott’s style can mislead. The article contrasts Tudor feasting with rough serving, trenchers for plates, and bare rooms, noting the era’s great literary and political achievements amid spartan living. It argues noble aims mattered more than physical comforts.
A Houston journalist repeatedly asks a wealthy friend for a temporary loan, the friend notes the pain of lending, and the journalist offers to lend a nickel to test the claim. The piece urges smiling through adversity and boasts Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy as unnecessary advertising.
Mr W M Armitage architectural draughtsman of 402 Montgomery Street San Francisco reports a severe cough cured after using Red Star Cough Cure He says the remedy worked quickly for his family too and recommends its use in every household.
The article lists costs of principal U S government buildings in Washington, including the Treasury Department, National Museum, Post Office, Printing Office, Marine Barracks, Naval Hospital, State War and Navy, Smithsonian, National Monument, Naval Observatory, Patent Office, and United States Capitol with total figures. It notes a lottery-funded Court House in Alexandria that paid a prize of $10,000 which was never awarded.
An old poker sharp hid four aces in his boot for an emergency but a rival detected the cheat and lifted them from the weapon. The moment came when the sharpsman reached for the cards and realized the loss. The boast about cheating sparked the scene.
An advertising column touts cure for pile tumors via new methods avoiding knife caustic or salve. Includes testimonials from Wm Ryder of Buffalo New York and general claims on digestion travel and health products. Also promotes Walker's Vinegar Birrebks stomach aid and various patent medicines with prices and publishers.
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