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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1877
Page
1
John Derwent marries Agnes Brent and sails to Australia while she stays behind. After a long separation, he returns wrecked and dying, believing she remained faithful, only to learn she had not, as he dies in her arms.
A meditation on love outlasting death, asserting that shared memories and inner growth bind lovers beyond the grave. The speaker contemplates mortality, faith, and the enduring unity of souls through nature and world spirit.
A poem fragment on love and devotion. The speaker declares constant affection, valuing a beloved heart and beauty above all, while promising to stay by their side through joy and sorrow. Expresses that loving is the measure of life.
A Paris newspaper translates current Russian proverbs revealing both similarities and peculiarities of Russian thought. Notable lines warn that divided sovereignty weakens, gifts sway judges, and misfortune breeds further woes, with satirical observations on czars, thieves, and social ranks. The piece closes with a New York journalist’s quip on newspaper article readership.
Dr W fl Vail argues that climate dictates diet with fat abundant in cold regions and cooling plants in summer. He claims underground crops like potatoes and carrots raise heat while above ground produce such as asparagus lettuce peas beans tomatoes corn and fruits cool the body. He advises meats only twice daily with lean preferred and singles out tomatoes.
A father in law asks about a friend’s prospective son in law. Replies are favorable until the friend confesses a grave defect. The joke: he gambles all the same though gambling would seem a vice rather than a virtue.
A grand lineup includes twelve Egyptian athletes, five Hin doo jugglers, fourteen She El Nasho Arabian Mamelukes, seven French acrobats and voltigeurs, eight Satsuma Japanese, Moral Double Circus, rider acts, tumblers, clowns, trained dogs and horses. The Great Seven Octave Piano appears daily. Tickets 50 cents, children under nine 25 cents.
The piece argues that calling a woman pretty hinges on more than looks. It notes many with plain features can be deemed pretty for graceful manners, wit, tact, or listening ability, while beauty alone does not rule society without charm and accomplishments.
The New York Sun is accused of misreading Stephen Girard's will which forbids teaching doctrinal points yet allows Christian religion. Philadelphia Record argues Christians violate the will by funding religious teaching, while critics call it crafty manipulation. Boston Investigator cites the proverb The end justifies the means in this dispute.
A small tale recalls Shakespeare mimicking royalty on stage and a playful test by Queen Elizabeth. The Queen drops her handkerchief and Shakespeare completes his speech with dignity, then bows and retrieves the handkerchief saying a courteous line to his followers.
The Boston Sunday Times cites Henry Ward Beecher explaining his remark on living on a dollar a day as a hardship diet for times of cheap capital. It notes Beecher earns twenty thousand dollars yearly and five hundred dollars per lecture while the workingman laments the idea, suggesting Beecher might have saved a scandal had he adopted the diet earlier.
In a damaged line the text portrays a Russian soldier hearing a battle cry and expressing a fatalistic wish for life insurance before combat. The fragment hints at wartime fear and desire for financial protection in the face of danger.
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