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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1888
Page
3
A hunter on a cottonwood riverbank along the Rio Grande is attacked by a magnifi cent calico horse. He dodges, is dragged through brush, and finally shoots the stallion after a lengthy struggle. His deerskin jacket tears, his shoulder wounds, and his own horse suffers severe injuries before calm is restored.
The streets of Carthagena lack house numbers and police patrol only by night. Four guards stand at plaza corners with a bell every fifteen minutes to swap posts. They use lassos to pinion thieves and carry short bayonets as a second weapon.
A Chronicle Telegraph item recounts a quirky exchange where the managing editor chides the horse editor for figures of speech and suggests studying botany with a focus on a particular flower. The dialogue centers on the line Heal-your-trope presented by Pillsby.
The Monde de la Science reports a flourishing factory in St Denis where bones are boiled to remove flesh in kettles. Skulls are prepared separately by filling brain cavities with peas to separate delicate bones. Bones are washed, bleached, then joined by brass wires. Corpse bones reportedly come from hospitals prisons and dissecting rooms with wartime material.
A humorous set of courtship cautions advises men not to argue with a girl’s parents,avoid rivals, and refrain from over-sweet notes. It warns against lingering at the gate, suggests departing early if a cold wave is evident, and notes health risks like asthma from prolonged good nights.
A Norristown Herald note questions when kissing entered England via Rowena daughter of Hengist and mocks early courtship customs. It contrasts ancient manners with modern social games, pondering why people did not create kissing themselves instead of waiting for its introduction.
A fragmentary column recalls Flossie asking if God liked her and a magistrate quipping about a wife’s iron. it also mentions Poxtiac the Indian chief issuing bark notes in 1768, praised for integrity and redeemable by the French.
Advert claims extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for blood diseases and various ailments. It asserts long tested success in thousands of cases and praises virtues of the product and endorses its world renown and growing favor.
The R. W. Sears Watch Company of Chicago is selling a $10 imported watch for $3.98 and will ship to any address for examination before purchase. The offer lasts sixty days, and the house is described as reliable. readers are urged to order. See advertisement in another column.
The article promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe preventive against rheumatism after damp exposure and drafts. It claims Bitters avert fevers and agues, boost strength after mental or physical exertion, and are invaluable to miners mariners operatives and outdoor workers though it warns against other poisons.
A character laments moving from a cherished family home while recalling years of shelter and children’s births. He notes debt to the landlord, contrasting hope with financial strain and uncertainty about the future.
A mixed fragment from a periodical page comments on reputations with quotes about Brown and Bass, then shifts to humorous health and beauty pitches for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The fragment also references grief, artists and dental items with product ads for Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners and Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water, ending with a price note.
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