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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1887
Page
2
The Register notes that Tur killed at the Bussey bridge disaster involved the Boston and Providence Railroad, with claims reaching 430 000. It also recalls Katsorr, the Russian editor, praising America and Russia as aligned with their peoples, citing his remarks on Russia and the United States.
Ma Francis Bramury of Cleveland owns a horse that served through the Civil War. Though retired from active service, the animal attends soldiers’ reunions, lifting its head at cheers, pricking ears at drums, and prancing at bugle calls, enjoying the occasion alongside human veterans.
Prince Alexander of Battenberg asked Prince Bismarck if he should accept the Bulgarian throne. The Chancellor urged him to take it, noting it would be a nice reminiscence if he did not remain long in Sofia. Now Prince Ferdinand sits on the throne and may fear becoming mere reminiscence.
A mix of curiosities and anecdotes: a Washington Territory farmer’s Holstein bull killed by a neighbor’s shot, the vast use of tin foil in tobacco packaging, a Brahma rooster disrupts a New Preston Congregational meeting, a praise for General Mixes in Arizona, English legal quirks about a dead man being sued, and an 1842 Mormon romance revived by the Globe Democrat with a tale of polygamy and a future church leader.
A British candidate, about 45, may contest the vacant Mormon presidency, though the chief elders elect the head of the church, not by hereditary right. Cardinal Mannine stands over six feet, slender, with a gentle expression, broad high forehead, dark gray eyes, and a noble Roman nose, smooth-shaven face, and sharp features. He wears the Cardinal cap tilted over one ear for a dashing look.
A chicken in Richmond Missouri attacked an eighteen inch grass-snake, grasped the head in its bill, and after a struggle managed to swallow the serpent whole, then regurgitated it briefly before a second attempt succeeded. The tale ends with the chicken finally swallowing the snake.
Jonnson finds a seven to eight foot stone coffin buried near an orange tree. Inside are bones of a Seminole and aboriginal curiosities. Nearby in Brookeville Maryland a string of centenarians and near centenarians are noted for vitality and activity despite advanced age. An 87 year old shoemaker works at the beach and gardens daily.
In Kingstown England a constable Ewbank bravely swam out after a man who leaped from the pier. After a fierce struggle both went under and were judged lost. They resurfaced as the rope slipped free, Ewbank seized the rope and held his prisoner while they were hauled ashore.
A couple ride in a car amid a mock tiff. The wife forgives him as he praises widows and she asks to be made a widow, prompting a playful reversal of their quarrel in a light Chicago News style anecdote.
A short aphorism attributed to Bacon warns that costly followers reduce a leader’s reach by lengthening his train and shortening his wings, implying burdensome excess hinder ascent and efficiency.
The article details spider biology and behavior, noting over fifty species with eight legs and varied eye arrangements. It describes the hunting spider of Italy, the mason spider with its iron-oxide nest and spring hinge door, the labyrinthic spider and its web, and ends with the tarantula and suggested remedies for a bite, as noted by the Boston Herald.
Hemorrhage from the lungs signals consumption and causes great concern for patient and friends. It is noted as rarely fatal and, in some cases, brings partial relief from the cough and accompanying distress.
A Chamber's Journal piece recounts railway humor across historic lines with porters and clerks prying into passengers tricks and a discharged engine driver seeking reinstatement. It illustrates sly exchanges at Broad Street to Dalston Junction and a minister’s ticket on old Stockton and Darlington lines.
The article surveys insect diversity, noting 100 000 to 150 000 recognized species with many more likely unseen. It cites Heilprin on Coleoptera dominating, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera near equal counts, and Neuroptera rare. It mentions notable counts from polar and subpolar regions and fossil records totaling over two thousand six hundred species.
A discussion on cooperation as the likely ultimate solution to industrial issues. The text cites English Christian socialists like Hughes and Mill, notes Adams on cooperative forms, and traces labor and capital's historical and future relations toward a labor-led partnership era with more democratic corporations blending with cooperatives.
Curiosity in decorative art describes bead inlaying a simple durable method open to youths. Following steps create holes in wood, place beads or marbles, secure with glue or varnish, and press beads deeply. Add grooves and stamps. finish with pins or tacks for enhanced effect.
The London Exchange cites cases where exposure to intoxicated peers induces drunken states in reformers and others. It describes inherited nervous predispositions and the power of environments to awaken latent defects, noting actors and temperance writers as examples and warning that vivid depictions may undermine, not strengthen, resolve.
In a letter replying to a village librarian, John Ruskin defends the appeal of Kingsley to local readers despite their differences. He notes opposite yet connected worlds, describes Kingsley as civil yet cowardly during the Eyre dispute, and dismisses his own view of Kingsley while acknowledging others may admire sensational topics.
A Paris merchant troubled by dishonest cashiers devised a test of competence. A cashier applicant presents, shows references, then performs an erasure test with a draper, ink eraser and similar tools. If he erases all trace of the mistake he is not hired. otherwise he is told to leave.
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