19 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1879
Page
1
The Register outlines subscription prices of 1 50 yearly in advance or 2 per six months, and strict payment rules. Advertising rates vary by column size from one square to whole column, with durations from one month to one year, all to be paid in advance for transient ads and on delivery for job work.
A poem urges keeping a sunny outlook despite life’s troubles. It counsels fortitude, faith, and patience, noting that danger is rare and that hopeful thoughts ease pain. The verse contrasts gloom with resilience, encouraging trust in Providence and a steadfast, cheerful disposition.
A speaker declares a steadfast love beyond fleeting beauty. The bond remains constant through season and hardship, rooted in the soul and founded on a rock, defying earthly storms and never forgetting the beloved who inspired it.
A Chicago wife flirts with her husband by praising his feet and supplies tight boots and slippers to lure him home, while in Norwalk Daniel Adams is jailed after claiming to be General Grant. A rural farmer address ends with a flutter of flattering talk from a rancher.
Horatio Flipper and Josiah Clemmens arrange a contract that their children Mitty and Richard must wed if they each have a son and a daughter. Dick resents a match with Kitty Flipper and instead pursues independence, learns carpentry, wins work through his talent, and grows a thriving tradesman.
Mrs Clemmens reveals Kitty Flipper is both Kate the cook and the intended bride. Dick discovers the bride’s true identity, declares his acceptance, and vows a working partnership in marriage. The village laughs at the ruse as they plan a wedding three days later.
Horace Greeley, no gentle critic, judged a millinery magazine verse harshly yet fairly. Bayard Taylor, a friend, credited his critique with doing him good. Greeley asked the initials poet if he wrote the piece, then dismissed it as hog wash, leaving the young writer unsure if blessed or kicked.
Things Worth Knowing advise boiling water to lift stains, tomato juice to remove ink from cloth and hands, turpentine aiding whitening, boiled starch improved with spermaceti or salt, beeswax and salt for smooth irons, wax rubbed on hot irons, kerosene softening hardened boots and shining tin kettles, and removing stains from varnished furniture with a woolen rag.
A large iron safe known as the Centennial safe, shown at the Philadelphia exhibition and contributed by Mrs. C F Diehm, was closed in Washington’s Statuary Hall. Inscriptions honor those who aided the country and note the safe remains closed until 1976. The album contains autographs and photos of public figures, with few women including Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hayes, and Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.
A Dublin exhibition by an AV company posed as Zulus was disrupted when a woman showered them with Fern stones, defeating the display. The incident followed a con involving Zotul SNE.
The piece argues that scowling ages a person, shaping the face like a map from forehead to nose with wrinkles. It notes daily causes of scowling such as light levels and worry, urges calmness, and warns that a rigid forehead predicts harsher years ahead.
A fragmented reminiscence combines an old farmhouse cat scene with a humorous reflection on sight and delusion. It recalls Senator Roscoe Conkling chatting on a Utica porch about fowling pieces and shotgun barrels seen during travels, capturing a slice of 19th century anecdotal prose.
In a playful market note the tomato is described under numerous aliases as vendors discuss how to sell toma does. A side mention lists a postage stamp mucilage formula using desxtrin acetic acid alcohol and water with a simpler method noted as dissolving dextrin in water.
A Tallahassee minister lamented slow progress, claiming few souls converted and quipping that praise for his “gas” does not pay. A Kansas farmer bought a revolver for wife defense, a case ending with a leg wound and a burned cow. Gainesville church leaders reportedly played poker awaiting a quorum, while a city spectator advised guarding against a rumored man and warned against lying.
A brief Paris note states that Great Britain and Ireland and their shipping trade consume 113,000,000 tons of coal annually and mentions an item in Paris at 7184 tobac.
A Middlbury Record note urges parents to curate their children's reading to build moral character. It warns that corrupt literature harms mind development and shapes deeds, stressing the lifelong impact of what is read and advocating for pure, uplifting materials.
A poetic tribute extols a mother’s enduring love and sacrifice. The speaker honors her as a guiding, protective figure whose aged features reflect a life of care. She remains a steadfast beacon who will seek and bless her children even in darkness and danger. Her devotion is urged to be cherished and supported in her declining years.
A Monmouth Atlas editorial argues that newspapers should rely on selective synthesis rather than maximal originality. It praises editorial tact in choosing material from exchanges and other sources, warning that originality alone does not make a good periodical.
A Blechlond Courier anecdote recalls two men in a street fight halted by a quick-witted youth. The north end supper table tale centers on a Bravery scene as the elder fights back with a Peart stake, prompting the heir to question whether brains were harmed. The exchange ends with the boy munching a tart, leaving the dawning humorist to be judged.
In Brooklin a little girl ends prayers with a plea for safety and family, and a bright five year old sister quips that starting with “everybody” would have shortened the prayer. The exchange highlights a child's practical view of prayers and words.
A willow tree in Freeport said to have a 14 foot circumference was planted 45 years ago by Henry Smith and local legends recount its use with a witch to drivecit from the plains.
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