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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1873
Page
4
Mrs Moriaty attends a funeral for Ruby with a long line of carriages. She cries and claims the loss is like a son to her but insists she will follow to the grave, masking grief as the third coach departs. Clarinda observes her mother’s distress.
Sir William Napier encounters a sobbing girl who broke a bowl and plead for mend. He offers help, but lacks coin and promises to return with sixpence the next day. On his way home he receives a Bath dinner invitation and must choose between the girl and the social engagement, writing that he cannot disappoint her.
A Scientific American excerpt recommends pennyroyal oil to repel insects from dogs cats and hogs. It advises weekly decoctions of the herb for beds of pigs and monthly scattering, plus saturating neck strings with oil for dogs cats and horses to drive off fleas and lice.
A Sum correspondent notes a pine board wagon under a Harrisburg shed, a wreck from 1812. The aging shed keeps this ancient lumber undisturbed by a vow Bailey made, a man now 98 years old. The tale ties to a love rivalry, a Philadelphia return, and a house project left unfinished.
An anecdote from Harper's Magazine depicts General Taylor's blunt military recounting to Judge Butler. The dialogue traces preparations, night orders, and the morning after as Santa Anna’s forces fade, with Taylor remarking on scarce regulars and his cautious command decisions. The piece also notes other period items, including a seer/psychic claim and humorous quips about bleeding noses and blood relations.
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