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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1883
Page
2
Instructions urge correspondents to accompany communications with authorship names, keep writing on one side of page, and ensure letter writers spell names and dates clearly. Emphasizes accuracy in names and figures for credibility and proper evidence of good faith.
Durham resident T D Jones preserves a long black whisky bottle said to have been used by Generals Johnston and Sherman after the 1865 surrender. A granite shaft marking the Custer massacre site is en route to Montana, a cube of Montello granite on a matching base inscribed for the fallen.
Josian Hmay, founder of Montana the first town built in Colorado, died at his Vergens Vermont home. He led the party that left Lawrence Irian for Pike's Peak in May 1858. Montana was incorporated in February 1859 by Kansas and no log cabin remains at the site.
A wide ranging column notes brutal interrogation in Hungary, ostrich incubation contrasts between California and Africa, submarine cables history by a French paper, Coxina's cigars in Utica, Judah Benjamin debated by Times, Brino Tom's music mania at Steinsway Hall, and Blind Tom’s fading prominence as a phenomenon.
In London the Queen's Bench Court settled that the old Grecian Theater and Eagle tavern on City Road must continue as a public house and saloon. The lease, bought by Booth of the Salvation Army, abandoned sale of spirits and daily worship began in what was once a theater and beer garden. Justice Stephen ruled the defendants must keep the Eagle as a licensed tavern.
An English scientist reports a fungus causing a fatal skin disease in the rodent family. He proposes inoculating field mice, rats and possibly rabbits to spread it, while authorities await further tests to avoid harming people. The piece notes trichina, tapeworm, and general germ dangers, stressing heat at 212 degrees to destroy microbes.
Sr as Savage an inmate of Hartford Almshouse for seventeen years is an American adaptation of Miss Flite. He has spent fifty years pursuing his father's spoliation claim against France linked to the Louisiana purchase. Once a teller at Middletown United States Bank, he bought up seven other heirs to press the claim, but Congress has stalled always. His alone stands at $175,000.
In a staged quarrel for satisfaction the two men escalate from pistols at ten paces to mutual withdrawal, debating hotter and colder venues before finally seeking satisfaction without bloodshed. Their exchange ends with birthday champagne to seal the peace.
A clown discusses adapting material to audience mood and age mix, noting that witty lines must shift with listeners. He cites using ridicule for dull crowds and reserving sharper jests for children, aiming to keep a show in good humor and running smoothly.
Ex senator Dorsey says loyalty to Grant blocked Roscoe Conkling’s Chicago nomination. He claims he was offered a Cabinet post by Garfield and asserts he declined repeatedly while Garfield pressed for his acceptance. Dorsey names supporters, funds, and promises tied to New York politics.
A compilation of editorials and remarks from The New York Times Washington Post Atlanta Constitution Tipton Times and Indianapolis Sentinel. It critiques the Republican party on issues of graft taxation and elections while noting Butler’s gubernatorial stance and discontent with Gresham’s Southern Republican labeling. Strong entities include Republican party leaders Jay Gould and state figures like Butler and Thurman.
A young tramp, weary and destitute, crosses the Allegheny suspension bridge at dawn. Two well-dressed youths taunt him about Colorado, leading to a brief scuffle where the tramp defends himself, saying he has not eaten in three days. The Pittsburgh Leader reports the incident with neutral detail.
A Somerville man recounts the ironic death of a wealthy man named Jones who died of starvation after following a cascade of doctors advice to diet. Despite a $50,000 fortune, repeated dietary changes from various physicians led to his decline and eventual death.
Arizona correspondence describes varieties of cacti bearing edible fruit and young prickly pear leaves, with the maguey or century plant used for food. It blooms in seven years, dies after flowering, and yields edible roasted heads, syrup, and a fermented drink called tizwin. Fibers provide ropes and even paper. A cedar supports ornamental vines, forming a decorative pyramid.
A column of home remedies covers burns cures with saleratus water kerosene for bruises and corn snacks for nausea vivid tips on earache lung food for fat and diet cautions for indigestion. It includes a Vienna doctor’s hoot on wholing cough and convulsions with practical childhood care and a note from Sallie in the Minneapolis Tribune about fevers and teething fits.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Times piece recounts a humorous wartime tale. An Irishman trades Confederate money for a Mexican mustang liniment card to buy a turkey, then learns the farmer’s daughter would not accept the greenback and must relate the bartering outcome. The story blends satire with era nostalgia and ends abruptly amid filler lines and stray phrases.
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