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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1892
Page
4
Town reports flooding across the area with many farms along Pox L under water and river overflow. Local merchants advertise clothing, hats, neckwear and textiles while a Democratic club forms in May. town candidates must file by Monday morning.
Personal news notes list Thos Pete Jr recent Montreal Veterinary College graduate planning to set up as a veterinary surgeon in Mt Vernon. Various residents including Jacob Breith and W N Bennett travel through Mt Vernon. Others visit relatives, attend events, or travel to St Louis, Cincinnati, Evansville, Muskogee.
A young man from Deets Q describes two physicians ruling his condition hopeless until he used Dr King's New Discoveries for Consumption Coughs and Colds. After using less than half a bottle he improved enough to walk across rooms and regain health, leading to a full recovery with guaranteed satisfaction. Trial bottles offered free at Murford's Drugstore.
Posey County health warning urges all residents to clean and disinfect premises within ten days or face legal penalties. The notice, issued by County Health Officer D C Ramsey, notes a new firm named Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co to succeed Thos Mumford in drug, jewelry, and fancy goods, with possible Wheatcroft involvement.
The Posey County Republican committee issues a Mt. Vernon manifesto ordering a mass convention to nominate a straight county ticket. The convention is set for May 14 in Poseyville at 1 p.m.
Sufficient funds having been subscribed, a meeting will be held this evening at Bolton's office to adopt measures on boring for coal. All in favor of a cheap home fuel supply are invited to attend. Additional items noted on the first page.
Remains of Mrs Mary E Shepard arrived from Muscogee with husband and son and were taken to her parents in Maple Hill cemetery. Funeral held Sunday. mourners noted her cheerful kindness and devoted family. Shepard family mourns her sudden death and loss to the community.
Harmony township citizen J B Elliott told Mt Vernon readers last Tuesday about an inexhaustible marl supply in Lyon and Harmony townships possibly extending into Center. He suggests marl could improve public highways, packing solid yet elastic and worthy of thorough county testing for road improvement benefits.
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure liver and kidney diseases remove pimples boils and salt rheum drive malaria and prevent malarial fevers and even relieve headache constipation and indigestion with a full satisfaction guarantee and refund at Mumford's Drugstore priced 50c and 1 per bottle.
Treasurer John Walz asks taxpayers to pay without visiting Mt. Vernon by contacting the New Harmony bank cashier to send receipts, as delays past the third Monday in April will incur delinquency and penalties.
The council met in regular session with members present and approved minutes and several street work claims. Notices of election for town officers were adopted and treasurer and clerk reports to be audited. Property cleanup orders and fence and smoke stack notices were issued. A committee was appointed to audit books and the meeting adjourned.
Advertising copy touts Efuchten's Arsha Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many eruptions with a money back guarantee. It claims effectiveness against piles and other skin conditions and offers the product for 20 cents per box through local sellers.
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