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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
4
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Local ads urge shoppers to visit Mott's new store for calico at four cents a yard, carpet chain in all colors, and fine dress goods. Other notices promote Brown's Clothing House stock, Shiloh's cures, and various tonics with sale warnings.
A long list of residents including Thos Mumford Jr John Walz and many others traveled to Mt. Vernon and Evansville for settlements visits races and relatives over the past week. Several husbands wives and children were noted visiting Mt. Vernon Evansville Grayville Petersburg and Jeffersonville with various social and civic engagements.
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for nervous prostration and related fatigue. It claims the tonic restores appetite digestion and liver and kidney function with surprising results. Sold for 50 cents at Mumford's Drogstore.
The piece describes a village twenty miles from Evansville Indiana famed for breeding Angora cats under the nickname New Harmony. It recounts Mme Bernstein gifting an Angora kitten in 1840, the cat’s long life and influence, and claims the Angora traits blended with mongrel stock yield a music loving, refined yet humorous breed. It notes the cats’ popularity and the village’s mock prestige as a society pet.
Treasurer elect Jno Walz filed his bond with the county commissioners last Monday. The amount is fixed at $150,000 and the following named gentlemen became security for his good behavior. Walz will assume the county treasurer’s office on the last of September with Louis Heehn as the reappointed deputy.
Wm Davia cites the best Poseyville neighborhood crop at 31 bushels per acre with fields ranging from 22 to 37 bushels per acre across 40 to 115 acres. J W Hiatt reports 2,100 bushels on 95 acres, John B Elliott 2,538 on 115 acres, and Ezra Stephens 810 on 27 acres. Bowman's Bend totals near 30,000 bushels.
Mr and Mrs Loren B Treacott keepers of the Gov Lighthouse at Sand Beach Michigan. Their four year old daughter fell ill last April with measles a dreadful cough and fever. After doctors failed a cure she rapidly grew weaker until nearly a bones. A trial of Dr Kings New Discovery healed her with two and a half bottles. a free trial bottle was offered at Maomford's Drug store.
The board of review fixed Posey County total assessment at 9 871 770 up from 7 684 105. Harmony and Lyon townships saw accepted assessor reports. Smith lowered 15 percent and Robb 10 percent. Increases ranged 5 to 20 percent across Point Black Rob inson Bethel Marrs and Center townships.
Tuer Best Salve in the world for cats, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions. It cures piles or no pay. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by apldy T Mumrorp Jr. More fruit than ever known.
The regular semi annual meeting of the P.C.D. A. will be held in Williams & Bolton's office tomorrow Saturday Aug 8 at 2 p.m. Reports of the July races will be read and other business transacted. This is to certify the "O. K." cigar is the best Havana cigar for 5 cents in the market. For sale by Fred W. Walz. Every lady in the county should prepare articles for exhibition at the great fair.
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