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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1882
Page
1
The Hegister Tar Register lists subscription at 150 yearly in advance and requires arrearages to be paid before discontinuation. Advertising rates vary by column and duration with legal notices charged by law. All ads and job-work require advance payment.
The Sun touts record readership as it promises accuracy and fearless truth across politics and society. It claims dedication to public good, fights Rabes on ism, bosses, monopolists, and corrupt schemes, and positions itself as a mirror of human activity and a genuine Jeffersonian Democracy advocate.
Local items report a gar caught in Hovey's Lake sent to Cynthiana for exhibition. Edits note new county officials, river and railroad changes, fires, crime, weather, school closures, and notable incidents across Illinois towns from Roland to Mt. Carmel. Includes shreds on livestock, bridges, politics, and social life.
A Washington dispatch reports a letter from Prof kb Stone Wiggins, astronomer to Canada, warning President Arthur of a March storm seen in Canadian press. The missive urges all United States ships to seek harbor by March 5 as the tempest threatens the Gulf coast and northern Pacific reach.
An Illinois bachelor from White county placed an online style ad for a wife in New York. Miss Catherine Smith of Canajoharie answered, they courted, and she moved to White county. He secured wedding papers and preparation is underway as officials report strong political margins in Michigan.
Washington dispatch summarizes Republican disunity after a recent election, discusses possible House leadership, tariff reform stance, Dakota statehood effort, counterfeit money crackdown, and noted deaths. It notes Speaker prospects, Arthur's cabinet tax views, and Voorhees predicting 1884 Democratic gains in Indiana.
In Cincinnati at the Colloseum theater a staged shot to sever an apple from a girl's head went fatally wrong. Frank Frayne fired the shot as Annie Von Behren stood as Ruth. the girl died fifteen minutes later. Frayne was arrested for manslaughter. he claims a gun defect caused the tragedy.
A Bodie saloon keeper built a kite from a $500 plate glass mirror and demijohns that raged sunlit sparks and set a straw stack alight before the mirror fell. Other notes cite Judge Treat’s long service since 1837, cannibalism decline in the South Seas, cotton mill capital, and varied curiosities from New York schooling to Birmah and Elm City trivia.
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