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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1878
Page
3
Dyes and Dye Studs of all kinds and concentrated jive are offered along with potash and soap balls at Thrall and Mumford. KE F Owen Co announces a full stock of skates for club and plain use including ladies sizes. Also painters supplies doors weather strips and fuel‑saving buys mentioned for thrifty customers.
Disastrous floods across the eastern states unfold with rivers and creeks overflowing. homes, barns, and cities submerged. No lives lost, but property losses run into millions with Port Jervis and Brattleboro each tallying around 30,000 dollars. Delaware River flooding affects Trenton, Philadelphia wharves fail, and Hudson River levels rise into Albany.
The second meeting of Harmony Township Teachers Institute scheduled for January 11 invites listed educators to discuss topics from conducting recitations to teaching methods. The program includes Emma Armstrong, T Drinkwater, Lawrence, Right, Elliott, Nora Chadwick, and others with topics on style, questioning, and character development.
The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer ad promotes Thrall and Mumford’s as the best source for teas spices coffee and fruits, listing New Orleans sugars mollasses, mince meat, fish, canned goods and jewelry. It touts price deals like 4 pounds currants for 25 cents and 18 pounds for $1, plus a Seth Thomas clock and a large toy exhibit. Describes seasonal items and seasonal promotions to attract shoppers.
Fragmentary OCR shows numerical data and figures associated with Mumford dated March 20 1878. The text lists various monetary amounts and values in a dense ledger style, indicating market or stock entries without clear narrative.
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