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A fragmented Friday weather record shows temperatures or measurements labeled 46 66 2 84 51 25 36 80 80 31e 43 52 29, indicating a sequence of readings without clear context.
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
4
A fragmented Friday weather record shows temperatures or measurements labeled 46 66 2 84 51 25 36 80 80 31e 43 52 29, indicating a sequence of readings without clear context.
Train times are posted with morning and afternoon departures and arrivals. Tax days, local theater nights, and ball events at the opera house are noted along with shop ads and remedies from Shiloh's and Chamberlain's. Local merchants, boot makers, and a butcher announce moves and sales.
A roundup of residents visiting or returning home from cities including Bloomington Evansville Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Lafayette Oakland City Stewartsville and Mt Vernon. Names appearing include Miss Tamar Althouse Miss Mary Husband Fred Truscott Elliott Burke John Woods LeRoy Williams and many others with travel to relatives for the holiday period.
The government levee at the Kingdom cut-off on Granville road is 600 yards long and holds 30 000 cubic yards of dirt. Three cribs and about 30 feet of rip rap were added along the bank. About 40 men were employed from Oct 7 to Dec 13, with roughly 4 000 spent. Capt Matt Cox supervised the work, praised for efficient management. Remedy For Rats. A White County farmer prescribes calomel mixed in meal as a barn rat poison. warns it causes salivation and deaths, urging farmers to act to avert a plague.
Report unavailable due to no eyewitnesses as band members refuse interviews. base drummer hints more details exist. Squire J D Wiley suffers eye injury with nerve damage but outlook favorable for sight saving. Christmas weather provokes discussion as old prophets appear vindicated. railroad men note a tough day and claim no Christmas tricks were played.
Posey County Treasurer John Herrmann announces the 1890 tax duplicate, with payment deadlines January 1 1891 for taxes due, first installment by April third Monday and second by November first. Road receipts, delinquent taxes, and annual sale of delinquent lands scheduled. notices urge prompt payment and accuracy.
The council met in regular session last Tuesday night with Rawlings Mann Trethewey present. The journal of the prior meeting was read and approved. Claims allowed include John A. Wilhelm coal oil and others totaling 25.38. W P Ford JP reported 2275 in fines collected over three months. H Brown, clerk, noted 80 from saloon licenses before adjournment.
A notice explains that many Walker Boot copies are sold yearly using inferior stock. The firm has patented the trade mark Tree Mani Walker Boot to protect customers and themselves. Genuine Walker Boots bear the trademark on the bottom. For sale by Lieurennerger & Co.
New complete stock of fine stiff hats for fall and winter in best fabrics at low prices. Also a large assortment of soft hats in all styles and shapes for men and boys at Henry Brown the Clothier.
Arctic Lodge No. 394 F. and A. M. held its election last Monday evening naming Ozro W. Willis as Worshipful Master Joseph Stubblefield as Senior Warden William P. Ford as Junior Warden Thomas Pisely as Secretary A H Fretageot as Treasurer and John Walt Harry Pisely Greenberry Causey as Trustees.
A recent park development proposal arrived but drew criticism for breaking up ground into too many segments, hindering carriage drives and reducing usable park space. The plan faces opposition over layout and circulation.
Eli Leikmann killed a hog weighing 625 pounds last week, the season’s biggest catch at 80 four. The event marks the heaviest hog reported this season and stands as a notable local farming achievement.
Auction item listing notes the Walker Boot Star is offered for sale by Lichtenberger & Co. with descriptive branding The Best in America for the product line.
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