Notary Public and Holiday Goods Advertisements
The item lists ND U. 8S. CLAIM AGENT at New Harmony and Thrall & Mumford's holiday goods including Mince Meat Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic and Lippincott Axes. It promotes Thrall & Mumford's seasonal offerings, E. F. Owen & Co hardware listings, canning fruit, maple syrup, organ instruments, and a large stock of guns and garden seeds. Notary duties are noted for the office of Notary Public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony
Nen
Lippincott
E. FF. Owen & Co
Was. F. Owen & Co
Menara
E F. Owen & Co
Thrall & Mumford's
BeBe
Pitabhi
Mumsword
Yhrale
Musford
Peg
Ben
Thrall & Mumford
Seth Thomas
Rogers Bros
Thrall & Mumford’s
Indiana
Travelling salesmen stranded by bad roads seek aid and a ride
Bert Mesars Danswan and WEBER, commercial travelers for an Evansville firm, arrived under difficulties last week. They could not depart on Saturday night due to poor roads and a down telegraph. Sunday Mike Dausman paid for a team to transport them to Bivansville with a wagon load including a feather bed, four baskets, cheese, crackers, beer and whisky. They plan to visit New Harmony again when roads improve. The piece also notes Garfield and Arthur being counted as next President and VP by Congress, contrasting with past elections and implying a Democratic current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Mesars
Danswan & Weber
Evanacile
Mike Dausman
Bivansville
Mike
New Harmony
Garfield
Artur
Congress
Evansville Journal
Mail Lines Torn Up Supplying Sparse Week
The report notes mail lines are badly torn this past week causing days with little or no mail. Residents express growing frustration and hope for relief as winter wanes and spring nears.
Township Trustees Fail to Advertise Meetings and Finances
The law requires weekly notice of meeting place and day and annual publication of receipts and expenditures, but these requirements are often not complied with, as trustees neglect to advertise and disclose financial details.
Death of a brakeman on Pearis Decatur & Evanaville rail line
Wa Durer a brakeman on the Pearis Decatur and Evanaville railroad was killed when he was thrown from his car near Suwartaville Iset on Monday. He was well liked by fellow workers and leaves a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa. Durer
Pearis, Decatur & Evanaville
Suwartaville
Iset
Local Ads and News Snippets from Mt. Vernon
The Mt. Vernon Star marks its fifth volume as Menure, Lerren & Williams boost the county paper. Advertisers include Menara E F Owen & Co for hardware and cutlery, Mosers A I Freinacger & Co showing goods, and Witt Bowen attending a wedding, with local talk of political leanings and party strength.
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eerThe
Mt. Vernon Star
Menure, Lerren & Williams
The
Star
Posey
Rose Clare mine ore thanked by Kentuckians in ORM list
A note of gratitude thanks Mr B S Kitrcor for a fine specimen of lead ore from the Rose Clare mine in Harden County Kentucky. Mention also acknowledges deputy clerk Witv. Boren for favors from Mr Vernon and a short visit from Mrs Kyorts, mother of Rev L Knorvs of White County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.S Kitrcor
Rose Clare
Hardin County
Mr. Witv. Boren
Vernon
Anne Kyorts
Rev. L
Knorvs
White County
Artist Ketoca Kepoga’s rise traced in Cleveland Leader
An old Cleveland Leader profile recounts Minex K Kepoga’s youth in New Harmony after moving from Cincinnati. A pivotal moment came when he sketched Rupert Owen at a public meeting, inspiring his artistic path. The piece notes changes at New Harmony since Kepoga’s early sketch and hints at his world wide fame.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Minex K. Kepoga
Amita
Kelicca
Cincinnati
New Harmony
Rupert Owen
Owen
Ke_Loea
Elewan
Mr Owen
Stander
Ketoca
Cleveland Leader
Ketoge
Fiarming
Inauguration Day Holiday Bill Favors Simpler Ceremony
A congressional committee favors making inauguration day a legal holiday to avoid extravagant pomp. The note cites Jefferson as the model for a democratic republic’s transfer of power. The piece also recalls a Union Hall ball last Monday with valentines and prize dancing for heaviest and lightest couples won by pairs including Mrs E K S Ectarp with S Myens and Miss Nora Rawlina with Euas Ferguson.
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Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republic
Union Hall
Ectarp
S Myens
Nora Raw- Lina
Euas. Ferguson
Masquerade Ball Hinted Amid Local Notices Flourish
A fragment notes a masquerade ball planned for next Tuesday with a large crowd expected. It also references free publication of marriage and death notices, and mentions resignations of Mr Haven's Foreign Ministers being prepared for return.
Political counting and Senate actions in Washington 1881
Washington dispatch notes an orderly electoral count after disputes and hints at future reforms. It reports progress on Persian appropriation and Legislative, Executive and Judicial bills, with Senate conflicts involving Conkling Butler and McKay.
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Wasnixatoux
D. C
Congress
Hansen
House
Senate
Houssa
Elvet
Washington
Conkling
Senator Butler
McKay
Wabash River Booms Forcing River Traffic Standstill
The Wabash river swells over low lands as ice remains thick, hindering steamboat navigation. A heavy rise of more than four inches Wednesday night threatens extensive corn damage or loss due to floodwaters spreading across fields.
Gorman and Townshend as legislative pages noted
A Maryland Senator Gorman is highlighted for a bright career following Dick Townshend, once a page who now serves as Representative. A letter on compulsory secular education questions its worldly focus while a March Edwin Stuart Dramatic Troupe engagement in New Harmony is announced with a likely first appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorman
Maryland
Legislative House
Dick” ‘TownsHend
Twigs
Edwin Stuart Dramatic Troupe
New Harmony
In Memoriam Resolution On Death Of Brother Edsan Anderson
Harmony Lodge No 87 adopts a resolution expressing fraternal sympathy for the family of deceased Brother Edsan Anderson. Signed by committee members Owen, Henry Hunsnon, and Lorenzo T Putiton. Dated February 9, 1881.
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Committee On Resolutiona
Edsan Anderson
Harmony Lodge No
Elijah Anderson
Owen
Henry Hunsnon
Lorenzo T Putitton
Teachers Institute Programme at New Harmony March
The programme for the Teachers Institute at New Harmony on the second Saturday in March lists lectures by G Nash on practical modes of teaching elementary geography Mollie Carr on six rules for arousing and maintaining pupil interest T Tompson on answers to history questions in the list Teacher's Journal Dr Lawrence on reminiscences of early school days in Indiana and Professor Moore on Winds. By order of Wiif committee a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony
G. Nash
Mollie Carr
T. Tompson
Lawrence
Indiana
Moore
Wiif
Stewartsville Items Describe Local Accidents And Church Gift
The column reports Lycurgos Stinnett’s accident from a staple work mishap, a fatal streetcar incident west of town, and travel to Evansville and Mount Vernon for county business. It notes a new church site east of town deeded to M E church trustees, funded by local donors, and outlines use restrictions. It mentions fever news, political remarks, and regional mining crowding in Arizona with residents living hand to mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lycurgos Stinnett
Stinnett
Ciilizens
Evansville
Cara
Mt. Vernon
Sweet Home
John Duclos
Braneville
New Harmony
Martin Huebner
M. BE. Church
Methodiste
Finis
Real estate transfers total 27062 60 dollars in week ending 1881
A compilation of multiple land transfers listing buyers such as A Fischer M Noel D J Noel A Murphy J N Johnson J F Welborn J Weaver J Cale J Wyne J Whitworth G Endicott A King and others with parcels in various townships, acreages and prices. The period ends with totals: 27062 60 dollars in consideration and mortgages 6157 19 dollars. P A Hutcheson R P C
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A. Fischer
J. Fischer
M. B. Todd
R. Knowles
Shea
D. J. Noel
M. A. Noel
G. Poseyville
J. Cale
P. D
BE. Ry. Cog
J. Wyne
J. M. Wyne
J. W
Whitworth
Williams
Vernon
G. W. Endicott
W. F
A. King
W. A
Steel
Historic commodity price list fragment with assorted staples
A fragmented OCR page shows prices for flour, wheat, corn, meal, farm produce, livestock products, and household goods. Values are garbled but include figures for eggs, butter, lard, hams, shoulders, sides, sugar, molasses, feathers, tallow, hides, linseed oil, coal oil, turpentine, vinegar, whiskey, potatoes, apples dried, peaches dried, salt, beans dried, and other items. The layout resembles a market or store ledger entry from an earlier period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osess
Nevada
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TIE Register
Henry Hunsdon
Notary Public
N.8.f.g.and
W.&l Co
New Harmony Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder Company
J.T. Hugo
Joan W. Miller
M. E. Church
L. A. Knotts
Atmore
Thrall & Mumford S
We. Reed
Wen
Reed
N. O
Choice
West Virginia Sorghum
Pea
Sen. Reed
Wee
E. F. Owen & Co
Rogers
EF. Owen & Co
Thrall & Mumford ’S
Wea
Pennsylvania
California
Vermont
Wmf. F. Owen & Co
of & F Owen & Co
E. F. Ouen & Co
Thrall
Mumford
Landreth
Phenix
Flobert
Ein
E.P. Owens
Witt. Bowen
Wheatcroft
Thone
A. I. Freinacger & Co
Gen Henex
Democratic Party
Coun
Mr Haven
Main Street
Supreme Court
Strong and Bradley
Wabash River
Webb's Ferry
Evanaville
Grayville
Bex. Porren
Com
Teachers’ Institute
Stewartsville
Sar
Warz
Hayes
Tilden
John Sherman
Arizona
Persvna
Tacaon
Tombatone
Cincinnati Laily Enquirer
wAll
New
John N Stevens
Mt Vernon
John
Munford
New Harsony
Eeateeens
Ene
Rese
Eres
Sree
Nee
Toro
Biase
Renee Oooo
John Ribeyre
John L. Harris
Bethel Township
Alang 7
Henry Beekly
Esquire
J. Pr
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