Great West School Ranked Among Best
A proclamation notes the school as one of the finest in the Great West, praising its strength and standing while urging recognition from readers and newcomers alike.
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1869
Page
3
A proclamation notes the school as one of the finest in the Great West, praising its strength and standing while urging recognition from readers and newcomers alike.
The piece lists delinquent subscriptions with a 50 percent payoff offer before volume two ends, notes transfers of real estate delayed to a future issue, and salutes various political and social items. It cites Mr. Merritt of Maine, Senator Stockron’s seat change, Mr. Henpricks to speak in Philadelphia, and a house pattern sale. It also reports Gen. George D. Warner’s death in Indianapolis and Senator Sumner’s pension stance. The Grand Masquerade Ball at Union Hall tops evening entertainment.
A Mt Vernon committee report silences rumors on road location and urges continued fundraising. Deficit stood at 16000 after Harmony and Blacktown townships were counted. Local supporters, including farmers, pledge to increase subscriptions. a few more days work could secure the needed funds. The Grayville Independent dismisses a Georgia letter as a hoax and a canard. The Eighth District Republican convention in Kokomo nominated James Tyner after six ballots. Tyner pledges Radicalism. Arkansas Republican actions threaten martial law policy and party-building plans.
The Indianapolis Mirror notes the Columbia and Indianapolis Central Railway stock bears "C. and J. C." lettering and suggests changing it, as locals interpret the initials as a jab at the Lieutenant Governor. Some readers headline the banner as "Corrupt and Indecent Cumback" along the route.
Baxlonney claims ratification will be the final triumph of the Republican party and notes relief at its passing. The African is barred from a public inauguration ball as a private affair, and a Louisiana colored Representative elect is similarly excluded from Congress.
The article argues libraries complete public education beyond schooling by providing free access to literature. It cites Gibbon and Pope on education, urges state funding for a substantial English library, notes benefits for morality and intelligence, and warns against bars and gambling without intellectual intake. It mentions cost estimates and potential civic gains.
An Albany snippet argues advertising builds wealth and sustains business even in downturns. It cites Swayne Townsend Brandreth Merrick and other medicines as examples, urging large, sustained ad spend in reputable newspapers to reach the right customers and counter shrinking demand.
A fragment lists wholesale prices for agricultural goods and commodities including wheat corn corn meal chickens eggs butter lard shoulders sides coffee sugar molasses feathers tallow hides lard oil linseed coal oil turpentine vinegar whisky potatoes dried apples peaches dried salt beans tea and other items with varied units and unclear values. The text appears as an old market summary with scattered OCR artifacts and typographical errors.
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