19 Jan 1883
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1883
Page
1
The Register outlines prices for ads including one square, twelve lines, and multiple insertions with monthly and yearly rates. It notes all legal ads are charged per law and advance payment is required for transient ads. The Cincinnati News section lists daily rates, club promotions, and carrier prices with subscription terms and distribution details.
The Weekly News announced by Cincinnati News Publishing Co will debut in January as a Democratic weekly covering politics news markets agriculture and literature. It pledges thorough news gathering strong market reports farmer focus and 64 column quarto format with tiered subscriptions and a free year for clubs of 20 or more subscribers.
An 1882 advertisement outlines discounts at Henry Brown, a New Harmony clothing supplier, on overcoats, dress suits, cash purchases, and entire gents furnishing line. It promotes stock reductions to clear winter goods and urges cash transactions, with related notes on other local retailers and lines from E F Owen Co and Thrall & Mumford.
Local Drift reports Poseyville hog stats with 448 head averaging 354 pounds and named growers like John Smith and George Smith. It notes Thomas C. Jaquess’s insolvency, bank failures, a blizzard’s damage, railroad funds, and rising telephony plans while listing county and nearby Illinois items.
Five thousand nine hundred sixteen persons of school age live in Pike county. The report notes widespread illness in Rockport and surrounding areas. In Henderson the tobacco trade is lively, while Olney experiences incidents of chicken theft.
Washington a weekly Congressional summary notes thirty five days in session with forty three left. The tariff and revenue bills face long debates with expected reductions totaling seventy nine million eight hundred thirty nine thousand three hundred twenty four dollars, plus abolition of most internal taxes. Senate may go further than committee, while Republicans seek tariff reform for 1884. The civil service bill drew mixed reactions as a starting step, dependent on the president, and sleighing scenes in the capital accompany political talk.
The annual attorney general report notes paid during the last fiscal year to special attorneys for the atar route and Guiteau trials totaling $79,000, with two attorneys set to hear from. If proportionate to others, extra fees for district special counsel may not fall far below $100,000. The report, signed by the attorney general, occupies twelve pages. Contingent fund items include subscriptions and odd purchases such as a $8 gloves, 85 cent celluloid comb, $2.75 carriage driver knife, and a $350 dark brown horse. Dorsey writes a card retiring as chief engineer of the party of pern ideas, claiming no act of his in presidential campaign management was unknown to candidates.
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