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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1886
Page
4
ETER WEBER a merchant tailor based in New Harmony Indiana places an ad on the first page inviting local clients to visit his shop for tailored garments and fittings.
Mixed local notes describe new silverware and jewelry arrivals at Thrall & Mumford's, babies invited to a doll exhibit, and bargains on second hand watches. Mentions Visalia favors, Poseyville society meeting next Tuesday, and a skating carnival near the dam with thawed produce at J Wilhelm & Co. Also references new woolen overshirts and undergarments at Henry Brown's clothing store.
A longtime senator calls for a mixed standard with gold bullion purchases to back greenbacks, cancel duties, and tax wealth to pay national debt. Proposes open ports, mutual exchange with foreign powers, and a treas ury strategy to coin gold and silver while destroying greenbacks and certificates. Also notes local events including A. O. U. W. masquerade, Oregon Mill revival, Pegg's Perry in New Harmony, and local notary notices.
The Posey Circuit Court clerks issued marriage licenses to James Pettigrew and Matilda Moore Addison York and Hmelne Metcalf Edward Smith and Henrietta Cillemende Samuel Lane and Becky Ann Prench William Kossmeier and Barbara Bauman William F. Wanworth and Kate Holton Edward L. Porter and Esther P. Thomson George W. Long and Mary KE Mann plus additional names. The river rising rapid for a week threatens a flood with thaw. The Golden dramatic troupe traveled through Indian Territory to Texas. Mr and Mrs Lawworthy and Miss Hinkle of Decatur attended the Laworthflolion wedding. Mail was over six hours late. Wheatcroft visiting town. Dr Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup praised for throat and lung relief by Rev M J Booker and others. Gilmore's Aromatic Wine advertised as vigor tonic for middle-aged men.
A partial OCR shows a list of commodities with inconsistent spellings and measurements. Items include flour, wheat, sugar, coffee, molasses, feathers, rags, and fallow with scattered weights and prices. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or dates.
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