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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1891
Page
12
Whispers of weather stock the page with a blizzard tale and cold waves while merchants tout Walker Boots Shiloh cures and vitalizers. Local events include a farm sale and a ball invitation. Names such as Jas Boren and Lichtenberger appear among sales notes and promotions.
J C Miller returned to Mt Vernon to resume grand jury duties after a home visit. W N Hammett left for Washington Indiana to join Anderson's Chicago Comedy Company. Miss Mary Truscott Lizzie Truscott and Miss Lottie Husband visited Stewartaville last Saturday. W M Ford walked from home to town last Monday. F P Schreiber came from Vincennes with a marble carload. Wm Warren, formerly of the town, visited from Illinois. Chas Yarbrough of Poseyville traveled there last Monday. Mrs G L Lyon of Grayville visits relatives. John Walz and A D Jones went to Mt Vernon on Wednesday. Misses Cecil Minnie Chaffin visited Grayville last week. LeRoy Wade of Mt Vernon was in town last Wednesday. Thos Cross from Stewartville came Wednesday. Maurice Homer of Cincinnati visits relatives here. Henry Hayden went to Mt Vernon last Monday. Wm Bean came from Kentucky this week. Jobo Hall from Princeton this week. FE M Highman returns from Bartow Florida. Dr Holton went to Mt Vernon on Tuesday. Charley Franklin from Evanaville. G L Beal was on the sick list this week. Mrs Eagle went to Concord New Jersey last week. J W Davis in Poseyville on Tuesday. J Breith visited Mt Vernon last Tuesday. Gus Neal is on the sick list.
Last Friday afternoon a worker cleaning the garret at the Mumford house discarded debris from a window without looking. A timber toppled onto carpenter P. W. Lichtenberger, knocking him down and bruising him severely. Mrs Lichtenberger witnessed the accident as she passed by. He soon revived enough to walk home but remained confined indoors for days.
The piece notes last Monday’s bright sun at 8:15 am signaling six weeks of bad weather by long standing groundhog lore. It adds that recent winters have weakened the groundhog prophets though survivors appeared Tuesday morning claiming the prophecy never fails.
Charley Moore keeps a about fourteen pound catfish at home and fishes for it in his spare time. He booked it recently for the second time in a year. Often he has no bite but says he has as much fun as those who hire a boat and row miles, getting wet and returning hungry.
For the next two months the Workingmen's Institute will stay open to the public each Tuesday evening, in addition to Thursdays and Sundays. The measure expands access to community programs and discussions hosted at the institute.
Local ad by Lichtenberger and Co lists the Walker Boot Star as a featured product. The short promotional notice emphasizes quality and availability through the firm’s storefront and catalog channels.
Local society notes report the new game tiddledy winks spreading in surrounding towns. A young man visiting Grayville was initiated into its quirky terms and complex scoring, describing a simple play that uses dinguses winks and a wink pot with elaborate jargon and inconsistent math.
Large quantities of boots are sold yearly for the Walker Boot not manufactured by them. Many are made of inferior stock. The firm has patented this trade mark to protect the genuine article.
An old advertisement notes the Walker Boot as the genuine article with the trade mark stamped on every pair and states it is offered for sale by Lachtenberger & Co to protect both sellers and customers.
Citizens buzz over a rumored new society with prominent locals, said to meet on the Fretageot building’s second floor. Details of members and purpose remain a deep, dark, and bloody mystery.
The Grayville Mercury notes New Harmony girls have a world renowned liveliness and talent for new amusements. Their latest pastime is walking on stilts, performed with decorous balance and poise under public scrutiny.
A pair of large white headed eagles have been sighted along the Fox river, marking a notable return after years of decline. Birds were once plentiful here seven or eight years ago and several were shot by local hunters, according to observers.
Newport Kentucky January 26 Dr Alpheus Bascom Jones born Maysville August 2 1838 died Newport January 11 1891 practiced dentistry in Cincinnati Dayton Evansville New Harmony and Newport from 1871 married Miss Cecil Front Cox in New Harmony October 1870. His wife died within months of him and he mourned her yearly visiting her tomb. He loved literature and had a fine library with authors such as Scott Cooper Dickens Shakespeare Walton and Don Quixote. friends recall his talent for jest.
A heartfelt farewell praises Dr A B Jones for cheerful spirit and faultless integrity. The poem The Art of Being Happy reflects on happiness, blessings, and a hopeful life, concluding with thanks from Noah's Dove Lodge No 201 to Col J W Abert for a memorial tribute in January 1891.
A Lee County woman named Grace Gridley awoke after nine months of sleep. She has lost flesh, cannot utter a word, walks but cannot eat. The report comes from Ti, Illinois, with a Feb 1 dateline. A curios news note follows about Indiana patents granted during the week, listing inventors and items such as steam boilers and washing machines.
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