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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1877
Page
1
On Thursday January 18 1877 at the residence of the pride's father in Bethel township by Job Utley Esq Mr Cranes Barter wed Miss Saran Enizaperu daughter of G W Dixon in a local ceremony conducted by a trusted justice of the peace.
The Lyceum and Literary Mite Society will host at Viets House on Friday February 2 with charades and string music, while Gray's Gallery shows cheap pictures at 3. Thrall & Mumford offer delicacies as Morton’s red scare provokes hopes for a fair count. Republican infighting, Louisiana issues, and supervisor mishaps color the era’s politics.
The ice on the Wabash remains unbroken delaying mail between the town and Grayville. Union Hall hosts a Pow Wow on Monday the 29th with many locals expected to attend Paine's Anniversary ball. The piece notes political battles over Senate votes and praises Morron’s prospects, with updates on Leah the Forsaken and a February 3 performance for charity.
A period column from January 1877 surveys New York’s social divide during hard times. It notes rich patrons cutting debts while pleading poverty, hotel loafers and pawnshops thriving, and families disguising needs to beg or borrow. It also reports on a Liberia envoy denied lodging, dueling pistol intrigue, a major forgery case, and a near catastrophe at Grand Central Depot, all illustrating social strain and urban life.
Our Washington letter reports that a bipartisan plan to resolve electoral vote disputes was agreed by five Senators five Representatives and five Supreme Court Justices with final decisions unless both houses reverse. It notes support from Tilden and Hayes aides, Morton’s defense of Grant troops, and concerns over Louisiana Returning Board and other post election issues. The piece also mentions new Patent Commissioner Ellis Spear and cabinet speculation.
A reflective meditation on love emphasizing the soul’s pure affection over senses. True love grows from goodness, selflessness, and fidelity, requiring truth, tenderness, constancy, and responsiveness to earn lasting affection beyond mere beauty.
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