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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1880
Page
3
Henry Hunsdon notary public advertises services in New Harmony Indiana. Local fire company meets monthly. Church notices list services and Sunday School. Various merchants promote goods including arnica salve, clothing, tobaccos, boots, overcoats, and hardware. Jewelry sales and weatherstrips advertised with low prices and sales events.
E F Owen & Co markets beat children s carriages and offers many trimmings with custom orders. 29 week French caschimere and worsted suits and genuine Scotch Cheviot suits are advertised as cheaper than ever with no advance charges. Henry Brown sells these at Kights stand and invites customers to buy festive holiday wear. The playful line about Johnnie and Sam is noted but the promotional message remains.
Across items from the era note famine in Ireland, ships quarantined at Rome, and a coal mine disaster killing 77 in England. Maine Republicans arm, senators chosen for Mississippi and Louisiana, Kentucky delegates named, and Mozambique slave trade linked. A Cauca valley flood causes damages, farmers defend property, and Indiana emigration claims questioned by witnesses.
Suffering readers with coughs colds asthma bronchitis or throat or lung ailments are assured that Dr Kina's New Discovery offers immediate relief and numerous permanent cures. Thrall and Mumford's Drug Store offers trial bottles free and regular bottles at one dollar.
Notable event was Mr G K Lica TENBERGER's first appearance escorted by a young lady. Clarence plans to attend the masquerade ball if he can find an escort. Agricultural and Hardware Store offers 8500 worth of goods in a July drawing for customers. Maine votes rejection figures shown. Louisiana vote suppression noted. Local officials Grorck Wilson and Wit Boren visited town from Mt Vernon.
A German source estimates Turkey has lost territory nearly as large as Prussia with an 11,000,000 population. In other news, Mr. Aspury Warner fell and broke his left arm while loading a wagon at the river last Tuesday. A notice seeks a month of clear cold weather.
The Crisp Combination under Bowiy Stuart opened in New Harmony with Peril to a good house and strong cast though some parts overplayed. Strona as Dick Rothby impressed as a rising favorite while full troupe work satisfied. The troupe then staged Inshavogne and Engaged with mixed audiences. they depart for Cynthiana after Wednesday. The piece on Hood and Beauregard discusses the Hood Orphan Memorial Fund and related narrative.
A glance at the marble works of Mr. Joan Minter shows monuments and grave-stores in New Harmony rival Southern Indiana in quality and cost. Mr. Miller recently completed a fine monument for the late Father Jo an Scurader, claimed unmatched elsewhere for the money. Minter is a master, with a large stock of American and Italian marbles, promising savings and satisfaction.
The roads to Grayville remain nearly impassable after recent high water. Bridges suffered, land washed away, and driftwood blocks the highways. Capt. Vanprerirr of the Frazer volunteers to bring down the Grayville mail, aiding the public. Jacos Breiri plans enticing offers at his enlarged family grocery, with a $300 gift distribution for purchases and prizes listed in a separate column.
Frank D Barron Esq has been appointed administrator of the estate in a probate filing. The appointment names Barron as the legal representative handling assets and obligations for the decedent.
The Leap Year Ball at Union Hall drew a strong showing of ladies requesting the gentlemen's company and dancing late into the night. The next event is a fancy costume masquerade ball on February 21 in honor of Wasurearon's birth.
24 property transfers listed from J. M. Meladin to M. A. Gray and others, including J. Ramsey to D. McNeely and J. Welborn to Bloomer & Bacon. Properties span NW, SW, and fractional sections across Posey County. Totals show 41,767.12 dollars in consideration and 36,844.82 dollars in mortgages.
Local retailer Thrall & Mumford advertise a wide range of goods from groceries to jewelry and clocks. They boast new stock of fruits, coffees, canned goods, dried beef, cigars, and Rogers Bros silverware. The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer is promoted as the evening paper.
The Harmony Teachers Institute schedules a Saturday session on February 14 1889 with MISS LEWIS DR LAURENCEH MR SEWELE MR WELCHER Miss SCHNER and TAYLOR DRINKWATER leading discussions on penmanship health classroom design grammar methods and English composition. Incidental work runs 2 to 3 30 with secretary notes from the institute.
A Detroit Free Press brief notes that among fifty strictly honest men only twenty two will return a borrowed book and merely three will bring home an umbrella, illustrating cautious behavioral expectations.
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