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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1882
Page
5
The wheat market opens at one dollar per bushel, seen as fair yet possibly inflated by speculators awaiting a July delivery. With a strong crop, farmers are advised to sell early rather than wait for a rise. Posey county Democrats adjust county convention date to the 29th.
The New Harmony Register begins its sixteenth volume as a leading Southern Indiana weekly. The piece notes the paper’s Democratic alignment, mentions local visitors from Evansville, and reports on river rises, summer licenses, and various regional updates including a Cardiff ship, Iowa Prohibition results, and census figures. A mix of local notices, travel, and political notes underscores the era.
A scanned sale notice lists Far Best 3 Ib Tomatoes two cans for 25 cents and Cam Fancy Goods. It touts BarNew Jewelry as splendid stock and Martin's Patent Casters for heavy furniture, praised as the best invention. Also advertises handmade French candies and caramels and asserts Thrall and Mumford's as largest fancy goods stock with city-store quality and prices.
An advertisement touts Avzrr's Sansa- Parilla as a superior vegetable blood purifier. It claims to cure scrofula and other blood disorders, improve liver function and female health, boost vitality, and be widely used for forty years. Sold by all druggists.
Three transfers recorded with total consideration of 920 dollars and mortgages totaling 5088 dollars. T. D. Shelton transfers to J. Miller part of Section Nine and North East Quarter with 40 acres. G. B. Young transfers to H. G. Sees a Poseyville lot. R. Owen transfers to J. Main parcels in Owen's East New Harmony.
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