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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1890
Page
4
A fragmented note questions current temperatures and seasonal expectations. Mentions numbers like 60 70 73 and references to wind or humidity markers, but lacks clear locations, dates, or authoritative sources.
Wurat markets show 82c per bushel with optimism for fair time. Republicans struggle to name a county ticket as drive-wells were sunk and crops suffer from dry weather. Wheat yields vary, with Liewrenpercer and Boartman among top growers. Local notices include clothing sales and a burglar scare, plus a theater engagement and a balloon event drawing a crowd on Church Street.
Frank Fretageot’s Emma P defeats Bolton’s Daisy in a one mile round trip race on the river cut-off, finishing about 60 yards ahead in 13 minutes 5 seconds while Daisy could not be timed. Referees H Lichtenberger and H Slater report Barter as skilled pilot. crowd disperses with light betting.
Personal notes list dozens of residents and visitors with movements to and from West Baden springs Evansville Mt. Vernon Grayville Poseyville Carmi and other towns. Mentions include visits by Mrs C Boren and Miss Mary, T J Johnson, M T Golden, Lew Schatz Geo Faul, and many others. A local 2 year old child died, and a Griffin New Harmony baseball game ended 69 to 15.
Messrs Wurns and Schreiber of Vincennes Indiana contracted with the Owen family for a fine monument to Col Richard Owen. The firm will supply eleven more monuments near New Harmony and has already erected five in Evansville including a granite monument for R F Schor, bank teller. The firm earns praise for quality and care, and is gaining a strong local reputation. Also notice Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy reduces infantile fear, with testimonials from A W Walter of Waltersburg Kentucky and bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. Joan Soper shipped 20 head of fine beef cattle to Cincinnati last Monday.
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