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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1877
Page
3
Local ads list Thrall Mumford furnishing paints and supplies including five Sulky day Rakes by B F Owen Co at 30 to 37 dollars plus Tiger Self-Dump. Kight & Co advertise Lisle Thread Gloves shoes and side trace Newport Ties. Notices mention John Sherman retirement rumors and political posts, with church services next Sunday at 10 AM.
In a polemical piece the North laments its stagnant economy while contrasting the South's belated recovery from war and Reconstruction. It argues Southern progress outpaces the North, criticizes carpetbag rule, and notes a shift toward renewed prosperity in the former Confederacy amid widespread northern hardship. It also includes assorted notices on a bribe offer for certificates, new hunting laws, and various regional snippets.
Indictments name men from the Louisiana returning board for forgery and perjury. Republican leaders call it a violation of a state Legislature resolution that forbids prosecution over political belief. The report warns such admissions could damage the party. A separate note mentions a coal oil explosion in Cincinnati where a woman, trying to quickly extinguish fire by pouring oil, was badly burned.
Reporters note Russia seeks Constantinople per Gortschakoff circle, but execution remains uncertain as Britain and Austria loom. May clearinghouse figures show New Orleans leading U.S. gains in business, with San Francisco and others shrinking. Blue Ribbon temperance groups wane after Lane’s departure. North American Review’s July August run hits eight editions, highlighting Judge Black’s presidential steal analysis. New Orleans visitors Clarke and Pooley arrive for summer, hosted by local families. Since 1864 total contraction stands at 1.31 billion and business failures at 1.37 billion.
A historical list shows assorted goods with quantities and prices from the Mumford market on July 20 1877. Items include sugar molasses feathers lard oil linseed oil coal oil flour wheat corn and more with varied per unit costs. The column records per bushel cwt gallon pound and dozen measures for farmers and merchants.
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