Shoe and apparel bargains fill town shops
Advertisements note soft box fine shoes for ladies and children kept in stock by Lichtenberger & Sons. E. Owen & Co. touts new crown Suter. Chouaguen Shade Cloth at 18 cents per yard versus 20. Hugo's Parlor Store offers full stock at cost to close out. Henry Brown clothier markets boots, shoes, and spring garments with 25 percent savings. plans for boys and children's clothing from New York arrive soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichtenberger & Sons
Hugo
Henry Brown
Cail
Pew
New York
May in Gotham A Parade of Quakers, Statues, and Wealth
New York on May 27 1881 features a busy scene with Quaker conventions in the streets Madison Square hosts a top statue of Farragut praised as superb by observers. Brooklyn Sunday schools parade with flowers while critics rail at officials. The piece covers the Revised New Testament release, electricity advances, Cyrus W Field travels, Jay Gould’s wealth and court appearance, and cultural notes on immigration and friendship with Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
New York
Gotham
Madison Square
Marochetti
St. Gauden
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Brooklyn
Paradise
Molly Caddish
Miss
Satan
Pensylvania
Lord Lytton
Cyrus W. Field
Atlantic Cables
the Herald
Rufus Hatch
the Battery
Coney Island
Manhattan Island
Naples
Constantinople
Jay Gould
Dan’l Drew
Wall Street
Tyng, Jr
Roly Trinity
Victoria
St. George
Ravix
Wood Twine Binder Wins Easy Victory at Mascoutah
Special dispatch reports the Wood Twine Binder defeating Marsh Deering Osborne Minneapolis and Listerly in a competitive field at Mascoutah Illinois on May 27. Four Wood binders were sold. the Irish question debate is cited alongside Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mascoutah
Globe-Democrat
Mascoutan
Sin
Marsh
Deering
Osborne
Minneapolis
McCormick
Reed
Posey County School Census for Year Ending 1881
Enumeration report to the County Auditor by the County Superintendent listing Posey County school children for the year ending June 1, 1881. Includes counts by district and notes on attendance, age ranges, and teacher assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posey County
St Lonia Growth and a City Scavenger Ordinance
James W. French notes St Lonia’s 35 year growth and new bridge view, thanks a St Louis tailor for kindness, then critiques a Board of Trustees ordinance compelling property owners to clean the adjacent street, calling the policy ridiculous and populist. Owen & Co. expands stock with carriage hardware and gears, urging home buying with favorable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lonia
Wa. Eom Monyson
St. Louis
United States
Board of Trustees
Owen & Co
Dtc
Brewster
Woodhall
Mya
New Harmony notices and local business updates
Visitors to New Harmony are advised to contact Noah Frank at Viets House for first class lodging. The old C. Kimmerlin butcher shop site is cleared for a new brick building for the New Harmony Banking Company. James Davidson returns to Evansville after weeks in New Harmony, with other locals traveling to Mt. Vernon and Cairo. Kendall's Spavin Cure advertised as claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony
Noah Frank
Viets House
Frank
Carmel
James Davidson
Evansville
Footprints of Time book promotion in New Harmony
An agent solicits subscriptions for The Footprints of Time by Bancroft, praising its American history and usefulness for teachers and students. The report notes New Harmony trustees impose a 45-cent tax per hundred dollars plus a 25-cent poll tax and require residents to clean streets, mocking progress and tomfoolery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Cuantus Bancroft
Gar
Egister
New Harmony
Board of Trustees
Interesting letter from A Bunch of Posies group
Three or four young ladies from New Harmony now at Terre Haute will appear in next week’s paper. The note arrived too late for this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony
Terre Haute
Railroad To New Harmony Becomes Likely If Tax Passed
The article argues that a railroad to New Harmony is a fixed fact contingent on voter-approved taxes. It anticipates strong opposition but expresses belief that the railroad will eventually benefit the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony
Township teaching visit by Black Township official
Mr. Groves Rowe, trustee of Black Township, arrived in town this week for the purpose of teaching Frank Botton how to run a township, though rank among locals knows all about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groves Rowe
Black Township
Frank Botton
Rank
Mrs Hunt and daughter visit relatives from Cincinnati
Mrs Ametia Hunt and her daughter arrived here on Tuesday from Cincinnati to visit relatives and friends. Mrs A Schneer and Mr W M Bennett left this week for Trenton Tennessee. The river yesterday showed a tendency to rise due to heavy rains. Go to D M Schnee's for nails white lead oil and mixed paints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ametia Hunt
Cincinnati
A. Schneer
W. M. Bennett
Trenton
Tenn
D. M. Schnee’s
Marriage Licenses and Farm Repair Call to Farmers
Attention Farmers. All persons wanting repairs for the Excelsior McCormick or Champion Machines will please give us their orders at once. Marriage Licenses issued by Posey Circuit Court Clerk up to date to Henry Becker and Emma B Oliver Isaac V Madox and Susan C Hughes David I Weir and Emma Duckworth George Bamber and Amelia Leikrmann John A Schauss and Lizzie L Mann William Stears and Molly Bland. GEO W CURTIS, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior
McCormick
Champion
Mr. Vervoy
Ind
Posey Circuit Court
Henry Becker
Emma B. Oliver
Isaac V. Madox
Susan C. Hughes
David I. Weir
Emma Duckworth
George Bamber
Amelia Leikrmann
John A. Schauss
Lizzie L. Mann
William Stears
Molly Bland
Geo. W.curtis
John Penfold
Posey County
Indiana
Pihintiff
Bia
Court House
Mt. Vernon
George W.curtis
George H. Wilson
Hovey & Menzies
Honest Youth Proves Worth in Silk Umbrella Test
A merchant doubts a young man but offers a chance to sell goods. The young clerk, though dreamy, returns the favor by subtly showing integrity, choosing the right umbrella and earning trust. In a separate note, Mr Mackey gifts his wife a dress from the French Indian Company once tied to imperial intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Mackey
Bismarck
Tuileries
Point d'Alencon
Mme. de Pompadour
Adventist Soul Sleepers rise in Indiana sect
A new sect named Soul Sleepers has appeared in Indiana arguing that the body rests until the resurrection while the soul remains dormant. In Michigan a proposed law would punish with a $1000 fine and one year imprisonment anyone publishing details of a murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan
Springfield Republicans warns workers on immigration into jobs
The Springfield Republican warns men relying on current employment trends not to overestimate the boom. It notes daily immigration adds to job seekers willing to work cheaply, risking lower wages and tougher job access. Chicago plans a new building on the 1871 fire site while the Historical Society seeks memorial markers at the burn site and its northern terminus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Springfield Republican
Chicago
Historical Society of
City
Hampton Mass Town Donates Land for Cemetery Split Between Faiths
The town of Hampton Massachusetts ceded land for a new cemetery divided equally between Protestants and Roman Catholics marking the first instance of public property granted to Roman Catholics in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Mass
New England
Young Shelbyville Couple Separates Returns to Parents
Frank McDonald and his wife, ages 16 and 15 from Shelbyville Indiana, wed a year ago. They have separated as marriage wears on and have returned to their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McDonald
Shelbyville
Ind
Transfers of Real Estate for Week Ending May 30 1881
Real estate transfers reported include E Korn to H Kissel W4W4 NW3-12 6 12 40 acres for 800, F Welborn to Williams Mt Vernon lots 74 3 538 78 C Wilson to J Wilson W3 NE1-28 5 18 80 acres 3250000 E Everteen to Shore lot49 Williams Mt Vernon SS350 00 Homer admr to M V Collins 3 164 88 B3 lot44 Owens New Harmon y cceeeeeneeee cover rane sesneeen tae 699 25 Th A Knoches to AM Larkin lot192 and 5 4 lot198 Williams Mt W3 900 00 W Cook to B Webb W4 trac 4 157 79 100 acres 91000 00 Fhate Cushing to G A Falkenburg lots24 25 Newells Mt Vernon 300 00 ALA Falkenburg to G A Wallace lots24 25 Newells Mt Vernon 375 00 Total nine transfers total 6868 03 mortgages 7613 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Korn
H. Kissel
F. “Welborn
Williams
Mt. Vernon
C. Wilson
J. Wilson
E. S. Everteen
Shore
E. Homer
Adm
M.V. Collins
Owen
New Harmony
A. Knoches
A.M. Larkin
W. Cook
B. ‘Webb
Trac
Actes
Fhate & Cushing
G. A. Falkenburg
Newell's Mt
Newell's
A. Hutcheson
P. C
Rural commodity list from 19th century market
A fragmented OCR listing common rural goods with units and prices including wheat corn corn meal chickens butter lard hams shoulders sugar coffee molasses feathers tallow hides lard oil coal turpentine vinegar whisky apples dried peaches salt beans flour eggs sides rags linseed oil potatoes tea. The entry appears as a price and item catalog rather than a narrative report.
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the Register
Henry Hunsdon
Notaryw Public
Ann
U. S
Endiana
Notary Public
Beffor
John Kilbinger
Empire
Brinkman
Thrall & Mumford's
Nea
Hvansville
Newport
Church Streets
EH. I. Owen & Co
Ap29
Tem
Oped Hugo
the Clothier
E. F. Owen & Co
apZd Hugo
Y Cr 4
Steers
Lynne Oe
Harmony
Ee Beesee
Robbean Eaeetaceee
MarrSsene Sect
Robinson Weeeare
Smith
Bethel
Veva
Cene
James W. French
Census Bureau
Bethel Township
Seeeen
Mt. Vernon City
Ia Center Township
Wadesville
Harmony Township
Lynn Township
Marrs
Point Township
Robb Township
Stewartsville
Robinson Township
Blairsville
St. Wendel
Smith Township
Cannes
Cynthiana
Eer Mra
C. C. Owen
Junta Caldwell
Emma Baldwin
Cairo
Kendall
NEW Harmony Machine CO
Thrall
Mumford
Pengams
Board of County Commissioners
Main Street
Church
Simon Goerlich
Henry Schafer
Mott & Co., Family Grocery Store
Apld Mott & CO
State OF
Frank DR. Bolton
Abraham Penfold
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