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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1875
Page
3
A sprawling catalog of Thrall and Mumford's offerings includes new goods, seeds, dyes, lye, and buggies while other merchants advertise 18 carat gold rings, collars, chains, and buttons. Wool and sorghum purchases appear, with notes on Elgin watches and wool bids amid regional commerce chatter.
The article recounts Maryland’s colonial charter to Calvert on the 20th day of June 1634, its journey from the Isle of Wight, early settlements at St. Clement’s and Piscataway, and the foundation of St. Mary’s City. It reflects on Maryland’s history, Protestant-Tory conflicts, governance, and later political commentary, ending with magazine notes and local items in New Harmony and Evansville papers.
In 1849 Guizot adds details from a talk with the Duchess of Sagan about the 1848 revolution. He recalls that no woman featured in the upheaval, while the Duchess mentions meeting a young Pomera nian in Germany named Bismarck who would become notable if he lived.
Mrs Collins Mrs Tarrin Ron son and Miss Lou depart last Monday for the summer in Massachusetts. Wishing them a pleasant time in the Old Bay State and a safe return home.
Mr. Evan 8S. Turarn as Trustee of Harmony Township will offer for sale at auction the old school house and the two lots on which it stands on Saturday July 31. For particulars see advertisement.
Mr. I Stern, superintendent of the Wabash River Improvements, was in town last week to oversee dam construction across the Cut-off with assistant Mr Morrison remaining through summer. The libel suit against Evansville Courier Company was postponed to October term at Mt. Vernon. An Atlantic cable dispatch notes Britain declared war against Burmah. The Posey County Sunday School Convention opens in Cynthiana today and runs to Monday noon. The “Utica skirt” is the latest fashion, reducing walking ease for wearers.
The Texas Real Estate and Gold Distribution run by Tam's manager J. J. Foster pledges a farm to every ticket holder if the June 30 1875 drawing does not occur. The firm touts high patronage and post office success, notes a prior October drawing with one postponement, offers a home bank money plan, and guarantees refunds and prizes.
The Chicago session passed a resolution urging Congress to prohibit manufacture of all alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, bar imports, require abstinence by civil and military officials, and pursue a constitutional amendment to outlaw the liquor traffic nationwide. It condemns what it calls foolish fanaticism harming the temperance cause.
U S Senator John Alcorn of Mississippi in a letter on Louisiana criticizes frequent troop deployments to intimidate the South. He says Reconstruction ends with the return of peace as Grant and Republicans fail to concede, urging an end to federal intervention and the ruling robber.
A Manchester Statistical Society talk reviewed German researchers Behm and Wagner on world population. Estimates varied wildly from 1.39 billion to 5 billion, with figures for Victoria and Russia, India, China, and South America noted. Projections for Britain and the United States to 2000 were discussed.
A fragmented reflection on the 1872 election notes that the Republicans carried the nation by popular and state votes, yet many Republicans defected and some leaders overestimate their strength. It cites Dems skipping Greeley and laments losses among party stalwarts, including some of its best men.
List of patents granted by the U S Patent Office to Indiana inventors for the week ending June 19 1875. Station Indicator U Blomquest LaPorte Crank Pin Seymour Indianapolis Wood Grinder for Paper Pulp J Gregg Elkhart Whiffetree Took and Clip J Pyle Decatur Wagon Axle K Balkema Lafayette Band Cutter for Threshing Machine E Beard Thorntown Lamp Burner A Kimber Mancie Extension Table T White Waynetown.
In an address to the New York Liberal club the speaker argues labor causes more deaths among the poor than wealthier classes. He claims 55 deaths per 1000 among workers versus 15 per 1000 among the affluent, mocking the idea that work is healthy and ridiculing labor statistics.
A terse list outlines seven sins left out of the local paper. It includes refusing to take the county paper, hiding a paper and not paying, failing to advertise, marrying and omitting the notice, seeking unpaid favorable articles, reading copy on the compositor’s case, and delaying subscription payments until prompted by the publisher.
A young clerk in Jersey City bravely asks Bessie Turner for marriage and she accepts. The couple plans a future together as orange blossoms are promised to bloom for Bessie in October.
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