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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1873
Page
3
A collage of notices from a local paper notes a burlesque history of Napoleon upcoming, a boat Hoosier at the landing, the river falling, and a school closing after a successful term. It mentions Florence’s theater role, a sale of Eagle Mills, public figures, a grand Washington display, Grant’s inaugural address, Indianapolis Exposition funds, and the launch of The Echo weekly with praise for its readable content.
The death of A E Fretageot, born Paris 1813, Saturday morning, mourns a longtime New Harmony resident of forty seven years. A respected businessman and treasurer of both New Harmony Lodge No 87 I C O F and Posey County Agricultural Society, he also served as County Commissioner-elect. His funeral, led by the Odd Fellows, drew many townspeople despite bad weather. He leaves a widow and eight children. The piece blends local obituary with broader commentary on state politics and other items.
Gatou's Magazine for Mancit presents an early March issue, noting freshness and variety after a prior fire. It highlights contents priced at 15 cents or 1.50 yearly with a premium chromo, listing numerous tales, poems, and features from authors like The Winds of March to The Slaver, and promotes distribution through Thames & Talbot of Boston.
Report for the week ending March 6, 1873 lists pupils perfect in all lessons with no absences or tardies. Names include John Kilbinger, Robert Cooper, Annie Breith, Alvin Lichtenberger, Adam Hofreiter, Joseph Hofreiter, John ONeal, Tommie Hugo, May Hugo, Jane Armstrong, Allie Ford, Nathan L Burns, Lottie Uusbands, Charlie Franklin, Harmon Hofreiter, John Webb, CG W. Mpells, Prixchat.
A fragmented 1875 market price sheet lists flour wheat corn meal and dozen commodities like chickens eggs butter lard hams shoulders and sides coffee sugar molasses crackers rags tallow hides coal oil turpentine vinegar whiskey potatoes apples dried fruit beans and peaches with assorted price figures and units, showing wholesale and retail rates and currency style of the era.
Bulletin No 1 LPAVING Cully aims to aid Posey county citizens by cutting prices on groceries Good Sugar Mouse Molasses 50 cents a gallon Good Syrups 70 cents a gallon in five and ten gallon kegs New Orleans molasses coming soon at low prices Also 3 pounds of the best soda for 25 cents Stock ample and prices advancing fast.
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