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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1880
Page
2
A partisan editorial from March 19 1880 argues against first and third amendments and a state registry system. It cites increased election costs, predicts high taxes, and warns Republicans to vote against the registry plan while promising to use it if forced into Democratic hands. It frames the issue as a battle over fairness and electoral control.
Ohio businessman Huen J. Jewett rises as a potential Democratic presidential candidate. With William H. Ina List for vice president, the ticket could carry Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and likely Wisconsin and Illinois, sweeping Indiana with a large electoral majority.
The piece argues that Conkling's plan to seize New York’s electoral votes lingers, with Republicans in the State Legislature pivotal to blocking or enabling the Democrats. It urges voters to defeat the costly amendments, notes Sternen J. Frep as a rare Constitutionalist judge, and reports a Poseyville tip that Robb township opposes the amendments en masse.
The speaker notes the bill to bar government officers from campaign contributions, aims to implement order No. 1 already issued and repeatedly violated by McKay Hayes. He expresses hope the speech will be broadly circulated.
A collection of satirical lines from 19th century figures including Grant Conkling Blaine Sherman Ingersoll Carpenter Edmunds Wheeler Packard Logan Sharon Windom Washburne Vorbis Garfield Heilman Shackelford Dudley Harrison Streight Kilpatrick Wells Toombs Bruce Taft Cameron Hayes. The piece mocks political ambitions, party dynamics, and public personas with sharp humor.
A pseudonymous Zoonomic tale describes a wasp using deliberate preparation to carry prey and adjust to wind, demonstrating apparent reasoning. A Iowa Scotch terrier retrieves a buoy and a two pound pike, hinting the dog might boast if it could speak like a fisherman about a larger catch.
New York correspondent reports public debate over Chinese arrival in Mott Street purveyors and servants, then details Parnell’s trip turning sour with the New York Herald. Highlights include a new postage stamp counterfeiting defense, cremation trend among chromo purveyors, Salvation Army arrival, Tombs prison ventilator plan, a four foot elephant infant in Philadelphia, and Californians flocking to Broadway with mining optimism and speculation.
Our Washington Letter reports slow progress after a promising session start, with delays from both parties and new House rules. It notes Supreme Court upholding federal election laws, pushing funds for Supervisors and special deputy Marshals, and calls for centralization and conservative voting. Mention of Mr. House of Tennessee and Ohio Republicans responding to him.
A reader laments misdirected female medical care where doctors treat symptoms of uterine disease as separate ailments. A letter from LORINDA E. ST. CLAIR praises Dr R V Pierce and Your Favorite Prescription for relief after years of dyspepsia and palpitations. A second testimonial from Mrs John McElroy recounts a cure of uterine disease enabling pregnancy and a healthy child after using the same remedy.
The New York Star reports U S newspapers protest a 50 percent rise in white paper costs due to a market corner by mill owners. Journals trim size and supplements while presses urge Congress to remove import duties, hoping relief will force mills to collapse as a penalty for the corner.
A historical advertisement proclaims Hovs Vegetable Sirntan Hare Renewer as a powerful scalp remedy. It claims to restore gray hair to color, cure dandruff, prevent hair loss, and nourish hair for moisture softness and gloss with long lasting effects and occasional use. endorsed by medical men and Massachusetts state assay officials. A. H. Fretageot & Co. agents.
A commercial report notes that the fall of leather causes unease among hides. The remark echoes a past observation from youth while resting across the waternal knee, reflecting a sense of discomfort in the trade.
An advertorial notice promotes Dr Kina's New Discovery as a cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and throat and lung complaints. It claims over a million bottles used in the past year and offers a trial bottle free or a $1 regular size from Thrall & Mumford New Harmony.
In a chat about engagement with a German, he reveals he is not engaged. A remark from Macaulay about love and success notes he was a bachelor who focused on making history. The exchange ends with a courteous goodbye.
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