28 Mar 1879
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1879
Page
1
A strained newspaper buyer pleads with his printer to keep his paper flowing amid hard times. A father, Mr Phillips, loses wife and sons and sinks into debt. His son Samuel returns after wealth and years, buys the house, and restores the family, ending in tender reconciliation.
Public notices reveal dissolution of the firm Kight & Co between Wm A Kight and Geo W Engler effective March 1 1879 with W A Kight continuing the business at the old stand and soliciting patronage. Advertising rates list per square and column prices for the Register newspaper with payment terms and deadlines.
George W Engler announces a new store for dry goods groceries millinery and school books in the former Rogers room later Hugo with Mrs Mary Drinkwater to run the millinery department offering hats silks ribbons flowers lace and ornaments.
Notice identifies J.T. Wago and W.H. Kreipke as trustees, with WM. Baldwin and F. D. Bottox named as clerk. Details appear as a formal paragraph listing officers and roles in a local governance or property matter.
A stern father denounces his son for giving a beggar a dollar, driving him to flee in shame. Years pass with no word as the family grapples with pride, blame, and the consequences of harsh words that shattered trust and sent a young man into an unknown future.
A social at the Episcopal Church in Carson introduces Rev. Mr. Davis to members. He jokes about “driving gospel stakes” as the old guard recoils and the scene ends with a bemused son of the Virginia Chronicle, Sam, revealed as the visitor.
In a local dispute, Smythekina debunks the adage chickens come home to roost. His Shanghai rooster vanished after flying to a neighbor's yard. The minister is suspected after tea with the neighbor.
A California labor group declares that no man who solicits an office will receive their backing. The statement frames a practical stance against political ambition amid ongoing labor action.
A historical note observes Alaska as roughly one tenth the size of the United States and its other territorial units, highlighting its vast expanse relative to the rest of the country. The remark underscores geographic scale without stating formal measurements.
The Des sau house where Moses Mendelssohn was born is bought by Israelites of Leipsic to serve as an asylum for aged Jewish scholars. Mendelssohn, called the German Socrates, authored dialogs in Phiedon and was Lessing’s friend and grandfather of composer Mendelssohn.
Prince Leopold son of Queen Victoria has been speaking in London and is described as possessing many qualities of a fine orator. He addressed education and offered a graceful panegyric on Professor Ruskin.
Stephen W. Dorsey of Arkansas is identified as the youngest United States Senator at 37, while Hannibal Hamlin of Maine is described as the oldest, having passed his 70th birthday.
Up to date reports say four boys and one girl died while coasting in Pittahorg. Six children were maimed with injuries described but not detailed, as authorities investigate the incident and assess safety measures.
A concise history traces E Pluribus Unum from its first appearance on 1786 Newburg copper and 1787 New Jersey issues to Brasher gold pieces, 1796 gold, 1798 silver, withdrawals in 1836 and 1837, and its late restoration on the silver dollar without legal sanction, noting proper usage.
Macmillan's Magazine for March presents several new anecdotes about Charles Lamb. A head of department at the India House challenges him with a question Lamb answers with wit about his forty-third birthday. Lamb never wore a watch and once pawned a new gold one rather than bear its burden. During a public dinner he agrees to be escorted home, then refuses to reveal his home address, leaving the friend to cobble a search to Islington while Lamb remains cryptic and unmoved.
The fragment notes hardship in Germany reflected in dwindling fuel use and scarce resources. It cites a specific measurement of gallons and currency symbols, implying economic strain and reduced daily consumption amid postwar scarcity.
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