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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1879
Page
3
Important notice touts a broad stock for fishermen including jointed rods, sinks, floats, anti-twisters, dip nets, nets, buckets, lines and hooks. Also advertised are teas, spices, ague tonics, boots, silverware, millinery, pine shingles and fencing. Multiple promos reference Thrall Mumford, Kight & Co, and John Deere plows.
From the World: Orenburg, a large Russian city, was nearly destroyed by fire with heavy loss of life. Reports note English criticism of Russia’s treatment of citizens. Other items cover Kentucky politics, army appropriations, Grant’s Hong Kong arrival, riots in Panama, rice and mint news, theater notes, and local society events in Indiana and Missouri.
The river is receding slowly allowing water traffic yet too high for dam work. Capt Hurcaison is daily preparing to resume once conditions improve. Nathan Frank's body, murdered near Mt Vernon, was recovered from the nearby river last Tuesday. Theater advertises the start of the great play Divorced next Monday at 8 pm. Miss Frona Garisner of Mt Vernon visits Mrs Baldwin. Prof E T Cox arrived in town last Saturday and left for Indianapolis Tuesday. New dress goods now at G W store.
Epitor Register reports on regional optimism under Democratic leadership with improved farmer prospects and debt relief. Highlights include a June Circuit Judge election, a Olney convention nominating Conger Casey and Jones, and a potential nonpartisan party push. Farmers begin planting as fruit steadies and tobacco declines. Esquire Dent and Dr Brydon visit Suckerdam, while locals await weather outcomes and harvests.
Indiana and neighboring cities report sweeping Democratic victories in 1880 elections. Majorities vary by city, with Indianapolis showing a Republican edge of about 2,000 and towns like Terre Haute and Fort Wayne delivering decisive Democratic wins. The piece notes broad ticket triumphs, regional shifts, and mentions Thrall & Mumford’s advertising alongside local commerce.
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