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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1876
Page
3
Topeka newspaper note promotes Campbell Corn Drill by K P Owen & Co as best and cheapest with claims of largest assortment of fishing gear at Thrall and Mumforda. Mentions a Topeka politician named Golden Silvera and hints at ballotist preferences for a distinctive presidential candidate.
In the column another part lists the Thespians program for the 27th of this month. This will be the last show of the season as the society plans a summer break to prepare something extraordinary for the fall. A full house is urged to support their efforts and boost funds for new wardrobe and scenery for the next play. Attendees are encouraged to attend the theater next Saturday week.
The piece notes Judge Pierrepont’s certification of Grant’s integrity while Hoe claims the President could gain millions by clever writing but did not. It questions whether Pierrepont’s truth should clear the President’s character and suggests Clapp the public printer faces Senate accountability rather than House penalties amid alleged robberies. It also cites England and Wales drunkard estimates and hints at Clara Morris heading West to join General Custer’s wife for summer on the plains.
The New Harmony Register describes the dedicatory ball at Byron Hall in Cyn thiana on May 1 1876 hosted by Dr. Montgomery. It notes the hall’s fine design for lectures balls and entertainments the attendance of beauty and fashion from Cyn thiana Evansville Patoka and nearby areas and praises Prof Root and the West Franklin String Band with support from Wade s ville brass and string groups. The dancing lasted until four in the morning and the correspondent promises fuller details later.
The Stewartsville area reports thriving planting season with corn and wheat prospects strong, mid-June harvest outlook favorable for apples and peaches not as scarce as predicted. James Demaree keeps a steady grocery store, Demberger and Faul attract customers, and Jacob Heckman and Dr. Woodry recover from illness. SPaQu.
At the Mt Vernon municipal election Air. D Owen received one vote for City Treasurer. A local resident suggested Alf should swap his vote to make the opponent's win unanimous. The Harmony Township census lists 468 males and 461 females aged 6 to 21 as of May 1, 1876, totaling 929 individuals.
The Indiana governor race draws attention as LovE S Orta hotels the Hoosier vote with long odds on Morton for the presidency. Reports from Nashville American tie a Blue Jeans slogan to Democratic fervor, recalling old Log Cabin vigor as Wabash floods and New York letters fade from the scene.
A quotation from a e An exchange notes that the natural age of an apple tree equals that of man leading to a reflection on mortality with the question do the good die young
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