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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1872
Page
3
Sundry items note Merrell's Rheumatic Syrup sold by Thrall & Mumford and a full line of medicines. Weather and election chatter critique Democrats, celebrate Grant supporters with anvil chorus, and report weddings and taxes, with ads for Mount Vernon merchants and a sky-light store display in Indianapolis coverage.
The piece laments Grant's re election by a large margin and scolds Democrats for apathy that allegedly aided the outcome. It mocks Greeley's bid, recalls partisan tensions, and notes local vote tallies in Posey Harmony township. It promises to publish official Posey results and advertises a Union Hall fundraiser for the Episcopal Sunday School.
A letter urges neighbors to vote No on November 19 1872 to fund the Cincinnati Rockport and Southwestern Railroad. It recounts a prior Mt Vernon and Grayville donation mismanaged by local officials, questions delays and road quality, and warns the tax would extend through future duplicates. The page also notes unrelated items about a Nashville Odd Fellows inquiry, literary attribution debates, real estate transfers, population estimates, and a Washington lunatic asylum poet.
The Webster pocket dictionary is praised as improved and compact, with morocco binding, 200 illustrations, and a 18000 word vocabulary. Prefixed tables on money, weights, abbreviations, and foreign phrases enhance its usefulness, priced at one dollar and mailable from New York publishers. A policy note endorses honest trade with Wood & Co offering a customer friendly agent prospectus via Newburgh New York.
Attendance reached 84 with 57 2 5 average daily attendance and 25 tardies. Perfect pupils listed include Mollie Fretageot Katie Schnee Emma Snelling Arthur Echard Martin Golden Fannie Fretagecot C W Mitts Esmy Fercensoy. Also notes on political commentary and steamship Glamorgan sailing from Cardiff to New York with gas lighting and care for steerage passengers.
An old time advertisement touts Mrs Whitcomb's Syrup as a soothing remedy for mothers and children. It claims rest for the mother and health for the child, offered by druggists for 25 cents.
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