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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1875
Page
2
An old newspaper fragment advertises 18 carat gold rings plain and chased, collars, cuff buttons, shirts studs, chains, ladies buttons and more from Thrall and Mumford’s. It notes cheap dyes, paints, and household items, plus a fashion gossip note about Judge Ni BLACK and other public figures.
Introductory piece from the Register dated November 11 1875 provides a long traveler’s sketch of Petoskey Michigan. The writer details the journey from Grand Rapids through snow covered woods to the village at Traverse Bay, noting rapid growth, rough frontier streets with stumps and brush, early buildings, mills and lime kilns, schools and a planned church. The piece highlights indigenous encounters old Petoskey the first settler now 88, Indian reminiscences nearby and a mention of Indian mail carrier. It also covers prospects including camping grounds fundraising and a lake connecting survey and local ambitions for regional prominence.
The article notes Thomas T. Roberts appointed Administrator with the will annexed on the estate of the deceased Joan Roberts. It also mentions a Mr Poothacre and Mr Stockalager in Kansas Legislature context, and references Phil’s Chicago lifestyle as head of a family with four black mules, plus Henry C. Bowen challenging Plymouth Church.
List of patents issued by the U S Patent Office through November 13 1875 as reported by Cox and Cox. Notable items include Bit Gage by A Batson Newcastle Washing Machine by P Lieber Indianapolis Making Patterns for Castings by W Craig Indianapolis Corn Marker by J Kirkwood Bentonville Basket Bottom 8 Wheeler Peru Automatic Lamp Extinguisher J Hehr South Bend Feather Duster J Little Muncie Sawing Machine N Miller Evansville Ducting Mechanism for Grain Drills E Morgan Dublin.
Market prices from New Harmony Retail Market Thrall and Mumford dated November 20 1875 list items by the bushel or pound with unit prices across staples such as flour corn meal eggs butter lard and coffee. The sheet includes ranges for meat and produce including potatoes apples dried peaches and beans with prices in dollars and cents per unit.
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