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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1879
Page
3
Local notices promote notary services in New Harmony Indiana along with a flood of ads for dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats, millinery, jewelry and wagons. Henry Brown and G W Engler advertise bargains while Mary E Drinkwater touts millinery. F Owen & Co offer buggies and related hardware.
Wasteful summaries are not allowed.
Hon W T Hamilton, governor elect of Maryland, is hailed for intelligent farming success and the belief that agricultural skill aids state leadership. The Stutz Troupe, traveling from New Harmony, performs Fanchon in Grayville, then Caste at Union Hall with Miss Mason and Alma in the cast, urging a full house.
Messia THRALL and Moumrorp announce arrivals of new goods displayed with the largest holiday stock yet at the place. Low prices accompany each dollar spent with a ticket entry drawn January 5. Frank M. Reever, administrator of the estate of J. C. GWALTNEY, will sell all personal property belonging to the estate tomorrow, four miles east of town.
Henry Brown’s Clothier advertises real buckskin gloves at low prices and cheap overshoes listed at reduced rates. The ad urges readers to read carefully the new advertisement to learn details and savings at his store.
Dr Richard Owen recounts the life of John Cooper Sr born August 25 1795 in Moore Park England who emigrated to America in 1816 and settled near Albion Illinois. A teacher farmer and community leader he married Elizabeth Ferguson in 1821 and lived a long devoted life fostering education farming and church work. He dies at ripe age after a faithful Christian life.
Dr Kina's New Discovery touted as unmatched for coughs bronchitis hay fever asthma and all throat lung ailments with world wide reputation. Free trials and $1 bottles offered through Thrall Mumford New Harmony. A lecture at the Society for Mutual Improvement by Mr Joan Chappellemith on disease production by diet next Tuesday at 7 o'clock Admission free. Mrs Mary A Baupwin widow of Joan Balfwin died at Mt Vernon last Sunday night interment in New Harmony.
At the New Harmony Teachers Institute meeting on December 13 1879 the listed educators lead topics from 9:30 to 3:30 including map drawing, securing order in large classes, arithmetic solutions, teaching history, mental arithmetic as training, teacher character molding, and incidental work. Taylor Drinkwater serves as secretary.
The Wabash river recedes after rising on a boom level that caused water to run over the dam. Authorities monitor the river and issue no flood warnings at this time. Local residents remain cautious as upstream conditions evolve.
The report details Lake Superior at 335 miles long, 160 miles wide, depth 688 feet, elevation 627 feet, area 82,000 square miles. Lake Michigan 300 by 108 miles, depth 690 feet, elevation 506 feet, area 23,000. Lake Huron 200 by 169 miles, depth 600 feet, elevation 274 feet, area 20,000. Lake Erie 250 by 80 miles, depth 84 feet, elevation 555 feet, area 6,000. Lake Ontario 180 by 65 miles, depth 500 feet, elevation 261 feet, area 6,000. Five lakes total 1,265 miles and about 135,000 square miles.
An advertisement proclaims Ayer s Sarsaparilla as the best vegetable alterative for blood disorders including scrofula boils pimples and eruptions. It claims rapid cures and renewed vitality, noting forty years of extensive use and endorsement by A. H. Fretageot & Co. as agents.
Thrall and Mumford report weekly wholesale figures for Hannony with varied commodity prices including flour wheat corn meal sugar coffee molasses lard butter eggs chickens hams shoulders sides and dried fruits. The list shows per unit values such as cwt flour per bushel wheat corn meal fish eggs and tea with dates and market entries.
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