01 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1880
Page
1
The Register lists subscription prices and advertising rates. It states yearly prepaid at 150 dollars or 2 dollars monthly, with strict enforcement. Advertising charges include single squares, fractional squares, and columns, with rates for quarter, half, and whole columns, and advance payment required for transient ads.
The observer notes insufficient coops and troughs at the fair Poultry exhibit. Coops must be clean and well arranged, whitewashed, with proper closures. The piece urges adherence to premium rules, proper breed separation, and honest judging to improve future shows while highlighting mislabelled entries and breed inaccuracies observed.
In Stockport England on September 16 1880 magistrate testifies to overheard talk about a woman and a beggar in a bridge area. Harvey Foster schemes to ruin rival Fred Holt by anonymous notes but discovers Maud Chester is already married to Holt and the plan backfires triggering a tense scene at No 28 Ralph Street and a near marriage crisis involving Josie Ormstead and Maud Chester.
Any person may exchange old Me Guffey Readers and Spellers for the revised edition at half price. Bring old readers or spellers to Thrall and Mumford or A H Fretageot and Co for the offer. Secures prompt upgrade opportunity for readers and spelling primers.
Notice of Election by Posey County Board of Commissioners sets October 5, 1880, as the vote date to determine incorporation of the territory described near Harmony Township. Voters will decide if the area shall become the Town of New Harmony with ballots marked YES or NO. Alfred D. Owen, Posey County Auditor, issues the notice.
Posey County Clerk George W. Curtis certifies that on October 12 1880 voters will select state and county officers including governor lieutenant governor secretary auditor treasurer attorney general superintendent of public instruction clerk of the supreme court reporter supreme court judge first district congressman prosecuting attorney first district representative sheriff surveyor and coroner plus three county commissioners. The notice is dated August 17 1880 and bears the Mt Vernon seal.
In a grim report on an unsavory NYC neighborhood, Polish cat catchers are described as hunting streets at night to breed and fatten cats for sausage. Cats are slaughtered or kept for sale to butchers. some walls are smeared to deter feline passage. A visitor recalls a yard filled with hundreds of cats of varied breeds and ages. A separate scene shows a family dispute over dressing a child during a Sunday outing, ending in affectionate kisses from a friend who calls the child “your father's living image.”
A tense breakfast scene follows Mr Middlerib and his wife as a brutal man taunts them about memory. The wife vows secrecy while the sugar tastes salty and the steak seems sandy, prompting unease about the truth behind the demand to tell all.
A western damsel debates a full program of dances with a teasing young man, while a chatty exchange about a Montgomery county candidate mocks rhetoric and a supposed octopus grasp. The piece highlights playful slang, social ritual, and a jab at political ambition through comic dialogue.
An astrologist of Kingston Jamaica claims the hurricane will confirm his theories. He prophesied a seven year calamity beginning in 1880 including earthquakes famines plagues and wars. Yet he adds a positive note for survivors of 1887 promising they will live twice as long as before.
A sentimental warden flatters his lover with poetic autumn imagery. She realizes, for the first time, that their hearts do not beat as one, as their differing sentiments and distance set them apart in fading year light.
An old exchange suggests making a stiff glossy finish by mixing starch with cold water, then adding boiling water until thick, followed by a teaspoon of sugar and a small piece of butter. The result equals laundry finish.
A St. Louis paper notes with sharp humor that Chicago offers its greatest curiosity as an unmortgaged parcel of land, implying a contrast with its boastful city image and inviting readers to view the scene critically.
A quirky local item notes Hartford possesses a cow reportedly afraid of women. The odd assertion is part of a string of small, humorous notices reflecting community whimsy and everyday peculiarities.
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