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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1868
Page
1
The Register lists advertising charges for local column space and job-work terms. Rates include quarters, halves, and a full column with varying monthly or annual terms. double rate for local column advertisements. advance payment required for transients. job-work due on delivery.
A rhythmic, repetitive verse about a mill that never rests. It urges collective labor and paying the toll, depicting continuous motion as the wheel turns endlessly and the work persists. The refrain reinforces the relentless cadence of grinding and toil.
Poem fragment laments doubled levies to fund war and now peace. Speaker critiques ongoing tax burden, urging calm as taxes remain high despite shift from wartime to peacetime needs.
An 1870s mood piece warns that protracted rain and boiler explosions could threaten Earth. Professor Loomis speculates a possible world ending scenario where immense steam from central fires could blow the globe apart, with a submarine volcanic event or Vesuvius-like eruption triggering a cataclysmic boiler explosion.
The Philadelphia Age denounces Congress for mismanaging finances noting customs revenue at 176,417,814 and internal tax 265,920,470 totaling 442,338,284. It argues 46 percent and 21 percent charges due to depreciated currency and calls Radical extension of time a failure to cut expenses, urging trust is lost.
The piece praises the American correspondent of The London Spectator under the pseudonym A Yankee for temperate, accurate reporting that swayed educated English against intervention. It argues his defense of the Union, critique of Radical Republicans, and support for moderate Democratic calls in the upcoming election, asserting the core issue is constitutional regulation of suffrage rather than Union or emancipation.
Senator Hendricks remarks on a near impeachment vote, noting seven Republican senators deemed respectable but claiming bribery rumors spread nationwide. He argues Republicans controlled offices and money yet could not sway a single Democrat, sparking cheers.
Mr Doolittle urged reading a memorial signed by Mr Austin editor of the Washington workingmen’s paper. The Senate refused to receive it by 19 to 31 with many Democrats voting against. The piece laments radical rule favoring negroes and bondholders and urges a “white man’s Government” change.
An appeal to Northern governors for fresh vegetables to aid General Rosecrans's army faced limited response. Governor Seymour alone supplied 150 barrels of potatoes and 50 barrels of onions from his own farm, reportedly the only vegetables received before the army moved.
A Louisville Democrat column argues Radicals overstate that bondholders pay all revenues. It claims laboring men bear indirect taxes through consumer prices, goods, and services, while bondholders pay none. The piece urges unity with Democrats to oppose Radical tax policy and defend equal taxation.
A lively tribute extols fan as infectious laughter that lifts others, praising a generous, jovial originator. It likens his influence to sunlight for all and a ripple reaching distant shores, warning that those who resist humor have a flawed nature and should be avoided.
Horace Greeley claims tax collectors district attorneys whisky inspectors and their aides steal about 180000000 annually more than twice Buchanan era government costs. He urges voting for Szrmour to bring change.
Mr Pendleton cites radical rule as bankrupting the country and draining wealth. He claims 1594 million dollars were raised in three years, with 1420 million lost to Freedmen s Bureau and military governance in ten states. He compares debts to Britain and France and estimates a $3445 per person burden.
The excerpt urges choosing quality over quantity in reading and using time wisely. It advises finishing a book if started, avoiding wasteful reads, and valuing others’ opportunity to engage. It notes that a bad book may have a good title and highlights concise speech to keep conversations pleasant.
A quip frames Horace Greeley as a prophet predicting General Grant in peril of defeat, contrasting confident expectations with a stark warning about military prospects.
The text presents an archaic arithmetic view of humanity, stating a world population of 3,000,000,200 with 3,025 tongues and average life length of 33.5 years. It claims high infant mortality, longevity skews by height and marital status, riches extending life, and one drunkard per forty-four.
The New York Tribune cites last year’s troop costs in military districts at 18 117 313 72 dollars, a vast expense amid peace. The writer blames Radical mismanagement and urges voters to overthrow the party in Congress to curb what he calls plunder and tax burdens.
Ex Congress strips fifteen hundred Rebel Radicals of disabilities including three Andersonville juniors and denies to the South’s ablest men who refuse Radical party support. Let us have peace.
A remark notes that Republicans honor a soldier just once a year on election day, suggesting a limited commemorative focus tied to political participation rather than ongoing remembrance.
A fragment notes a quip about ships being called she for not keeping a man on lookout, and separately mentions Louisiana claimed for Seymour and Blair by 25,000 votes. The text mixes casual nautical etymology with a political claim reference from an era.
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