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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1891
Page
4
Fr iday shows 48 67 59 as high and low readings with misread characters. Subsequent days list temperatures with missing and garbled data. The entry appears to be a weather log page from the Hire Register section.
Taxpayers are urged to pay the second installment before the first Monday in November to avoid delinquency and penalties. The note also mentions other local items including a serenade, store ads, farm purchases, and town developments.
A stream of local residents and guests visited from Mt Vernon and Philadelphia last week. Notables include H F Rocken of Pennsylvania politics, Silas P. Jones seeking the sheriff post, and various residents traveling to Poseyville Evansville St Louis Chicago Paducah and Grayville for fairs family visits and errands.
S. H. Clifford of New Cassel and Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg report relief from ailments after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amnic Salve. John Speaker of Catawba sought cure for fever sores, reportedly healed. Also promotes Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs and consumption, with trial bottles offered at Mumford's Drug Store. Local items note a Stewartsville residence fire, geese sighting, doctor office move, wheat planting plans, a gymnasium class, and frost.
A tolerably correct roll of surviving Indiana Cavalry members with present addresses across Posey Gibson Warrick Spencer Pike Crawford Vanderburgh and other counties. Names include Isador Bartholemy New Harmony J.D. Owen Mt. Vernon Gus Schieber Mt. Vernon James Mevery Fort Branch and many others. emigrants listed as well.
Town council met last Tuesday with Johnson Rawlings Mann present. Minutes approved. Claims allowed including marshal salary 40.75. Marshal ordered to notify Mrs Gleichmann to remove fence from street. Bond to secure saloon license. Wm Green saloon license granted. Meeting adjourned.
The Grayville Mercury reports that three New Harmony young ladies wore male dress to the fair last week and enjoyed a picnic. They did not realize their ruse was uncovered, and the notice notes they should lock the dressing room door next time.
Cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and eruptions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Price 24 cents per box. For sale by Aploy T. Mumrorp Jr.
The Farmers Institute Executive Committee will meet in Wadenville at noon next Monday October 19 to decide the time and place for the next Institute. Jonn B Evirort serves as president.
Local note reports first ice of the season in New Harmony on October 3 1891 with weather imagery and a fragmentary advertisement spread. Businesses urge buys at Henry Brown Henry Goode John Mott Jr and Manns saw-mill while a poem by Ernest Shepherd recalls woodland scenes.
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