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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1879
Page
2
A sprawling op ed style report mocks Republican-Federal office appointments, Union soldier rights, and how race and labor politics split Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. It notes colonization plans, defalcations in Tippecanoe, and forecasts Democratic gains while lampooning figures like Grant supporters and state officials.
Cincinnati reports the tale of social change as the north faces the end of segregated norms and a shift in racial policy within public life.
Reports from Ohio show a Republican victory amid Democratic resistance and Hayes-era opposition. New Jersey records Democratic gains, while Iowa and Des Moines coverage notes majorities for the Republican state ticket and a continued Legislature.
The report notes a Democratic Iowa candidate as a new Union soldier with eleven wounds and comments on Ohio gains from Indiana orators. It also recounts a Paris painter and a deadly fear of burial, ending with a shocking anecdote about a failed plan to cut his wife’s throat during a dinner.
An advertisement touts Dr Kind's New Discovery as a speedy cure for consumption and related throat and lung diseases. It claims wide physician endorsement, journal backing, and clergy praise, offering trial bottles or full sizes from Thrall & Mumford in New Harmony. The text also notes the Sultan of Turkey spending ten million dollars on his wives.
Special correspondent notes Ohio veterans favor Ewing and Rice in upcoming election as support grows for the National Fair. Directors push to build a premier grounds and race course while planning ceremonies for the Cumberland Committee assembly and statue unveiling for General George H. Thomas. Gate City Guards and Atlanta Military Company recently arrived and headed north.
An 19th century advertised tonic promises cures for skin disorders, liver issues and female weaknesses. It touts infusions of Lodide of Potassium and Tron, claiming rapid complete cures and renewed vitality from blood purification. A. HL. Pretageot & Co. act as agents for the preparation.
Gambetta, now a proplet, shifts from demagogue to diner. He houses oyster beds in palace gardens akin to Lacutins and runs dining rooms for different grades. His cook earns 4000 a year and is praised as a genius.
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