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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1892
Page
4
Fragmented local notices mix poetry, a Columbus reference, and public concerns. Items include a $300 reward for vote buyers, a hayride at the bayou, ground broken for Wilhelm homes, prize tickets at a matinee, and oblique political warnings. Also mentions deaths, school suits, and voter corruption chatter amid a chaotic clipping.
Local notices list Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and relatives attending the Elliott Wilson wedding in Lyon township. Diverse travels include Wheatcroft and Rhein nuptials in Mt. Vernon, and numerous visits among residents to nearby towns and cities.
Notice calls for both men and women out of work to apply at 110 Washington Avenue Hvanaville Indiana providing a chance for advancement. Additional items listed on the first page.
The young soprano Grace Golden, stepping in for ill Marie Tempest as Francesca in The Fencing Master, earned repeated encores and a thunderous call for a curtain call. After the show, Tempest thanked Golden and presented her a diamond bracelet amid warm applause.
Jacques Camy and sons report about 250 bushels of an extra fast yellow corn variety grown after May floods. Planted June 23 due to overflow, it matured quickly and should yield around 30 bushels per acre. The crop aids bottom farmers facing late spring floods and frost risk.
The Mt Vernon Star reports a fierce hailstorm near the Prairie Schoolhouse in Black township on the afternoon of the seventh. Hail the size of quail eggs covered the ground. After the storm Mrs. Wm Jeffries’ children gathered a bucketful and she froze half a gallon of ice cream for them. Many in the belt feared judgment day as the storm passed.
Buchklen's Arnica Salve advertised as best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores and all skin eruptions and guaranteed to cure piles or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box sold by Apl0 y Witmoth Winney & Co.
The bottle is guaranteed to satisfy cases it is recommended for if contents are used as directed. Marketed as the most pleasant chill medicine, it is easy for children to take. Price 50 cents at Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co.'s drug-store.
An old time ad pitches Yucatan Chill Tonic as a guaranteed cure for chills with a 50 cent price and a money back claim if it fails. It lists Wilmoth Wilhelm Co and Carl Stedt Medicine Co as sources, notes Pleasant taste for children, and mentions other local commerce and a church meeting at the Methodist church this week.
A reader preserves a cholera remedy involving mustard emetic, brandy and cayenne, plus ammonia ether suggestions, with historical notes from Cairo and other regions. The piece blends political jests about prohibition and election tactics, local fair results, and advertisements for goods and patents. Names include Mr. Dane, Mrs. Lou Harcraves, Miss Bertona Pretzsen, Gipsey GIRL, and Kessil's Dallas, with references to Indiana politics and 1890 elections.
Citizens are urged to pay the second tax installment at New Harmony Bank with receipts forwarded promptly. The last day to pay without penalty is Monday November 7. Multiple transfers and property transactions are listed among local residents including Eliza Terry Jacob Harlem John H Barter Catherine Weitzel and David Herron with various lot and block descriptions in Mt Vernon Price's Station and Mt. V.
Krappy Hoosiers postmaster William Timmons, farmer John Leslie, and hardware merchant J. W. Gardner of Ida ville Indiana testify that Electric Bitters improved kidney and liver troubles, renewed strength, and appetite. Sold for 50 cents at Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co. Drug Store.
During the La Grippe epidemic last season this remedy was praised as the best for consumption coughs and colds. Reports say users were quickly relieved and suffered no lasting after effects. Trial bottles are free at Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co. Drugstore with large bottles priced at 50 cents or $1.
The ad touts Yucatan Chill Tome as a guaranteed cure for chills with pleasant taste. It claims children ask for more after the first dose and warns against substitutes. Sold for 50 cents at Wilmoth Wilhelm & Co. Also promotes school books, stationery, and Henry Brown’s clothing and neckwear selections.
TruMENse stock of stylish soft hats always available at Henry Brown's. The sale emphasizes quality and variety for gentlemen seeking durable headwear. Customers are invited to explore a range of colors and sizes.
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