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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1887
Page
1
The Register published weekly by Co. WWW. Slater appears in the Friday issue. This brief item notes the paper’s ownership and regular release cadence without additional details.
Advertising a sensational show featuring 10 female artists 15 human marvels 7 clowns 16 ponies 10 features 5 nations of the earth star artists gymnasts seven tribes of Indians and wire walkers. The program contrasts wild frontier life with old world pastimes in a display billed as a complete exhibition not a show with two daily performances at 1 and 7 pm for 25 cents.
Shelbyville reports James B. Wilson, veteran, received a fragment of the 67th Ind. Vols battle flag from Major Bell of the 10th Mississippi Tigers at Munfordville 1862. Also noted are a pot of gold found near Petersburg, crop droughts in southern Indiana, a distemper-like disease in Martinsville horses, odd farm happenings, and upcoming G. A. R. reunion plans with notable generals expected in Evansville and Saint Louis.
The New Harmony Register reports Indiana citizens who received patents in the past week. Names include C Wittenburg of Indianapolis for a cash box drawer A W Strangh of Lincolnville for an automatic corn dropper W E Ryan of French Lick for bellows attachment C Potts of Indianapolis for a clay disintegrator G Philion of Mishawaka for a tool turning the face of pulley rims B E Foss of Indianapolis for a piston red packing RB McCormick of Logansport for a barn trash J A Manning of Danville for a bridle bit CG W Gitt of Fairmount for a weather strip W Hi Dodge of Mishawaka for a wooden pulley.
News from Vera Cruz reports Jesus Valdonado aged 154 dying in Mexico with three pallbearers aged 130 120 and 109. In Ohio Judge Dickson questions Republican loyalty over coal taxes and liquor policy. Washington notes pension payments plus monthly receipts over expenditures with daily income over 1 million.
Illinois items report a smastodon skeleton unearthed by Minnesota and Northwestern railroad workers near Gaweena with a five inch tooth weighing seven pounds and perfect enamel. Other notes include robberies in Rock Island, a long whisky tale from Mt Carmel, farmer grain prices, prairie chicken counts near Springfield, a wild man capture in Coles county, Mt. Vernon electric lights and waterworks plans, a flogging of Col Sheets, a mule death, Mt Carmel pig suit costs, Joliet catalepsy, Carbondale Sunday paper ban, White county tax drop, Mt Carmel bicycle club, fox bounty cut in Schuyler, Belleville saloon licenses, Pekin frogs sale.
A broad miscellany reports the Laplanders and Maori populations shrinking toward extinction, large sums of government paper money lost, Japan's standing army and reserves, Arkansas crop damage, Boston lawyers led by Ben Butler, a white rattlesnake in Jackson fire department, Leavenworth’s 50 000 fruit trees, New York female physicians earning high incomes, a Cincinnati policeman robbed in a park, long line of hooks on a Chinese junk, looming G A R controversy in St Louis, Pennsylvania Democrats backing the national administration, debt per capita down since 1865, Wheeling reunion ending in politics, London society allowing ladies in the Royal Geographical Society, Boston harbor deemed defenseless, Dakota frosts denied as crop damage, Nashville inviting the G A R, and Senator Beck predicting Cleveland’s re election with Barnum offering 20000 for a sea serpent.|
Washington notes recount President Cleveland's heavy invitation list and the plan for a potential tour, tracing presidential travel from Monroe to Johnson and Grant. Secretary Whitney’s navy reconstruction is praised, with steel warships contracted and bonds securing performance. Ex-Congressman Brady discusses Mahone’s quarrels and Virginia politics affecting the Senate bid.
Additional items report a new dry goods firm Ford Bros and Lichtenberger, and Homer Lichtenberger buying into the store. J W Miller built a Maple Hill monument to A R Fannt LeRoy by his sisters, praised as elegant and modest. Other notes mention church repainting, dances, circus, and local visits to Evansville, Mt. Vernon, Baton Rouge, and Chicago.
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