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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1871
Page
3
Local notices include Dr I W Rawlings announcing his return to New Harmony practice and open offices at Feil Kimmerling shop, updates on Mrs James millinery on Main Street, and Evansville direct shipments. The community also features social ads, travel notes, fair week plans, and remarks on local figures like Owen county Democrat vigor, E S Tarant and T Pisevy, plus promotion of fruit nurseries and the upcoming county events.
The Rural Refrigerators of New Harmony were defeated by the Inexperienced nine at Mt. Vernon last Tuesday. The game showed poor play on both sides with the Harmony team weakened by changes. A final score line is given, and the piece notes misplays and hopes for a closer decisive rematch. The report also mentions a local curios hog, a great horse race between regional horses drawing a large crowd, and damages from a hoisting accident at a furniture store. The Thirteenth Annual Posey County Fair is announced, with preparations well underway.
A notable Republican praised Hon. Wm. B. Brenack as an able, capable, and highly integral candidate for Indiana governor. The compliment drew broad cross party support, with both Democrats and many Republicans likely to agree on the merit of the endorsement.
The Northwestern Farmer for September is the largest issue yet with over forty pages and thirty thousand copies. It will resume its former shape with October, priced at 1.60 for three months, and Caldwell & Kingsbury invite subscribers in Indianapolis. A review of Darwin by James B. Hunter is reprinted from the Journal of Psychological Medicine. Plus fair entries urged, local notices, a ball at Union Hall, and notes on Evansville matters and California politics.
The census report suggests shifts in representation not mainly North versus South. The South gains representation via emancipation but the North grows faster through birth and immigration. The Western states gain the most influence, possibly unified, while Northeast and Northwest may clash with Southwest and Pacific regions over power and policy.
GunMre R Fauntieroy announces an exhibition today at her Emporium of Fashion featuring hats bonnets ribbons laces and millinery goods in the latest styles. Ladies are invited to call in. Also promotes Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer to prevent grayness and heal scalp eruptions.
The article describes raisin varieties from Mala ga Muscatel sun dried technique, Lexias from Valencia using lye, Smyrna from Asia Minor for a small black raisin, Sultana from Turkey, Zante currants from Greek islands, and notes on raisin wine such as Hungarian Tokay. It lists 187u import totals: 856,103 packages with Spain 752,602 and others.
A Wisconsin farmer sits on a reaper with gloves and an umbrella, illustrating labor saving in agriculture as he cuts oats faster than twenty five men working by hand. The piece lists transfers of real estate in Mount Vernon and surrounding areas, detailing numerous lot sales and parcels along with amounts paid.
A March 15 1870 testimonial from Mitespura Centre County Penn reports high express charges but relief from debility and faltering health. Warton Morais commends the cordial for two daughters and a brother in law in Tennessee, noting prior doctors failed. Thrall Mumford New Harmony offered for sale.
A thirke notes Bour Well's new term syndicate bears no link to the sin Dick Yates stands accused of. The item questions terminology connected to the ongoing case and its public interpretation.
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