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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1879
Page
3
Boots and shoes for the thousand men and boys offered at Henry Browns clothing store at Knight's stand with prices 25 percent lower than anywhere else. Sep 19 noted in text.
Across September 18 to 23 reports from Washington and Memphis highlight Democratic and Republican maneuvering, with governors nominated in Wisconsin and Massachusetts, New York scratch campaigns against Cornell, and pending election outcomes. Notable items include grants of aid requests in New Mexico, cholera updates in Japan, and criminal punishments in Delaware. The era’s broader events span Peru Chile tensions, Australian exposition openings, and debt installments from Mexico. Also noted are industrial and agricultural signals from South Africa and India, plus editorials on political coverage and a pediatrics magazine promotion in Boston.
A letter to the New York Sun mocks a caller pushing TripeN and Kelly for President and Vice President. It notes officers cannot hail from the same state and likens the idea to a Grayville Independent editor’s Grant and LoGan bid, highlighting political naivety.
HaGLe contemplates opening an oyster saloon and restaurant above the Monitor serving oysters in any style by seasoned cooks. Square meals available any hour. Tom predicts readiness in about two weeks. Also notes a large invoice of shotguns and accoutrements from Turatt & MumForp for sportsmen to inspect. A children's ball is announced at Union Hall and Prof Moore to reopen New Harmony School term.
The regular annual meeting of the Working Men's Institute will be held in the Library Room on Thursday evening, October 2, 1879, for the election of officers for the ensuing year. All members are requested to attend. W A Kicut, Secretary.
Fashionable menswear arriving September 21 from New York features 60 nobby Cheviot Sack suits. Henry Brown's clothing store highlights these stylish outfits at Knights stand, Bop26.
A collage of brief items: clothing sale at Henry Brown’s Right’s stand. Illinois manufacturing value cited as 27 727 000 dollars. praise for Miss Sretta Mason’s Grayville engagement with a supporting company. a Houston paper notes over a dozen hangings with cigars. local dry goods stores plan to close at 7:30 pm starting October 1. Texas wool production rise. general ads urging buyers to seek bargains. British steamer Mercury claimed fastest at 22 mph. Jacob Breitweiss offers fresh oysters daily.
Queen Ranavalona I issues a proclamation urging subjects to send children to school and promises joy in wise offspring. Her call ends with a note that knowledge will reveal itself to those who nurture it. Sir Rowland Hill’s funeral at Westminster Abbey drew large crowds including many poor visitors. They recalled Hill’s role in creating the penny postage system. A quoted critic dismisses air castles versus real pleasure, highlighting doubts about fragile theories.
Week ending September 22, 1879 records show W J L Noel transferring eight and a half acres to J H Barter, Sheriff Posey Co sells to C F Leonard a 80 acre tract, Jacob Doll’s trust sale of a Kimball Mount Vernon lot, W D Duckworth conveying interests in multiple parcels, J Akers and J Vanzant fractional and int rests, Yawney selling NW 35 4 12 40 acres, F Williams with several parcels to J T Jones, Deischer to Reinheimer, L Beiling to J Gerwig Mt Vernon, J H Jones to M Stallings SE NE 4 13 4 14 40 acres and related parcels, T Mumford Sr to C A Pretzach, J Shepard to H Zenor, C F Leonard to N Joest Mt Vernon lot 72, A P Hovey to W P Carey parcels, totaling 15 transfers valued at 9899 60 with mortgages 2576 88. P A Hutcheson R P C by H P Jones deputy 187 60.
Phenix, Eagle, and St. Louis White Lead teams headline a fresh stock of brush es varnishes colors and painters materials at Thrall and Mumford's store, delivering broad options for craftsmen and contractors.
Call and see the new dress goods just opened at the new store of G. W. Engler.
A fragmented price slate shows flour wheat corn corn meal chickens eggs butter lard hams shoulders sides sugar coffee molasses feathers rags tallow hides dry and green hides lard oil linseed oil coal oil turpentine vinegar whisky potatoes apples dried peaches dried salt beans dried tea and other staples with units per bushel gallon dozen and pound across commodities. Prices and units vary as listed in the historical market record.
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