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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1878
Page
3
Multiple 19th century items advertise Thrall and Mumford's as a grocer with fresh prices and new stock. Kiar & Co promotes nails direct from factory. H F Owen & Co markets school books stationery and painter supplies. Mrs Potts polishing irons are showcased. Mr and Mrs Mumford's ill health improves. Democratic district outlook favors GARVIN for Congress. Dr Babcock fire extinguisher note. Jost declines treasurer race in Posey county as M shows sense.
Rev G F Curmer is reappointed by the Indiana Conference to take charge of the M B E Church at New Harmony. Mr Cursani is a pleasant gentleman and his continuation here will give general satisfaction.
The period notes necrology and disease totals in Memphis and New Orleans from yellow fever. Idaho Democrats name George Ainslee for Congress. Mrs. General Sherman ill. Prairie fires devastate Minnesota stacks. Union League meeting in Pittsburg. Louisiana cane syrup first barrel shipped. Mt Vesuvius eruption grows stronger and Cotopaxi erupts violently. Dr Joseph Rodgers of Evansville dies by own hand. Connecticut and Nevada Republicans nominate Andrews and Bradley for governor. San Domingo revolutionaries prevail. Montenegro seeks ceded territory. Pope offers congratulations to William II. Gold closes at 1002.
The Golden Dramatic Troupe raised 125 dollars in Mattoon Illinois for yellow fever sufferers in the South. The piece questions Mr Heisman’s electioneering with beer influence and notes Macarray’s three night engagement at Union Hall. A partridge hunting law reminder rounds out the item.
Hageve Haleia called the recent Maine election only a skirmish and said the Republican party there is sounder than ever. The remark evokes an old joke about Noah and the ark when he doubted a rainstorm.
The Evansville Courier notes widespread beer distribution yesterday and questions a donor’s support for the red ribbon cause. The piece warns voters to distrust the figure, suggesting he cannot be trusted while balancing political postures.
Democratic candidates start a county tour to meet citizens in townships and viewers are urged to attend the County Court House to see the men who will occupy offices for the ensuing term. Subscribers reminded to bring promised wood for subscriptions as fires are comfortable this season.
An inventive mariner unveiled a diamond shaped craft at Wiscasact Maine featuring five masts and many triangular sails with an unusually long ladder. He believes the unique design will achieve high speed.
John Sherman’s brother in law notes Honest John is tired of public service. He adds that the public service is tired of Honest John, implying a need for a fair arrangement to end or adjust the service.
The Cincinnati Daily Inquirer advertises Thrall & Mumford's as a general store with a wide array of goods. It promotes canned tomatoes and corn, coffee, molasses, cigars, dried beef, soap, lye, ceramics, dyes, building materials, fish, and decorative items. Many items are priced, and the ad claims customers can buy more groceries for $1.00 and get better goods than elsewhere.
In a message on hardship and seasonality, the text urges turning to mental cultivation when soil work is impossible. It promotes steady effort, faithfulness in cultivation of the mind, and foresees a valuable harvest from earnest learning and self-improvement.
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