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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1903
Page
3
Over 100 students sign an agreement to grow mustaches starting date until mutual consent dissolves it. Only upper classmen may wear mustaches as tradition forbids lower class men. Each year upperclassmen distinguish themselves, last year with corduroy trousers. this year the mustache scheme is popular due to no cost.
Alhambra physicians puzzled by F J Oswald rheumatic pain. After failing with several doctors he used Dodd's Kidney Pills and improved quickly. The ad touts the remedy's success for rheumatism and kidney troubles, citing State Treasurer Fred A Busse as a prior cured case. A joke caption follows about marriage.
The Weekly trade review notes ongoing strikes but minimal disruption, improving traffic and rail delivery, rising spring purchases, and ongoing building activity. It cites iron and steel optimism, easing congestion, steady textile demand, stronger cotton goods underpinned by undercurrent prices, and continued foreign steel buying. Grain figures show modest exports and year-to-year declines in some categories.
Multiple cities report livestock and grain prices including Chicazo Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs. Prices show broad variation across markets and product types. Measure details include shipping grades and common to prime quality levels.
Local items from Indiana towns report a child killed by a horse in Ladoga, adjutant appointment in Knights of Pythias, a near-fatal streetcar accident in Wabash County, and a fatal Evansville Terre Haute train crash. Oil finds at Upland stir prospecting. plants in South Bend expand. A widow died of heart failure in Orestes. An outbreak of a measles-like disease hits Wabash schools. Various accidents, mine dust injuries, and a fatal interurban crash in Seeleyville are noted. Rural delivery expansion planned across Adams County. rail worker killed near East Germantown. millinery market shifts in Clay City. a telegraphy teaching device inventor listed. Anti vaccinationists and Beasley illness noted amid vaccine dispute. Legislature typing progress and May proclamation timeline mentioned.
Near Point Barrow Alaskan natives uncovered a three thousand year old house with a skeletal framework of animal rib supports and skins stretched over it. Stone and bone tools of ancient races were found, preserving a rare habitation from before written history.
Charitable founders establish an open kitchen in Berlin to aid patients with limited means. Food portions are issued via low price tickets. some clinics and benefactors distribute tickets to those in need. In its first year the kitchen served thirty six thousand portions, some eaten on site and some delivered to patients.
Mrs Slobay notes 44 percent short weight from the grocer. Slobay quips that he’s getting even for delays in paying her.
Wnowitt Chicago and Boston agree to collaborate to advance shared aims. One supplies pork while the other provides the beats, creating a combined effort to leverage each party's strengths.
The scene notes many waiters at the Summer Hotel are divinity students and some already ordained. A playful excerpt imagines marrying by calling a waiter, reflecting witty banter from Puck.
Four large seals bask in the sun along the West Shingles sand banks at the mouth of the Thames. The remark ends with a quoted epigraph from Bishop Hall about moderation as a virtue in a pearl chain.
Readers joke about a long sermon while Mrs Hix and Mrs Wix stand out in fashion. An ad for Ely’s Cream Balm touts relief from nasal catarrh with a testimonial from Franiw Be Kindlespire claiming three days to stop discharge.
A humorous 19th century exchange features a clergyman joking about the groom’s debt and the value of his wife, implying repayment over years. The page also advertises Allen's Foot-Ease free sample, touting cures for tired feet, swelling, corns, bunions, and easier shoe fit.
A garbled note shows Mrs. O Brady Sbhure seeking to withdraw twenty pounds with a prompt timetable. The text mentions a wake notice and references color dyes, silk, wool, and cotton, but details remain unclear.
In a Detroit Free Press snippet Mrs Jones confirms a trained Norse was sent, while the doctor notes Mr Jones's anger improves circulation. A pancake flour plug for Mrs Austin’s product asks readers to tell friends about its delicious flavor.
A playful exchange reveals one woman to be the only person who can thank him for lifelong happiness, followed by a confession that he is not married and has broken the engagement.
The text notes Spacer-Poor Hawkins selling chestnuts for a living and observations of him visiting newspaper offices with alleged humor. It also reports Manitoba potato crop at 459,325 bushels, root crop 930,995 bushels, and 1,824 thrashing outfits in the province.
The M RE and T Ry announces sale of second class tickets to California through to San Francisco with no change. Fares shown are St Louis 30 dollars and Kansas City 25 dollars. The Katy Flyer departs St Louis at 8 32 p m Tuesdays. Inquiries to MATY 303 Wainwright Bldg St Louis Mo.
A fragmented early ad touts Mrs Winslow’s 80ornina Teething remedy claiming to ease gum inflammation soothe pain and relieve wind colic. It markets the product as 2 percent ingredient per bottle and mentions a “cream of Tartar society” as a spicy element.
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