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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1903
Page
2
scientists say stars are glowing gaseous masses similar to the sun varying in size. most stars burn steadily though some flare up and fade. about 300 are variable. dying stars fragment into dust and light, leaving no trace where they once shone. distant dead stars are inferred by their influence on light and motion of brighter suns.
Lancaster March 30 Post master Stemers reports many letters asking if Remers diabetes cure endures. Remers, once very sick with diabetes, credits eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills for a full recovery and three years of good health without any relapse.
A Life magazine line questions Miss Pinkton's stage talent citing ignorance of her abilities in a bathing suit. The piece also notes Isaac Townsend of New York as the oldest consul, having served fifty years as a financial agent and US consul general in Liam.
Jingo the Great Elephant, once the London Zoo star, died on the steamer Georgic after a harrowing voyage from Africa to New York. The 11 feet 4 inch, six ton giant, terrified passengers and crew with constant trumpeting for sixty hours, then died in his aft hatchway cage and was buried at sea.
The article notes only three Rocky Mountain goats are ever kept in captivity with a pair at Philadelphia and a lone male in Regent's Park. It describes the animal as sheep sized with white hair and a mane like throat hair, and mentions the Indian value of its throat hair. Also included is an unrelated anecdote about a training method for a parrot-like learner.
A Chicago man teaches French German and Italian to parrots at starved prices. He learned by training an uneducated bird to repeat short phrases then expanded to structured lessons. Birds are kept at eighty degrees, fed fruit and nuts, and taught to utter timely phrases.
Mr Bascomb, new to Banbury, debates a sunset gun as the sun rises and sets. His host insists the device marks daily cycles, while Bascomb resents modern tricks and rails at imagined worldly works beyond Scripture.
Friends of Dr Orestes Augustin Brownson announce a bronze bust to be placed on a granite pedestal in Sherman Park at 72d Street and Amsterdam Boulevard in New York City. Brownson, born September 16 1803 in Stockbridge Vermont, died April 17 18016 in Detroit Michigan, was a noted theologian lecturer and editor. He helped improve labor conditions as editor of the Gospel Advocate and allied with Brook Farm and other New England thinkers.
Burglars unable to breach Berlin cigar shop iron door retaliate by posting a sign reading There is nothing here worth stealing. The rest of the clipped text notes women’s dress styles and poker trivia about aces.
A newspaper column questions Republican claims about a booming Treasury. It notes March 10 surplus at 22.9 million dollars with 150.4 million in banks and 71.6 million available after necessities and emergencies. It cites Treasury policy keeping 50 million on hand.
Opinion argues that continued Wall Street boom sustains the Republican agenda while warning of looming disaster from reckless loaning and spending. It notes Attorney General Knox now has funds and staff to curb trusts, but doubts enforcement without the criminal interstate commerce tool.
The article warns that a $150,000,000 Treasury loan exposure and large bank deposits could trigger a panic if securities are dumped. It notes the $50,000,000 surplus for current expenditures, plans to fund canal payments, and possible bond issuance. It criticizes Roosevelt era policy and hints at party divides over trust busting and reform ahead of the 1904 conventions.
The piece argues that advocates for trust economies misstate gains from trusts. It contends that consciences remain, but these claims are disproved as prices rise and it becomes unprofitable for pro-trust lawyers and economists to insist white is black.
Chicago Tribune quotes Miss Batchearl praising golf as good exercise. She claims it builds the arms of young men so they are strong enough to scarcely breathe. The remark highlights golf’s perceived physical benefit in a light anecdotal tone.
Advertisement notes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to be taken after each meal and, if constipated, a tablespoon before bed. The tone mimics a health tonic promotion with dosing guidance.
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