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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1917
Page
5
Elizabeth residents seek hats and repairs at Luckett's and Griffins. Community items include births, marriages, illnesses, and travel notes. Local shoppers, sales, and upcoming Swarens sale near Depauw are listed alongside farm tasks and court visits.
Griffins offers hair ribbons, 36 inch voile, and new spring dress fabrics while other notices list Easter visits, births, sales, and local trades. Names include Chas Buchanan, Clarence Gleb, Emma Labue, Fay Sullivan, Irma Clipp, Daisy Nye, Earl Thomas, and Mrs. Wright with locations in Corydon Louisville Crandall New Albany and Georgetown.
Mr. L. E. Harbaugh and his children Asa John and Annis returned to their Attica home yesterday. They accompanied Mr. Harbaugh's remains for burial recently and have since visited Mrs. Harbaugh's daughter Mrs. Albert Gerdon.
A newspaper page notes many interesting items remain unmentioned due to limited space, indicating a backlog of news stories, briefs, sports items, and notices awaiting publication. Readers are invited to check future editions for coverage and updates.
Local items report Griffins selling hats and 6 inch wash silk at various prices, O. J. D Byrne & Sons promoting Chevrolet roadsters, and farm sales including Osbourne and Thomas J Stevens listings. Notables include Gov. Goodrich appointing Philip Zoercher to tax board and visits by residents to Louisville and Elizabeth.
Local items report graduation gifts at Rielys and Griffins with discounts on ribbons and free bows. Rural news covers war enlistment appeals, treason reports, and religious guidance. Community figures include Miss Mary Glaze returning from Louisville, cyclone relief gifts from Geo Jones and Hester Abel, and local residents traveling to Corydon for business.
The Rosenbarger home at Milltown burned Friday likely from a spark from a passing Southern train. Rosenbarger’s sister was inside. only a few contents saved. He had no fire insurance and faces a heavy loss. Blanche C. Avery of Scottsburg, widow of John R. Avery, visited Corydon on business and called at the office.
George Woertz of Jackson township visited Corydon on business and donated to cyclone relief by canceling a debt owed him. County Treasurer Thomas Knight bought Charles A. Keller’s North Market Street house and lot. L. A. Rogge denied plans to go to Iowa as cyclone damage keeps his family home. Mrs. Rogge, hurt in the cyclone, faces a delayed Iowa trip but is improving.
Albert Davis a student at Indiana University Bloomington and Miss Nellie Davis a trained nurse of Indianapolis spent days with their parents Mr and Mrs Jasper N Davis of Spencer township They returned to Indianapolis where Albert will enter the Coast Artillery service and may be assigned on the western coast of the United States Mr Davis has served with the Indiana National Guard on the Mexican border Chevrolet motor cars described as products of experience with growth from small beginnings and as a genuinely good car at a fair price Byrne & Sons Byrneville agents 811.37
Five Posey township men and Edward Langadon from Taylor township work three miles northwest of Corydon repairing James Sieg's barn after a cyclone. Sam Pfrimmer of Bloomington visits with his wife and daughter Mrs. C Blaine Hays. Pfrimmer is a Republican treasurer candidate. Also a Griffin sale ad notes girls' hats at 3.25.
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