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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
9
Readable items include store ads for $6.50 men’s suits at Berman’s Cut Price Store and various goods. Local social news mentions visits to Corydon from Louisville and New Salisbury, farm sales, church events, school plays, and upcoming chili supper at the Presbyterian church.
Indiana Centennial Commission advances film project with Selig Polyscope to capture historic scenes across the state. Frank Beal and L A Darling visited Posey County to gather locations including the Oil State Capitol and Governor Hendricks home. Beal returns soon with actors to shoot the sequence. Sea Fink of Posey Township dies at 45 after long illness. funeral at St. Joachim's Church.
Last week three commencements were held at Laconia New Salisbury and New Amsterdam with fuller coverage promised. An obituary notes Hugh Fry thirteen died at this place with out of town mourners including Cyrus Wirth and Mrs Fry's sister Mrs James Rapsen from Mt Carmel. Relatives Leo Fry and Viola Hodge from Albion and New Albany attended. Wim Glotzbach Albion township renewed his subscription along with Geo Glotzbach Fowler and Michael Hullman Franklin township. Wulfman, long ill with rheumatism, has been bedridden for years.
The firm announces the sale of a Black Hawk corn planter and two Hoosier corn drills along with one horse corn drills. The auction is conducted by W. A. Bullett & Sons Inc. and dated 12-2w.
The piece notes Cush ing and Bushrod Washington and other justices with long terms, stating Story Johnson Marshall and Wayne served thirty-four or more years. It recalls Story becoming a justice at thirty-two and Washington at thirty-six, referencing the Philadelphia Ledger.
The anecdote recalls John Mildred Creed in New South Wales where a magistrate role was briefly filled. Water floods the lockup as a strong current runs through eel-infested channels. Creed’s superior authorizes swift action to save four prisoners on tables before they drown.
The text traces how Constantinople grew from Lygos through Byzantium to Constantinople, later renamed by Septimus Severus and rechristened by Constantine. It notes Turkish authorities now call the city Stamboul, reflecting the name shift after the Ottoman conquest.
A mixed list of periodical subscriptions with prices for the Democrat and various papers. Also notices rental terms for Cord on property and references to local businesses and a bank, with scattered, unclear items and names.
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