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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
5
E L Pitman travels to Kansas for business. Miss L Davis to Terre Haute for school. Miller's offers new wallpaper. Otto Stallings plans western move. Birth: a girl to Rosco Lahue in Spencer township. Pitman sale features 75 cords wood and farm gear listings. Multiple notices about J J Bullett Son, New Albany, and local tradesmen. Various farm goods, livestock, seeds, and equipment advertised with community notes.
An ad promotes Alien's Foot-Ease powder to prevent tightness and blistering and to cure sweating and aching feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from A. S. Olmsted, LeRoy New York.
Magnolia Cunningham wife of John Cunningham of Washington township died March 8 1909 at age 32 and 21 days. She joined the M E church about 16 years ago and lived an exemplary life leaving a husband three sons one daughter two parents and six brothers. Burial in Fairview cemetery services by Rev Jann.
J W Conrad is listed as sick. Mrs Craven Boone shows some improvement. Olive Funk and Arthur Funk stayed with sister Mrs Claude Ashton. Maggie Radmacher visited Miss M Bianche Conrad. Nellye and L D Cooper returned from Owensboro Kentucky after visiting sister Mrs G L Ridgeway. Vernye Kinzer Katye May Johns and Harmon Brown visited Sleya Radmacher. Attendees from here to the Rehoboth Sunday School convention report an enjoyable afternoon.
Wayne county joins Cass and Blackford as wet counties in Indiana with small majorities. Olack’s margin nears 200 while Cass’s tilt is under 50. Roughly twenty more counties will vote in the coming weeks.
Charles M. Rosenbarger sues the Southern Railroad Company in Floyd Circuit Court at New Albany for 10000 damages from injuries in the January 28 railroad wreck. He alleges body, limb and spine injuries and crushed shoulders.
George J. Spath of Posey township is the local agent for The Homestead and Northwestern High Grade and Animal Matter fertilizers with goods on sale at Elizabeth under Jos. P. Hobbs. Load your wagon any day and try Homestead. Callon L. P. Zabel of Lanesville promotes Rock Island Telephone Batteries. 314.
An advertisement explains piles stem from sluggish lower bowel circulation and cannot be cured by external treatment alone. It promotes an internal remedy from Dr Leonhardt Co and offers a booklet and a seller in Corydon Indiana to guarantee cure.
A roll lists names of new and continuing subscribers and donors to The Democrat since the last report. Entries include individuals from Corydon, Elizabeth, Georgetown, New Albany, and multiple rural routes, plus a few out of state locations like Oklahoma and Arkansas, with many marked as new subscribers.
Charley and his father Joseph Charley were early promoters of the Floyd County Fair. Joseph discussed stock with the Floyd County Fair Association after a New Albany trip, while his wife urged that a fair would also benefit Harrison county. Charley then worked with locals including Lewis Jordan Benj Aydelotte Edward Aydelotte Allen Wright Eli Wright Conrad Hottell David Jordan Henderson Stevens Benj Brown Hugh Dyer and others to organize the society. The recorder notes more names may follow and promises a full list later.
Tra FE Pitman will sell his personal property at public auction at his residence two miles south of Corydon near Shiloh church on Tuesday April 15 1909 starting at 9 oclock. Items include 2 horses 22 year old colts 3 milch cows 1 young calf 75 hogs 4 farm wagons and many farm implements plus hay wood and household goods. Usual terms. See bills.
An advertisement urges buyers planning a large corn crop to purchase a Maura Pivot Axle Riding Cultivator from W H Bullett & Sons and have their twelve year old son cultivate the corn.
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