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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
1
A store heralds an Easter sale with a vast Spring and Summer stock described as larger and more varied than ever. It insists prices are lower than similar goods elsewhere, promising exceptional value for shoppers seeking seasonal merchandise.
Easter sale items highlighted with playful misprint text and decorative phrases.Readable parts suggest a local shop promoting holiday discounts and themed goods amid scattered garbled letters.
A Harrison County bulletin urges farmers to test seed and prepare soil before planting corn. It also advocates teachers attending at least twelve weeks of study this spring or summer to justify higher salaries and improve classroom service.
A Midland Jubilee event features the Midland Jubilee Singers performing at the College Auditorium on April 24. The concert showcases local vocal groups and marks a community entertainment night.
Spirit Lake Iowa druggist L H Farnham touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best remedy for constipation. He urges a trial as pleasant and agreeable, costing 25 cents. Samples free from L A Reily & Son.
A Roll of Honor shows readers who have subscribed or renewed since the last report. Names include new subscribers marked with x such as Chas Biunk New Albany Isaish Stevens Depauw RR 1 and many others from towns including New Albany Depauw Elizabeth Corydon and New Salisbury.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for back pain urinary bladder and kidney trouble. It claims a pleasant herb cure for women and offers a 50 cent sample package by mail from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York.
An old market note announces eggs for sale at 81.00 per setting of 15 eggs and farm-run eggs at 30 cents per setting, with reference to the Barred Plymouth Rock stock and a seller identified as PrRIMMER.
The second graduation examination will be held Saturday April 18 at multiple locations including Blue River Depauw Boone Laconia Franklin Lanesville Harrison Corydon Heth Mauckport Jackson New Salisbury Morgan Bradford Posey Elizabeth Scott Proincé Spencer Moberly Taylor Macedonia Washington New Amsterdam Webster New Middletown. Reading questions derive mainly from the Fifth Reader and top performers will face no difficulty. Examinations will be opened in front of applicants and no books maps or globes may be used. Unfair results will be ignored and the manuscript of offenders reported as failures.
Fred C. Hanrahan of Portsmouth Virginia endorses Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a dependable cure. He notes it earns customer trust and offers steady sales despite higher profit options. Available at L. A. Riely & Son.
To Fishermen. To all buying their fishing outfits. Heaviest bass wins a 75 yard automatic reel. Next heaviest bass receives a split bamboo fly rod. Heaviest pike gets two patent spoons. All fish weighed on our seal. Prizes awarded June 10. Corxer Dave Stoxe and Capt ER Farngley listed. Farngley, formerly Posey township, now with West Kentucky Coat Company, Paducah Ky., piloted the steamer Harvestar on the Mississippi River.
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