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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1900
Page
3
A mother in Macon Georgia shares how her 19 year old daughter suffered heavy bleeding for three months with little help from doctors. She tries Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports rapid improvement with regular painless menses and regained strength.
In a sharp exchange, May questions Ida about motives and marriage. Ida counters that she has six life insurance blotters on her desk, suggesting possible ulterior reasons behind the match. The brief hints at a domestic intrigue and financial concerns behind the marriage rumor.
England uses armored trains in the Boer War, likened to Hosteller's Stomach Bitters driving dyspepsia and guarding against recurrence. The Bitters is claimed to win indigestion constipation liver and kidney troubles for fifty years.
Havana bread carts rely on two legged carriers balancing large shallow baskets on their heads. Bread comes in sticks as long as a baseball bat or small loaves and pones, with a single portion viewed as the morning meal for a city resident.
Baldur Mans Gazette describes W Creamer near three miles east of town as a leading mixed farmer with a 1280 acre core and 4280 acre operations total. He runs 4 horses 60 cattle 50 pigs and a threshing outfit, with a 55 foot barn 16 horse stables granary storing 2000 bushels wheat and ample water sources. The article notes modern buildings rugged winter protection from poplar bluff and new lands drawing thousands of US settlers to Canada for free homesteads.
The Tugela River can surge up to forty feet in a single night due to mountain thunderstorms, a historic pattern observed in heavy rains. Local residents watch flood risks as waters climb quickly following storms.
A Senate privileges and elections committee report recommends declaring Senator Clark of Montana ineligible due to corruption money used to secure his election. The unanimous finding cites bribery charges, the attempted bribery of the Legislature and State Supreme Court, and Clark’s own admission of spending funds to defeat Marcus Daly's political power.
Secretary Gage sent a financial statement to the House detailing estimated receipts and expenditures across all departments. For the current year the total revenues are about 9000 million with expenditures near 400 million and an estimated surplus around 50 million. For the year ending June 1 1901 revenues are projected at 700 million with expenditures at 405 million leaving a surplus about 295 million.
April 1 condition of winter wheat shows low prospects in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana due to the Tressian fly. The report notes these states may yield no more than half a crop while other regions such as the western plains and Pacific coast report higher averages. Key figures include Pennsylvania 72 and Kansas 99 with Missouri 91 and California 90 among others.
At Beauvoir near Washington Athpiral Dewey rejects reports of withdrawal from the presidential race. He says he has barely entered the contest and has not been nominated, stating there is nothing to withdraw from and that he has said nothing implying withdrawal.
The national Baptist anniversaries will be held in Detroit, Michigan, from May 23 to May 29. English clergy in Natal and Pretoria face poverty due to England’s war appeals and funds shortages. Presbyterian churches in South Africa include the Dutch Reformed Church and a new English speaking congregational body. Reverend M Lafayette Gordon, M D, on furlough from Kioto, Japan, may lead Honolulu Japanese work via Hawaiian Evangelical Association. The Baptist Standard criticizes Mr Sheldon’s paper as uninteresting yet notes his dignity.
Catarrh described as a blood and constitutional disease cured by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces, not quack medicine, a regular prescription once used by top physicians. Sent testimonials available. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents.
Cavalry marching in sections four abreast occupy as many yards as there are men in the force, a precise spacing rule described by a military observer.
Housekeepers seek ready to serve luncheon meats and meats that can be prepared quickly. Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago supplies superior meats and advertises in this paper. Their booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat is offered free on application.
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a cure for coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, and croup. The proprietor offers free sample bottles to convince customers of its merit, with a price of 25 cents and 5 cents extra for something unspecified.
Sir Robert Peel recalls a sharp witted Englishman famed for biting phrases. A friend admires a portrait and notes the likeness, while Peel adds the joke that the lips quiver and arrows shoot from them.
A New York World item notes a cryptic line about midnight as the hour graves yawn and passes along condolences to someone named She Well. The fragmentary text reflects a morbid witticism tied to a calendar moment.
The page features Kemp's Balsam ads promising instant cough relief with sample bottles offered by druggists and price points of 25 and 50 cents. Grain-O grass-roots beverage ad touts health benefits replacing coffee and costs about a nickel to a quarter. Also includes a quotation from Emerson and a moral note on manners.
A brief dialogue shows Siopay requesting reseating of trousers and noting a long-standing bill that ought to be receipted, as the taller man interrupts with humor. The Philadelphia Press quotation captures a casual, witty exchange.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease to ease sore feet and corns and to fit tight shoes. Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowels for health, acting on liver and kidneys and curing sick headache. A Colorado regiment volunteer at Manila reportedly cured of stuttering after being shot through the throat.
Question of dessert choice posed to family. Promotes Jell O as quick two minute prepared dessert with no boiling or baking needed. Flavor options lemon orange raspberry strawberry. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with claims to soothe gums reduce inflammation and ease wind colic.
Ask your grocer today to show you Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. It is drinkable by children and adults with no injury or distress and costs less than coffee. Sold by grocers with advertising lines from Lubbock and Jell O desserts in the same era.
Germany operates twenty three ships over 17000 tons each in a fleet described as vibrant. An advertisement touts Dr Kline's Invigorating Tonic at a one dollar trial bottle intended for a two week treatment from the Dr Kline's Institute in Philadelphia at 1 Arch Street.
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