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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
4
The Corydon Democrat notes advertising rates for church events and entertainments with admission charges. Obituaries are priced by line length and each insertion lists 2% per inch over six lines. Subscriptions outside the county are listed with varying terms and periods.
A Louisville column scores Indiana Republicans for nominating a U S Senate candidate opposed by labor and for a platform that analysts deem weak and evasive. The piece notes clashes over Wilson era prosperity, tariff legacy, and a merchant marine plan, while recalling past Taft and Roosevelt administrations. It also mentions a Signal ground scene tied to a film production and Miss Helen Holmes.
Delayed report from Waveland notes a wedding planned soon while farmers remain busy preparing ground for oats. Local visits include Mrs Will Zshman with Henry Gruen family in Lanesville and Henry Blank's family near Lanesville.
Mr and Mrs Claud Cotner and son visited Wilbert Sands over the weekend Cora Cotner is ill Maurice Arthur and Raymond Cotner visited Walter Cotner Burrel Davis and family visited Ed Davis last week Adolph Melton recovered from measles Jesse Grass bought a horse from Burrel Davis Col Joe Strauss prefers Indiana home but likes the West Uncle Dan Grass trips to town S 12 Conner family near Benedict visited W A Landa Forrest A Miller returned to Nebraska Harve Pindall back from Alliance railroad work McKinley Lemmon visited Frank Lemmon and family Robert Kitterman moved south of Charleston Maurice Cotner bought a fine horse XX American fence sold by Hurst Hardware Co mo Ow
Rain and rising river wrap Sharptown notes as Byerly improves. Julia Swarens visited by doctor. Atta McCutcheon and Jon Sharp spent Sunday with Grace Thevenot. Swarens and Harmon on Corydon trip. Baker works for Bob Swarens. numerous visits among Thevenot, Murphey, Rothrock, Rothrock, Cole, and McCutcheon families. NX ad promotes Secon bread.
Miss Alpha Hunter trims hats for the Rodger Hat Shop while Henry Crosby and Elmer Crosby work at a tile factory set for blast. Will Allen prepares for spring and summer business as the Wolcott public schools welcome a popular new superintendent. George Crosby gears up for spring at the Calburn Drye cement block plant. Wharton Benton builds a thirty foot brick smokestack for the tile factory as Will and George Goss are noted top tile ditchers. A runaway accident injures Herman Gehlbach and family near Minburn. $1.25 hats cut to 60 cents at Berman's Cut Price Store.
Memorial notice for Mrs Emma Thompson who died April 20 1915 aged 51 years 1 month 10 days plus local notices. Daughters request prayers and recall family events while reporting community items such as Sunday School, sermons and school news. Mentions Miss Montelie Binkley leaving for Oklahoma and local recaps from Briles school to Ward Stroud Toler.
James D. Oliver, owner of Oliver Chilled Plow Works in South Bend, notes factory runs at full capacity but faces raw material shortages and bolt supply gaps. He cites 40 million bolts needed annually and transport congestion from New York rail routes hindering shipments to South America. He plans to attend Corydon Centennial on June 2 or 3 with his family.
Willard Windell, aged 39, son of Mr. and Mrs. Windell, was taken by death on April 1 1916. He had taught seventeen years as a school instructor in Harrison township and was a member of the Corydon A. B. church. Funeral services were held April 3 at Heidelburg with Rev. Fouts officiating. He is mourned by his father mother brother and many friends.
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