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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
5
Pension boost for Dr Z T Funk reported in Corydon area notes. Several local residents travel and transact business across Indiana and Kentucky. Notable items include farm yields, horse sales, buggy repairs, and visits by relatives and officials. The 44th New Albany Business College graduation set for Aug 5 1909 is announced.
August 10 sales for Jersey cattle and property plus various goods from Smith and Otto Smith with horses engines and grinders. Local visits include Byrum in Corydon and relatives in Louisville Indianapolis and Chicago. social events include chicken fry hosted by Miss Bess Miller and a speech by Miss Florence Wattles. Marriage invitations announce Elizabeth Williams and Louis Stivers. Sun Brothers show comes August 17 with praised elephants.
A collage of local advertisements and notices: photo services at Mowrer Studio near the Red Mill, lawn swings prices, sealing wax promotion, free admission to a Christian church movie on Monday night, August 9, a house party at Miss Elsie Baxter’s in Guston KY, a scholarship sale offer for Oakland City College, The Sun Brothers Show returning August 17 with family-friendly acts, Dr J A Hottell correctional eye care in Corydon, Blue River Gazette update on Aunt Bettie Harrel’s eyesight, and homecomer Mr and Mrs Mark H Watson with daughter Daisy visiting from Sumner Nebraska, plus subscription renewal.
Mrs. Caroline Ott and family thank friends and neighbors for support during illness and after the death of Rosa Ott.
A motivational verse urging persistent effort in all tasks. It contrasts steady work with quick wins, praising initiative and resilience. The speaker emphasizes endurance during hard winds and calls readers to brace up, avoid defeat, and keep striving through adversity.
Mrs. M. Summers offers a free home treatment to mothers in Notter Dame Indiana to cure bedwetting in children and urine difficulties in adults. No money required. instructions provided and sent by mail.
Zoe Mader wife of William C Mader died at her father's home Edward Watson two miles southeast of Corydon from typhoid fever at age twenty Her remains were buried at Pfrimmer's Chapel cemetery on Wednesday Rev Barton delivered the funeral sermon She leaves a husband and one young child.
The Democrat corrects a wedding notice for Miss Caroline C. Bickel and Herman Eisenmenger after a prior report listed the groom as John. The phone report misnamed the groom’s father John, who will celebrate twenty nine years of marriage on September 5, 1909.
A. J. Stover exits First National Bank with deposit slips showing 48 acres of oats yielding 1775.27 and 66 acres of wheat. granary holds 800 oats and 225 wheat bushels. He is satisfied with his Oklahoma farm and has no plans to move.
A Sunday School County Council meeting is set for August 1 at 1 30 P M in the Presbyterian church Corydon Indiana. County officers department superintendents and township presidents are urged to attend. An invitation extends to preachers US teachers officers and others interested in Sabbath School work.
The New Albany Browns visited Ramsey on Sunday July 24 aiming to win but Ramsey dominated with heavy hitting and solid all around play. The final score stood 9 to 6 in favor of Ramsey, marking a second-season win over the Browns.
Mary Fouts died at her home near Borden in Clark county at 36. Her remains were laid to rest July 6 1909 near her home in a cemetery. She leaves a husband Edward Fouts six children three brothers two sisters and many relatives. The item includes a prayerful verse and mournful reflections on mortality. Also notes on public health and science a Washington Herald quotation about pests and disease and a report that the New Albany Park and Fair Association filed incorporation with capital stock 10000. Incorporators and officers named. The association plans a fair on its grounds north of the city.
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