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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
2
An advertisement touts Mi o na stomach tablets as a remedy for heat related weakness indigestion and stomach distress. It claims improved vitality endurance and health during summer and offers a guarantee through L A Riley with a 50 cent box.
In Crandall and vicinity many arrivals and visits are noted. Grand Pa Lillie Ridgeman visits relatives near Marengo while Thomas Wright sells his farm to V lian. Several locals attend gatherings as Miss Claudi Mellon visits relatives at Owensbury. stork brings a boy to Mr and Mrs Harry Fowler. Ward Crayden’s Teachers Institute occurs at Noo Alans this week. Cha Gardner and wife visit friends at New Athens. Mrs Miller and daughter of Louisville visit relatives here. Fany Vaughi and Emily of Louisville visit Jas Futh Jt and 0 Wright last Sunday. Ethan Landis, brakeman on the Southern HR rated JLT, is mentioned. Paylor’s family from Valmyra visit Joseph Markwell and family. Prof Ehner Weathers and mother from Marengo view N Weathers and Emily. KN Weathers, working for Bun O. Ci. of Vincennes, visits family Sunday. Punny Craudt and others of Illinois. Ohio hav visits to relatives in the community return Monday accompanied by Liornce Giller.
Community notes describe visits by Mrs Vodkee to her children in Lodeth and a fur purchase from Adam Leach. Mrs Peter Fudris and Mrs John Dungle attend par amis with Mr Herma and Mr Hahn in New Albany. Albart Dey opens a new hotel at the old W L Hirt stand and seeks public patronage. A wagon accident on Launevite mill road injures Wile Auden fichmer. Theo Jo. tended to with five wounds. Attles shows improvement after injury.
A fragment outlines summer diarrheas in children with notes on early detection and cleansing remedies. It cites Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Castor Oil as treatments, recommended by local pastors and vendors, with emphasis on preventing severe illness in youngsters.
The notice appears to request action from Javins and Coy on readiness for a sale. It references W. Couk and a secretary. Readable details are limited but imply a preparatory sale instruction.
Rip Van Winkle Sr. Hancock and Albert Stucker noted as improving. Rev Hoke visited Louisville last week. Armstrong family movements in Preston, Wolfe in De Villiew. Zeng Breedlove and Palmyra spouses visited P O Crayden. J C Carroll sold farm to Ten ry Dinklaker and moved to New Albany. James Evans and children visited Palmyra family. John Wolfe moved to his newly purchased farm from Sam Armstrong. Crayden and Crayden families visited I L Crayden. Bruner and Trowbridge families visited Harve Taylor in Spencer township. Otis McIntosh and Emma Windell married last Tuesday near Fredericksburg and spent weekend with S C Windell.
A list of local residents visiting relatives and neighbors around Walnut Valley. Ida Fngleman and Cort Engleman are among the sick. several families including Block, Clive, and Ulebb are noted visitors. An ice cream supper at Luther's chapel drew attendees. household repairs and farm work occur at Pleasant Valley and nearby farms.
Hursttown notices list visits by Mr and Mrs Lafe Breneman of Corsodon and Harve Lalue of Raccoon Valley. Mr and Mrs Wii Peters of Ramsey hosted by Wine Pope, George Kopp and family of Pleasant Ridge hosted Lena Sopp, Laura Lahue returns to New Albany, Rev. Hudson delivers sermon and plans farewell on Sunday August 19.
W A Hunter and Calvin Berkshire were in New Albany last week. Mrs L H Kendall and son Charles visited friends in the area. Edward Peters and family visited J Pitman of Tansey on Saturday. Vlaeses Gheeiom moved to Molisayn and left a note about property.
Fragmentary notice describes a dubious remedy called Texas Wonder for kidney and related ailments. Mentions doctors and addresses in vague terms with unclear dates and testimonials sought by mail.
Blanche Bowley visited by Dick and Stella Bowley kin near White Sulphur Sprites. David Emily and family guests of John Conrad and wife in Hicoon Valley. Sunday school and public celebration planned at Perrimune Chapel on Thursday August 1st. Kate and Gasex Roudenbush stayed with Ward Conrad and wife. Mrs Bell of Illinois and Nike Bell of Sharp’s Mill with Henry Gravle and wife hosted last week. Lizzie Hand of Louisville visited Alts Agnes Brown and relatives.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Chill Tonic as iron and quinine tonic with a taste less form. It includes no cure no pay offer and pricing hints for rural farming tools listed by Joe Gender, ak-2w for spring and spike tooth harrows and drills.
Annie Kintner daughter of Geo E Kintner died at a Louisville hospital Sunday afternoon after five weeks with typhoid fever. Aged 28 she lived with her uncle Dr L L Neely since her mother's death. Remains were brought home Monday and funeral services were held at M Fochoured by Rev A M Sappenfield and Rev HJ Black, burial in Cedar TM cemetery.
Mrs. Aorinda Hoekman remains bedbound at Hill Grove. Rev Hutsel will preach Saturday. Stella Coon from Louisville visits Samuel Windell. Perry Windell stayed with Aaron Hoekman and family. Large attendance from Hill Grove at the August 4 Pairview celebration.
The 0. O. F. celebration attracted a large crowd at Crosby's grove in Mott last Saturday under Gresham Rebekah Lodge 1 UV O F. D T Bornwasser of New Albany IE addressed the crowd with IE H Breeden of this place and Rev Cort Murr of Greenville spoke. Corydon Junction Band provided music and lodge members sang while local youths gave recitations.
The piece urges households to prepare for sudden illness like dysentery and cholera morbus and recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as immediate treatment. Sold at C. St. Watson's drug store, aug.
Notice states highest cash price paid for wheat at Ramsey Corydon Junction with contacts Nevin and Depauw. Mentions Eureka and Trotter residents writing or calling. Writer promises four specialty ice creams and guarantees first class goods for fairs picnics or festivals.
The Italian steamship Sirio carrying about 800 passengers from Genoa to Barcelona and South America wrecked on Hormigas reef near Cape Palos. Three hundred emigrants, many Italians and Spaniards, drowned. The captain and possibly a bishop are among the dead or missing. Survivors remain at Cape Palos in scant clothing and food, as rescuers work through a chaotic scene.
Mrs Viola Marshall of 1117 East Jackson Street Springfield Illinois credits Peruna with curing her systemic catarrh After two months she says she can walk far without fatigue having taken three bottles and praising Dr Hartman The advertisement argues internal catarrh remedy benefits and includes other testimonials
Elmer Dempster a Black man confesses to killing Mrs. Sate Pearce and her three children at Catbinsburg Sunday night. He says motive was brutal treatment of Margaret Pearce aged four. He claimed she reached for a revolver, he overpowered her, then shot her and the children before burning the house.
Paris reports a probable duel between General Andre ex-minister of war and General De Negrier over memoir statements denied as untrue by De Negrier. Seconds chosen, arrangements pending.
Return results from Illinois primary indicate Shelby M. Cullom leads former Governor Yates by about 25,000 votes in the advisory referendum for the U S Senate.
A heavily loaded Danville to Urbana interurban car overturned on a sharp curve at 7 last evening. Constable Kelly Smoot died in the crash and about twenty passengers were seriously hurt. The drawbar pulled free from the front tracks causing the plunge down a ten foot embankment. A mother and her baby were among the injured, but the infant was later found unhurt under a seat.
Lightning struck Walnall Grove church during Sunday school in Decatur Illinois. Several children were injured. Carl Sutton was probably fatally burned. Earl F Emerson and Earl Byers had fingers and toes burned off. Ruth D Giss suffered facial and chest burns. About six others were shocked.
In Buena Vista on August 3 a jury acquitted Mrs Grace Hutchinson of fatally shooting Mrs Mary Bode in Salida last June. During testimony her husband admitted an affair with Mrs Bode and that he confessed to his wife the night before the murder.
The U S State Department received word from American minister Mr Bombs in Guatemala that President Cabrera has announced the complete disbandment of the Guatemalan army under the Marblehead pact. In Petershire ferry Ray aged 22 was drowned in White river.
Mrs Addie Kuster wife of Judson Kuster of Webster township died Friday the 3d from typhoid fever. Funeral held Saturday at New Middletown UB church with Rev Osborn officiating. She was about 35 years old and left behind her husband and three children.
A local notice advertises abstracting and record services for real estate in Harrison County. It promotes complete title histories from government records up to the present and lists agents Janes J. Guenster and Tank M. Winson. It also notes farm listings of 40 to 80 acres, appealing to quick-sale buyers via Farmers Savings & Trust Co and W. & Cook, secretary.
Descriptive notes describe delightful summer outing spots in the American Continent with Indian names like Muskoka Clear Sky Land Maznete sia and Temi vami Deep Water. Reached by the Grand Trunk Railway System with double track from Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls. Free descriptive literature and lime tables offered by Geo W Vaux A G P and T A at 185 Adams Street Chicago.
The Webster Township Indiana trustee proposes 1907 expenditures and levies. Listings include township 86000 dollars with 22 cents per hundred and 25 cents per poll tax, local tuition 1502.74 with 45 cents per hundred and 24 cents per poll, special school 620.44 with 20 cents per hundred, road 1.0L with ? cents per hundred, additional road 164.44 with 6 cents per hundred, poor expenditures 28 with 2 cents per hundred and 50 cents per poll, totaling 12 cents per hundred and 50 cents per poll on the year’s tax.
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