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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
7
An obituary note for Auguston Miller born March 16 1837 died July 5 1905. He married Sarah Current in 1861 then Jennie Kron in 1902 and is survived by his widow. He joined the church as a boy and was known for kindness to the poor and gentle courage in death.
The item lists arrivals and visits from W A Stalwart, J F Williams moving to Princeton, Mr and Mrs Charles Roman of Louisville visiting relatives, and an explosion at G W Churchill saw mill injuring Ray and Harry Churchill Willard Smith and Clara Tipton with hopes of recovery. It notes ads for medicine and fruit prescriptions and mentions egg selling trip by John Denton, a nursery business offering 50 000 trees for fall planting, and a Rand McNally map sales offer. It also cites Floyd county county council funding a workhouse, a horticultural meeting, and various small local tidbits.
Lawrence County reports the Mitchell cement plant owners signed a contract to supply a large share of Panama Canal materials. They aim to more than double output and request eight to ten miles of extra B&O 8-W track to feed the plant. New buildings and machinery will enable about 5,000 barrels daily.
Grange promotes farming for a purer society with better schools, virtuous citizenship, and education for farmers. It aligns with Christian religion, public schools, and fraternities, urging unity in essentials and charity in all things.
Mary 4 H Walters of 546 St Clair Ave Columbus Ohio credits electric Bitters with saving her life after months of illness and futile treatment. She reports fever nerves insomnia and a weak stomach improving quickly after use. The tonic is guaranteed at L A Riley and Son for 50 cents.
A newspaper ad touts round trip fares to California from Chicago at $2.50 each way with select travel dates in May June and August. It promotes through tourist sleeping cars Chicago to California with departures from Union Station at 10:25 AM and lists routes via Milwaukee St. Paul Chicago V Pacific and Southern Pacific lines under General Passenger Agent A Migu er.
The Fishermans Special on the Chicago and North Western Railway runs from Chicago at 5 00 P M to arrive next morning for breakfast in northern Wisconsin and Michigan with through Pullman sleeping cars. Special low rate tickets are on sale daily. Free booklet and pamphlets available from N M Breeze General Agent 435 Walnut St Cincinnati O jy26 3w.
Real estate transfers include Louise Grable to Ida L Grable and John Corydon, George D Zimmerman to Sarah F E Vaughn for 100 acres at $1500, Isaac N Gray and others to Wm D Morgan for 40 acres at $800, Elia Bradford to Levi S Harbaugh for 35 acres at $5, and John W Swarens to W I Lincoln for 20 acres at $275. For sale one hundred acres of land six miles south of Corydon and 1.5 miles from the pike, plus telegraphy school ad and lawn gear promotions.
A Joplin Mo druggist Mr Obe Witmer touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as unsurpassed for bowel complaints in a circular to customers. It is sold at Crosier's Corner Drug Store. A New Albany mislaid teeth incident ends with a wealthy loser finding his denture while slightly intoxicated. The Perry Nursery Co Rochester NY seeks live agents to solicit orders with pay and free canvassing kit. A Japanese plenipotentiary to the Washington peace conference says the US need not fear Japan ever wanting the Philippines.
The Bartley family held a reunion two miles north of Laconia Boone Township to mark the 91st birthday of Robert G. Bartley who died in 1892. Relatives attended including F. M. Bartley John Bartley C. T. Bartley and families and many others. Weather was ideal and the day featured a noon repast and ice cream and cake under the old oak tree.
Frank J. Cheney declares as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason records sworn statement dated December 6 1880. Company promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with testimonials and druggist distribution.
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