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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
2
Fragmentary notice from Corydon Indiana shows posting at the post office for second class matter. Terms indicate annual prepaid rates including in and out of county options with advance payments and rates around $1.06 to $1.24.
A Washington column grouses at the persistence of trusts under Roosevelt and Hanna as Lafollette advocates a new Declaration of Independence against activist taxation. It argues politicians muddle reform while trust magnates grow rich, blocking tariff revision and keeping prices high for consumers.
The passage critiques Republican platforms advocating taxation and subsidies to influence voters and maintain party power. It cites the president’s actions on antitrust, the Elkins bill, and railroad pricing, framing them as misused measures enabling trust profits and perceived corruption.
A mixed page of local social notes and ads lists visitors and residents from New Albany and nearby towns, with terms announcing eye care services, hat sales, shoe clearances, and remedies for colic. Mentions Miss Lizzie Chapple visiting parents, Maud Hise, and Carl Shack entertaining travelers from Columbus and Cleveland.
Capt. F. M. Bartley and Levi Hickman form a partnership handling W. P. Cole buggies. The two men claim their buggies are unequaled and offer notably low prices. They invite buyers to visit on South Market Street near Poplar to view stock this April date.
Mrs Frank Loomis of Allen Michigan credits Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine with restoring full use of her left arm, ending heart trouble, and enabling long walks after two years of severe illness. She describes initial paralysis, tremors, and insistent pain, and says the cure is permanent. Drug stores sell and guarantee the first bottle with a free booklet available from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
A barrage of brief items reports on a hostile fleet captured by Rear Admiral Barker, a miner killed by a mine blast near Coshocton, state reactions to labor and infrastructure, and various crimes, accidents, and political events across the United States and abroad. Names include Cardinal Gibbons, James Gunderman, and Governor Nash amid scattered incidents from Ohio to China.
Roosevelt writes from Oyster Bay praising Governor Durbin of Indiana for his stance on lynching and mob violence. He urges swift, certain penalties via due process to prove law can handle crime free of technicalities. Also notes currency discussion with Senators on elastic currency and government backing. Alla Windell visits Mrs Summers in New Albany.
Coroner H C Rend conducted an inquest in Harrison County over a deceased male about sixteen found in the Ohio River near Reeves Landing. The body was decomposed and unidentified, with no valuables, and the cause was determined as drowning.
A male applicant over 21 years will seek permission from Har rissa county Board of Commissioners at the next regular session in the town of Cord on to sell intoxicating liquors including spirits malt and other drinks not more than five gallons at a time on the premises described as a two story building fronting Maine street with a room to be used for sale and sale of liquor.
The coroner for Harrison County announces an inquest into the death of Bernardino, age ninety, located at his home south of Cony don Padigna, on August 2 between two and three o clock. Witness testimony is sworn and the inquest will determine how the death occurred.
First National Bank seeks all pension checks received in Clarrison County and requests guardianship of those funds. Officials indicate the step targets payees and aims to safeguard benefits.
Trustee Emmilee Bean-Bios announces at the annual meeting held at the trustee’s residence on September 1 that the township plans expenditures for general, local tuition, special school, round, and national road taxes. The notice lists totals and credits, including net taxable property and overall rate per hundred dollars.
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