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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
5
Local items report A J Conner in Leavenworth on business and John Frederick visiting Wisconsin. Miss Ora Brittfett and Obie Baker attend visits. Henry Seburn presents grape sample. Advertisements tout Crystal Laundry and Haun Watson meats. J W Baxter locates in New Middletown. quotes on diet aids. Public notices include land sale and telegraph office shifts. several births, visits, and farm sales noted.
Notice states a Hill Grove Christian Church meeting of officers and members on Saturday August 22 at 2 p m to elect one Trustee and conduct other business. Attendees urged.
A column lists difficult spellings to test readers with words like synovism lachrymose synchronism Pentateuch saccharia Apocrypha celandine and others. It cites rivers such as Seine and Deleper and Guadabamir as examples and notes many spellers struggle with such dictionary words.
An early 20th century health ad announces that overwork harms kidneys, linking kidney trouble to heart irregularities. It promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy and urges buying through druggists with a free sample offer and mail order info from Binghamton, New York.
Board of Commissioners details the August term actions including school fund receipts and disbursements, contractor payments for Blue River projects, rejected deputy assessor claim, land access rights for bridge work, and road-damage review petitions. Also approves railroad election, with September dates set for Harrison and Franklin townships.
Advertises cheap shirts and hats as straw hat season nears. Slogans tout 25 to 75 cent shirts and 50 cent to $2 wool hats with men boys and children sizes. Includes cheap ties and suspenders in multiple lots for quick selling.
A local store advertises a shoe sale with multiple lots of W L Douglas shoes for women men and children. Prices range from 0.75 to 3.75 dollars with numerous odd sizes and styles, inviting customers to inspect the front display for bargains.
Isaac I Pitman executor has filed final account for Delilah C Pitman deceased and the circuit court will examine and allow on September 11 1903. Heirs creditors and devotees must appear to show cause and prove heirship at the specified time and place. Weathers Stotsenbury Breeden attorneys aug 1903
The Webster Township Indiana advisory board proposes 1904 expenditures and taxes for six items. It lists township, school, road and poor taxes with poll charges and totals, noting net taxable property of 290,425.00 and 167 polls. Signed by Trustee Jacob H. Vau. Dated July 28, 1908.
The Trustee of Jackson township Harrison county calls a September 1 1903 advisory board meeting at School District No 3 to approve expenditures and tax levies for 1904. Proposals include township and tuition expenditures 600 dollars and 140 dollars respectively with rates 22 and 2 cents per dollar. other items show 1000 for school tax and 75 for additional fund tax with 0. state rates and a total net tax figure.
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