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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
8
Typo filled notice announces an office at the fair grounds to serve the public for three days midweek. It states that town offices close during those days and invites people to visit the fair grounds location for assistance. A referenced incident mentions a young man being badly injured.
A chaotic mix of notes describes fashion clashes, social expectations, and public opinion. The piece mentions Mrs. Judah Foot Wall of Padiana and contrasts Victorian fashion with modern pressures on women, highlighting calls for propriety, status, and the evolving role of women in society.
A garbled quote from a Washington Star piece describes an imagined line called Arimacinirs line as explained by a boy named Osha Ahbes, reflecting on what he learned at school. The text shows OCR errors and unclear wording.
A New York Clipper line notes the humorous contrast between an optimist and a taxicabbist. The taxidermist skins animals while the taxicabbist would skin anybody, illustrating a punny distinction in street slang.
A fragment depicts Casey instructing Hogan on breathing and closing eyes while swimming. The dialogue shows mispronunciations and a playful, dialectal exchange indicating a teaching moment in a casual setting.
The London Punch piece notes a teacher and mother arguing over a legitimate excuse for a pupil with a touch of the measles. The sketched dialogue and proverb sense reflect the era’s humor about illness and school attendance.
The New York World asserts that sleep fills one third of life and dreams inhabit a vast, largely unexplored realm of the brain. Dreams recur nightly, often remembered only the final vivid one, and the dreamland is described as mysterious, grisly, hopeful, and full of surprises.
A fragment discusses Anatole France's claim that madness is a form of mental originality. It cites Dickens in David Copperfield and argues Dickens shows tender innocence and deep feeling. The piece reflects on the nature of madness, heart’s reason, and humane wisdom.
An 1817 Rushville breakfast entry from Mor tis Berbeck notes a multiday spread for a man, three children, and four horses including coffee rolls biscuits veattes pickerel veal cutlets ham gooseberry pie stewed currants cranberries butter cheese with oats and hay for horses costing 6s 9d and reflecting large portions in early Ohio.
Authentic history places chess origins in Persia around 760 with the term chess derived from shah meaning king. Spain became its early home near the late 1400s and Ruy Lopez published a foundational treatise in 1661. Paoli Bot is cited as the first champion defeating top masters. chess remains a precarious occupation for masters.
Weather hints say look to the northwest for signs and a blue patch means no steady downpour. A blue sky speckled with evening clouds signals a weather change later. A red morning sky warns of rain within 24 hours. two signs point to a fine day.
Dr G H Dabbs served as Tennyson’s medical attendant during his final illness. A few hours before death the poet asked about death, and the doctor notes a striking bedside scene. The account describes breathing, moonlit imagery, and the fragile fading of the poet as weather and soil conditions were cited in explanations of the death.
The article explains rough diamonds shrink 50 to 60 percent in air chipping and polishing, doubling to triple costs for finished stones. It cites Excelsior and Cullinan as examples, noting substantial weight loss from crude to final cuts and the impact on pricing and value.
Commercial agencies report strong activity with buyers planning heavier stockpiles amid tariff and currency reform worries. Dems in full sway pleases Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich and Joseph Gurney Cannon, and the nation’s influential forces they represent.
The Farmers Institute will be held at Fountains Church in Spencer township on Saturday night September 6 1918. A special invitation is extended to ladies. Eve the institute worker will discuss Home Sanitation or How to keep wells and live long. Jacob Rosenbarger is president. Mr. and Mrs. Win Bressie of Washington county recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
Gethsemane reports typhoid fever cases and widespread relief after recent showers. Local residents attend Ramsey Camp meeting and visit relatives in Milltown Corydon and Scott township. Named individuals include Chas Peper Peterly Wurm Ada Peper and Harriet Cunningham among others. Pike surveys progress for new Corydon and White Cloud project.
Former Corydon resident Dr M C Pophart committed suicide in Caruthersville Missouri where he had lived several years. He had suffered mental derangement for some time and was under a nurse care. While the nurse's attention was diverted he obtained poison and ended his life. Dr Popham had practiced dentistry while a Corydon resident.
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