25 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1874
Page
1
Proprietor A W Brewster outlines advertising rates and terms for Corydon Indiana. Rates are given per column width with yearly discounts and minimum charges for local notices, with penalties for short or incomplete ads and liberal yearly deductions.
A letter to the Spencer township column details local pioneers and families. It profiles Jacob Haas and Jacob Stevens, Catharine Haas and families, Asa Rosenbarger, Anthony Pitinsn, Aunt Polly Stevens, Jacob Engleman and Elizabeth Engleman, noting their Virginia origins and Indiana migrations from 1816 to 1832. The piece ends with a long personal anecdote about Bascomb’s baby and a reader’s reflections.
London Daily Telegraph recounts a brutal prize fight in a Hanley den between a dwarf nicknamed Brum my and a bull dog named Physic. The encounter spans eleven rounds with repeated blows, gnashing teeth, and blood, ending in the dwarf’s victory as the dog is driven to a wall. The report also reflects on home life, moral warnings, and assorted cultural notes.
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