Corydon News Note and Post Office Classification
Established in 1856 Circulation 2700 LEW M O BANNON DITOR ANB PROPRIETOR Entered the post office at Corydon Ind as second class Matter
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
2
Established in 1856 Circulation 2700 LEW M O BANNON DITOR ANB PROPRIETOR Entered the post office at Corydon Ind as second class Matter
A rate card lists subscription options with yearly at 181.00 and three month terms. The text mentions invaribly in advert copy and references county services.
Advertising notice outlining display ad cost ten cents per inch per insertion and five cents per line for four line ads. It notes a special standing ad rate for periods under three months and directs readers to apply for details.
Obvious pricing scheme outlined for paid church social events and entertainments. Adds line charges and special rates, with penalties for longer notices. The notice specifies line counts, fees per line, and stamp payments as required.
Hon Champ Clark notes the Payne Aldrich tariff raises 1.71 percent above Dingley. The McKinley tariff was hailed as statesmanship but later repudiated by voters. Dingley rates were set by a Republican Congress and faced similar disapproval, challenging the party’s electoral vow to repeal.
Under the new tariff law a 25 percent ad valorem duty will apply to coffee shipped from Brazil which supplies over four fifths of U.S. consumption. The maximum and minimum rules begin March 31, after which free breakfast tables may disappear. Brazilian exports face 26 percent ad valorem when entering U S customs.
The Chicago Record Herald recounts a dream in which a senator believes tariff reforms pass and the Capitol is secured, but the scene shifts to a chaotic outside uproar and Uncle Joe Cannon hiding under a table before the sleeper awakens to his child at his bedside.
A brief notice notes availability or operation relating to I Z Bale and Osofine with a reference line 18 3w. The sparse text suggests an equipment or service entry in a local column. Details are limited but identity of two names and a numeric tag are present.
The article analyzes the Aldrich Pay ne bill proposing a 25 percent ad valorem levy after March 1 1910, boosting average duties to about 72 percent and triggering large increases in lumber coal print paper and woolen goods while arguing the actual rates exceed the stated specific duties. It cites Congressman Cullop of Indiana and references the Dingley standard and Dingley to Payne Aldrich shifts.
A Corydon Republican note questions a claim about poverty by referencing last month imports of precious stones totaling 6.1 million dollars and compares July 1908 and July 1907 figures. The piece argues that tariff beneficiaries and luxury spending do not prove general prosperity while many workers suffer.
The 1908 Republican delegates urge Congress be convened immediately after inauguration to revise the Dingley tariff. They argue the law is odious and accuse rivals of delaying reforms while business interests are favored. The piece questions why revisions were not made in the last Congress session.
Elaborate plans mark the Disciples of Christ Centennial in Pittsburg Pennsylvania set for October 11 to 19 1909. The piece traces the movement from its 1809 Declara tion and Address by Thomas Campbell to present unions and reforms, detailing growth, unity aims, and a bold campaign with a mission to exceed a million dollars two years early and train 200000 teachers in October.
In a year featuring 105 revivals and 24 518 accessions the movement highlights the personal principle Each One Win One and strong preacher ability. The Centennial period sees unions among Baptists and Disciples, joint college events in Southern California, and amalgamation of Chicago churches. Pittsburg hosts parallel sessions for a 30 000 seat celebration with Taft expected, plus notable speakers and prominent business attendees. Fraternal delegates from six or seven denominations are named for the event.
Mrs A A Warner of 419 Pearl St Jeffersonville Indiana endorses Doan's Kidney Pills as superior for kidney trouble and backache. She reports thorough testing and urges sufferers to use the remedy. For sale by all dealers priced 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
The August issue of The Musician Boston offers rich reading for music lovers and students. It features Leipsie from fifty years ago, Von Bulow as artist and teacher, Russian composers and pianists, a new piano keyboard, and practical sketches for practice. A special section serves Singers Violinists Organists and Children with 24 pages of music and a Venetian scene cover. Mona Lee by RB M Stults appears along with Golden Red and A Merry Frolic suitable for summer months.
The public is notified that Ben F. Smith will be at his office at Dogwood on Tuesday each week to conduct official business as Trustee.
Scott Township residents are alerted that Monday is designated as the office day by Sam D Breeden.
Franklin Township announces fixed Monday office day at Lanesville. W W Wiretrams, Trustee, states The Elevator will take wheat. The notice outlines local official activity and grain collection arrangement.
A wedding at St Peter's Evangelical in Franklin township united Miss Bertha L Richert daughter of Conrad Richert and Samuel A Zurschmiede of Floyd county on Tuesday evening August tenth. The ceremony featured the Bridal Chorus and Mendelssohn wedding march as the couple and attendants entered and departed. A reception followed with ice cream and cake as guests from New Albany Louisville Palmyra and Edwardsville shared congratulations and gifts.
Caleb Thomas offers a fifty acre farm on the Corydon and New Albany pike about 1.5 miles west of Ed wardsville. It has a new house, barn, spring and two cisterns. For terms contact JosEPH THomas Lanesville or Wm J ARNoup Corydon R R 1 Eureka phones ald 4.
Classified notice seeks a middle aged man for farm work and a middle aged woman for house work to live in with a family one mile south of Corydon. Furnished accommodations, good recommendations required. Eureka phone listed. Contact James I Smith via Meech's Bread ad reference.
Notice is given that the administratrix of the estate of Reuben J. Conrad will auction the decedent's personal property at the late residence four miles northeast of Corydon Indiana on Friday September 10 1909 at 1 oclock P M Items include horses cattle hogs farming implements and household furniture with payments over five dollars on credit for nine months. Charlotte Conrad W A Russell AdmxReal estate records note the sale location and terms.
Administrator's Sale of Personal Property listing three head of horses three cows three hogs drafting equipment and farming tools growing corn hay and household goods. All sums five dollars and under cash. over five dollars on nine months credit with note and surety and attorney fees. Sale to begin at 9 A M. W P Mauck Administrator and B Kopp Auctioneer.
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