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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
2
Thomas and Ellis editors and proprietors publish a rate card for Corydon Indiana. Subscriptions out of the county carry a levy with advance payment. Display ads cost 10 cents per inch with even insertion. Readers pay 5 cents per line. Special rates apply for standing ads when time is longer than three months.
Governor Hendricks delivered an able message to the 1823 4 General Assembly at Corydon. A joint resolution praised the United States and universal freedom, citing Mexico's brief republic, South American revolutions, Greek fight for liberty, and the principles of 1776 as guiding ideals.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for small children with no opium, claiming over thirty years of success for colds croup and whooping cough. The message notes a trusted reputation and mentions GC BR Watson as successor to Crosier & Co.
The Indianapolis fire inspection bureau says a short circuit in an electric motor above the roof over the freight elevator shaft caused the Badger furniture store fire in Indianapolis. The blaze caused about 75000 dollars in damage.
In Chicago on November 25 Marshall Field Jr., son of merchant Marshall Field, accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun for a hunting trip. He was rushed to a hospital and is not expected to survive. Legal Notice appears at end seeking a reliable man to represent in Harrison County for a contracting firm, The Liberal Life.
Senator Foraker testified before the senate committee on interstate commerce with a draft bill aimed at enjoining excessive rates and prohibitions on discriminations among shippers, places, and commodities while avoiding power to set rates. The measure would define unlawful rates and permit courts to halt overcharges and passes, and to curb free access to railroad documents and export import rate complaints.
In Albany New York a badly decomposed body identified as Mrs John Hammond was found wedged in a trunk in a second story room. The trunk lay in the fireplace with chloride of lime and disinfectant spread about the flat. Her husband John Hammond aged twenty five, a cabinetmaker, has been missing for nearly two weeks.
W Homan of Harper Washington credits seven years of stomach and liver trouble to battle with disease but reports recovery after using Electric Bitters. The druggist L A Hiely & Son advertises them at 50 cents a bottle with a cold guarantee. In Shelbyville Indiana a deadly quarrel between wives led J M Hendricks to stab ZR W Johnson at Morristown after years of enmity.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a global symbol of strength and purity. It claims cod liver oil nourishes and revitalizes, noting a taste-free preparation suitable for children and the weak, with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar and a New York address for buyers.
In Anderson Indiana on November 25 a running switch caused a deadly crash between an electric streetcar and a Big Four yard train. Wilson J. Brittenham the night foreman was killed James Hilligoss streetcar conductor fatally injured Blanche Morrison seriously bruised and shocked Walter Brindle motorman head injuries to several passengers with injuries from the impact at the Meridian street crossing.
A head on collision near Albion Indiana killed engineer Orenskirk and gravels train engineer Strouse plus fireman Bite. Fireman on the work train and two laborers also died as two trains collided in dense fog. Both engines were badly damaged and cars derailed.
Hartford City judges report Mrs. Retta Forman, 23, set fire to her clothes with kerosene in a domestic dispute, burned severely and died later after a hand fell off during transfer to a bed. This marked her second attempted suicide.
The item recounts Rev. O. D. Voore of Herpersville Baptist Church claiming torture from a persistent cough and finding relief with Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. Also notes Havana talks with the United States over Isle of Pines affairs and a tragic fire killing five and three year old children in Lake township Baldwin Michigan.
The Cincinnati Enquirer advertises a six page wall chart set six sheets wide 26 inches by 36 inches featuring new biap of Onis maps of the United States Panama World and Europe with portraits of governors presidents rulers and data on railroads mail routes and ships priced at $2 50.
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