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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1869
Page
2
A Georgia physician commends Worm Destroyer after trials in his large country practice. He notes rapid, certain effects and asks for terms to obtain the medicine directly, while rejecting unrelated nostrums and urging humanity’s relief. He seeks prompt reply with pricing and direct-supply arrangements.
A Civil War era appeal from Benton Barracks Missouri dated April 30 1866 requests genuine Sarsaparilla for Captain C P Johanson wounded prisoner of war seeking to restore health and healing claims from his mother Jennie Johnson praising previous cures and urging supply to prevent counterfeit products.
Letter from B Walker dated May 23 66 from Sronxy Point Waite Co Arx describes purchase of Cedron Bitters and Sarsaparilla in Louisville. He notes son in law and two doctors improved health and requests shipment via Memphis to Ricker Neely. Signed B Walker May 4 1869 listing readers and Corydon Indiana.
Advice for farmers including early rising, proper feeding, limiting waste, sealing cellars, cement repairs, plaster mixes, and handling liquid manure. Fertilizer guidance covers salt and plaster for clover, timing of sowing, and cautions about seaside soils. Insect control with coal oil and low tree training noted, plus a humorous anecdote about a cow and a musician.
A seaside lyric extols the tide and sea view while a playful longing for closer embrace appears in lines about Lizzy and Carlow. The speaker expresses affection for the coast and the sense of distance sharpening enchantment.
A collection of brief comic snippets and sharp quips ranging from animal cruelty debates to church satire and social jests. The items touch on cruelty to animals, a clergyman’s sexton, a Detroit billiards incident, an Indianapolis councilman’s blunt remark, an organ description, romantic woes, a prisoner's nuisance claim, Sumner’s view on race, a Chicago lady seeking coal, and a waiter’s soup joke.
A collection of small humorous vignettes and child quotes from daily life. A five year old defines a pig as a hogs little boy and a mother worries about fever for a tiny child. A clever youth earns twenty dollars weekly at a morocco factory in Wilmington while another boy boasts twenty six after pace work. Additional quips include panniers for donkeys and a clergyman family prayer interrupted by a request for grease and toast.
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