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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
5
Corydon shoppers see grills of bargains from Griffins and Griffin’s store with dolls and hand painted china on sale. Local figures like Miss Lettie Dellinger and Rev A H Arbaugh are noted along with a revival at Bethany church and a pie supper at No 10 school house.
Notices from Corydon Indiana recount visits by Ben Tindall from Benton county and Rev Murr from Indianapolis. Local weddings births and divorces noted along with sales at Meechs Store and Red Cross Seals drive. Also reports on school work, church meetings, and a fire disaster recovery plan.
A baby girl named Egfelline Elvie Kinney was born December 1 to Mr. and Mrs Ja J Kinney of Bascom Ohio. The mother is Rose Fry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Geo Fry south of Corydon. Also notes on Meech's Store toys, a lost horse blanket near Corydon and Hursttown, and C C Bundy shoe repair services.
Local notes report Christmas candy from Rosenbarger’s at low prices. Community items include church roof completion, travels of residents to Indianapolis Louisville and Colorado, weddings and births, sales of farm tools, and visitors to Marengo and Corydon with multiple small notices from Meech’s Store and Schwartz sale announcements.
Mr and Mrs Jos Bussabarger returned Saturday from Parke county where they visited their daughter Mrs Wm Flock for about two weeks. Mr Flock supervises a farm near Bloomingdale tending 23 horses 78 cattle 260 hogs and 57 sheep. This year he raised 6000 bushels of corn 1465 bushels of wheat and 2630 bushels of oats. For sale or trade full stock Rhode Island Red roosters and cockerels. W A Turley. The Elevator offers flour feeds and meal including E Z Bake Turkey Red Spring Wheat Middlings Bran and more. D B Clark Purdue University bought the driving horse Billy for 250. Griffins offer damask tablecloths napkins and scarfs. Monument erected at Zion cemetery by Jacob Rosenbarger for the late Andrew J Lopp. Handkerchiefs sold at Criffings. Thanks extended to neighbors for kindness after the death of Peter S Wright. signed Mrs Wright Adolph Wright
Meechs Store showcases a selection of toys including ranges for children, kitchen cabinets, pianos, sewing boxes, games, and blocks. The display emphasizes affordable, durable items for family use and learning through play.
Mrs. Mary Stepro thanks the Democrat readers for contributing twenty four dollars to buy a wheel chair for her. Bedfast a year with spinal tuberculosis, she notes the chair lets her sit up part of the time. Also mentions local farm and travel notices and a state W C T U speaker set for Georgetown.
Frank P. Smith of Greenwood represents Inter-state Public Service Co of Indianapolis in talks with Corydon Town Board on metering for Electric Light service. Also notices of social events, church dinners, sales of slippers, Christmas presents, and local travel announcements.
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