Local notices charged at 10 cents per insertion
Notice states local notices cost ten cents per insertion with a minimum one cent rate for any short item. It adds that transient advertising must be paid for in advance.
09 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1879
Page
1
Notice states local notices cost ten cents per insertion with a minimum one cent rate for any short item. It adds that transient advertising must be paid for in advance.
Directory listing district offices with Hon. George A. Bicknell A Cunningham and Hon. John Benz as representatives. County offices show Cincinnati Court Samuel Romney Judge and Wm Zenor Prosecuting Attorney. Commissioners Peter M. Zenor David Jordan and Joseph Deweese meet first Monday in March June September and December.
New Albany mails leave daily with Sundays off at 7 a.m. county post riders cover Lanenville Locust Point Evan's Landing Rosewood Mauckport New Amsterdam Valley City Worth Laconia Rehoboth Palmyra Hancock Darren New Salisbury Bradford Frenchtown Georgetown Burnville Milltown and return via New Albany. A Monday and Thursday schedule serves New Middletown Wor Masekport Cedar Wood Crisp's Cress Rowdies and Sharg's Mill on Saturdays at noon.
Obituary notes Walter Miller died October 12 1879 at his father Eli Miller’s residence in Heth Township aged 18 years 10 months 26 days from bronchitis. A funeral sermon at Mt Zion church October 9 1879 by Rev. J. M. Fowler praised his hopeful Christian life and baptism shortly before death. He left a message of faith and a peaceful departure.
The article extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a universal remedy for throat and lung ailments with claims of rapid relief for ordinary colds and life-saving effects. It notes physicians and clergy endorse it and urges keeping it in every home, especially for children. It then shifts to a Chicago obituary notice for Gen Jefferson C. Davis of the U S Army, who died in Chicago at 3 30 pm from obstructive jaundice compounded by pneumonia after visiting Washington and the Thomas statue ceremony.
General Davis, aged fifty three, died at the Palmer House in Chicago after a prolonged illness marked by pneumonia jaundice and respiratory complications. Medical staff including Dr. Spencer and Dr. Horsey attended. remains to be moved to Indianapolis for interment with General Sheridan's escort.
The state fair showcased farmers thriving on frugal practices with bread and water cropping costs. Planters report strong margins as they hold produce for living prices and invest in homegrown comforts. Observers note broad improvement in farm goods, stock and household thrift across the state.
The article notes thrift and growing prosperity across the state as Home Rule takes hold in three years. It claims peace follows prosperity and that all classes support stability, urging restraint to avoid disturbing the era of settled peace and rising wealth. The Columbia Register is cited.
The passage records Daniel Webster declaring that employment makes people happy and should be promoted across political economy texts and farmer and mechanic magazines. He argues work ensures bread, fair pay, good housing, clothing, food, and education, leading to a contented nation with spirit and labor.
A manifesto urging fewer dogs and more sheep fewer fences and more pasture fewer bar rooms and more schools fewer scrub cattle and better stock. It calls for fewer men seeking office and more who are sought, fewer loafers at stations and stores, and more industry. It urges restraint of juvenile statesmen and leaders who bow to prejudice.
A dainty tale by Julia Coleman recounts a lady advised by a doctor to spend time outdoors for health. Her yard becomes a paradise with enriched soil and diverse varieties, including fifteen kinds of roses, creating a fragrant, continuous bloom through summer.
A vivid portrait describes a woman recovering vitality after health struggles. Grapes cover the yard’s edge while peaches plums and raspberries thrive on espaliers and squashes ripen on shed roofs. Tomatoes grow on poles and strawberries emerge through the grass as the subject, though frail from partial lung decay, regains strength and finds happiness and blessing to others.
A humorous dictionary style piece defines terms like bankrupt depositor and assets with satirical takes. It references Chicago Commercial Advertiser and exchanges quips about New Orleans, Boston, and Louisville papers lampooning hair trends and social behavior. The tone is playful and critical of financial jargon.
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