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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1903
Page
6
A playful exchange shows a six year old, Willie, proving he can stand alone as his sister cheers. The scene features a family moment framed as a circus business charm and sibling bravado.
Frank Wilbert Stokes discusses sunset colors, noting polar skies rival tropical beauty. He compares arctic nights and noon glow with tropical evenings, describing orange noon light, starry snow glow, and the southern horizon. He praises polar luminescence over southern sea hues.
A satirical anecdote recalls a gathering of young literary men meeting Robert Browning. The most ardent admirer monopolized the introductions and poured forth praise until Browning tapped him and remarked that he was monopolizing the group.
Excerpted quips reflect early 20th century debates on marriage and independence. A Chicago Vos remark notes a woman seeking marriage to prove capability, while in a Washington Star snippet Jim’s enterprise sees him profit from a gold brick, illustrating varied urban attitudes toward risk and autonomy.
A scrambled local quotation from Anniston Alabama uses a metaphor about salt and sugar to comment on social roles. The quirky line pairs “men the salt of the earth” with “women undecidedly the sugar,” likening old guards to brown sugar and matrons to leaf sugar along with “pretty girls” as pulverized sugar.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes belief in perfect happiness. Guthrie adds a sunny temper can gild life’s darkest cloud. The exchange contrasts optimism with realism in brief maxims.
Researchers at the Geneva New York station report core rot in Baldwin apples. The dry, tasteless rot occurs inside the core with surrounding healthy flesh and shows no fungal or bacterial cause. Cold storage seems to prevent the disease, while Baldwins are most affected among varieties.
The new pink rose Ideal, originated in Philadelphia, draws wide interest as a free blooming, fragrant flower with Bridesmaid like color and La France shape. It won first prize for best pink rose in its class at the fall exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
A Michigan experiment station report from 1901 covers alfalfa varieties Turkestan and lucera, weed challenges like ribwort and dodder, and methods to control dodder. It notes alfalfa's superior soil-building ability versus timothy and suggests limestone soil regions in the Upper Peninsula as favorable for alfalfa as a major age crop.
Capt F M Bartley and Levi Hickman form a partnership handling W P Cole buggies. They offer first class buggies at very low prices on South Market Street near Poplar. Notarial work is available at the office.
Short notice advertises money to loan on easy terms on first mortgage offered by a savings and loan association. February date implied.
Eastbound service runs solid between Louisville and St Louis with through coaches and Pullman sleepers. Certain trains also operate through Louisville to Evansville with through coaches and parlor car service.
A collage of advertisements notes De Witt's Little Early Risers as effective for headaches and wakefulness on a Texas trip. It also lists Eaton Wiseman as top stock buyers in Ramsey Indiana. A timely tip urges Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for early cold signs, noting its safety for children and availability at Crosier's Corner drug store.
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