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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
4
The notice outlines a historic Corydon Indiana publication with weekly Wednesday issues, editor proprietor Lew M O Bannon, establishment in 1856, circulation 2680, second class post office entry, and subscription rates for one year six months and three months, including out of county terms.
Advertising notices show display ads at 10 cents per inch and 4 cents per line. A 38 special rate applies to standing ads when booked for more than three months, to be clarified on application.
The notice sets per line charges for church officials and entertainments with admission charged. It specifies a special rate of 24 cents per line and obituaries priced at twenty lines or less. For text over 20 lines a further per line charge applies, counting six words per line. payment or stumps copy requested.
A critique of corporate negligence and lax enforcement follows a spate of mining disasters. The author condemns employers who treat workers as numbers, notes foreign laborers killed in street projects identified only by numbers, and urges stronger laws to protect life.
The piece condemns employers who evade responsibility after mining disasters and laments the forgetting of hundreds of laborers killed when mine explosions occur far from sight. It urges a revived public sentiment and stronger safeguards for miners who dig the nation’s coal for business and welfare.
In 1608 King James I ordered churchyard games after divine service. John Ross the Blairgowrie minister eagerly joined in football but kept injuring players with poor kicks. Repeated mishaps led to apologies and the parishioners eventually abandoning the games to avoid further harm.
In a Greek themed home a burglar enters while a clock strikes 2 40 am. The husband, awake, investigates and confronts the intruder. A crash and a fall of a heavy bundle follow the front door slamming as the thief is thrown out with only four dollars ninety cents in his clothes. The wife recovers from a faint. Judge.
Captain Mayne Reid met a thirteen year old girl who read his novel The Scalp Hunters. Two years later at a Polish refugees meeting she approached him. He offered his card and she sent her address. He declared love and she replied she might love him, leading to their union.
In declining years the poet Whittier attended a church meeting with many attendees. A speaker quoted his verse on love and care, provoking great applause, and Whittier joined the clapping, saying he had no recollection of writing the lines.
In An Introduction to the History of English Law Maine defines a legal fiction as a device that hides a change in law. The letter of the rule stays the same while its application shifts, masking the reality that the law has altered.
The advertisement claims a baby’s growth depends on proper nourishment. If mother’s milk isn’t enough, Scott's Emulsion provides the essential fats needed for the infant’s development. It suggests using the product when artificial foods fail to nourish the child.
A vintage promotion claims half a teaspoonful of Scott's Emulsion several times daily benefits babies and children. The ad offers a fifty-cent bottle as proof and invites readers to send paper name, address, and four cents for a world atlas, from Scott & Bowne of New York.
A St. Nicholas passage explains asbestos fibers from quarried mineral resemble feathers. It notes fibers rub away easily, show a central midrib with vane on each side, and that beards form a continuous fringe along the length. The text invites close study of featherlike structure in minerals.
A New York Press reflection notes that astronomy yields vast figures beyond everyday understanding. It explains Polaris is about 210 trillion miles away and that even light would take 36 years to reach Earth, illustrating the immense scale of the universe and the challenge of grasping it.
A jokey exchange shows an impecunious nobleman in sunny France proposing to a pretty heiress. The heiress replies with sharp wit, suggesting the count should express himself freely but not at her expense.
A business man recalls planning to retire after amassing wealth but confesses he cannot rest. He has the money yet must stay awake at all hours to prevent others from taking it.
A fragment from Puck features a mock dialogue about a safety match and a bald headed man marrying an armless woman. It also includes a playful price exchange in a watermelon scene with Mr Jackson and Mr Smith, reflecting humorous period banter.
A brief dialogue contrasts social aims as one man asks if a poor youth seeks a thrifty wife and learns he desires a rich, liberal partner. The exchange highlights class and fortune as key motives in choosing a spouse.
In Luck a quip exchanges blame and humor over wives and money. A husband jokes his wife asks for funds constantly while another man retorts he must request money from his wife. The brief exchange highlights domestic finance jokes.
The Atchison Globe quips that a man who tests his balance near the edge will only be cured by falling over, reflecting a caustic take on risky behavior.
A reflective piece on how human words shape destiny. It contrasts countless spoken phrases with the weight of each utterance. The poem urges courage and kindness, noting words can open heaven for those enduring pain and fear.
Nine room house with road stable and good garden offered for sale in Corydon. Described as one of the town’s best pieces of property. Inquire at this office for details.
Notice declares George A. Aays named administrator of the estate of Charles W. Mauck, deceased, of Harrison County Indiana. The estate is described as solvent and the filing appears under attorney AUWIViscravur, 93.
Notice is thereby given that the undersigned of Joseph W. Gilmore, late of Harrison county Indiana. Said estate is Supposed to be sol vent. RK 5, KIRKHAM, Atty, ED. HAAS. Admr.
Personal property includes six horses twelve cattle hogs corn hay growing wheat farming tools and household goods plus cash sums five dollars or less. Sums over five dollars offer nine months credit with 6 percent interest from maturity and a waiver of valuation laws. Auctioneer C B Kopp. Dec. z
Administrator JOSEPH L. WALK of the estate of Catherine Harbaugh will sell at public auction in Harrison Circuit Court under order of 1908. One third cash and the rest in two equal installments due in six and twelve months. Purchaser notes bear six percent interest with freedold surety, no relief from valuation laws.
Mrs Florence Aitrens of Toledo testifies Peruna cured her internal catarrh after nine months of illness and she credits the medicine with dramatic health restoration. The ad notes Dr Hartman and assistants completed tablet form after years of effort and offers Peruna tablets for those who object to liquid medicine.
Maria Goertz of Orienta Oklahoma writes that Peruna restored her health and helps with housework. She says her husband recovered from asthma, daughter from earache and stomach catarrh, and son from throat catarrh, noting her weight increase from 100 to 140 pounds.
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