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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
4
The Corydon Democrat, a Wednesday issue established in 1856, lists Lew M. O Bannon as editor and proprietor with a circulation of 3400, noting post office entry in Corydon Indiana as second class matter.
A terse rate card lists subscription options including one year six months and three months. It notes out of county pricing with a variable amount and an assumed advance of 81.08 dollars, though the exact figures appear incomplete.
Classified ad note outlines display advertising at ten cents per inch per insertion and five cents per line for readers. It announces a special rate for standing ads when kept longer than three months and states details are available on application.
Classified note outlines rates for church notices gifts and entertainments with admission for profit set at 24 cents per line. Obituaries priced at twenty lines or less free and over 20 lines charged at per line rate. Instructions request six words per line and payment in money or stamps.
The piece argues Democrats will lead national and Indiana politics, pursue tariff revision without free trade, and reform road taxes. It lists likely Indiana measures: public Utilities commission, a general primary law for party conventions, a blue sky law for securities, a workman's compensation law, and opium sale regulation, with city voters to have approval power.
A fragment reflects civic fault lines as city councilors weigh franchise proposals amid Democratic pressures to heed public demands and respond to voters.
In Harrison county the stay-at-home vote neared 900 eligible men, with 700 registered voters not voting. The piece urges citizens to exercise suffrage, noting 17 million voters could shift policy in a single day and urging focus on informed ballots and civic duty. It cites Victor L. Berger's valedictory criticizing the Progressive campaign and Roosevelt's impact on Socialist votes.
Timber sale notice for basswood lin cottonwood and poplar bolts four inches or larger. Standing timber or cut and locked anywhere. Johnson Smith Excelsior Co Indianapolis Indiana offering n27 iw as reference.
A Corydon Indiana resident testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills relieving back pain caused by kidney trouble. The ad touts the remedy as a long standing household medicine available at Louis S. Riely's Drug Store for 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents.
We are in the market for all kinds of beef and sausage cattle and hogs for packing to keep our plant running. Persons with suitable animals should call at our office or phone. Eureka. New Corydons Packing Company. Bw 4.
The International Livestock Show in Chicago showcases a large cattle exhibit amid a global shortage of beef cattle. G A Ryther urges corn belt farmers to enter livestock, noting high meat prices and the need to boost cattle herds for national food supply and profits.
Indiana Better Roads convention set for December 11 to 13 at the German House in Indianapolis with experts from many states and Indiana officials to discuss road policy. Delegates from most counties expected, exhibits of machinery, free attendance, and aim to crystalize support for a better roads law across the state. A farm for sale near Edwardsville, Floyd County, and timber trade offer are also advertised in the same local notice.
Citizens of Harrison county are urged to meet the executive committee at the Corydon courthouse on Tuesday evening December 17 1912 at 7 39 to decide how to treat and dispose of the county’s old historical landmarks. PD F Tesaron president T J Wilson secretary.
Advertises an 80 acre farm two miles northwest of Corydon on Ramsey road with a modern six room house, new barn, and Allin grass except 14 acres in corn. The road to the Jackson township line is to be upgraded to a turnpike.
Several vacant lots for sale in Corydon. Properties located on East Chestnut Street and the northeast part of town vary in size and price. Inquire at this office for details and listings.
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