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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1904
Page
6
The advertisement urges housekeepers to use Royal Baking Powder as essential for pure, perfect baking. It claims it yields lightness, sweetness, and flavor in cakes, biscuits, doughnuts, and crusts while making food wholesome for both children and adults.
The Democrat lists holiday offers from Riely’s and J J Bullett & Son, urging patrons to shop locally. Sam Bartley and Sam Ellis sell wagons for Keller Mfg. Co. Notices include new rural routes, town events, obituaries, and shop stock on dolls, brushes, meat cuts, seeds, and mirrors. Bruce Funk named Purdue student. New sewer plan for New Albany noted.
Mrs Anna Hisey wife of James Hisey of Washington township died on the 7th inst at age 53 from typhoid pneumonia. The husband and son survive her. The funeral took place the next day from Wesley Chapel with a large gathering of friends and relatives.
From Floyd Circuit Court a suit by William H. Osborne against Sherman and George P. Jones, moved from Harrison Circuit Court on venue, was decided in favor of the defendants after nearly a year of advisement by Judge Utz. Dora Mead’s damage suit against the Southern Railway Company was transferred on change of venue to Harrison Circuit Court.
The Excelsior Telephone Co held its annual meeting December 6 at No 8 school house Franklin township electing John W. Gresham as president Ed Yenawine as vice president H R Lemay as secretary and Thomas Wright as treasurer The stock list grew from thirty four to thirty eight holders.
Obituary note recounts birth January 5 1849, death November 25 1904, aged 55 10 20. Notes church devotion, marriage May 24 1877 to Francis M. Hedden, acts of charity, and funeral at Rogers Camp Ground led by Rev H J Black. Also includes short verse and multiple unrelated notices about Hall's Catarrh Cure and a 1905 pocket diary advertisement.
Prominent testimonials back Dr. Franklin Miles M D of Elkhart Indiana as a trusted healer. The advertisement offers a free $2.50 trial course for heart nerves stomach kidneys and dropsy with a request to send symptoms to his Grand Dispensary 826 to 836 Main Street Elkhart Indiana.
Just received at J. H. Arter's in Laconia Indiana a fine line of dry goods groceries tinware and glassware. A cordial invitation is extended to call and be convinced they can buy goods cheaper here than elsewhere. Remember the place J. H. Arter's Laconia Ind 3w.
Haun and Watson publicize they are in the market for all kinds of live stock and offer premium prices. Interested sellers should contact them at Coryn sop 28 tf.
Keller's offers a wide sale list including calico at low prices, heavy flannelette and fleece items, golf gloves, children's fleeced hose, ladies fleeced hose, bearskin and Black Cats footwear, union suits, and almost half price skirts. Blankets wool rolls and shoes are featured with multiple lot prices and yard goods.
The center of New Albany merchandising promotes December value with a grand basement display of Holiday Goods. Store officials claim to outdo past efforts through shrewd wholesale market tactics, offering attractive items, quality, and price advantages across regular departments and the holiday display.
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