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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
5
The Democratic National Committee fixed the 1916 convention in St. Louis with dates set for June 44 1916. St. Louis won over Chicago and Dallas in the bid process with Indiana Democrats favoring Chicago for convenience. The item also notes local happenings and various small notices.
Laconia US Notes report a Debating Society meeting at 2:30 with Miss Edna Ludlow presiding. The vote favored Lincoln in the McKinsey Lincoln debate and plans for the next topic on Indiana primary law are announced. Visitors Mary Wayne and Esther attend. community events include a L H S entertainment and a cake walk with potential prize turkey. Local lectures by Carlton Ball and Prof W S Clanie cover dairying, soil and weeds. Corydon National Bank offers vault boxes for rent at one dollar per year.
The Indiana State Grange holds its regular annual meeting in Columbus this week, opening Monday evening and continuing through Thursday. Harrison county members present include Dr. C. L. Stevens, John W. Lyskowinski, Mrs. Lyskowinski, Philip Kintner, and Mr. and Mrs. James Lockhart, all arriving in Columbus Monday.
At a Berlin reception Moltke rejected comparisons with Alexander and Napoleon noting he had never had to conduct a retreat. The piece recalls Wellington’s retreat from Burgos and withdrawals to Torres Vedras as pivotal wartime operations.
In a humorous tale from a Japanese economy piece two Tokyo misers debate frugality. One keeps a fan for twenty years by opening sections slowly while the other wastes none by keeping it still and using it to cool his face, a joke on thrift.
An old tobacco pouch rubber sheet and a small glass are used in a fire experiment. A spirit-soaked wick ignites, the glass is pressed onto the rubber, and after the flame dies, the glass and rubber stay united. Oxygen is consumed, lowering pressure, while external air pressure keeps them fused.
In Yellowstone park brown bears retreat from hotel garbage piles when black bears appear, and the latter flee at the approach of silvertips. The observed behavior forms a small social system based on fear.
A quarrel erupts over a freshly painted table as the Lady admonishes a maid for misplacing items. The maid recalls seeing Mr Jones place several articles there, prompting the Lady to defend her husband’s conduct while scolding the maid.
Napoleon remarks on wielding influence over a woman of his family by delivering long harangues as if addressing the senate and state council.
A reflective exchange underscores anxiety about lasting literary worth and mortal concerns. The dialogue contrasts fear of obscurity with gratitude for life despite stalled writing efforts.
A Boston Record note recounts a woman asking a South Station gateman if she could catch her train while waiting for her husband. The gateman replies he does not know his whereabouts, and the woman leaves. the incident is closed.
The new British pharmacopoeia defines a drop as issued from a tube with an external diameter of exactly three millimeters. Ten drops of water at 15 degrees C equal one milliliter.
A quotation from Life notes Mrs Climber stating that society has two classes undesirables and people we don't know. The exchange features Daughter asking for definitions and the mother delivering a stark social division.
A Macon News item notes women challenging or breaking their husbands' wills well before death, hinting at early testamentary disputes and nontraditional heirs or claims.
A Japanese proverb notes life without effort is like mining a jewel mine with empty hands. The text praises natural pottery as produced by nature, citing a cactus that oozes a sticky resin to seal holes made by woodpeckers, leaving a wooden bowl after the cactus dies.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes a husband dodging a wife’s critique about handling their baby. An older man offers blunt counsel: “don’t learn” in a cautionary, humorous exchange reflecting domestic wisdom.
The Wise Daughter The judge remarks that women must reveal themselves to men to be known as nice. The exchange frames gender expectations and social perception in a concise courtroom style.
The Pleasant Ridge Sunday School hosts a Christmas Eve program at Pleasant Ridge Church on Friday December 24 at 7 o clock P M. Superintendent George Kopp promises a good program and a pleasant time for all attendees. The article also notes a historical aside on England's Habeas Corpus via Charles II with a humorous anecdote about a fat lord’s vote.
The Houston Chronicle reports James Adam, the first man indicted by a Harris County grand jury in Houston in spring 1837 for larceny. He was sentenced to repay 205 dollars, receive 39 lashes in public, and be branded with a T on the back of his right hand. The article notes Harris County records begin with Sam Houston authorizing the court and Benjamin Franklin as judge in the town of Houston, Harrisburg county, Republic of Texas.
The Christian Register argues that true quality in people comes from parental guidance and homemade character, not from factory or institutional production. It contrasts bakery and fashion with the molding of boys and girls, urging that homegrown virtue outshines storemade goods.
Canadians long used the term Dominion to describe Canada’s federal union after 1867. A parliamentary anecdote attributes the name to a Bible verse that inspired leaders, who chose Dominion or Gods Land as the official identity for the new federation.
Pausanias the Greek general died by self administered poison after retreating to a temple sanctuary. Pursuers who breached the building observed him chewing a poison filled quill as the sanctuary was being sealed. He died hours later as the roof was removed and the entrance walled up.
A reader explains that a perfectly fresh egg comes out of its shell easily, while an egg that sticks, with yolk breaking when forced, is infected. The piece notes conditions showing disease and likens it to peritonitis.
A woman sheltering in a London shop during a downpour argued with the owner over dull trade. He defended conditions by noting the weather and asking what respectable lady would venture out. The exchange highlighted slow business in the rain.
An excerpt recalls Daniel Webster’s critique of a proposed main route from Independence Missouri to the Columbia River. He derided the western regions as barren deserts and savage lands, arguing against funding coastal expansion and not moving the Pacific coast nearer to Boston.
Reported remarks describe East Indian traders selling with tiny margins and unusual housing rents, illustrating a low income market. A Wall Street Journal anecdote recalls a Russian official using a cigar box to extract bribes, promising faster delivery the next day.
The temple at Olympia measured 354 feet by 171 and had marble columns sixty feet high with diameters of six and a half feet. Sixteen columns remain among the world's largest ancient marble pillars. The sixty foot statue of Zeus by Phidias stood on a twenty foot pedestal. It was moved to Constantinople by Theodosius I and burned in 475 a.d.
The price for Blackwell's Island when bought by New York City was 50000 paid to Robert Blackwell, husband of Manning's daughter. Manning, who had surrendered New York to the Dutch in 1673, retired to Hog Island after the English regained control. After his death the island passed to his daughter and her husband, and in 1838 NYC purchased it for correctional and charitable uses.
The article argues that airing a room once or twice daily is inadequate. Even with two or three occupants, air quality quickly deteriorates in minutes. Ventilation should be most active when a room is occupied.
Mr. Dustin Stax states poverty is no disgrace and Mr. Growcher adds that poverty, like wealth, earns respect based on how it is acquired. This reflection from a Washington Star quote contrasts social perceptions of fortune and hardship.
A Baltimore American quip contrasts a proverb about soft words with a sly remark about a wife asking about biscuits and the speaker's blunt reply. The exchange reflects light domestic humor and period voice.
A fragment reflecting on prudence as inherent in action and the idea that acquiring property involves basic arithmetic, attributed to Emerson.
A clipped exchange shows a playful dialogue with lines about a camera and a casual Victorian tone. The fragment hints at humor and social interaction in a brief verse-style scene.
A ledger of payments and expenditures across multiple departments and local firms. Items include salaries, bridge repairs, coroner inquests, auditor costs, public printing, tax refunds, burial costs for soldiers, and various poor relief disbursements. Organizations include W. H. Keller Co., Sentinel Pt. Co., J. W. Cousin, Ginkins & Sons, and Eureka Tel Co. with amounts ranging from a few cents to several hundred dollars.
Notice to Harrison County Indiana residents that a petition will be heard by the Board of Commissioners at the January 4 1916 session seeking establishment of a highway in Jackson township and the vacation of a segment along Crandall Byrneville road. Petitioners named are Avery Jenkins Sappenfield with Auditor O Bannon approving. viewers to be appointed.
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