Useful Holiday Goods Display At Local Store
A local store promotes a wide array of useful holiday items for Christmas gifts. Shoppers are urged to buy practical presents for friends and themselves with assurance that prices are right.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
4
A local store promotes a wide array of useful holiday items for Christmas gifts. Shoppers are urged to buy practical presents for friends and themselves with assurance that prices are right.
Our dress goods department features a broad range of cloth for skirts and suits priced from 35c to 2.00, including 54 inch all wool Homespun at 58c and 56 inch Repellant in blue, brown, and grey at 6dc, plus Venetian at 95c and a fine display of new weave black goods.
Ladies and gents parasols and umbrellas with pear and natural handles plus sterling silver handles. New styles and prices from 35c to 5. See our line of ladies purses with endless variety at all prices. Special lines at 25c 35c and 50c. A purse makes an excellent Xmas present.
Corydon Democrat details editors Charles W. Thomas and Charles B. Ellis as publishers with office in the Democrat Building. Subscription terms shown include in advance rates and out of county charges, arranged for annual payment.
The piece notes a future president will issue a concise message and mentions war taxes already collected far exceeding the Spanish war costs. It cites Congressman Zenor joining committees on Indian affairs and civil service reform, Judge Baker’s appointment affecting Fairbanks’ stature, and Comptroller Tracewell seeking funds from Andrew Carnegie for a Hanover College museum and lab.
Judge Francis E. Baker of the Supreme bench was appointed last Wednesday to the 7th United States circuit court. Beveridge backed Baker despite opposition from Congressmen and Senator Fairbanks. Labor groups oppose confirming him, fearing conflicts with his father Judge John Baker, known for injunctions against strikes, likely hurting Republican fortunes and inviting Democratic gains. The piece notes Steel Trust dividends and profits, signaling publicized concerns about major trusts and prompting questions about Roosevelt’s approach.
Boston saw a historic Democratic win in the city election with General Patrick A. Collins securing the mayoralty by 18,970 over Republican Hart. The vote totals were Collins 52,046 and Hart 33,076, a dramatic shift from 1899.
The piece argues against government debt expansion describing Lincoln’s warning as a crime when a state funds spending by creating money. It criticizes the currency bill’s impounding of greenbacks and silver, and notes the claim of $28.52 per capita as cash on hand. It also covers Rep Robinson’s two extradition measures targeting ex Governor Taylor over the Goebel assassination.
A report says Governor Durbin, while hunting in Scott county with friends, bagged 40 quails in a day, exceeding the legal limit of 25. The State Game Warden questions the governor’s clear violation of the game law and his broader stance against constitutional protections amid ongoing fugitive cases.
The article notes Judge John Baker on the U S District bench and his son on the U S Circuit bench will enable government by injunction to proceed smoothly. It warns the striker and organized labor will bear the brunt in U S courts in this State while these judges preside.
The president delivers a sharp rebuke to the Fairbanks political bloc in a state, urging them to retreat and yield. The remark underscores tensions within the party and signals a demand for order ahead of key votes.
A consumer asserts bulk coffee varies from prior purchases and questions fault. The ad-copy defends Lion Coffee sealed bulk packaging as ensuring uniform flavor strength freshness and absolute purity.
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