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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
10
A detailed review notes extensive fraud in desert land entries under the Homestead and Desert Land laws. It highlights commuter schemes, prepatent land transfers, and evasion through corporations. It argues reducing desert tract size, strict residence requirements, verified water, and revised rules to curb large holdings and improve grazing land use.
The commission reports lax administration under the Timber and Stone Act and Desert Land Law. It urges essential changes to align opinions with practice, noting many entries lie idle for speculation rather than actual use. Water rights and prior appropriation prove key, with disputes over stream exhaustion and verification.
The Rochambeau statue in Washington stands before the White House, unveiled in 1902 in Rochambeau Park. France funded the piece with congressional support of 7500 dollars after post Spanish American War goodwill. The sculpture shows the French marshal in full uniform directing toward America with a symbolic female figure and ships at her feet, linking French and American forces.
The text portrays Postum as a healthier alternative to old fashioned coffee and claims a growing movement against coffee magnates. It alleges coffee products cause disease and accuses opponents of deception to keep people hooked on coffee.
An advertisement offers $100 000 to any trust company if claims about coffee are proven false, praising Postum as an all wheat and New Orleans molasses drink with a coffee like flavor. It asserts no coffee ingredients and invites readers to compare processes and testimonials, urging health as wealth and inviting study of the reasons.
A man named Shannon tells his wife he expects to marry within a week after a business trip. He writes to his friend Stodder with a list of questions about the fiancée and wedding. A rural digression follows with a darky remark on wanting to go nowhere.
A report notes the Seven Sisters islands south of New Zealand experience near constant rainfall. It compares these conditions with Terra del Fuego where rain frequently appears as sleet or snow.
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