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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
2
The Corydon Democrat announces advertising rates for display ads at 40 cents per inch per insertion and readers at five cents per line with a special rate for standing ads. Long ad runs over three months require application. Subscription price listed at 81.50.
Europe faces a fragile balance with France pressuring Germany over reparations and a Ruhr occupation risk. Britain seeks calm, United States could bolster peace by joining the League to deter aggression, while German payments remain contested and tense.
Congressional debate centers on a Senate hold up of the Ship Subsidy Bill as President Harding presses for quick passage. Supporters frame it as defense of representative government while opponents warn of delaying public will. Reports note a split among Administration and other Senators amid near-term deadlines.
Clemenceau, during his American tour, told the Farm Bureau that Europe’s hunger for food and Russia’s surplus cut off by trade routes force American farmers to face hard economic realities. He warned isolationist talk is useless until Europe is set on its feet. the farmer cannot sell grain at living prices.
The writer travels through Pennsylvania’s mining towns and argues for better immigrant welfare and American ideals. He urges policy focus on fair treatment, guidance, and education for foreign workers to improve communities and national prosperity. He also reflects on postwar prosperity challenges and the impact of tariffs and labor disputes on the nation’s economy.
The 3rd annual Poultry Show runs January 5 6 7 inviting producers and visitors to showcase birds. Organizers expect strong local participation and potential buyers to attend exhibitions at the fairgrounds.
The letter attacks Ambassador Harvey claiming he serves international bankers and pushes propaganda. It accuses him of misrepresenting Europe’s recovery, faults France and Imperialist policies, and calls for his recall for dereliction of duty and unpatriotic conduct.
The Brooklyn Citizen reports Rafet Pasha advertising husbands for 150 Circassian women from Constantineople’s harem. The exhibit ranges from 17 to 85. most are described as ghreive caldalisques and favorite court women. The piece notes dowry returns on divorce and compares divorce to Old Testament rights, reflecting sensational commentary.
In the emergency, Giaours are expected to face few limits on bidding. The former Sultan is unlikely to sue for alienation of affection at The Hague Tribunal, which would probably reject jurisdiction.
A Lexington article notes Governor Morrow’s belated denial of a December 13 speech before the Southern Society of New York amid criticism that the gist was misquoted. The Louisville Courier-Journal urges a timely rebuttal and critiques the press for possible misquotation.
A Louisville Courier-Journal commentary notes that while the United States is not perfectly governed it remains preferable to governance that would displease figures such as Eugene V. Debs Len Small William Hale Thompson Isadora Duncan Big Bill Haywood and Robert M La Follette highlighting tension between reformers and state authority in American politics.
Mr Vogt announces he will be at his Corydon office starting Monday January 1 1923 to assume duties as prosecuting attorney of the Third Judicial Circuit. He will practice law from Judge William Ridley’s law office northeast of the public square and devote time to general legal work.
Five room house, barn, poultry house and ten acres of land 300 yards from State Highway. Will sell or trade for larger farm. Fine place for poultry farming. Inquire at this office. O-18-11. Mrs. David Emily and son Martin returned home from Kansas City Missouri last Wednesday after being called two weeks earlier for the illness of Mrs. Emily's brother Rev. Benjamin W. Bowman who died. He was a prominent United Brethren pastor for many years.
John W. Lang recalls Corydon Normal School friends and local editors as he writes from Los Angeles. He jokes about Republican kittens and Democrats with open eyes, mentions Fordson tractor and lime pulverizer sales, and signs season greetings from 1922.
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