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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
2
The Corydon Indiana newspaper edition notes rate card details for subscriptions and advertising. It reports Indiana University library funding at $200 000 and discusses wages for governors and grand jury changes in Illinois. It also critiques lobbyists and railroad passes as forms of influence in State government.
The article notes government rail travel in Australia with listed fares for various distances and first class workmen. It cites Williams Jennings Bryan meeting Alton B. Parker to discuss the political climate, the South and West shaping future Democratic strength, and tariff reform fading as railway rate regulation gains prominence, with Western Senators possible beneficiaries.
Democratic members of the House approved the measure with near unanimity. If defeated, the burden would not fall on the Democratic party.
Washington reports state that under construction naval vessels will cost 90 million dollars with further bills 55 million to finish ships, 45 million for regular programs, and 50 million for deficiency. The navy may be powerful yet could be vulnerable to submarines in war, and future battleships may fade in half a century.
A poem parody rails against teaching as empty and urges personal initiative to pursue new aims. The text ends with a note about acreage books for the Cannery at the office of Emery H. Breeden, 135-2w.
A vintage advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a soothing tonic for babies. It argues fat babies are healthier and happier, storing fat for growth while scrawny infants feel nerve discomfort from touch. The copy emphasizes sweetness and gentleness in its product.
A plea for keeping newspaper delivery during hard times. The speaker asks neighbors not to loan copies and stresses the value of having one’s own paper despite financial strain. The poem laments tight budgets and reliance on others for news.
Howard Boone, recently parroted from the Jeffersonville Reformatory, is under arrest in Alexander Indiana on a charge of stealing an overcoat. Released inmates claimed he feigned consumption by eating soap to gain sympathy, though he appeared robust at arrest.
Letter from Chillicothe Missouri dated January 23 1905 asks Corydon Democrat to credit a one dollar debt due to B F Reader who explains illness delayed payment and requests the newspaper and election issue if available.
Mr Henry A Goetz of New Albany proposes treating drunkenness as a disease not a crime and advocates building an asylum to treat inebriates rather than fining or confining offenders during the present General Assembly session.
Thomas A Patterson Trustee of Harrison township announces weekly Friday and Saturday office hours in the Gwartney building, one door north of the Democrat office, to attend township business.
The Democrat and THE Sentinel (weekly) offer both papers for 31.25 in advance until further orders. The Sentinel is touted as greatly improved and among the best papers in the country.
Mrs. Etta Vance, wife of William Vance, died at her Marengo Crawford county home from heart illness. She was fifty five and left no children.
A Cannelton Telephone note claims Ferdinand residents are broadly Democratic, with the post master as an exception, and states all locals, regardless of politics, are Catholic and not German.
Community debate in Scott County centers on closing gambling venues after a wave of moral concern and potential scandal. Town residents discuss whether moral reform or a tragedy will force action against Scottsburg gaming sites.
For sale a few fine Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels advertised by George Ki in Corydon Indiana route 2. The notice also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promising digestion, relief from sour stomach gas bloating and heart palpitations sold by all druggists.
A week summary from Congress shows the Senate advancing the statehood bill with most Indian Affairs amendments accepted and liquor traffic provisions in Indian Territory. The House focuses on the army appropriation bill and impeachment charges against Judge Charles Swayne, while the Senate tackles regulatory measures and merchant marine incentives. The Hearst resolution seeks grounds for the Keller case dismissal, and hundreds of pension bills consume floor time as the two houses pass several measures.
In a recent lecture Booker T. Washington cited official Virginia records showing one twenty six of land owned by negroes. He argued the negro race advanced faster in freedom than other groups and contrasted literacy rates with those of Italians Spaniards Russians and South Americans. He noted Georgia valued negro property at 16700000 and suggested it could exceed 30000000.
The Electric Review reports Paris will gain forty miles of subway when current work finishes. The project is executed in sections with two completed and in use since late October. A central tunnel links to existing lines near St Lazare, the opera, and the bourse, with three stacked tunnels at a key masonry and iron block before the opera where three roads will cross in the future.
Old established Blew Bros. & Co. seeks men and women in this county and nearby territories to represent and advertise. Salary weekly 21 for men and 12 to 18 for women with weekly expense advances by HQ check. Horse and buggy supplied if needed. permanent position. address Dept. 5 Monon Bldg Chicago. Also a crowd of crows appeared near New Albany before the cold snap, heavy in number and noise on a hilltop.
A mild dependable physis product from Chamberlains is advertised for stomach and liver relief. Sold at Crosier's Corner Drug Store with a brief promotional note.
The Wisconsin State Historical Society receives relics from Rebecca and Fanny Potter of Lake Beulah. The items include the bowie knife and pistol worn by John F. Potter during Congress, two Confederate Bowie knives, a ceremonial dispatch box from the Revolutionary period, and a telling tale of Potter’s duel with Roger Pryor, as reported by the Madison Democrat.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for sick headache caused by stomach upset. It claims a dose or two can cure or greatly lessen an attack when taken at the first symptoms. Sold at Crosier's Corner Drug Store. 2 feb.
Advertisement for Elberta peach belt lands and various fruits with rail fares from St. Louis to Texas points. Round trip homeseekers tickets at 7 percent of one way fare up to 15 dollars on specific February and March dates. One way colonist tickets at half fare plus two dollars on select dates. Booklets available from L O Schabeir, TF A Cotton Belt Route, Cincinnati Ohio.
The article notes a Paris Sorbonne laboratory progress in synthetic diamonds. Early crystals were microscopic but refinements over a decade produced crystals with diamond properties in structure and hardness. The largest crystal to date is half a millimeter, suggesting potential commercial quantities in the near future.
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