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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1906
Page
5
The note urges supporting the forthcoming ticket and a straight party vote while praising Democratic resilience. It mentions Elmer Davis, local merchants J J Bullett & Son, and Rev. W W Moore, with references to farming ads, community notices, and postal rural delivery expansion in Indiana.
Classified items include farm sale hints from J J Bullett and Son, employment ads for district managers and telegraph operators, health ads for Kodol and DeWitts, insurance sales pitches, poultry listings, an orchard argument from Solon Chase, laxative box offer, and Barred Rock chicken listings.
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac is in over eight million homes and available free from all druggists. In New Orleans on February 7 a local court upheld a Louisiana state law prohibiting possession of bird feathers for trimming hats. The Audubon Society of Louisiana prosecuted the case.
List of remaining letters uncalled for at the Corydon post office for the past week includes Miss Maud Briles Edward Briles Mrs LB Bixler William Chaves Maud Davis Miss Grace Engleman T J Wilson P M.
An exchange notes a naked figure in the almanac illustration surrounded by animals. It recalls the man once running a country newspaper who now endures public scrutiny and betrayal rather than facing backstabbing from supposed supporters.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on desire, foolishness, restraint, virtue, and habit. Notable lines compare wealth titles to folly, urge silence for wisdom, and praise enduring effort and greatness through steady habit and restraint.
A school issues resolutions mourning Zelma Miller who died January 30 1906 at age thirteen. The message praises her pleasant disposition and diligence and vows to imitate her Christian life and meet her in the better world. Resolutions sent to parents and county papers. District No 2 Heth township.
An Elmer Davis Meat Market advertisement offers hog buyers 50 cents per hundred pounds over the Louisville market price. The deal applies on any day.
The Harrison County Board of Commissioners will issue gravel road bonds totaling 12300 dollars in 307.50 dollar denominations for a free gravel road in Spencer township. The bonds run one to twenty years and will be sold March 6, 1906 at 8:00 PM in the commissioners room. Commissioners Epmond B. Loves Michael Gleitz Thomas J. Stevens sign the notice.
Emma V. McIntosh as Administratrix files final settlement of Samuel A. McIntosh estate in Harrison Circuit Court. Hearing set for February 22, 1906 at Corydon Court House. heirs and creditors must appear to show cause why settlement should not be approved. Filing dated February 1, 1906.
Peter Elbers, a man over 71, applies to Harrison County Indiana Board of Commissioners for a license to retail intoxicating liquors in Lanesville Franklin township. The location is the lower southeast front room of a two story building on Main Street, 30 by 17 feet, 11 foot ceiling, with multiple doors, enabling interior view from the street. The March 1906 session at Corsdon will consider the request.
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