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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
3
An old advertisement emphasizes wholesome food for children and warns that cakes and doughs fail without good leavening. It highlights Royal Baking Powder as essential for raising doughs and making crusts and mentions the brand’s New York origin.
The Moore temperance bill becomes law after governor’s signature and publication. The act limits licenses for two years from remonstrance filing, defines voter majorities by last election totals, and provides forms for remonstrances opposed to issuing licenses in specified townships or wards.
Tickets from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles and other cities available daily March 1 to May 15 with low rates from other points. Pullman sleeping cars direct Chicago to Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles. Double berth seven dollars. Dining cars meals a la carte. Booklets mailed for stamps. Agents sell tickets via line. N M Breeze Cincinnati Ohio. Also Mexico route with through Pullman sleepers from St. Louis and dining car service. Literature and rates available from ticket agents. RR TL Ci. Matthews Tonisville Kentucky. felostf.
Job ad seeking men and women in the county and nearby territories to represent and advertise a solid financial house. Weekly pay $21 for men and $12 to $18 for women, with weekly expenses advanced by check from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when needed. permanent position. Address Blew Bros. & Co. Dept. 5 Monon Bldg. Chicago. January 1, 1924.
Trustee Scott Tern announces that he has designated Monday as an office day each week at his residence and that school books are kept at that office sli 3mo at Levis Hottell.
The piece argues that rural schools receive the poorest facilities and shortest terms while cities receive priority. It calls for massive equalization funded by state aid, longer terms, better salaries, and centralized taxation to ensure all Indiana children have equal educational opportunities.
Colds and pneumonia risk rising in children and adults. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar offered as a cure for coughs and croup with no opiates. The Chicago Daily Review promotes a yearly subscription and lists prices and contact details.
The bulletin notes that apart from small northeast reservations the Indian Territory has been fully surveyed by the U S Geological Survey. It lists a 1900 population of 392 060 with white 302 680, Indians 525 000, and negroes 36 853. Major industries are farming and cattle raising with ample rainfall and fertile soil.
Funeral notice for Rachael E May, wife of John C May, daughter of Lorenzo Ferree, who died February 15 1904. The message mourns the loss a year later with prayerful verses and family sorrow from sisters and brothers.
A reader from Corydon pledges $1.00 toward overdue subscription dues to The Right Ring and promises to settle remaining balance in person. The note asks editors to credit the payment and maintain current Democratic alignment.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for soothing relief from colds croup and whooping cough. The formula is free of opium making it safe for babies and adults alike. Sold at Crosiers Corner Drug Store. February.
Recorded Shorthorn cattle both sexes at reasonable prices by T. W. Burton of Elizabeth Indiana. Notice states O. L. Huston trustee Posey township will keep office open in Elizabeth on Mondays for township business transactions.
For sale two good work horses. O L Huston of The Louisville Evening Post Company and R W Krott, owner, were fined 500 dollars last week for libeling Pat Sharkey a Louisville saloon keeper. The Post published claims of gambling and illegal acts at Sharkey s saloon and plans an appeal. Governor Hanley has been ill and his secretary says the governor will not receive callers during the legislative session except state officials and members of the governor s staff.
George Masterson, brakeman on the Southern, suffered a head injury in the Edwardsville tunnel when a stone fragment detached from the roof and struck him while he lay on a box car. He escaped with slight injuries after being unable to reach the caboose before the train exited the tunnel.
C L Dick selects ten topics for the upcoming Harrison township Institute to be held the second Saturday in March. Teachers and educators are invited to consider topics from education methods current events and history including ten ways to teach and ten conditions for an ideal school.
Dixie reports a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Perry Stoner. Miss Zettie Barks recovering from lagrippe. Elmer Simcoke drives the huckster wagon. Miss Maudeline visited Grassy Valley friends. Harve Burns clerking for Mrs Jane Simcoke. Ben Stoner slowly improving. Jesse Baxley considering Knox county move in spring. Miss Cora Cunningham staying with Mrs O A Mauck. Mr and Mrs John Baxley severely ill and not better. Matt Wolfe named champion leg hauler. School closed Feb 10 after a successful term with John Hedges as teacher. Mrs John Gibson of Worth visited Mrs Perry Stoner. Mrs Rebecca Davis and Edna Davis visited Mrs Joe Seacat of Heidelberg.
An advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promises digestion relief and stomach rest. A brief society note reports the marriage of Mr Edward Briscoe and Miss Cora E Stevens at the Fredericksburg parsonage, with residence planned at DePauw and best wishes from L H Kendall.
Gilbert Perkins, a handless Salem man who lost both hands in a corn shredder accident, now works in real estate aided by two hooks on his wrists for writing. At Leavenworth, Ohio ice lines cross the river as Corncrackers and Hoosiers reportedly converse across the ice.
William Haas, 84, one of the county’s oldest and most respected residents, died at his son in law William Rainbolt’s Spencer township home on the 14th of the month from cancer and general debility after a long nose cancer battle. He leaves four children Lafayette Haas and Mrs George Clark Mrs Wm Goss and Mrs William Rainbolt. The Haas chapel funeral Thursday was led by Prof J M Johnson Marengo. He was a pillar of the U B church for 60 years.
Local notices report Mrs. John A. Young of Clay Indiana praising Electric Bitters for liver stomach pain relief. Brief items cover illnesses, advertisements, court news, weather, and community updates including a maple syrup forecast, a teacher’s injury, and local appointments.
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