This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1906
Page
3
After four years of faithful service Edward O Connor retires and hands the County Treasurer's office to John M Baelz. O Connor praised for exact books and courteous service. Baelz named as successor with Elizabeth Brewster as deputy and strong confidence in a safe funds management.
The Harrison County Teachers Association held its annual session December 29 and 30 in Corydon Court House. Miss Ambrosia Hurst was elected secretary. The program proceeded with all topics except Music in Public Schools. Teachers debated topics, presented work well, and praised the county schools. The gathering drew a large, attentive crowd. Chamberlain's Salve advertised for skin diseases, sold by C. R. Watson.
In a December field report from Charleston South Carolina Rear Admiral Frank J Trenctry notes Christmas aboard American warships worldwide. He details festive customs on foreign stations including makeshift trees bamboo banana leaves and pheasants, with noon December 24th signaling relaxed discipline and a grand Christmas dinner followed by sports mail distribution and entertainments.
Miss Annie Saffer remains ill and is not improved. Miss Ida Treece visited during Christmas week with Miss Allie Leffler. Henry Miller and Miss Flossie Mc Rae spent Christmas with Mrs. Lotta Treece.
The piece extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing pneumonia during grip attacks and asserts universal success among users. It also notes a personal injury suit by Charles Morris against Monongahela Consolidated Coal and River Co. and advertises telegraphy courses at Dodge's Institute in Valparaiso Indiana with six months tuition totaling $91.
The county board reorganized with Thomas J. Stevens replacing Andrew J. McIntosh. McIntosh, who served six years, is praised for integrity, thrift, punctuality, and independence from bosses. Stevens is seen as a qualified successor expected to continue the high standards.
Mrs. Michael Hart wife of the Kingston Cart Service superintendent in Jamaica says she has used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years for coughs croup and whooping cough and finds it very beneficial. She has implicit confidence and would not be without a bottle at home. Sold by C H Watson successor to E S Crosier Co Jamaica.
Don Carter cites the Country Gentleman noting a Maine man grew 200 bushels per acre and urges Harrison County farmers to push corn production. He recalls Rose, Drake, Jorake and Uncle Jake Pett in the American Agriculturist contest for largest yield with $500 prize, urging perseverance and hands on experimentation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.