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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
8
Readers report continued corroboration of Corydon era claims about Deans Kidney Pills. Mrs B Lesler of Lemon St says the medicine strengthens kidneys and improves well being after purchasing at Riely’s Drug Store, with a later, similar endorsement from Mrs Lefler. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The London Telegraph notes practical costs in turbine engine construction, with 66 percent of total expense on materials and related parts, while labor shares vary. It compares modern turbine work to older reciprocating engines, highlighting machinery dominance and lower labor costs.
The last Armenian king died in Paris in 1393 and the line has bred several claimants. Guy de Lusignan died in 1795 after a storm of pretensions from the Kherian family led by Archbishop Khorian. A brother married an Englishwoman. another wed Mile. de Nosrois who claimed titles of Cyprus Jerusalem and Armenia.
The passage explains how ancient physiology held four humors in the body and how their balance shaped temperament. It traces how temper and tempera menta transformed into modern phrases like losing your temper and being in a temper, and how humorous came to mean oddity and later a person who shows it.
The article describes a female jury delivering twelve verdicts after hours of deliberation. The judge and staff appear fatigued as the jurors finally announce their decision, prompting a bellike exchange and a dismissive courthouse response.
A flustered acquaintance rushes into a railroad station with two large suitcases. The exchange reveals a joke about riding a train to stoke city activity as the friend denies going away.
A mock horticultural recipe from the Philadelphia North American describes mixing sand and pebbles with clay to form a waterproof mass, sowing ten packets of seeds for continuous blooms from March to November, and maintaining warmth and moisture. It advises adding pests and preserving the result in alcohol as a reference.
California tragedian McNean Buchanan famed for roaring Shakespearean performances also earned a reputation for disputes and unpaid debts. When rival Gechanan vowed to sue, he stormed a lawyer's office asking to retain him, only to be told the other side was Shakespeare's ghost.
A farmer's wife describes the resilient, self sufficient role she plays. She cites a stocked cellar and reared livestock ensuring meals during hard times while noting that capital and labor face harsher pressures than the farming family.
The New York World reports that Greater New York's shores host old hulks buried in land and refuse. Ships and schooners such as the Sarah William Morrell Ella Deves Michael Collins and others lie stranded near Nine teenth Street East River College Point Rockaway Point Midland Beach and Greenpoint.
The famed opal worn by Nonius stirred envy in Rome, valued at 1,000,000, while Mark Antony sought it for Cleopatra but the senator fled with it. After Pertinax, the Praetorian guards auctioned the empire, sold to Julian for 6,250 drachmas, with auctio sub hasta and magister auctionis guiding plunder sales.
In parts of south central Africa, natives view an elephant's death as sacred. After the hunt the group climbs the carcass and performs a ritual dance with guns, praising the beast and hunter while murmuring a litany to avoid disturbing the departed spirit.
An epitaph cited by the New York Sun from Fredericksburg Virginia notes Howard Helden a medical and surgical practitioner as a friend of William Shakespeare of Avon. It records his death after a short illness in 1618 in his seventieth year.
A curbstone philosopher complains men are unsatisfied with work. A chimney sweep and a tar spreader interject about their jobs, prompting the speaker to shift from economics to preparedness in a brief, humorous exchange.
A father explains to his son that a man’s better half is simply what a wife says or means. The Philadelphia Press quote frames the phrase as a straightforward reflection on spousal communication.
A humorous exchange about wisdom and habit follows a quip from Puck on a doctor's visit. The husband jokes that a physician would urge him to give up his favorite things, while Phillips Brooks responds to a skeptic about Jonah and the whale with a witty biblical twist.
An editorial exchange in the Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a warning about a foreign attack on New York and notes the city’s preparedness with trenches and torn streets described as already in disarray.
A Washington Star quote highlights the impact of science on lives, contrasting medicine work with high explosive research and its ethical stakes for society and philanthropy.
A brief snippet contrasts business ruin with advertising choices and competition. The Spokane Review cites ruinous impact while a Beecher quote notes the morning hour as the day’s rudder, illustrating editorial voice on timing and strategy.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes an inquiry into Browd’s dwelling fire loss. Jinks confirms neighbors saved six umbrellas and recognized them, indicating the extent of the blaze and the limited property damage visible.
A brief exchange in the Baltimore American features a speaker remarking on a wife described as trim while another voice calls her a dread, prompting a hush from onlookers. The fragment hints at social interaction or dramatic satire within a column or cartoon caption.
A compact quotation stating that man is not defined by circumstances but shapes them, attributed to Benjamin Disraeli.
Notice to De Laval Cream Separator owners that on January 11 and 12 the district superintendent will visit Lanesville to inspect and adjust all units. Owners are urged to bring devices for examination and adjustment. Also included is a private sale notice for the Grable estate farm of 116 acres two miles west of Corydon on Big Indian Creek offered by Kit J. Grable and John P. Wurm as agents.
Notice of sale of decedent Barney Day's real estate in Harrison County Indiana under a court order. Property includes multiple described parcels totaling about 240 acres with various exclusions and a $7000 mortgage lien. sale set for 2 PM on a Sunday with a three installment payment plan and bond security.
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