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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1923
Page
5
Local items list illness at Corydon area including Mrs. Jacob Huntsinger with heart trouble and her recovery, visits by Mrs. T W Knight and Mrs. Lillie Swartz, and holiday gatherings. Also noted are sales and subscriptions, farm and business notices, and a correction about a Dogwood item.
A local ad promotes Ford Atomy with prompt delivery from W O Bullett & Sons claiming the price is at a historic low. D-27-2-w William Wanger of Floyd County sends funds to support the Democrat, noted as a leading county figure and Union veteran. Rufus Blaine Williams and Sylvia Fay Rawlings wed at the Corydon County Clerk’s office with Rev. J G Moore officiating.
Born to Mr and Mrs Weaver Mack inson of New Albany on December 24 a fine baby boy named Stewart Norman. The couple are the second grandchild. Mr and Mrs Arthur Leumeyer are the second great grandchild of Squire John UW Lobneyer of Heth township.
C A Walther of Franklin township and his brother Fred of Louisville visited Corydon last Saturday to reconnect with friends. Fred’s first trip here in thirteen years underlines the Walther family’s long service and prominence in Harrison County, with their father Edward Walther noted as a respected former county Commissioner.
Local notices report residents visiting relatives in Elizabeth Marengo and Louisville births at Swear Grove and New Amsterdam. Stray dog call and a January 12 farm sale near Heth township highlight community events with names like Tolland Morris Stierstedter Brown Cotner and DeVol referenced.
Mrs. William Adam of Farmville Iowa visits her sisters Mrs. Edward Vaughn Mrs. Elmer Watson and Mrs. Joseph Vaughn and their mother Mrs. Elizabeth Wright who has been ill. Vaughn near Veever Crossing Nebraska Watson near Seward Nebraska. Also notes visits by Prof. A O DeWeese and family from New Albany to Corydon and a subscription renewal by D A Hostell of Miamisburg Ohio and other local social mentions from Louisville and Selma Alabama events.
Community news from Elizabeth and New Amsterdam covers visits by John Kendle to his mother, Ed. Galen relatives in Georgetown, Nellie Brown teaching in Mishawaka, and revival services at the M. E. church led by Rozier and Youngblood. Reports include illnesses, travel, and local family updates across multiple households.
Local news notes several birthing and visiting individuals. Dr. W. E. Amy buys a Star coupe from Satter and Kirkham. Mrs. Chris Keller is gravely ill at her Corydon home. Miss Jean Kirkham leaves for Hanover College after holidays. Clarence Jornil visits Indianapolis relatives. Joseph Durnil and Kemp family members visit in holiday gatherings.
A Sunshine Hatcheries notice invites buyers to order trays of 150 eggs at 85.00 each through January. Contact Jack McClaran in Eureka for details at D-27-2-w.
Juan Fernandez under Chilean government transformation into a seaside resort with a modern hotel at San Juan Baptista. Access from Valparaiso by steamer. The island known for Crusoe relics features grotto digs, ferns, polygony plants and a bi weekly boat service proposed.
Everett E. and Clyde A. Smith announce a public sale in Heth township northwest of Mauckport on Friday January 12. Items include a steel barrow, shocks of corn, a rodder, a farm wagon, a riding cultivator, a No 200 Oliver Chilled plow, and household furniture. Auction begins at 10 A M with four percent discount for cash. Auctioneer J 3 2 w.
Judge Wilson ruled yesterday that $8,000 deposited by W. H. Keller Sr. as Corydon treasurer in Farmers Savings and Trust Company is a trust fund and will be paid to the town in full if funds allow. The decision rests on the bank not being a public funds depositary and thus the money becomes a preferred claim.
Alver G. Ward of Bloomington Illinois spends a few days with Corydon relatives and friends. He served this county as sheriff two terms in the past and was also engaged in local grocery business. His friends are glad to see him.
On Sunday December 24 Mr and Mrs John A H Wolfe hosted a birthday dinner for their twin daughters Enla and Bewla in New Middle Town. Attendees included their Sunday School teacher and classmates such as Miranda Mrs Louis Backbernis Henry Veet Bernice Bauer Geneva Gehl bach Dorothy Eisman Charlene Olive Wolfe Ester Eisman Ethel Louis Backherims Paul Eisman Jacob HW Vogt Thelma Veet Eula Beula Wolfe and Arthur Wolfe. They received many gifts and the party was pleasant.
A female alligator lays many hard shelled eggs in a mud nest by a stream. The nest is layered with mud and grass, often thirty or more eggs. The mother guards the eggs and helps hatchlings reach water, caring for them until they can fend for themselves. Also two young men bow to a young lady and discuss a past near-kiss at a party.
The proposed teleferique from Les Bessons in the Chamonix valley would ascend the Aiguille du Midi to 12 608 feet, carrying tourists in 90 minutes from heat to the Arctic snow. The project, halted by war, has resumed with plans to open to visitors soon, offering winter sports at high altitude and dramatic views of Mont Blanc while avoiding avalanches.
A goby fish of warm regions crawls from water in large numbers. It climbs mangrove shores in search of food, moving up into trees as it adapts to a shore life, showing remarkable behavior and movement.
English readers react to American tipping generosity with criticism in baggage rooms of railroad stations. Controversy grows as editors note Americans are seen as unnecessarily extravagant and the English public resents the attention paid to tipping by travelers.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. cautions against miserliness in a class address. A young man on a seaside trip sighs with grief and rage over saving kidney from a steak and kidney pie until it cannot be eaten, illustrating thrift gone wrong.
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