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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1899
Page
6
A faded ad touts the Ledger Monthly as a superb value offering a sample copy and a subscription deal. It urges readers to ask the postmaster to preview the magazine and states a year subscription costs 50 cents.
An advertisement touts The Corn Bet monthly farm paper claiming the finest agricultural land lies west of the Mississippi. It highlights low prices and farmer prosperity and cites a subscription price of 72 and a half cents for a year to Adams Street Chicago Illinois.
A Calgary letter to the Duluth newspaper extols Alberta as superior for poor settlers. It highlights mild winters, rapid crop growth, profitable coarse grains and livestock, cheap railroad land on long terms, and extensive lands north of Edmonton suitable for ranching and farming. The writer claims health benefits for consumption sufferers and offers settlement information.
A tongue in cheek exchange recalls golfing curiosity and a past as a sausage factory bookkeeper. The dialogue hints at career pivots and casual talk about the links.
In winter use Allen's Foot-Fase powder to shake into shoes. It warms and rests the feet, easing tight shoes and perspiring feet, cures blisters and callous spots, and relieves chilblains and frost bites. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c, trial package FREE. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Question and Query column cites jealousy questions.
An advertisement blend touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with the same rich color and milder effects. It claims children can drink it safely, prices per package, plus scattered promotional lines for trains and patent remedies, reflecting varied ad content.
The article surveys congressional sentiment against the Morgan proposal to buy concessions from the Maritime Canal Company and build a Nicaragua waterway. It notes potential excess costs, calls for negotiating with Nicaragua, and mentions costs for American commissioners, Irish and Cuba topics, army expansion, Confederate graves care, and Canadian talks.
A Reading Pennsylvania report explains a new transfer ticket system using seven faces in a circle to identify the recipient. Conductors punch the closest facial likeness to invalidate transfers, making about three quarters non transferable. A separate quip notes a coroner’s verdict of death by exposure following a bank cashier shortage incident.
The 1898 gold output in South Africa the Klondike and Australia is described as enormous and shipped in large quantities. The forecast for this year suggests output will nearly match the best twelve months. Meanwhile Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters sales rise rapidly, touted as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation nervousness and weakness.
A comic exchange from Chicago News and Brooklin Life lampoons domestic life with quips about tramp encounters and managing husbands. The sketches juxtapose urban unease with marital mischief, ending in a sharp quip about undertakers and angel cake.
The ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain based beverage that can replace coffee for children. It claims Grain-O costs about 14 as much and tastes like good coffee when prepared properly, with 15c and dtc pricing and wide grocery availability.
An antiquated ad mix lists Cougha Leada to Consumption and Kemp's Balaam claims instant cough stop. It urges readers to visit a druggist for samples and mentions 25 and 50 cent bottles. Also notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with refund if ineffective and a joke exchange about Small’s 25 cent dinners. Ends with St Jacobs Oil touted as a quick neuralgia cure.
A garbled excerpt lists phrases about greatness and mediocrity, then references Glenn's Sulphur Son and Hill's Hair with a Woebegone ad tone. It mentions Emersons quote on friendship and promotes California winter travel via Nickel Plate Road with fast express trains connecting through Chicago.
The University of Chicago spent over 1,600,000 dollars in 1897 with 309,000 dollars allocated to faculty salaries.
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