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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1910
Page
4
The fragment lists a Wednesday publication date and notes Corydon Indiana as the post office entry point. It mentions LEW M. O BANNON as editor and proprietor and that the paper began in 1856 with circulation stated as 2872.
The item outlines newspaper advertising rates and notices for church events, then shifts to political stance endorsing local Democrats for office. It cites Senator Beveridge opposing the Taft tariff and praises his Indianapolis reception, arguing the tariff favored trusts and neglects the people.
Washington report says Senator Beveridge will run Indiana politics, selecting a new state Republican chair and controlling the party machinery as the legislature is chosen next year. The Goodrich chair is resigning, Beveridge to pick his own successor and push a campaign to restore Republican control.
The Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cairo is frozen, stopping navigation for days. Ice packs threaten river property and coal fleets, with shortages and business suspensions due to fuel scarcity. Riverboats suffer damage as ice jams form across ridges and bridges despite past efforts to break them.
An old weighty ad-style notice offering Allen's Foot-Base to relieve pinching and swelling in shoes. Promises instant comfort and rest, claims wide sale and warns against substitutes. Includes price 25e and general market availability.
The Indiana governor says the state’s greatest need is contentment among citizens. He describes a desire for honest work, fair wages, and a faith in opportunity and justice, opposing envy and deception. He hopes many Hoosiers share these values.
Memphis Tenn Dec 29 A special to the News Scimitar says Col James Gordon of Okolona who was once sought by the Federal authorities under a 10000 reward for his alleged Lincoln assassination conspiracy is named by Gov Noel as a successor to the late Senator A Slesaurin Gordon was linked to Booth and fled to Canada after the assassination He later returned home and took an oath of allegiance before resuming residence in Chickasaw county A real estate notice for a seventy five acre Boone township farm near Laconia follows.
The Corydon Library Association will reconvene next Thursday night January 6 at the court house in Corydon Indiana. All subscribers who promised financial support for 1910 are urged to attend and complete the annual meeting agenda. The first year has seen strong patronage of the reading room with nearly 800 dollars pledged.
An old advertisement claims Ayer’s Hair Vigor now uses an improved formula to stop falling hair cure dandruff and promote hair growth. It credits Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts.
Effie Rilla Brown and Dr Sam A Smoots wed December 1 in Louisville. Dr Smoots, son of Mrs Mary Smoots, will finish medical training in June and the couple will reside at 2545 W Jefferson St Louisville after January 10. The Seymour Republican carried the notice on December 4.
The Rotorua and Whakarewarewa regions in New Zealand use natural hot springs for cooking and bathing. Women place pots in steam holes, cover with a lid and sacking for meals. The area features boiling springs and abundant hot water for daily household needs and baths. Wendell Phillips's Puritan ancestry is noted with a humorous childhood pulpit tale.
A quirky dialogue has Alkali Ike asking about Four Fingered Pete who vanished after a night out. A bartender recalls Pete went to Hyena Tongue and caused a hotel room to cry fire when he stuck his head in. A magazine excerpt mocks English visitors with a Vienna influence and modest lodging descriptions.
The notice features Joe T. McClaran of Sunshine Nurseries offering prices on fruit trees for spring planting. A short dialogue and a German proverb are included as filler, with no further details on products or terms.
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