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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1901
Page
4
Editors and proprietors listed as stamped items with post office marking at Corydon Indiana. Office located in Democrat Building. Prices noted include $1.00 and $1.15 for wooly products.
Ex Speaker Thomas B Reed criticizes mob law in Indiana while in Washington. He argues law officers should protect rights as they defend enforcement and laments mob actions. He contrasts U S actions in the Philippines with Spanish colonial history and questions barbarism labels.
According to R Dun & Co figures, total failures nationwide in 1900 rose year over year, while portions of the economy show gains in other sectors. The passage notes a broad prosperity claim and rises in countrywide measures, with references to growth and persistence of economic strains.
A fragmented note lists names Georgia M Paris Ita Davis Luetta Flock A Miry Suen and others with unclear roles or connections, suggesting a social or notice item from a local page. The text quality is poor with many garbled terms and scattered initials.
A fusion of small notices reports a forthcoming wedding alongside multiple personal updates. Items mention measles cases, a 90th birthday on New Year’s, and visits between relatives in Falls Cities, Kentucky, Utica Tennessee, New Amsterdam, and other towns.
New Salisbury notes list Lee Burn on the pay list for two weeks. Rev Jeffreys holds meetings at the place. George Wolfe visits his brother J T M Wolfe for several weeks. D B Radcliff stayed with a relative in Hardinsburg. Mr Rossbottom near town is aged and indisposed. Jno Wolfe of Georgetown Modern huntsman passed through. L A Adams of Blue River visits L A McIntosh midweek. Miss Davidson of Louisville visits Samuel Davidson’s family. Dr D C Fouts, once here, now in Georgetown, connected with old friends recently.
A Topeka man dropped an opal from his ring and went to a jeweler to replace it. On his return he found the original set and, to keep it safe, placed it in his mouth. He rushed back to the jeweler to use the old stone and joked about swapping. He reportedly needed Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. Sold by all druggists.
A.J. Smith sells land to Charles Yeager. Geo W Ham sold 125 acres in Boone to Smith. Residents and visitors include Elbers in Louisville, Mrs Baubach's return from Louisville, Altha LaPlant visiting in Georgetown, Bachman Eisert Schafer birthday trio, Dr J A Hottell of Kansas City visiting Josie Hottell and Mrs Horner, Tibalt family hosting New Year dinner with neighbors and relatives from Corydon and Harrison townships.
New Middletown sees resident John Farish move in while Mr and Mrs Fred Foreman visit Robert Hedges. Rev Edward Snyder of Freetown visits his parents. Ora Stevens visits relatives over the holidays. Jonathan Chappell returns from Nebraska. Johns and Lewis Chappell visit their uncle William Chappell. William Heckleman and family host friends.
The trustee William Taylor announces weekly office hours at the township home to transact township business. The notice notes a statement about driving distances to hear Hawks.
Timber buyers seek all kinds of timber delivered to Corydon Indiana mill yard. Call at Morris Hotel office for details. Henry W. Baker. Commissioners met in regular session on Monday.
An OCR fragment referencing druggist pricing and Scott & Bowne Chemists of New York appears in the ad copy. The readable text notes a price point of one dollar and credits Scott & Bowne as chemists in New York.
Complete list of allowances paid by Harrison County Board of Commissioners at the December 1900 special term. Includes salaries for clerk, auditor, treasurer, sheriff, superintendent, and other officials, plus payments for bridges, jail, public advertisements, and maintenance. Totals show numerous small disbursements to offices, firms, and individuals.
Philip Eh Lotich as sheriff announces a sale of rents and profits from real estate for up to seven years to satisfy a judgment in favor of Cora K Morris against James C Hays Anna M Hays James A Watson and James L Morris. If rents and profits do not suffice, the fee simple interest of defendants may be offered for sale at the scene.
Notice to residents of Laconia and Boone township Harrison county Indiana that Richard Wulleday will apply to the Harrison county Board of Commissioners at the February 1901 session in Corydon for a license to retail intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons. The request covers a lower south room of a storefront on Tot number 2s in Laconia with layout details of the building and entrances described, including departures for viewing from Main Street.
Marles A. Bline serves as Clerk of the Harrison Circuit Court with Amos Lemmon and Charles L. Fleshman acting as deputies and attorney for the plaintiff in a filed case.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping a cough and curing a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The ad offers the product at 25 cents and uses promotional language from a past era.
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