Post Office Notice From Corydon Ind Declares Second Class Matter
A fragment notes Corydon Indiana post office matters with second class designation. No further context available.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
4
A fragment notes Corydon Indiana post office matters with second class designation. No further context available.
Advertising copy lists display ad rates at fifteen cents per inch and five cents per line for special standing ads. It details time frames for in and out of county insertions and prepaid subscription options, including durations of three, six, and twelve months within and outside the county.
The article argues that reputable newspaper advertising is the cheapest yet most effective tool for business growth. It urges merchants to allocate funds for ads in the Democrat, promising reach to 17 000 readers and inviting farmers to advertise livestock and produce.
Indiana Centennial Commission in Indianapolis endorsed the purchase of the Old State Capitol and grounds at Corydon, urging the next legislature to preserve the building while avoiding commercialism. Editors call for a fair price and state support for upkeep, noting work nearing completion minus historical publications. Dr J Lucien Morris attended a national chem and science societies convention in New York.
The Corydon Republican reprints the Cannelton Enquirer article about a man in a cotton factory earning 1.03 dollars a day to support a family of five costing 6.00 dollars weekly. It argues farm prices and wages are fair, rights are protected, and Wilson is not to blame. It condemns the Enquirer for “Much ado about nothing” while defending farmers and laborers alike.
The Rockport Democrat cites Corydon Republic an editor clinging to the idea that the nation did not vote Democratic after Woodrow Wilson's reelection. It notes the GOP carried 18 of 48 states and a popular margin near half a million, while critics claim the result did reflect a Republican setback.
A business trip from Louisville to Meade county visits Garnettsville two miles west of Muldraugh. The speaker finds Mrs. Sarah E. Northcut and learns of her daughter and son in law Clarence Hise who once ran a watch and wreck repair shop in Corydon. Garnettsville declines since two railroads nearby. The town has some fine homes two churches and a repurposed old college building.
Local Corydon item recounts a soldier’s letter stating James Armstrong of Corydon, son of Andrew Armstrong, was killed in action in France. A subsequent official note denied the death and urged verification of regimental details from Canadian records. Ed Farnsley of Bridgeport visits Corydon. he recently opened a general store and is active in local politics.
Local notes from Weeping Water and Avoca Nebraska describe a mild winter, local crop price, and community events. Residents Oliver Seacat and J W Kintner are mentioned with visits, parties, school resumed, a Christmas tree event at Sunny Hill, Oyster supper at Hutchins, and various social gatherings.
Squire John W. Harbaugh of this place earned the nickname by performing marriage ceremonies for Raymond A. Moser and Nancy A. Ash and for Robert L. Wetzel and Ida E. Ash, sisters from near Milltown, last Wednesday.
A 92 acre farm four miles northwest of Corydon with good land that lays well and bears plenty of fruit. Features a good house and barn, located on a public highway a short distance from a pike to Corydon. Inquiries at this office.
In the Harrison Circuit Court of Harrison County Indiana a partition action is filed by Fannie Crecelius and Claude Crecelius against Amzie Borden Hazel Borden and Gilbert Borden. Non residents are named as necessary parties and must appear February 26, 1917, at Corydon Court House to answer.
Several hundred locust posts offered at auction from the farm of H. W H. Pocker on the Ohio River two miles south of Bridgeport in Posey township. Large posts priced at 10 cents with smaller sizes at lower rates. buyer pick up from the farm.
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