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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
9
Local notices report visits, sales offers, and job ads in Corydon and nearby towns. Items include livestock for sale, household help wanted, travel trips advertised by Waldo Hisey, and a political announcement praising James M. Sherrill for Commissioner.
Miss Gertrude Conrad suffers tonsillitis while Guy Wesley Crone is born to Mr and Mrs Walter Crone. A watch meeting drew a full crowd. James Crosby shows partial paralysis improvement. Sabbath School reorganized December 28 with Edward Yenowine superintendent and officers. Henry Reitz returns to Dayton Ohio after holiday visit.
Silas Smith of Greenbrier school hosted a Christmas entertainment on Christmas Eve featuring a vocal and cornet duet by Miss Emma Buechler and Russell Byrne. Santa appeared as usual and guests traveled from Champaign Indiana Louisville Ky Simonee Ohio New Albany to attend with Mr and Mrs Chas Ashworth and many others. Paul Buechler hosted a turkey dinner on Sunday December 25 with Chas Dellinger Adolph Huffman Byrne and Troth families in attendance.
Henry Hanky an eighty two year old grocer on the Corydale Pike was assaulted gagged and robbed Wednesday night. He was found Thursday morning in a bleeding dazed state with scalp wounds after fighting the attackers who tied a forked stick in his mouth. Hanky tore the gag free and the back door was left open or unlocked. Loss amount and identities of the robbers are unknown.
In Lebanon Jet Kentucky Minnie Lamb credits Cardui with saving her from fatal spells after using the woman’s tonic for years. The ad touts Cardui as a safe, vegetable medicine used for over fifty years and sold by druggists. It also notes a local political notice: Thomas J Stevens seeks the Democratic nomination for county Assessor, highlighting his prior service as County Commissioner and community involvement.
Otto Voyles of New Albany visits Palmyra in the new year to promote his firm. Elder Taylor of the Church of Christ preaches his first sermon here. Local talk centers on primary candidates and town gossip. Old John Warley corn yields to the water wagon as travel improves and mail routes shift to stage service. Newly elected officials take office at noon with reform plans including subways and aqueducts. Isaac Sonner Floyd visits family in Palmyra and nearby Salem.
Delayed report notes Ward Smith recovering while Alvin Smith left for Emison Indiana last week. The piece lists attendees of a New Year's Eve school event, recounting gifts and warm remarks by Mr Dick the teacher. Also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Purdue University Farmer's Short Course January 12 to 16 with the Ninth State Corn Show.
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