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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
3
Merchants advertise a low cost sale with new clean goods and many unlisted items. Kickoff is January 19 through 26 with items like Galvanic Laundry Soap spots Mentholene Ointment and Milady Talcum Powder offered at fractions of a dollar. Bring children and friends to seek deals on gloves frames combs and pins amid a kitchenware and apparel emphasis.
E L Wiles operates a five and ten cent store offering a variety of everyday items at low prices. The shop emphasizes bargain goods and accessible shopping for local residents.
Report from Franklin to Columbus chronicles a multi day snowstorm disrupting travel from Indianapolis to Louisville. Passengers endure twelve to fifteen hour legs, trains and electric cars halted by drifts, with some relief as trains resume, and a community aid effort against the cold. A hospital operation and local charity assist the needy as crews cope with widespread disruption.
Thomas Lush, proprietor of the Hoosier Dairy Lunch at 815 Pearl Street, New Albany, converts the popular restaurant into a cafeteria with new furniture, claiming it as the first cafeteria in the city. The change aims to meet a growing local demand and improve patron satisfaction.
Advertises 200 acre farm one mile south of Ramsey for rent to a good farmer. Seeks recommendations for particulars. Miss Sallie Brengman left Monday for Cambridge City Indiana after spending three weeks with relatives in the area.
Lena and Mr Resch of New Middletown share their grandson Willie Butler’s Christmas 1917 letter from Fr San Jacinto Texas. He describes two years in service since February 1916, weight gain from 36 to 150 pounds, liberty bands purchase, and meals at multiple camps with a festive Christmas dinner.
Corydon residents report relief from long backache and kidney trouble using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Ricly's Drug Store. Mr. B. E. Richard of Walnut St. endorses the remedy, noting lasting success and ongoing use after a prior cure. Foster Milburn Co. advertises 60 cents at dealers.
The Heth Township Farmers Institute was postponed due to bad weather and rescheduled for next Monday January 21 at the Mauckyport U. B. church. Speakers include Ms. Jones of Fairmont and Mrs. Lindley of Salem.
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