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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1899
Page
7
An advertisement offers a closing out sale of first class cook stoves and tinware from brands such as Thday Favorite Darling and Daisy. Stoves and timer’s tools and a Hall patent safe are included. Stock bought from Long Bros. Sale runs until March 1st at actual foundry cost. Goods displayed in Buileit Block.
A stream of brief items includes family news, appointments, and community updates. Mentions of deaths, marriages, moves, property sales, and local business changes show a bustling Carrollton-style midwestern county page with references to New Albany, Corydon, and nearby towns, plus weather, church events, and public work.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a single day cure for colds. Genuineness shown by L. B. Q. on each tablet. Money back if it fails. Distributed by L. A. Riley & Son with 25 cents price.
Medical concerns include Hiram Hickman of Spencer township ill with lung trouble, and multiple typhoid cases in Bridgeport and Posey township. Community updates cover new bookkeepers at the Normal, gas exploration talks, civil service exam success, and a Southern Indiana trotting circuit discussion.
The report lists numerous individuals who have subscribed or renewed subscriptions since the last report. Names include John F Feig Alan John H Shuck Corydon Joh Albin Iris Strother Barrow Corydon Mrs J W Smith Columbus QC Nicholas Klebar Corydon and many others across Corydon New Middletown Mexico Mo Depauw Moberly Laconia and Denver among other locations.
R. E. Chambers advertises cash payments for white and red oak logs delivered to his Corydon lumber yard. Prices listed per thousand feet include clear butt white oak 2 feet plus at ten dollars, small butt white oak 18 to 24 inches at seven dollars, top white oak five dollars, clear butt red oak 2 feet plus at seven fifty, and batt red oak 16 to 24 inches at five dollars. Sale dated January 18 for delivery.
A brief notice touts gloves and ribbons as core specialties with sale pricing and new ribbon arrivals from mills. The ad emphasizes value at multiple price points and a range of late effects.
The choicest dress goods remnants are offered on the early table with prices halved and quartered to move stock quickly. Early shoppers secure the best picks in this clearance sale.
A local shop showcases a wide range of cloaks for little folks at attractive low prices. The article notes a scarcity of stores that cater to children’s needs with similar care.
Hosiery is a strong point with our mill producing many lines and buying direct from other mills to offer the lowest prices and large selections. All popular corset brands are carried including clove-fitting Warner's and W. B. L. models, among others.
New Albany and nearby mills announce disposal of accumulations of single and damaged blankets at rapid sale prices. Also offered are wool skirts at 39c 50c and 75c short lengths of jeans from N A Woolen Mills.
Our department will be greatly improved this spring with the first shipment of new dress skirts and wrappers received. We can promise readers stylish ready made garments at popular prices.
We wish all our Harrison county friends a Happy New Year and thank you for your liberal patronage. We will merit your goodwill in the coming year with better store facilities and improved service. Agents for Butterick Patterns and publications.
The W. H. Keller Co. in this place surpassed all prior years with about $75,000 in sales, $12,000 more than any previous year. The four year old firm operates seven departments with fifteen clerks under W. H. Keller. Sheriff Baelz took James Lawrence to Ft Wayne School for Feeble Minded Youth last Wednesday. The institution houses about 600 students. DeWitt's Little Early Risers touted for digestive and liver relief.
David Miller of this place represents Prudential Life Insurance Company of America and solicits insurance for men women and children noting it is the only company here writing child policies. Judge Marsh of Jeffersonville is said to have performed his first marriage uniting John DeWitt and Miss Henrietta Byrnes. Paul Perry of Columbus Georgia endured thirty years of pain before using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve to cure his skin ailment.
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