21 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1879
Page
1
A village scene unfolds with Janet and Jack facing separation as a hedge is cut. A mysterious fairy godmother promises news and romance, while whispers of a planned union and looming goodbye weave through the cottage and garden setting.
Fragmentary OCR lists several New Albany areas and weekly meetings or markets. Mentions Sundays elevated at County and Meck Lick with names Avans Manckpori N Worth and Lacanis cauth Wronchten, plus Thursday mornings at 7 for Manekpori Ged Cross Roads Geelock Ay M. and Sharp's Milt daily.
An Eastern town judge is awakened by tapping at his door to find a rough boy with an ax who offers a note claiming seventy five dollars from a thousand owed ten years hence. The judge questions him as the boy explains he found the note wrapped around money earned from chopping wood.
A patchwork of short items reports a new paper in Es Lorne, widespread cold across the country, and citizens exposed to hardships. Delinquent taxes loom in Bloomfield Democrat with Greene County facing large tax sales. A Wabash seminary sleigh ride ends in injuries after a runaway horse. A Senate bill would cut printer fees on legal ads, provoking critique of county paper expenses and printer pay.
The letter laments heavy ice hindering river navigation and mail routes in Washington Township. It notes school progress after holidays and parochial amusements by the C. A. 8. The missive pokes at local manners, gossip of Valley belles, and quips about neighbors, including Dock and Jer mima, with playful critique of attire and conduct.
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