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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1903
Page
3
Mrs. Emmons recalls five years of ovarian trouble with discharge weakness and faintness. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she avoided surgery, regained health, and urges other women to try it and write for guidance.
A New York Tribune correspondent reports billiards decline across France led by Paris. French Academy member Emile Faguet cites tax records showing over 90 000 tables in 1889, dropping about 500 annually as youths abandon the game for cards piquet poker and cycling replaces billiards in cafes.
Residents report relief from kidney and bladder troubles after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. W A Terry, a grover, describes four months of suffering improving by the second day of treatment and urges others with kidney complaints to try the remedy.
A boastful man strutted outside an apartment house until a small man approached, asking for Mr Seanso. The larger man refused to name the resident and claimed no janitorial duties, then set his value at 30 cents for his time.
A Throup street van criticizes a photographer for making a remark on the high price of con and then telling a lake front citizen to look pleasant. The exchange appears in a Chicago News vignette about judgment and decorum.
At High Wycombe the Michaelmas Fair reveals a historic labor exchange with Bucks and Berks workers offering services to farmers. Distinctions mark roles from wool caps to ribboned attire, wage negotiations occur, and employed pairs celebrate with bright ribbons. By noon business ends and the crowd enjoys the Michaelmas allowance in a meadow.
Charleston man describes a distinct group called red bones living along the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia. He says they are elusive about origins, thrifty, and historically notable for slaveholding and Civil War service, with swarthy red skin and a hot temper. He calls for ethnological study.
A quirky exchange quoted by the Chicago News as a stranger asks if the town offers a refined parlor. The barber in a striped coat answers affirmatively in a playful, old timey tone. The fragment hints at a humorous or antiquated ad style mentioning Mrs. Austin and pap cake dough at grocers.
The article highlights practical invention ideas from Everybody's Magazine noting kerosene sludge, slaughterhouse waste, and natural byproducts as future materials. It cites Prairie wire grass and cornstalk pith used in furniture and warship filling, while pondering substitutes for elastic rubber and leather. A Brooklyn geography class joke about Long Island features ends with a student saying the south side has sea and the north side the Sound.
In a brief exchange the man asks about fortune telling and the woman notes her father trusts it. She mentions mercantile agencies as fairly accurate sources of forecasting.
In a brief Sketch a man complains a flirtatious woman avoids him while another man reveals he is her husband. The exchange hints at romantic conflict and social embarrassment.
Edith declares a love for old songs and recalls singing In Old Madrid last night. Kidder quips about her return in a flying machine. The Abbe De Marolles notes that he printed 183 124 verses yet the public lacked appreciation for Lim as a poet.
The silver plate from General Nathaniel Greene’s coffin in Savannah’s Colonial cemetery was returned to the Savannah Historical Society. Inscription reads Nathaniel Greene Obiit June 19 1788 Act d4 years, confirming the identification. Remains currently rest in the Southern Bank vault awaiting further disposition.
A Scottish church tale recalls a rural preacher who cut seating to widen space in the transept. On visiting, the beadle derided the changes asking where the folk would sit if a popular minister comes, highlighting the irony of perceived improvements versus crowd size.
A brief Chicago News quip contrasts large families with tiny New York flats. The exchange notes rooms so small families doubled up, highlighting humorous urban housing limits. Also a light line about cat in ancient history and a pancake flour ad closes the snippet.
In a light exchange, Miss Ann Teek and Miss Speitz joke about shopping while a dentist attends to teeth, noting it will take at least an hour. The Catholic Standard and Times captures a breezy, domestic moment.
An Indiana notice advertises custom rubber stamps and self inking daters with ink pads and a catalogue available from Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A Cincinnati Tribune quips about home talking machines with a joke exchange on the cost of acquiring one. The humor centers on marriage as the clever answer to the price question.
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