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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
10
A concrete dwelling owned by Ges K Gwartoey and occupied by the Klein family was badly damaged by fire in New Albany last Thursday. The home had no insurance and the loss is about 1000 dollars. A gold brooch with red settings a keepsake. Liberal reward offered. finder should leave it at the Democrat office.
Cleo Burd remains in critical condition while A R Conner takes charge of Indiana Fruit Farm for the year. Mrs Griff Brown will join her husband in Louisville after leaving for work. Ella Shuck visits New Albany relatives. Dr Forbis called to see James Burd's son who is in critical condition. Protracted meeting ends due to high water. George Bandy attends his mother Ed Hughes’s funeral in Mauckport. Mrs Sylvester Thompson returns from New Albany. mother reportedly better. Sam Curts on sick list. Eva Dooley returns from Mauckport for school. Mr C L Reagan plans to move near Lanesville. Mary Graven visits Corydon. Walter Swartz visits his mother in Kings Landing. Mary McAdams visits home. H J Reed resigns Indiana Fruit Farm post and will leave Indianapolis soon. Roberts conducts protracted meeting at local place. Lightning protection ad urges thinking of O T Price for safeguarding homes.
A reader asks if lightning rods truly safeguard a home after repeated strikes. The article cautions rods do not guarantee safety, notes insurance considerations, and advises hiring a reputable firm with a permanent address and qualified staff.
Stella Chaffin aged about four died Sunday after a short pneumonia illness. Her funeral was held at Crisp Crags Roads burying ground. Rev Goldwen Smith and Rev Voyles conducted revival services near Elizabet h community and impressed attendees with the Christ change. A letter from Rev W D Bartle of Indianapolis offers continued support for the Democrat, and the next W C U C meeting will be hosted by Mrs Geo K Gwartasy Friday afternoon.
W E Cook serves as President with B S Applegate as Vice President and G W Applegate as Cashier. Directors listed include J W Mc Kinster C W Thomas Ed OConnor and M W Bean.
The Corydon National Bank held its annual stockholders meeting on January 1 1913 with full attendance. Officers and the board were re elected for 1913 as earnings and business volume for 1912 were described as satisfactory. An advertisement for the bank appears in this issue.
A reflective passage contrasts natural instinct with deeper beliefs on death and immortality. It muses on birds and beasts renewing life, asserting beauty and truth persist beyond what logic can explain, as a preacher voice contemplates existence.
A garbled passage presents an undergraduate from Syracuse University discussing tact. The fragmented text includes a remark about advice and a quote attributed to Barbey d Aureville, suggesting tact cannot be bought and must be valued by those who possess it.
A fragment from Louden Telegraph discusses changing views of romance and marriage with quirky imagery. It contrasts courtship as a “tithe to love” before marriage with domestic life after, using lines about rocking horses and building blocks on the parlor floor.
The Democrat reports the Parcels Post Rates table will be published next week due to heavy workload and limited printing capacity. Six printers are available, but current deadlines require postponement of the rates list.
After sickness nothing restores health like Scott's Emulsion. It nourishes every organ with natural body nourishment and contains cod liver oil with hypophosphites and glycerine. Not a patent medicine, it aids after croup and measles, grippe, pneumonia, colds, coughs, or throat troubles. Scott & Bowne, Loomisfield, N.J.
In Kansas City a plasterer on a tall building job orders his tender to fetch his pocket money from a tear. The tender reports no money is in the clothes as thieves have emptied the pockets. The blunt exchange ends with the tender insisting robbery occurred, though no cash was found.
An English traveler in Baluchistan recounts a Century Magazine tale where a holy man shares a Moses story linked to politics. Moses laments widespread sorrow and need, the Lord promises cure, yet people ignore the upper story decay, and the Lord wakes them to old habits.
The Negritos display diverse instruments including bamboo nose flutes and crude bamboo stringed devices. The panza or brontomtom is universal, varying in rhythm with drumstick or hands. Many dances are pantomimic and their singing is described as extremely weird and hard to render in text.
The narrator recalls Sheridan's early distress and reliance on writing for fugitive publications aided by his wife. He jokes that if Sheridan pursued law he might have matched a friend, but time did not permit. A witty acquaintance notes the effort was a joint concern.
Paraguayan lace tracing to early missionary teaching over 200 years ago. Lacework became the chief occupation in many towns with women children and some men practicing it. Designs mimic semitropical spider webs earning the face the name nanduti meaning spider web.
Mrs Copperfield insists the biscuits are her own creation as David compliments their appearance. He tests a hot biscuit and asks in a humorous mistyped line how long ago they were baked, revealing a light domestic moment.
A dialogue from the London Express notes Arry brings a ring to Arriet, who identifies it as an opal. They warn opals are unlucky, but Arry dismisses concerns, insisting the piece is harmless.
A Chicago News piece quotes Small Willie answering who he would like to be if given his way. He prefers to be himself, saying he would always have his own way whenever possible.
A quoted line by Puck extols contentment as the sweet satisfaction from having more of this world’s goods than one can possibly use, framing wealth as ample when needs are exceeded.
A concise excerpt from Thoreau emphasizes courage as the essential virtue guiding actions and mindset. The remark centers on moral fortitude as a foundational strength for daily life and decisions.
The Chicago Record Herald notes Ehrenberg studied diatemis, noting many species differ by ray counts. He predicted missing ray numbers would appear. ten such species have been found to date, leaving three unaccounted for.
In Miss Maude Annesley’s My Parisian Year a well known Paris restaurant plays with a traveling Englishman. He asks price per head for eight at first 45 francs, then 40, 35, and finally 22 francs after declaring he remains French. The joke hinges on nationality and bargaining in a dining scene.
The article describes the grapple plant of the Transvaal and Orange River colonies. Its hard pod develops clawlike runners with hooked thorns that pierce animal hooves, causing the animal to gallop and carry the seed far. The mechanism is noted as cruel and makes the animal a vulnerable target.
The article explains fulminate of mercury as a powerful explosive system its shock sensitivity and unique ignition by distant causes. It notes explosive action requires rapid heat and oxygen and uses gunpowder as an example where nitrate of potash and charcoal decompose to generate heat and expanding gases.
Emma sent her plate back three times for turkey and was helped each time. She finally looked mournful at the unfinished dinner while Uncle John questioned her. Ma explained it is more than full, and others laughed at her.
A cheerful philosopher notes that what you give is what returns to you. Phamley agrees, recounting last June he gave away his daughter and in August she and her husband returned to him.
Eva leen Hilligoss recovered from tuberculosis of the fingers after early amputation and bone scraping. Her parents Elmer and Eva Hilligoss credit Nature's Creation with the cure and urge others to seek information at M. L. Haymann in Indianapolis. Nature's Creation is not a patent medicine and is not sold in drug stores.
The novelist Thackeray preferred dining alone at the Star and Garter in Richmond near London. Illustrator Harry Furniss recalls Thackeray stating Becky Sharp Pendennis and Colonel Newcome were his entertaining company that evening.
An old man at a restaurant overhears a debate about the biggest liar. He reveals he is Arthur Blank’s father and adds that if Arthur is the biggest war you have met, you cannot have met his other son Richard.
The New York Sun explains the saying is nautical. Two timber bits on a ship forward hold the anchor cable. the portion behind them is the bitter end. Paying out more cable increases anchor security, so captains extend to the bitter end in doubts about holding ground.
The London Spectator recounts Charles Lamb using stammer humor to stall and then deliver a line. It notes some men perpetually stammer in the wrong place while Lamb staged his moment perfectly. The anecdote centers on a cheese purchase and a clever string joke.
Hills-Gruet emphasizes staying in touch with fellow men. Mills comments that he has touched many of them, suggesting broad personal reach and influence.
The article advises farmers on clover choices for meadows or pasture, recommending Mam moth Red, Common Red, Alsike, or White clover. It weighs fall sowing risks, suggests spring sowing after thaw, and notes soil type affects success. timothy timing with wheat is discussed.
Califa California reader asks if sweet clover is good for cow pastures and how many pounds per acre to sow. The article notes sweet clover is considered a noxious weed, livestock will eat it once acclimated, but alfalfa provides far more feed and risks bloating if grazed. cutting or drying alfalfa yields more feed per acre.
A free 800000 word booklet titled The Story of Bread from the IHC Service Bureau Chicago is mailed on request. It aids school reading to explain bread as the staff of life and its impact on world progress. A related illustrated lecture The Dawn of Plenty with color views and motion pictures tours schools colleges and chautauquas.
A compact adage notes that the weakest life forms succeed by focusing on one goal while the strongest risk failure by spreading efforts across many tasks. It emphasizes singular focus versus divided attention as a key principle.
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows a father pressing the young man about his future plans while the daughter asserts the only certainty is he means business. The line captures social tension over marriage prospects and economic readiness.
In a London Opinion item a guest explains his wife was ill and a hostess asks about medical care. The guest replies no doctor was involved and adds he bought her a new hat as she recovers.
A brief exchange hints at travel intent with a playful line about tasting Hungarian goulash in session.
Mrs Exe notes her husband saved something for a rainy day while Mrs Wye recalls the item is her husband’s umbrella hidden away. The exchanges portray domestic humor over a simple object and shared misdirection.
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