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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1905
Page
4
Local residents share family visits and social calls over the weekend. John Anderson welcomes a girl. Miss Gussie Woertz and Miss Ada Duncan host and visit kin. Reports list multiple visits among the Roudenbush and Woertz families and a community event at No. 11 school house.
Moberly reports mud in the vicinity and ongoing School progress. Mrs. Rev. W. G. Morgan improves after illness. Abe Pitman hauls logs to White Cloud this week. J. W. Pitman worked for Theodore Thevenat last week. Attendees from our group visited Pennington's chapel. Leon Davis and wife of Sun Shine visited White Cloud residents. Mrs. Julia Burgess and daughter visited Mrs. Mattie Morgan. Roy Conrad, recently in St. Louis, returns home for a brief visit.
Frederick Gettelfinger and his wife celebrated their golden wedding at Spencer township on the 1&th inst. After a church ceremony and nuptial vows, eight children and thirty five grandchildren gathered for a grand dinner with abundant refreshments and many gifts. Mr. Gettelfinger is 72 and Mrs. Gettelfinger is 72, eleven days apart in birth dates.
Craven S Hudson died at his daughter's residence after a lingering stomach illness at age seventy two. He leaves five children, four brothers and two sisters, and was a longtime county resident and Civil War veteran. Interment planned at Oak Grove cemetery.
Byrneville area readers recount nearly a century of town history from Grandaddy Temple to Levi the long serving postmaster. Noted figures include James Starr Henry Sappenfeld Abraham Levi and Dr Levi. The piece praises health water telephone links distant lines and fertile soil ideal for strawberries and berries with strong shipping potential.
Annie Hahn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hahn died January 19 1905 at age 19 years 1 month 16 days from typhoid fever. She cared for seven sick siblings and mother while they battled illness. Funeral was held Saturday with Father A Peckskamp delivering the sermon and six young ladies as pallbearers. The family and community extend sympathy.
100 acre farm one mile east of Ramsey on the Ramsey and New Salisbury road. 30 acres timber, good house and outbuildings, a cistern and young orchard. For particulars contact Levi J. Pinair e 125 8w Corydon Ind RR No 4.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a scar free healer for cuts burns and bruises. It claims rapid relief draws out inflammation and soothes skin with a cure for piles and skin diseases. Warns against counterfeits and notes availability from all druggists. Jan
The Senior Class completed Solid Geometry and moves to Commercial Arithmetic next term. Enrollment reaches 75, up 25 from last year, prompting the Senior Class move to the laboratory to relieve crowding. Freshmen total 41 with many local students, and report cards show most pupils earning credits.
Miss Hattie Windell is on the sick list. Chas Mauck is head sawyer at Wm Sieg’s mill. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs John Goprad near Heidelberg. Dr Martin and Dr Schoen attended ill residents. Chris Hubbard relapsed. Dave Weaver works in his father’s Corydon blacksmith shop. Ed Mauck improves from lagrippe. Miss Zettie Windell visited uncle Sam Windell. Mrs Simcox plans to keep Dixie store. Jim DeSchamp bought 40 acres joining his brother John. Mrs W P Mauck and son Carl visiting. Stella Snyder and Pearl Toler visited Mauck relatives. Auctioneer C B Kopp reports good business. John Graff moved from Edwardsville to Isaac Mauck’s near Dixter with a large saving contract for Mr Davis of New Albany.
Cort Wolfe and family spent Sunday with Levi Pinaire’s. Stephen Vernin from near Milltown visited at Jos. Pinaire’s Sunday. Mrs. Anna Lamb of Crandall visited relatives here. Sherman Pinaire and family visited Henry Helfrish’s. Wo. Engleman and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Wetzel near Ramsey. David Wolfe and wife stayed with daughter Mrs. Bringle of New Salisbury. Mr. Wolfe has been ill.
A vintage medical sales line promises a cure for colds in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. The ad notes a 25 cent price and refunds if it fails to cure, with E. W. Grove's signature on each box.
Letters from Quebec and Chicago endorse the Pe-ru-na remedy. Emile Tanguay reports severe catarrh affecting hearing improved within three days and cured in eight. Adolph Koehler praises Peruna for ENT and throat and lung issues and says friends were cured.
Congressman C P Dorr of West Virginia promotes Peruna as a safe permanent cure for catarrh and colds. He claims Peruna prevents colds, cures a cold in two to five days, and treats catarrh in early stages, urging readers to write Dr Hartman for free advice. Peruna sells for one dollar at first class drug stores.
Forrest Melton and Elsie Faith health notes. rumors of a wedding. Mr and Mrs Eli Shields at Corydon. Lawrence Garviz on business. New baby born to Mr and Mrs John Ferree. Frank King injures two fingers with an ax. Local visits by Mr and Mrs Dick King and Frank King. Walter Pindell visits from Elkhart. Teachers Institute held at No 5 Center School. invitation extended. Mr Geo McLaure acknowledged by former students. Strand Toler sells route to Wm Heckleman. Local spelling matches planned. church meeting with Rev Carnes praised. Photos taken at Laconia Institute. attendance high at No 7 school event.
Olwen Seacat visits relatives locally. Harry Welker and wife visited relatives at Milltown last week. Chas Routh and family from Hancock visited relatives in Fairdale Sunday. Gibner and wife with Elsie Houser visited Crandall. Swarens family put up ice to stay cool. Ed Dalton bought a two year old horse. Rev N M Rumbley filled an appointment at Woods Chapel. Reinhardt family visited Sam Davidson in New Salisbury. Gettlefinger couple celebrated Golden Wedding last Wednesday with children and friends.
An advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as perfectly safe for children to take and effective for coughs colds and croup. It urges mothers to choose Chamberlain's and notes availability at Crosiers Corner Drug Store dated January.
Bridgeport reports Ed Shireman among the sick Aunt Jane Farnsley suffers stomach trouble Willie Johnson plans to plant 5 acres of tobacco Miss Cletes Farnsley visits uncle Peter Farnsley Ex Trustee Thomas Farnsley did early 1905 plowing Embury church revival draws crowds A runaway coal barge in the ice Whooping cough widespread west of here Maud Bowers visiting aunt Ning Bowman at Kingerys Corners Box supper draws crowd Misses Farnsley hosted by May Carter Beaur named box supper prize winner John McCollum of Floyd county runner up Nail Kegers discuss Republic futures at Ben Wright's with locals from Illinois Nebraska Iowa Kentucky tobacco and broom corn money makers in respective states.
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