03 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
1
Reports from parts of the county show discontent over teacher licensing and potential improper licenses. State Superintendent Jones says any citizen may appeal a County Superintendent decision within 30 days of notice, by written notice and a bond for costs. The county official forwards the manuscript to the state level for review.
A discount-era tale explains dull times arise when everyone owes each other and none pays. It suggests if someone pays someone who then pays others, all debts clear and hard times end. The ad promotes Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with a money back guarantee and a booklet from druggists.
A friend is the one who inconveniences himself for you and sits by you in illness. They are the ones who offer help when misfortune clouds the sky and encourage you not to despair. Real friends do not expect full value in return or demand interest for loans. Not all who sign a friendship album are true friends.
A church hat rule provokes a stark exchange about decorum in worship. The sermon and imagery of odd stuffed items spark a discussion on reverence and distraction during services.
A reader credits One Minute Cough Cure with restoring health after lung trouble from la grippe. The message appears in a Salem Democrat item, naming Mr. EF Wise of Madison Georgia and L A Bretty & Son as sources.
Judge William A. Woods of the United States Circuit Court died at his Indiana home last Friday night from angina pectoris. He served as a Circuit Judge and Supreme Judge of the State, was appointed by President Arthur for the Indiana district, and later became United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit after Harrison’s nomination.
The New York Produce Exchange statistician estimates 684 million bushels for 1901 based on acreage and agricultural department conditions. This would surpass the 1898 peak of 675 million bushels. Yet local regions expect far smaller yields, offering little consolation to those facing short crops.
A reflection on editors who criticize and whether making enemies matters in journalism. The piece notes that an editor with no enemies would be useless, suggesting a blunt, combative approach is valued in the field. It ends by praising DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for bad digestion underlying weak vigor.
The Board of review finished comparing township lists with assessor books and made corrections. John W. Kintner reduced by 2500 dollars, James M. Sieg increased by 330 dollars, Wm. Hichel reduced by 4755 dollars. American Bell Telephone Co was assessed at 129 boxes in the county at 12 dollars 50 cents per box, a first-time county assessment.
Rev. William McK. Hester of New Albany chosen by New Albany M E district ministers to fill the unexpired term of the late Presiding Elder John E. Steele. Steele's successor to be named at the Indiana Conference in September. Hester has served 51 years in the conference and is a prominent figure in Indiana Methodism.
A last Saturday strike by the Amalgamated Association of Tron Steel and Tin Workers coinvolved about 50,000 men. The action aimed to ward off wage cuts amid McKinley prosperity as tensions rise over industry conditions.
Batchley, the state geologist, issues a warning about a looming seventeen-year locust outbreak expected next year, urging preparedness and monitoring.
Notice announces Prof H S Morris eye specialist from Jeffersonville will be at the Morris Hotel Corydon for three days July 11 12 13 and monthly thereafter. Free examination offered with rest and relief promised for headaches dizziness and eye strain. Complicated cases fitted where others fail with guaranteed satisfaction.
A newspaper item notes a lively mock ad for tin cans by W. J. Bulleit, then shifts to a Philadelphia meeting where 5,000 Republicans are criticized. The Democratic party sees opportunity, while accusations of corruption and organized crime tint Pennsylvania politics under Mat Quay leadership. Chamberlain’s tablets advertised with sample offers brief.
On a farm near New Amsterdam Dr Lauglin Jesse Kemper and Roy Jack descended to near a hundred feet into an unexplored cave. Unable to climb out they were retrieved after Roy fetched a long rope and a dozen men. A blind toad was the only other discovery.
Promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for cuts burns and scalds with rapid soothing and healing. Warns buyers about worthless counterfeits and urges purchase from L. a. RIELY & Son.
The article notes another bank collapse in Buffalo New York as prosperity myths fade. It mentions Senator J H Kyte of South Dakota dying at his Aberdeen home from heart failure and hints at bargain prices at Mrs Linder's, while urging readers to buy James & Mayer at Bender x Wiseman's to save costs.
A brief reader note promotes pies with a simple endorsement by Jim Wright, inviting readers to try the product.
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