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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
5
The Corydon Democrat notes Bridgeport becomes a money order post office and reports local prices and farming updates. Butter prices average 26 48 per pound over seven months, wheat at 85 cents per bushel, peach prospects, and multiple local visits and notices.
The itemized notes cover butter prices in January 1905 and December 1904, a Bryan article reference, a Harrison township gravel road vote, county money reports for the first quarter, marriage licenses issued in May and June, Greer W. Davis entering the Mayoralty race, a movement to close stores at six with evening band concerts, New York City and Philadelphia voting contrasts, prairie dogs found on a Spencer township farm, a New Middletown Sunday school event, Southern Railway block system update, Jacob Schaum obituary, a Broadway jeweler watch display critiquing tariff impact, and butter price observations for December 1904.
A roundup of visits and social happenings from Louisville New Albany and nearby areas. Individuals such as Edward Bulliet William Ridley and Miss Scott are noted with travels visits and performances. The items include deaths canning events church entertainments and a smallpox quarantine ruling.
Advertisement asserts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets cure a cold in one day. Claims all druggists sell the product with a money back guarantee if ineffective. Signature of E. W. Grove appears on each box.
Span Engleman and partners near completion hauling in wheat. Freddie Stauth works for Bill Wiseman near Shiloh. Ora Good visits aunt Mrs Daniel Borden at Pleasant View. Mt Soloman nett hosts Sunday school July 9 and evening service. Ora Feller stays with grandparents Jacob and Mrs Feller. Carrie and Ida Engleman visit Grace Engleman at Pleasant View. Harve Bussabarger and family visit Joseph Bussabarger. Cort Engleman kills large cow snake in Martin bird box pursuit. Otto Bussabarger kills a five foot four inch owl stealing chickens. Mr and Mrs George Armstrong of Iowa visiting Winn family then Greenville and Louisville relatives. Lena Winn accompanies to Louisville.
Falsirs haul most wheat. Andrew Lane to Corydon for wagon factory work. Hursttown Sunday School buys an organ with Maud Wine as organist. Visitors from New Albany Louisville Alexandria and Corydon areas stop by. Raspberry crop nearing exhaustion with ~30000 cases shipped. peaches and plums moving north with large crops expected. Glenwood Chautauqua opening features Lyric Gee Club Lula Tyler Gates and Governor Hanly to speak. Bryan to lecture on The Prince of Peace. Opening Day attendance high and rail fare promotion announced. Capt J G Brown and family visit Corydon before returning to Front Royal Virginia. A girl in Spencer township broke her arm.
A western narrator recalls a New York banquet where the cloakroom attendant laments not only the lack of tips but also that guests stole the decoy tray they stored in the cloakroom. The exchange reveals the attendant's disconsolate mood and a quirky detail about the decoy.
A World’s Work article explains that most practical inventions come from a company’s dedicated inventions department. These teams, unseen by the public, tackle everyday manufacturing problems with full support and funding from their employers.
The London Chronicle explains two varieties of Corot works: the Corot de commerce sold under pressure and minor works the painter keeps. It notes imitators’ pictures and how Pere Corot refused to condemn them, sometimes labeling them Corot with minor adjustments.
A man asks a tailor to fashion a dinner coat from his dress coat cloth. The tailor explains the material is the same kind but not the exact same piece. He notes that no two black woolens are identical and assures a good match though differences exist.
A fragment describes Rufus Choate joking about a Boston witness in a courtroom. The quip involves a tenial dev yanl and a claim about someone being absentminded when asked to fetch an item. The text preserves the antiquated tone and implies a humorous courtroom moment.
In a comic exchange the landlady asks a guest to say grace and he prays for help to be thankful for what they are about to receive. A child reacts with a strained comment as family dynamics surface in a humorous dialogue snippet from a newspaper feature.
A witty cartoon caption jokes about domestic life as a wife has three servants a constant at home one traveling and one on the way, playing on busy household routines in the humor page.
A dialogue reveals Effie in love with a man long enough to marry him, yet conscious of folly. She questions the match while he concedes the time was long enough to seek improvement.
Miss Monnie McRae of Taylor township broke her arm after a fall last week. Robert Lefler of Posey township is in critical condition after a Monday horse fall. Miss Lena Sieg and Paul Russell of Spencer township have traveled to Colorado for a visit.
Birds migrate long before weather changes and food scarcity. Young birds from breeding grounds lead southward migrations, often followed by parents, with many birds wintering from Mexico or similar regions. The article notes flights occur at night and are not fully understood.
Levi Blunk of Louisville visited friends here at the start of the week, planar social notes indicate.
Invited workers Rev. 8 L Todd Odon Rev J H Toombs Central Rev Robert Norton New Albany lead the event. The object is for the conversion of sinners reclamation of backsliders and sanctification of believers.
Low rates will be provided for those who secure meal tickets with lodging in tents or rooms on the Ramsey grounds. A lunch stand will be on site and ample shade is available for visitors bringing their own meals. Tent requests should be directed to Rev. N. M. Rumbley, Secretary, Ramsey, Ind.
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