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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
3
A poem urges wealth as a means to ease the poor’s burden and brighten friends' lives. It speaks of sharing wealth to scatter sunshine and dry tears, with a warning not to wait for riches but act now. The piece ends by crediting Freeman's Journal.
In a drawing room exchange, a man and Miss Louise debate the value and pliability of ideals in romance. He skeptically questions ideal lovers and urges a real-world suitor description, while she defends steadfast belief in ideals despite his cynicism.
A woman and a man volley hints about ideals and appearances at a social event. He asks about tallness hair and eyes while she probes his hidden longing. A distant loved one watches through a ship telescope as war and illness sever a fragile family bond.
The Intombi camp near Ladysmith hosted a field hospital and non combatants as the siege pressed. A daily train from Ladysmith carried sick and wounded to the hospital while women anxiously awaited news from the front. News was scarce for the garrison, though some updates reached Intombi via arrivals.
R A Williams former Chicago Fire Department chief at the time of the 1871 great fire died in Chicago after four weeks of illness. He never missed a major fire in fifty years and later advised the county treasurer’s office. His report on the blaze is in Chicago Historical Society records and sheds light on how gas works influenced the spread.
A Christiania professor finds cod on the Lofoten Islands dwell in waters four to five degrees above freezing. Norwegian fishermen now use thermometers to indicate fish presence. Paint can renew walls but cannot rejuvenate an old woman.
The article highlights a tarpon run off Fort Myers with a 180 pound silver king and a bunch averaging 100 pounds each. It describes tarpon fishing with a fly as the pinnacle of sport, noting Punta Gorda and Fort Myers as key west coast spots for Florida game fish.
A sermon extols hope as the bright star set by God in the firmament of life. It sails through every stage from childhood to old age, urging believers to trust in better things, find strength in trials, and anticipate both earthly and heavenly blessings through Christ.
Rev Polemus Swift argues the rum trade costs the U S billions annually in direct and indirect losses. He cites figures for native spirits beer wines and imports totaling over a billion dollars with indirect costs pushing total near two billion. He claims massive poverty relief potential if saved and links drinking to disease and social decay.
A violent tornado swept Vanderburgh County and Evansville causing three deaths, severe injuries, and about $100 000 in property damage. Homes and crops were destroyed across towns including St Wendeci and Nobbs Station with additional casualties in nearby communities. Somnambulism leads to tragedy as Grover Snyder is mauled by his brother Ollie. Mob drives out two Pentecostal preachers in Winchester amid crowd violence.
A compilation of tragic deaths and incidents across Indiana includes Alfred Smith of Lafayette dying by morphine self harm, Arthur Osborn of Scottsburg injuring himself, Guy Hamilton of New Ross fatally run over by a handcar, and Alonzo Hill of Shelbyville dying from heat. Also noted are suicides in Salem and Evansville, boiler explosions near Mount Vernon, a fatal carriage accident in Claypool, a large wage increase at Pittsburg Plate Glass in Kokomo, and a mass whipping by white caps in Monroe County.
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