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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1916
Page
4
The Corydon Democrat promotes advertising rates and policies. It details display ads at 15 cents per inch, readers 5 cents per line, and special rates for long runs. Obituaries up to twenty lines free. additional lines charged. Subscriptions: one year 1.00, six months 50 cents, three months 25 cents. Out-of-county subscriptions in advance.
Corydon Republican urges editors to openly critique President Wilson for not citing the new currency law and to state clearly where his administration erred. The piece mocks Taft and Roosevelt while calling for plain talk on peace or war policies.
The excerpt critiques newspaper editorials from Corydon in 1912 noting alleged misinformation. It contrasts Taft's limited wins with Roosevelt and Hughes positions, questions tariff impact on prices, and recalls past Republican tariff eras and panics. It reflects partisan tensions during the 1912 election cycle.
A Corydon Republication from October 31 1912 reprints a St Louis Globe Democrat cartoon showing a confident farmer with hands on hips and a caption about farm product prices from October 11 1912. The piece contrasts then prices for hogs wheat cotton and eggs with current local Republican calls for better coverage. The author questions why the local paper does not “show things up better for farmers now” and who will answer.
Evansville letter from Iditor Pickhardt of the Huntingburg Signal defends German heritage Americans against Republican campaigns. He accuses Corydon Republicans of exploiting German voters to attack Wilson while praising German contributions to the nation. He warns against “professional Germans” aligned with Republican aims and urges loyalty to party and country. A farmer adds concern over bread prices and unemployment as broader context. Also note: sewing machine repairs offered by Novelty Repair Shop.
President Wilson tells the New York Advertising Clubs that candor and truth should guide business and politics alike. He urges Americans to put country first, fight for liberty justice and humanity, and trust the ordinary citizen as the nation’s vitality.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt quotes editorials about rising paper and ink costs. It notes Tennesseean and American and Courier-Journal facing higher expenses, price increases, and pressure on small papers. It urges readers to pay delinquencies to cover growing costs.
Antique listing notes a Victor Clover Hubler device in good running order offered by Elmer Fos ter in New Middletown with Eureka phone contact ji4tt.
A Republican writer notes growing rifts in Indiana with Progressives denouncing National Committeeman William Holton Dye for backing Hughes at Chicago. The Progressive State Committee fixes July 20 for its convention to nominate a state ticket.
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