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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1910
Page
8
Weak throats and lungs are urged to try Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for colds and coughs. The advertisement also recommends Ayer’s Pills as the best laxative and urges consulting a physician for approval.
The New Albany Lanesville and Corydon Plank Road Company held its annual Corydon meeting on July 5 and elected W. W. Knight Chas. W. Wright Louis S. Riely Wm. P. Huff and Mrs Maud Wright as directors. Louis S. Riely was elected president and Chas W Wright secretary and treasurer. The road, now gravel, retains the original corporation name Plank Road Company.
A stockholders meeting in Elizabeth on July 5 elected directors W D Barnes P A Burton B S Kirkham Julius Johns W E Cook Amzi Weaver and Jas S Black. The board then elected W J Barnes as president P A Morton and B S Kirkham as vice presidents and W I Wolpert as cashier. Local stockholders attend in large numbers and express optimism for the bank’s success.
Mr Louis Nicely announces a cure for skin diseases with ZEMO a liquid external treatment. The product allegedly draws germs to the surface and permanently cures conditions from eczema to ringworm. Mr Riely offers proof of cures and explains the home treatment.
Sheriff James Hanger of Crawford county Sheriff Alger G Ward of this county Ex Sheriff Frank Whiting of Gibson county and J R Perry detective of the Southern Railroad raided a blind tiger at Leavenworth on Saturday night July 2 capturing many patrons and a craps game. Those seized were promised freedom if they testified at court.
A South American traveler describes cocoa cultivation where young trees are shaded from harsh sun by banana and plantain leaves. Mature plants also require cover from protectors called importels or the mother of the cocoa, creating a continuous canopy over the plantation.
If you suffer from bleeding itching or protruding piles send your address for details on a home absorption treatment promising immediate relief and permanent care. It offers free trial items with local reference upon request and asks you to write to Mrs M Summers Box P Notre Dame Ind.
A father questions his son about the term’s study of logic. The boy claims he is not here because he must be at Rome or elsewhere. The exchange ends as the father uses a cane to prove he is not hurting him, exposing a flaw in the logic.
A Kaffir hidden under a willow tree sneaks toward red beaked roobekkiessmall birds and suddenly grabs one from the flock. The birds alarm as the others scatter, leaving a single fluttering captive in the foe’s grasp.
A railroad engineer refused a run after dreaming his brother died in a head on collision near Topeka and a later dream warned of GOS blowing up. That afternoon his engine failed and killed the substitute engineer and fireman. A week later his brother died in a collision. The item also notes idioms from Job and a parade of historic train trains.
A Chicago Post clipping recalls a dramatic romantic moment where a woman leaps into a man's arms. The unnamed speaker notes that the event likely surprised another party, implying tension or misgivings despite the apparent tenderness.
The saying stresses that today reflects yesterday’s actions and shapes tomorrow. It urges constructive focus on present effort to build a better future, warning against dwelling on past mistakes and regret.
A church service topic on honesty turns into a lampoon of buying on approval. The minister lambastes those who shop on approval and notes the return of two red velvet chairs the next day. Mrs Blank explains the chairs were lent by the furniture store for Wednesday night on approval.
A conceit shows how to reveal a crossed out digit by using sums and the next multiple of nine. The process starts with a number like 63 214 and ends with deducing the crossed figure as 6, based on subtracting the total from the next multiple of nine.
The article describes the secondary period as the age of reptiles with vast iguanodons in the Wealden regions of Sussex and Hampshire. It notes complete iguanodon skeletons in Brussels and mentions smaller land reptiles, sea ichthyosaurs, and flying pterodactyls that inhabited earth and sea alike.
In a British museum a papyrus fragment attributed to Abines of Nin Flinnus describes a rule to construct equal images to a given circle. Translated by Leipzig scholars, the text is a transcript of a work 500 years older, hinting at ancient Egyptian attempts to square the circle around 900 B.C.
A short history explains the Dilettante Society once active in London. It formed when travelers from Italy returned home to promote fine arts they enjoyed abroad. Walpole praised its aims but mocked the group noting the real qualification was heavy drinking.
Mrs Wise quips about drafty keyholes as Delia the servant explains she has a terrible earache this morning. The exchange highlights a light domestic moment in a period setting.
The fragment cites Hewitt and Jewett in a witty, era voice with a punchline about Ananias seeking reputation. It shows sparring rhetoric and a playful challenge to credibility from a 7k Press source. The line suggests contemporaries exchanging sharp quips about character and fame.
A waiter named John jokes that a flow is his wife and questions a miss about sunshine. He quips that when the sun shines she is miserable because it fades the carpet, revealing a dry humor about domestic life.
In a witty aside from the Cleveland Leader, a philosopher of folly remarks that when a bachelor gains a better half he inevitably secures better living quarters, underscoring humorous marital upgrades.
The quote attributed to Martin reflects a view that hesitation in truth can hint at malevolence. It suggests moral caution in public life and the judgment of character based on candor versus deceit.
Younc Puurto is 11 years old with 16 percent hands and weighs 1500 pounds. Described as heavy limbed clean and good tempered, he has proven a reliable foal getter. Sired by Pluto the Dick Graves horse, Pluto by the celebrated English Draft stallion. Pluto revered as one of the best imported horses in the country. Alonzo Brown and Arthur Brown listed as keeper and owner.
Great grandson of George Wilkes Theodocia will be found during the season of 1910 at the stable of the undersigned on Mondays and Tuesdays at the barn of Matthias Hausz in Franklin township Wednesdays and Thursdays and at the Corsdon Fair Grounds on Fridays and Saturdays Foaled in 1993 bred by Charles F. Miker Evansville Ind sired by Theodocinus Theodocia is a handsome black roan standing 16 hands high and weighing 1200 pounds Pedigree shows seven lines to Hambletonian 10 Trial records on Corydon track include 2 20 2 18 2 90 2 25 2 24 2 22 2 28 and more He will be stud worth $10 to insure a living colt Not responsible for accidents or escapes but best care taken Address Curry Miller Owner and Keeper for further particulars
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