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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
3
Fragmentary text lists reading practitioners in England and mentions an assistant in medicine. The legible parts reference Dr T. Sm1itu and various roles within medical branches. The overall meaning is unclear due to missing words.
Four armed men halted Rock Island train No. 5 near Joliet Illinois on Thursday night. They hijacked a messenger, shot Assistant Messenger Kane in the groin, forced valuables from passengers, and fled as the train neared a lonely stretch twenty three miles from Chicago. The crew complied as the robbers fled toward safety.
Receipts of spring wheat at eight interior markets through May total 2.2 billion bushels, higher than the previous five year average. Winter wheat receipts fell compared with last year and Chicago supplies rose, with live stock shipments and grain trade described as strong despite broader declines in some grain markets. The Chicago five month wheat receipts 3.009 billion surpass any prior year to 1888.
Two crowded trolley cars collided on the Mountain Lake Railway near Gloversville New York on Fourth of July night killing fifteen and injuring twenty nine as pleasure seekers crowded the resort grade. The crash telescoped the cars and one car burned leaving wreckage in a ditch and a chaotic scene in Parsons Kansas businessmen organize to defeat a 200000 bond issue for Prairie Oil and Gas franchise purchase. Massie and Hall of San Francisco organize a western Oklahoma syndicate to mine in the Glass Mountains with one shaft in operation.
Weather Bureau weekly crops update notes warmer, wetter trend in northern regions east of the Rockies, with drought persisting in the central and east gulf districts. Corn prospects improve in central valleys. Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys show uneven results from heavy rains. cotton and haying faces weather-driven challenges across several states.
A Kansas City sidewalk injury yields S540 in damages to Lille G. Small while Patrick Leahy’s daughters in Oklahoma perish returning from harvest. A Watsons Ian inventor forms a $50,000 axle firm. Nebraska’s Gov fails to approve a labor contract. Black Diamond post office stamps stolen. no clue. Chicago telegraphers unionizes under AFL. Erie plans $20 million property improvements and $3 million in steel bridge replacements.
Dun and Co notes quiet conditions in New York markets spreading to many sectors though railways and financials show strength with higher June earnings. Grain and cotton prospects hold, while failures rise from 12 to 6,165 with liabilities near 60.9 million. Canadian defaults improve. Cattle and hog prices edge higher as receipts dip slightly from last week.
Auction style market notes show Chicago cattle hogs and grains with No 2 wheat and corn prices in several cities. Treasury reports fiscal year surplus at 92 million with 208.7 million cash balance available.
Dr Paul Carus asserts at the International Folk Lore Association meeting in Chicago that Chinese, Jews, and Saxons will outlive other races. He cites patience, business prudence, and warlike drive as key traits, and Professor Starr adds immigration advantages for the Chinese amid intermarriage and offspring vitality.
Justice Laughlin of Buffalo orders permanent injunction with costs and full accounting against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer for selling Dr. Clarks Foot Powder, declared an imitation of Foot-Exse. Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy owns the Font-Tease mark. Further suits planned against other infringers.
The Philadelphia Record notes the telephone operator attracts the most attention amid teas and balls, while the tailor made girl may lead the swirl but must admit the phone girl gets the most calls.
Announcement proclaims Hail's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents, offered to consumers seeking relief indicated for catarrh and related nasal complaints.
Two bottles of Piso s Cure for Consumption cured me of a terrible cough. Fred Hermann of Buffalo New York writes September 24 1901 praising the remedy.
A Wattish remark on youth and ambition frames a discussion in the Somerville Journal. The speaker insists every young man should hold a high ideal while noting his fiancée stands five feet eight inches tall.
In New Providence Iowa on July 7 3 year old Helen Moon daughter of Mr and Mrs Moon narrowly escaped death from kidney trouble Doctors feared little hope after swelling and blindness but after taking Dodd s Kidney Pills nine boxes over time the dropsy disappeared and she recovered fully The treatment credited with saving the child s life.
The Nickel Plate Road will operate its 19th annual Niagara Falls excursion on Tuesday August 19. Low rates are advertised and potential riders are advised to see their nearest ticket agent for details. No. 137.
A fragment lists household cleaning tips including Red Cross Ball Blue and cod liver oil for boys. It mentions a Self Improvement Dating Stamp offer at 75 cents and provides an Fort Wayne Indiana Lock Box address. A Special Chautauqua Excursion is announced for July 25 via Nickel Plate Road with a return limit August 25.
Great Northern Railway offers home seekers tickets from St. Paul or Minneapolis to western points including Montana and Washington. Departure on the first and third Tuesdays of July August September and October 1902. Round trip fare single rate.
A wheeler dealer touts a get rich quick scheme, promising a mint of money. The conspirator suggests a fake game called Roodledydoo or Billi beduim to entice society, with no real details yet.
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Shoot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen feet and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 2 cents Sample sent free Allen S Olrusted LeRoy NY
A mother asks her son Harold if he has said his prayers after returning from the theater. Harold admits he forgot, and wonders if God sits up late, prompting the mother to tell him to pray at once.
Nickel Plate Road offers Sunday summer excursions Fort Wayne to Chicago and return for 2.00 dollars. Tickets valid on train No. 5 outbound and train No. 6 return the same day. See Ticket Agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind No 126.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Bridget and a mother discussing separation. The speaker asks about future arrangements while the other questions their intended destination. The exchange hints at an imminent end of living together.
A short reader tip advertises Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes with a five cent price tag and a quotation from J S Mill about the value of individuals to the state.
Great Northern Railway offers homeseekers tickets to Manitoba Montana Washington and western points on first and third Tuesdays of July August September and October at about one fare for the round trip. Inquiries to ticket agents or I I Whitney G P TY A St Paul.
Announcement invites readers to the annual Niagara Falls trip via the Nickel Plate Road on Tuesday August 19 with very low rates. Contact the nearest agent for details. The Gorgonia fan corals are described as present in every sea.
Homeseekers may buy excursion tickets via the Great Northern Railway to Manitoba Montana Washington and the West at about one fare for the round trip on the first and third Tuesdays of July August September and October Tickets and information from all railway ticket agents or F I Whitney and P I A St Paul
A classic moral maxim emphasizes doing one’s duty at all times under all circumstances and in all places as a guiding right and obligation. The quote attributed to F. R. Marvin frames duty as an inexhaustible personal imperative.
Mrs J N Waskins of Chicago testifies after four months use to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Pills and Sanative Wash easing her childbirth fears and keeping her healthy. She credits yearly spring and fall use with ongoing wellbeing and offers a testimonial with a $5000 forfeit if not genuine.
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