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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
7
A poetic reminiscence contrasts a child’s daytime quick footfalls with their night journey through a bedroom and passage. Morning echoes rise as tiny feet become grown and tread the street, while the sun beams awaken the day and keep pattering into dreams.
A seasoned detective explains his resignation from the force, recalling early career cases such as De Mallin court paste jewel frauds and Haintstead poisoners. He describes family ties to Ethel and Rose, an engagement to Northington, and a life diverted from his imagined justice path. He hints at a mystery the Yard may seek to clarify.
A detective narrates a tale of forged banknotes and a web of gadgets and disguises. Rose Maitland and her husband Hugh fled, while Ethel May and her fiancé Richard Morrison confront the fraud. Portland awaits as the pair face exposure and guilt.
A Princeton expert notes that wild birds sometimes vary songs and mimic sounds including human speech. A Bird Lore writer cites a firsthand case of a parrotlike grosbeak in a walnut tree repeating a cheerful greeting to a observer, with the bird returning yearly and mimicking phrases.
Dialogue fragment shows Breer Williams and Grer Williams discussing a hurricane’s impact on a house, with a perspective on providence and fate. The piece shifts to a Paris language jab and a wry note about summer girls, hinting at a broader humor or column.
Rev. Andrew J. Canfield argues Independence Day calls for review of providential government of nations. He cites Washington, Lincoln, McKinley and two Civil War and Spanish-American conflicts as turning points, urges faith in public virtue, and praises the new Library of Congress as a pantheon of American ideals.
A descriptive portrait of a Parthenon model with inscriptions from Lowell Bacon Milton Hooker Psalmist and a call to view it as a symbol of national ideals. The speaker urges the removal of fetters and the realization of a free spirit through reformers who add beauty and truth to the structure for future ages.
A speaker argues for limiting easy divorce while protecting women’s freedoms. She favors lengthy cooling periods and stricter remarriage rules, contending U S divorce rates reflect women gaining liberties and relief from burdens, with many divorces showing kindness toward women.
Rev. Polemus H. Swift discusses faults of youth including rushing into life without preparation and misaligned careers. He argues each person is best suited to one task and warns against forcing unsuitable paths such as turning a farmer into a preacher or a musician into law.
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture lists fairs across the state with dates and secretaries, from Marion to Edinburgh, Lafayette to Fort Wayne. Also reported are multiple local incidents including drownings, accidents, poisonings, smallpox quarantine, dog bites, fatal falls, and a fatal explosion.
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