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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1899
Page
1
The advertisement touts a line of Blue Serge Suits praised for durability and wrinkle resistance with pure dye silk sewing, priced from 4.50 to a stated upper range. It urges youth work and industrious training to curb idleness and moral decline.
A historical notice item lists various client names and items produced by the Garioh department. It mentions bill types such as statements envelopes letter heads receipts and various trustees and associates. The wording emphasizes guaranteed quality at low prices.
Mr A Sanders from Cocoa Nut Grove Florida reports a diarrhoea epidemic there. He suffered a severe attack but was cured after four doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says it is the best medicine he ever used and he recommended it to others. For sale by FE Crosier Druggiat.
For sale multiple parcels including 00 acres good land 14 acres timber cood two story frame dwelling barn granary wagon sheds orchard with 300+ fruit trees 42 acres with two orchards bored well house barn three town lots one acre in strawberries and more good properties. Contact D H Apasson New Salisbury Indiana or D H Adamson Mar 29 6mo for 100 farms on easy terms information address New Salisbury Indiana.
A party of twenty seven traveled on the steamer Tell City leaving New Albany at 7 p m on Saturday night July Sth. Stops included Cannelton Tell City Rockport Hawesville Owensboro and Evansville. The trip featured deck hand strike delays and a return to Louisville after an eventful journey. The note also mentions the Indianapolis News sale to Isaac M Jordan for 936000 reflecting long standing tensions among Williams Smith and W J Richards.
The Modern Woodmen of La conia will hold a rally at Russell's Grove three miles north of Laconia on Saturday July 29. P. J. Strack of Sellersburg and other speakers will address the crowd. Music will be a special feature of the day.
Auditor Watson distributed the June apportionment among townships and the Corydon corporation, listing the number of pupils and apportioned amounts. State funds total 10564.70 and congressional funds 013.85, with per capita state fund at 145. Heth and Franklin townships hold the largest congressional funds and Mauckport and Heth receive portions of multiple funds.
A young bachelor sheriff visits a beautiful widow with an attachment and is met with flirtatious wit. She teases about courting in leap year while the sheriff insists the justice awaits. She suggests preferring a parson, ending the exchange with light humor.
Halleck Matthews announces a second excursion after a successful trip. The Mary Lacy steamer departs Leavenworth at 5 AM and reaches New Albany by 3 PM with all landings. Round trip fare is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under twelve.
During a Sunday rain storm a lightning strike hit John W. Langenberg’s Webster Township barn. A Jersey cow, recently valued at $40, was killed as lightning traveled from the roof through hay to the stable. The building suffered no serious damage and the loss is fully insured by Harrison County Mutual.
Reports describe a poisonous kissing bug that bites on the lips, causing facial swelling and several days of pain before swelling subsides. An advertisement notes a New Home Sewing Machine priced at 27.50.
The Board of Review reports numerous adjustments including raises for David B. Kemper and William Roethreck on mortgage and lis pendens. Real estate values for P. A. Burton Emily McHarry Sarah Beeler W. C. Lynch Harrison Laduke Amos W. and Benjamin Weaver and Geo W Hann show reductions. Southern Indiana Fairs schedule spans August to October across multiple towns.
Auditor Harrison Co transfers to Jesse Rowe 65 11-100 acres and Eli F. Kingery to Mary McFarland 69 50-100 acres with 1162.43 dollars. John H. Hutt to John H. Martin 16 Palmyra lots for 500 dollars. Norman Z. Tabler to Clara Wisbecker 29 acres for 330 dollars. Jersey cows for sale. One Minute Cough Cure endorsed. deaths include Newton Cooper of New Middletown. John Scharer injured by traction engine.
An ad offers a New Home sewing machine for 27 59 promising quality and value versus higher priced models. The surrounding text includes fragmented notices for a Sunday school event at St Peters Evangelical Lutheran church on July 27 with multiple speakers, songs, and addresses listed, reflecting a busy church program and local commerce snippets.
There is evidence that Indian gas fields in central and northern Indiana are giving out and factories must find new locations. Southern Indiana with coal fields will benefit as Corydon should seek opportunities to attract more manufactories and enterprising citizens should take interest.
It is perfectly safe and can be relied upon in all cases of coughs and hoarseness. Charles Holzhamer, a Newark druggist, reports high satisfaction with Chamberlains. Available at E B Giesler Drugist. The thirty second annual St Peters Sunday school celebration is set for July 27 with Rev T A Hines of Louisville among speakers. Shady Grove area described with two wells and an entertaining programme.
The Fair officers announce darts for the dining hall and 25 straw to be used during the week of the fair on August 1899. J W Mckinstrer is listed among the staff. The item mentions J Rormroces and Corydon, with a note about White Cloud and lightning insurance offered by A Miller.
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