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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1899
Page
3
The article describes hardships among the lower orders in Tokio, where many subsist by public begging and pawns. Without funds for meals they pawn items to get breakfast, then to redeem later, with numerous small daily pledges and interest rates ranging up to high percentages.
The article traces the development of binder twine from early manual methods to modern manufacturing processes. It highlights key figures in textile innovation and notes shifts in production from local workshops to larger mills.
Readable text shows few names and places. main action, participants, and context are obscured by garbled OCR, yielding no definite event or outcome to report.
Fragmentary item mentions Philadelphia Pennsylvania and references bottles and treatment terms. The readable content is too damaged to identify persons, organizations, dates, or a coherent event.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a lake excursion via the Nickel Elen Read with July availability and tickets. Several garbled phrases reference a Trio of Faust Express and a palace, but details and proper names are unreadable.
A detailed description outlines a large rural house costing about £1,000 with space for a family of eight and an attic play area for children. Ground plan 62x20 feet includes a central pantry, kitchen work areas, and a two-story layout with four bedrooms and built in closets. The article also mentions a historic railway bridge project linking Cairo and the Cape, noting rapid American-designed construction and new piers forming on the Atbara river.
The description outlines a small compact house with attic stairs near the vestibule, a centralized piping system to avoid freezing, and heating options including a heater for the kitchen range and a ch onp heater for the parlor or dining room. A complete house costs about 1600 dollars plus two hundred more for heating gear. carpenters can prepare a materials bill for a six hundred dollar basic build and expand later.
An American firm achieves a milestone by securing a bridge project to cross Egyptian waters. English engineers express envy as details of the development emerge from sources.
An Austrian merchant’s 19 year old Sudanese immigrant Thual Ladho allegedly altered skin color after nervous treatment in Vienna. Reports claim melanin disintegrated by electricity, turning a Black man pale to a Caucasian. Source cites Vienna Fremdenblatt.
Havana clerks earn from 33 to 65 dollars monthly based on value with English speakers commanding the top wages. Clothing costs run 25 to 50 dollars for a suit and 80 to 100 dollars for a dress suit.
The thirty-eighth annual National Education Association meeting opened in Los Angeles with welcome by state officials and city leaders. Highlights included remarks on California education growth, student numbers, and a concert by the Women’s Orchestra. Key addresses from Gov. P. Grate and Dr. J. E. Phillips outlined educational policy and the new possessions.
Washington rumors say Secretary of War Russell A. Alger may resign and leave the cabinet. Alger denied any direct or indirect notice from the President and said he has not been asked to quit. Friends suggest he may delay his departure to sign a December war report and then take a vacation.
Charles Jarvey 38 of North Lewisburg Ohio drowned Jos Bach died on a picnic near Dayton Ohio Sam Cruese of Princeton New Jersey killed by John Larkin Breech pin caused the death of Charles Banks 27 at Cincinnati Louis Cohen 30 found murdered near Charleston West Virginia Adelaide Bischoff fatally burned Nickolo Kirkie died on a Cleveland streetcar track Miles Wm Murtha Fred Shiffner killed in Port Oram New Jersey Miles Daly denies selling copper interests West Thompson of Ashland Kentucky killed James Howell and escaped Ixy Scott Baker fatally shot in Richmond Missouri
Allen's Foot-Ease powder provides instant relief for tight or new shoes blisters bunions swollen feet and callous spots. It promises comfort and cures for ingrown nails sweating and aching feet with a trial package offered by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The reminiscence recounts a prior tale interrupted by a roof fire at Kitelum involving a cousin and a crashed minxtable gun. Dunk notes no live telling, but says the story remains for others to tell. Larper's Bazar records the exchange.
Nickel Plate Road announces its Seventeenth Annual Niagara Falls excursion on August 6. Tickets to Niagara Falls and side trips to Toronto and the Thousand Islands are offered with additional charges. Sleeper car reservations should be secured early. vouchers include a no charge step over at Chautauqua Lake.
A brief ads item urging readers to request Eagle Linen Letter Paper and En velopes from their printer on upcoming orders. The note emphasizes this brand as the proper choice for letter paper and envelopes.
Exncursion tickets offer special low rates to San Francisco and all Pacific Coast points aboard Nickel Tate Read services. Dining car and sleeper accommodations featured. travel details and pricing vary by route.
A reader letters page features two testimonials about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Ep from Ex-LinGer Texas reports relief from prolapsus after nine years, easier labor, and regained strength. Mrs Emiliz Schneides of Detroit Michigan describes prior faintness and danger now overcome by the remedies.
A testimonial letter extols Pe-ru-na for long catarrh, claiming renewed strength and health. It cites prior use of Veru-na and Man-a-Ha during life changes and says Pe-ru-na has helped many women return to work. The note invites readers to request a free Health and Beauty booklet from Dr Hartman in Columbus.
Cholera morbus and related summer bowel illnesses are called catarrh of the bowels. Dr Hartman claims Verona is the sole remedy and offers a free copy of Summer Catarrh from Columbus Ohio for more details.
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