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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
7
A reflective poem urging mourners to speak kindly of the speaker after death and to bring memories or prayers rather than flowers. It contemplates life, atonement, and the hope for a compassionate judgment from those who remain, asking for grace over grief.
Tom Lawson a Dewcormer known as Dick Caldwell's hired hand leaves a lonely Indiana past as he joins Company M Fifth Regiment bound for Springfield. In Camp Tanner he receives an outpouring of letters and gifts from comrades and strangers, especially a letter from Lucy with a rose, symbolizing hope and longing.
A woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and San ative Wash with restoring her health after years of travel and poor meals. She says the treatment cured ovarian troubles within three months and she remained well, citing no lost engagements. A $5000 bid to prove testimonial authenticity is noted.
Two neighbors discuss planting seeds while one worries about a hen. The second neighbor explains the seeds are inside. A moonshine aside notes people get cross on rainy days due to lost umbrellas.
Ark July 14 A Fortunate Postmaster William S Drennan postmaster justice of the peace and Christian Church member suffered kidney disease with severe pain and sleepless nights He used Dodd s Kidney Pills and was restored to health The piece ends noting Gibraltar as impregnable to attack after a three year siege by the Spaniards.
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's EFeet- Shase a powder for the feet It makes tough or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent I REA Address Allen S Olmsted Leltoy NC
An advertisement promotes custom rubber stamps including self inkers and a new inking pad. It invites readers to send for a catalogue to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana. The notice also cites a testimonial about Piso a Cure for Consumption from Leipsic Ohio dated August 81 1901.
A humorous chronicle notes a minister famed for firm handshakes. He grasps a boy’s hand so tightly that the boy replies in tears that he was well until the minister shook hands, provoking a gentle moral about gentleness in public figures.
An old advertisement offers Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry from grocers, touting clean sweet clothes. It includes a George Eliot quote about perseverance and an offer for a self dating stamp for 75 cents with a Fort Wayne Indiana address Lock Box 219.
A real estate agent refuses rental to a couple with children, citing no extenuating circumstances for kids. The dialogue reveals a twist as the couple explains their children visit and later grandchildren, ending with the agent recognizing grandparents as the true indulgent group.
The article recounts Robert Livingston Stevens sailing to England where he devised the broad based T rail for solid wood roadbeds. It also notes the elder Cunard apprentice whittling hulls and experimenting with ballast to create faster ships, shaping the Cunard standard model and later ocean greyhounds.
A fragment from the Boston Post features a satirical take on an internal remedy claim Hall's Catarrh Cure. The piece mocks the product and jokes about costs and profits, mentioning barrels of money and price increases in a brisk, humorous tone.
The Nickel Plate Road offers a special Chautauqua excursion on July 25 with reduced rates for the Chautauqua Summer Assembly. Return limit available until August 25. Contact the nearest agent for details. One quote from John Todd notes character as valuable.
Dr Hartman offers free Peruna treatment during summer months claiming catarrh as the cause of most female troubles. The ad cites testimonies from women in Kingston Ontario and Argentine Kansas and invites others to write for free advice and treatment details.
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