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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1900
Page
3
The passage notes that locusts are abundant in southern Europe and the Barbary States and are eaten by inhabitants and valued by travelers who taste them. It also mentions Goliath beetles of Africa as being eaten by natives and regarded as good.
A Philadelphia Record piece recounts rumors that cats suffocate sleeping infants by breathing on them. A Wissahickon chemist narrates a disturbing dreamlike episode of a cat perched on his chest, urging the belief to persist, while doctors dismiss it as superstition and caution against sensational fear.
A remark from the Big Boss questions a candidate for the police force. He notes a prior fine for wife beating, citing a caution against promoting the man. The Little Boss implies the spouse’s viewpoint would reveal the danger of handling desperate cases.
A jury agreed on a verdict, then after sleep they disagreed, illustrating sleep’s influence on judgment. Advertorial note urges insomnia sufferers to try Hostetters Stomach Bitters to improve digestion and promote sound sleep.
A mid life stranger asks for food and is treated with hospitality by a prudent North Manchester resident. The notice then advertises low rate excursion tickets for the German Baptists annual meeting with travel windows May 2 to June 4 and May 1 to June 5 within 100 miles, returning by June 10 or deposited to July 5, via Fort Wayne agents.
The solar eclipse Monday morning was visible across continents and in many U S states from Louisiana to Virginia. Observers note a total duration of five hours twenty three minutes with totality beginning west of Mexico and ending near Cairo Egypt. The moon's shadow traveled 2500 miles per hour along a forty five mile wide belt from New Orleans to Norfolk with New Orleans Mobile among observed cities.
A Philadelphia correspondent warns that hotelkeepers expect to double per diem rates for the Republican convention with $2 rooms rising to $4 and $3 rooms to $6. Suites may run $40 to $75 daily as rooms are shared by multiple guests. Kansas City reports similar, possibly extortionate, rates for the Democratic gathering, with multi-person occupancy common and a four day minimum rumored.
Astronomers from the United States, Mexico, Britain, Portugal and others organized expansive eclipse expeditions to observe the 1948 total solar event. Observers focused on the corona through telescopic, naked eye, and photographic methods, noting a slightly shorter totality than predicted and planning for extensive international cooperation and lodging arrangements in Kansas City.
Mrs George Farmer of Marietta Ohio has given birth to triplets two boys and a girl The note adds Philip D Armour of Chicago plans to wind down his role in his large packing business and mentions dissatisfaction among Chicago street car workers with a possible strike.
The report notes a rise in city directories from 155 429 to 229 265 names and a high female share of criminals. It cites margarine production, Dutch coffee exports, and wartime military financing. It discusses locust swarms, drought impacts on currency costs, smallpox trends, and mounting naval artillery costs at the Dardanelles. It mentions Maj. Wilkinson’s widow mortgage relief and plans by farmers to attend a Kansas City convention.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the sole constitutional treatment. It claims internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and offers 100 dollars for any failing case, with circulars and testimonials available.
The passion flower impressed early Spanish settlers who saw in its bloom a representation of Our Lord's passion. They interpreted the filaments as the crown of thorns and the various parts as nails, wounds, cords, and other sacred symbols. The plant is native to warm parts of America and features large, beautiful flowers.
Try Grain-O ask your grocer for a package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has the rich seal brown of Mocha and Java but is made of pure grains and is easy on the stomach priced 15 cents per package sold by all grocers.
A parakeet at London Zoo reportedly lived fifty two years without drinking water. The article notes some reptiles thrive in arid areas with little or no water, highlighting adaptations of creatures to dry habitats.
The Colorado Special leaves Chicago daily at 10:00 AM, arrives Denver at 1:20 PM next day, with calls at Colorado Springs and Manitou the same evening. No car changes and meals in Dining Cars. Also another fast 10:30 PM train. Ticket offices listed. Also various ads note dropsy cures, foot ease powder, Red Cross Ball Blue, Jell O flavors, and a Fort Wayne mail address.
Travel deal to Des Moines Iowa for the Annual Convention of the Music Teachers Association with tickets valid June 11 to 21 and return by June 23 1900 at a single round trip fare. Contact C A Asterlin T P A Fort for details by write wire phone or call.
Nickel Plate Road offers Train No 4 from Fort Wayne to Buffalo and New York with through sleeping cars and a dining car. The eastbound schedule leaves Fort Wayne at 3 p.m. daily and arrives in New York City at 7:25 p.m. next day. Reserve sleeper space via ticket agents or C. A. Asterlin Fort.
A World column quotes a man recalling his wife once a schoolteacher who forced him to write 100 times on a slate that he must be at home by 10 o'clock. The exchange highlights domestic discipline and reformist propriety from a New York World item.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as daily bowel movement aid for health, claiming gentle action on the liver and kidneys and headache cure, with prices of 25 and 50 cents.
The article notes there are over twenty rope knots used in military engineering and mentions additional forms for pontooning and spar bridging including several lashing and bracing methods.
The Eagle Linen Writing Table offers 100 ruled or unruled sheets as the superior choice. Letter size sells for 25 cents and Note size for 15 cents. Ask your dealer for them and take no other.
The Nickel Plate Road provides reduced rail rates to Milwaukee for the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial meeting. Tickets valid June 1 to 4 with return to June 11 or deposit until June 80. Inquiries to R. J. Hamilton, Agent, Fort Wayne. Also Mrs Winslow's Soothe Syrup for teething children advertised at % cents per bottle.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for feminine troubles, claiming it has helped many women. Mrs. Pinkham offers free counsel from Lynn, Massachusetts, urging women to write for practical, honest advice.
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