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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
5
A fragment from Webster township notes oil and gas discovery near Fredericksburg and local business chatter. Mentions Bennett store laundry drop, wall paper prices, and various local social notes from New Albany to Harrison counties. Occasional deaths and weddings appear among community updates. Various names cited include John Bennett, Miss Clara Wright, Captain W E English, and Liz Kepner.
This week Corydon hosts a large street fair with sights like Streets of Cairo and electric shows. The town also reports on roads, a county election, church services, a wedding invitation, and updates on local business and law as residents prepare for summer.
A Flint Michigan musician and a Hot Springs South Dakota druggist laud Dr Miles Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine. They credit relief from serious heart and nervous ailments after using multiple bottles and recommend the remedies to others. The letters promote the products and invite readers to request a free book from Dr Miles Medical Co.
Two letters from mining figures discuss the Golden Cross and Eagle mines near Deming New Mexico and New Albany Indiana. A Kansas City investor, MARTIGNONI, reports buying 3500 shares and touts rich ore prospects with deeper drilling and copper and gold potential. DEMING miner J A McCoy notes depth 310 feet with talc rich vein, improved rock solidity, active drilling, and hope the mine will soon pay costs.
The article explains that milk sours during thunderstorms due to atmospheric changes driven by electricity. Lightning causes chemical changes in the air, and thunderstorms bring intense electrical activity, which experts link to milk souring during storms.
A Chicago Post quip notes a would be poet who remains mid tier, not rich enough to chase unprofitable pleasures nor poor enough to quit. The exchange hints at creative aspiration blocked by finances and discouragement.
The brank or scolds bridle was a metal muzzle used in Britain and Scotland from the 16th to 18th centuries. A gag and iron frame locked on the head prevented speech while a cutting knife or plate injured the tongue if movement occurred. Women chained or paraded to the pillory faced insults and degradation after punishment, left maimed and humiliated by neighbors.
Eggs are a universal human food and vary by species and region. Hen and duck eggs dominate markets, while turkey and sea coast eggs have limited use. Turtle eggs remain prized where abundant, with shell sizes around two and a quarter inches long and one and three quarters wide.
An overworked woman receives simple remedies from a physician to fight sleeplessness. He advises avoiding popular methods, light physical exercises, backward walking, full body relaxation, slow breathing, imagining a protective gray cloud, and a glass of warm milk before bed.
New Zealand Australia Samoa Solomon Islands and parts of Hawaii host various worm species with thick bodies and a neck to a head resembling a monkey. In the Sandwich Islands they are called me ta lu ki meaning creeper with a child's head. An old New Zealand legend says they once reached immense size threatening human extinction.
An informal tale from a newspaper column features a narrator skeptical of snake length and behavior. The old man insists on ending the discussion, calling the speaker a natural liar or a seasoned liar about snakes, in a colorful exchange sourced to the Atlanta Constitution.
E. C. DeWitt & Co. markets the genuine Witch Hazel Salve DeWitt’s promising to heal without scarring. The ad lists conditions claimed to be treated including piles burns eczema and skin diseases as produced by June L A Rievy & Son.
The advertiser reports samples of white seed corn at Hickman & Hickman ready for planting with many stalks bearing two ears. A supply of belts priced at $1 is also on hand and available through John F. Stoner.
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