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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
7
A spread of furniture and home goods from Denbo & Kepner and Rowe Bros dominates Corydon stores. Ads promote folding lounges at 6.75 to 7.00, picture frames and moulding, a low 95 cent sewing rocker, half-rate Wyandotte Cave trips, and a grand piano sale at Conrad's during carnival week. Local visits, marriages, and community notes accompany retail chatter.
An examination of how flags evolved from sacred emblems to battle standards. From ancient Egypt and Persia to medieval banners and modern memory, the article cites examples such as the Persian sun emblem, the Otterburn standard, and Napoleonic and 18th century maneuvers to illustrate flag power, symbolism, and pride in conflict.
Fragmentary gossip style notes reference Ethel and Judy with skeptical tone and stray lines about relationships and time. The passage includes fragmented quotes and mentions a sad eyed woman who has loved and lost.
Reports from Greenfield Ohio describe haillstones as large as eggs and depths of 8 to 12 inches from a storm. Other items note a Cleveland brickmakers strike tying up a $5 million to $10 million industry, famine aid for China, and political candidacy hints from Springfield Ohio.
President A W Jones of the State Federation of Labor visits Thurmond as the New River coal field strike by United Mine Workers stalls. Stockades on Loup creek keep many miners in place for weeks while work proceeds slowly. The rest of the page notes weddings deaths falls and upcoming community events including performances in New Amsterdam Corydon and Frenchtown and a missionary talk from S S Snyder.
The passage attacks the Republican leadership as weak and illiberal while noting public weariness with tariff policy. It mentions a mattress ad and a fishing party at C L Stevens with Lettie Kepner and Blanch Bullett catching sixty fish and a water moccasin, plus a visit by Mr and Mrs Frank Morton to Louisville.
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