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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
2
Establishment details and editors listed for the Indiana paper. Advertising rates include display ads at 19 cents per inch per insertion and special standing rates for three months or longer. Subscription prices mentioned as one year six months and three months, with post office information and local circulation noted.
A column mocks President Roosevelt as a tariff revisionist during a volatile political week. It lampoons congressional delays, public officials, and rival claims while tossing in satirical notes on figures like Fairbanks and Parkhurst.
The law requires males aged twenty five to fifty to work roads two to four days yearly unless exempt by illness disability Civil War service Spanish American or Philippine conflict. Supervisors fined for thistle growth. rewards offered for reporting offenders. Corner stones protruding from roads and dumping trash incur penalties. Heavy loads and trolley hauling violations carry fines. automotive law provisions apply.
Washington announces R W Morris postmaster of N A receives raise from 2690 to 2700 dollars annually due to higher office business. Eight years ago receipts were 16000 yearly. latest report shows 25000. Also brief note on Lillian Russell writing a magazine on how to keep husbands.
L. A. Riley & Son promote Hyomei as a simple spring remedy for catarrh. The complete outfit costs one dollar and includes a purse sized inhaler and bottle of Hyomei, with extra bottles available for fifty cents. A personal guarantee promises money back if not satisfied.
Miss Golie Anderson returns home for summer from the ON.N. C. Miss Loreda Elbert visits from Louisville and Jose Durbin joins her. Young folks plan a viatice at Daily's near Greenwood June 4 and a Buck Creek fishing trip. FloPpert will host an ice cream picnic June 24 with a top county band and a fireworks display.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder problems. It claims the tonic relieves back pain scalding urination and urinary issues and offers free literature by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
Indianapolis News argues for emphasis on basic literacy and arithmetic in public schools over ornamental subjects like drawing botany and music. It says core subjects must be learned thoroughly before adding higher, "luxury" arts, to build a strong educational foundation.
Mr J T Barber of Trwinville keeps Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy handy for sudden attacks. He calls it one of the best medicines he has used and notes quick relief from colic and related ailments sold at Crosier's Corner Drug Store.
All crew members except Conductor Jenkins fall ill from arsenical poisoning blamed on Paris Green treated potatoes. Engineer Braunsworth Fireman Malone and Brakemen Hodge Hamilton sickened. Hamilton briefly critical. They recovered. Jenkins assumed control to guide the train to Brown's station until replacement crew arrived from Winchester.
A petition will be presented to the Harrison County Board of Commissioners at the July 1905 term asking for a new public highway in Morgan township from Bradford toward the Corydon and Salem road. The route runs west along section lines for about two and a quarter miles across lands owned or occupied by Kate Jacobi William K Harper Stephen H Harper and others. Major W Funl is attorney for the petitioners and the notice is dated June 6 1905.
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