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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
4
A U S consul general report compares American and Swedish farm work conditions. It notes Swedish yearly wages for men at about 54.67 dollars and women at 28.15, with high provincial earnings reaching 2,373.70, while food and lodging average about 867 dollars for men and 40 for women annually. Summer day labor earns 55 cents and winter 38 cents per day.
Special rates on the Southern Railway for district meetings and societies across Indiana. One and one third fare for round trips to Milltown and Evansville events with specific sale dates from June 22 to July 2 and return limits, plus a one fare round trip for the Modern Woodmen of America gathering in Indianapolis. Tickets must be validated for return passage.
Recorder F M Wilson notes numerous transfers including Jas L Morris to Wm K Lemmon 40 acres for 40 dollars and John W Eckart to Joseph Backherms 2 1 2 acres for 25 dollars. entries cover parcels in Corydon Elizabeth and DePauw with prices from 25 to 8500 dollars and movers including the Cunningham and Harmon families.
A reflective verse urges restraint in judging others and withholding gossip. It warns that harsh remarks can rebound and urges mercy and kindness toward others faults. The author cautions that fortune can turn and emphasizes charitable acts both in word and deed.
In the 1839 Oklahoma settlement opening a local editor faced extreme heat and bad water causing severe diarrhoea. A neighbor lent Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, a large dose, then a second. Within an hour he slept peacefully and soon recovered, crediting the medicine for his cure.
A sea captain explains that collisions at night often stem from optical illusions between red port and green starboard lights. He notes that intense focus on a red light can cause viewers to perceive a green spot after looking away, misleading captains into changing course and causing crashes.
A discussion of twining plants such as bryony and hops and tendril bearers like vetches highlights how their leaves evolve for climbing. Young pea and vetch tendrils rotate continually, bend toward contact, and gradually thicken to anchor the plant, while the leaf and shoot also move to sweep the surroundings.
A brief notice directs customers to leave laundry at Luckett's store, the agent for Chrystal Laun dry. The message emphasizes convenient drop off for laundry services and the local agency arrangement.
Rheumatism attributed to uric acid in blood is claimed to be cured by Paine's Celery Compound. The ad touts rapid relief and lasting prevention with testimonials from S. D. Conway of St. Louis noting a permanent cure after prior failures.
Byron W. Holt argues against reciprocity as a sham pushed by Blaine to protect tariffs. The piece critiques its origins in 1890, its incorporation into the Dingley bill, and its failure to lower prices or expand markets, labeling it a political ploy that merely shields trusts while inflating consumer costs.
A critical editorial condemns Secretary Root for alleged poor tactics, accusing him of treating the public as children and mishandling confidential reports. It cites General Miles and the Philippines trip, then questions tariff rebates for J Pierpont Morgan and post office scandals, and ends with a critique of U S diplomacy over Manchuria and China.
A brisk caricature notes that if any politician can balance labor and capital in a showy campaign surge, Uncle Mark Hanna stands as the deft rider. The Atlanta Constitution casts a satirical spotlight on Hanna's political maneuvering.
Content appears to be garbled OCR with fragments mentioning an Iowa idea and Governor Cummins. No clear events, dates, or identifiable persons beyond the named Cummins. Summary cannot derive a coherent news item from the text.
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