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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
1
A brief note from Mrs Celestia Louden proprietor inviting readers to inquire about meals served at her table saying those who have eaten there can attest to the service and menu.
Dr. T. Tyler from New Albany travels to New York City for postgraduate courses at the New York Post Graduate School and Hospital and to attend clinics. He plans to return to practice by mid July. Tyler is among many local young physicians who sought training in the city and is regarded as capable and rising quickly.
James R. Stover of Corydon Indiana advertises lightning protection using 36 wire copper cable rated at 356 pounds per 1000 feet. Diamond Cable Company backs each installation with a $500 guarantee. Established for sixty five years, the firm urges immediate wiring before the storm season damages homes and barns.
A period piece declares plentiful employment across the country with extraordinary wages and assures that no person seeking work will remain idle, emphasizing strong labor demand and broad opportunity.
The 308th Engineers, part of the First and later Third Corps, fought from the second Marne through the Meuse and Verdun campaigns. They built six bridges on the Meuse and aided the German retreat, later crossing the Rhine and aiding occupation. Two local brothers, Thomas H. and Straude L. Sonner, are noted among the unit’s members.
A Welcome Home Social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brown in Posey township honors Elmer L. Brown Edward J. Brown and Curtis Foreman recently discharged from service. About fifty five guests attended including families and friends as they recalled overseas and Cumberland Army service with music socializing and dancing lasting late into the evening.
Daily transportation Route 318 connects Lanesville and New Albany Indiana. Service operates with PHIAP OTT line details.
A Nebraska letter from Frakes in Fitchfield receives $1.56 to renew his Democrat subscription. He reports a cool wet spring delaying corn planting, good pastures, and cows producing milk. The Frakes, natives of Boone township, praise Nebraska eight years and miss Indiana and home fruit. Mrs Frakes, Lizzie Steepleton, was a noted teacher and daughter of Isaac B Steepleton. siblings live in Corydon and Spencer township.
An old time picnic hosted by Knights of St. John Commandery No. 236 in Lanesville will be held at Zoliman's Grove one-fourth mile northwest of Lanesville on Friday July 4 1919. Baxley's String Band of Corydon will provide music with refreshments on the grounds. Dancing is planned for afternoon and night. Good roads and ample parking. General Managers John Meurer and Andrew Hess. Floor Mgrs Severin Bachman Otto Stark Simon Himmelheber.
Advance advertising man Mr Dunn toured Corydon last week posting large colored Chautauqua posters for the Redpath event set to be held in town. Local residents saw him in the streets promoting the show and inviting attendance.
A persuasive piece extols newspaper advertising as the sure path to business growth in Harrison County. It cites farmers, merchants, and sellers who gained higher sales, larger crowds at sales, and quicker turnover by placing ads in The Corydon Democrat, noting examples from nearby towns and a warning against dismissing ads.
The Crazy House, a famed five year puzzling structure near Washington County, was torn down by its owner for timber. It had tilted at odd angles since a 1913 flood and attracted thousands of visitors, causing dizziness to entrants.
A six year record claims over 600 buildings wired with pure copper wire by the same installer. He guarantees $500 per customer from The Diamond Cable Company, asserting no lightning damage to any client’s property.
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