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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1899
Page
1
A 19th century ad heavy with varied notes describes quality ready to wear clothing, low prices, and brisk shopper demand. It also records disparate local items including real estate appraisals, a bicycle theft arrest, a fire that destroyed a barn, and brief notices from Corydon and White Cloud.
John J Morgan at 21s Pearl Street New Albany Indiana advertises ladies fine custom dressmaking and accessories. The listing notes sales of items priced around 2.00 to 2.50 with a reference to lace and assorted goods in a period shop card style.
The notice records names of readers who subscribed or paid since the last report. Names include Frank Dropsey Corydon A H Reising F W Foreman Black Creek Thomas K Deweese Georgetown W A Turley Breckenridge Frank Wetsgel Tea S D Mrs Kb C Peper Corydon theo M Adams New Middletown Bh F Richard Dogwood H Lottich Blick Creek J F Stoner Dixie Clem Stonecipher Covington Ind ie Luckett Corydon John Breeze Secor He John W Bussabarger Corydon James Stewart Elizabeth Ed EF Melton Princeton Ind Henry Vogt New Middletown Elbert Albin Corydon D M Jones Ramsey.
An excursion to Indianapolis and return is offered Sunday June 25 at a low round trip fare of 1.50. Special train departs Seventh Street Union Depot at 6 a.m. and returns from Union Depot Indianapolis at 7 p.m. Tickets available at city ticket office 218 Fourth Avenue and Union Depot 7th and Liver.
War album promises vivid scenes from recruiting to hospital work with depictions of Havana and Santiago street life and Red Cross heroines. Distributed for 12 cents to United States Canada or Mexico, address Warren J Lynch Big Four Route Cincinnati Ohio. Robert Walls injures from a fall on a railroad trestle. Miss Laura Rowe returns from Kansas City visit. Corydon Fourth plans urged.
Several cases among colored residents are in mild form and nearly all are well. Houses affected are quarantined by town authorities with guards day and night. No one should fear visiting Corydon. rumors of a townwide quarantine are false and baseless.
The Board of Commissioners ordered public vaults built in the courthouse square and advertised for bids to be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The work should be completed as soon as possible. The Corydon Brick Co announces its first kiln of pressed brick, ready to supply the market.
The lunacy commission in New Albany holds an insanity inquest over Columbus Simmons a 13 year old kidnapped from Harrison county near Sugar Grove. The defense claims feigned insanity and Simmons faces transfer to Corydon for trial amid fears of mob violence. The missing Indianapolis disappearance remains unsolved.
At county conventions in Kentucky the vote totals show Wv Hardin 424, W J Stone 811, Wm Goebel 167 with 20 pending. State convention planned for Louisville today. Indianapolis Journal column criticizes trusts and McKinley policies as campaign issues. The piece notes Jasper Packard’s retirement to lead the state soldiers' home at Lafayette and questions county mortgage debt figures in Corydon.
Multiple properties including 60 acres land with 14 acres timber a two story frame house barn granary wagon sheds orchard of 300 plus fruit trees 42 acres with two good orchards well house barn three town lots and fruit trees One acre strawberries and 10 more acres with store and stock in trade D H Apamson New Salisbury Ind DeWitts Little Early Risers advertised as a gentle cleansing pill by J A Riley J ROTRocr
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