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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
7
A poetic note from the Chicago Times-Herald celebrates spring riding and freedom. It contrasts urban streets with the open countryside where earth blooms and the soul finds relief in the fresh air and interlaced branches.
In a domestic melodrama, Mrs. Emmie Fenton suspects a drunken housekeeper of harbouring her husband Gerald after a torn evening. Gerald travels to Chicago and then England, while Emmie endures anxiety. A misidentification by the housekeeper reveals the truth, ending with reconciliation and family harmony.
A Burlington railroad passenger train was photographed at near sixty miles per hour using an electric switch connected to a high speed shutter. Chicagoan Ayrault Green explains the method, detailing shutter speed improvements and an electric circuit that captured a clear image including locomotive smoke and the engineer’s outline.
A New York Sum item recalls printer and oral gags from history. A vicar misreads John the Baptist’s wilderness meal as locusts and wild beasts, untouched by the congregation, and a wedding sermon turns Sweeter than honey into Sweeter than honey or the honeymoon. A Trojan princess misreads a fashion quip, delaying the corset’s vogue.
In a sermon, the speaker compares Moses in the mount with believers seeking God’s pattern for their lives. He urges offering the best of self to build a personal tabernacle, guided by Christ as the ultimate pattern, and stresses living in God’s presence to discern His inclusive plan for one’s life.
A sermon argues labor is not a curse but a means to improve self and world. It challenges the view that toil is degrading and urges each person to do their full share using their abilities. The piece cites tropical savages and idle groups to underline labor's universal role.
A sermon-style reflection argues that true heroism lies in daily conduct at home rather than public feats. It laments how some excel in public life yet fail in private, while others unseen in the press sustain families with steady kindness and love.
A pair of sermon quotes discuss spiritual contradictions and awakening. Rev Dr Shaw of New York City urges true faith and active concern for others salvation. Rev W S Fulton of Pittsburgh argues God’s light dispels doubt once exposed to creation.
The Northern Indiana Editorial Association met in South Bend with large attendance and festive hospitality. Officers elected include Clay Metzker as president and W W Lockwood as first vice president. Delegates to the National Editorial Association were named from several papers.
A series of incidents are reported from Indiana including drownings in Lake Eliza and a railroad tragedy near Peru. Other items note a Wabash County officer’s promotion, Elkhart park concert changes, a potential law and order league in Elwood, a Mills–Kokomo death, and farm rainfall impacts. A patent list, court damage verdict, and May crop report complete the roundup with optimistic wheat outlooks and weather praise.
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