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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
3
Fragments of a vintage poem describe a primordial world with Night and a dawning light. The lines evoke daffodils budding as the sun touches hills and a subtle universal thrill as day begins. The text resembles archaic verse with a faded manuscript feel.
Gerald Fancourt abducts a hungry girl, raises her as Carrie King through ten years of schooling and money, planning a future wife. On the final day she arrives in a pristine white dress, promising to become his intended partner, as two worlds of manipulation converge.
Detectives at Central station recount a con man ring scam told by Lieut George Perry. A society fool paid $20 for a fake diamond ring bought from a Pullman porter on Madison Street near the union depot, then learned the porter and ring were both fake.
In his twenties Wolseley led a small detachment in Burma when he fell into a deep hole and found himself on the enemy side. Emerging again he faced a heavy bullet volley, slid back, then sprinted for safety. He was about two hundred yards from British lines and wounded three times.
London Westminster Gazette recounts Thomas Ward of Walworth who never missed a school day in eleven years starting in fourth grade. He earned an attendance medal after being never absent or late, despite contracting measles and whooping cough during holidays.
Island of Key West is a coral formation covering about 2 000 acres and houses a population around 20 000 comprised of Americans Cubans Negroes and Chinese in a diverse community.
A preacher recounts Jesus as the listening ear for grieving disciples after John the Baptist's death. He urges burdened souls to go and tell Jesus, promising relief from sin's weight through divine grace and conviction, citing biblical imagery and historical metaphors.
A sermon urges readers to count life by mercies not earthly time, notes everyone faces temptation, and urges turning to Jesus for strength. It frames persecution as normal for Christians, emphasizes Christ's nearness and power, and ends with the note that Florence Fensham becomes the first woman student admitted to Chicago Theological Seminary.
A major blaze swept Bloomington Illinois damaging more than half the business blocks and the courthouse, with losses estimated at no less than 2 million dollars. The fire originated at the Model Laundry and spread rapidly toward the courthouse square, aided by dynamite to halt the flames. Firefighters from Bloomington joined by crews from Springfield and Peoria fought the inferno, saving the post office while destroying the Durley Theater and several remodeled buildings.
A tale of hotel quirks at a Philadelphia gathering where delegates encounter a button driven service system at Walton hotel. A Southern delegate misread a hall boy request, prompting an unexpected chain of responders including a physician and head laundress. Electric lighting puzzles also amuse a Montana guest who cannot switch off a lamp plugged into the bed area and hides it in a bureau drawer.
News notes report the Northwestern I road opening in Chicago while Chicago First National and Cujon National banks may consolidate. Reports claim a Co yean minister’s torture ended in death and Venezuelan troops captured Gen Hernandez. New Zealand sends nearly 2000 troops to South Africa.
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