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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
4
Frenchtown reports residents in various health and family matters. Ada Smith and Mrs Mary Bary suffer tonsillitis and sickness includes John Hilderbrand and Dan Swarens teaching, with several visits to nearby towns and gatherings such as a fruit social at Atur’s school house and Ray Taylor winning a prize for best looking young man.
New Salisbury reports Uncle Bill Winn on the sick list and Grandma McCoy slowly improving. Miss Angie McCoy visited Corydon friends Saturday. J. L. Walk improves after illness. C. C. Burn back to activity. May Adams visited DePauw and Lowdell relatives. Dr. Lafollette recovers from pneumonia. Several local youths passed teachers license exams held in Corydon. Mrs Barbara McCoy and Arthur moved into the Stevens property.
A witty piece presents maxims from common items each giving advice on success. The Sphinx asks the question and a Button, Pencil, Window, Ice, Calendar, Barrel, Fire, Hammer, Nutmeg, Knife, Glue, and Chimney offer concise guidance on staying cool, being updated, staying sharp, and doing suited work.
Central Indiana February 26 1905 YPS C E organized at Central with thirty members Officers elected Walter Applegate president Maude Watson vice president Dessa Smith recording secretary Jessie Hays corresponding secretary Correy Watson treasurer Committees named Devotion Lookout Watchword and others Watchword agent James Applegate Dessa Smith Julia Longbottom Henry Jacobs and Coroin Tindall Readings include a medical ad for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and a notice of a township trustees meeting by John Ashton plus a teachers license examination at the public school building on Saturday
Charles Yeager is seriously ill while J H Watson shows improvement. J C Gwartney visits in Indianapolis. Mrs Ann Conrad and Mrs Catharine Miller suffer grip illness. Rev Lasley conducts a protracted M E meeting. Many locals ill with grip. Wm Jacobs buys Watt Dairy and plans to move soon. A railroad is desired. river boats may resume as ice melts. James Anderson in critical condition after paralysis. Mrs Anne Miller dies at about 65. interment at Mt Zion. Large ice gorge broke up passing Tobacco Landing and Ellis Landing.
The Bridgeport river is rising, Ed Shireman has pneumonia, and Murry Farnsley is improving. Several locals travel, work on farms, and prepare for spring as heavy hauling rules trouble teamsters. The Egan steamer passes after ice melts while residents adjust to weather and road conditions.
Huddletown and nearby communities report visitors and moves including Nathee Smith visiting his father in Elizabeth and John Wolfe purchasing Julia and Dan Jelley property. Dan Sharp closed his school on the 22 inst to attend a funeral. Breckenridge resident Charles Mily moved into the John J. Miller property. Ward and Loy Brown visited Theodore Stilger's household in Lanesville. Lorena Emily and her children recover from lagrippe after three weeks illness.
Miss Myrtle Lyninger visited her aunt Mrs. Britner and Miss Beatrice O Bryan called on Mabel Collins. Collins plans to move to Louisville to live with Lyda Collins. James Palethorpe of Louisville will take over Mrs Britner’s farm March 1. Jones and Roy Collins escaped drowning after ice broke near Tobacco Landing. Joseph L Marsh visited his daughters and nephews Friday. I J Collins leaves Ky Drill Co to pursue farming.
Wm Jacobi has grip. Hillary Kiesler drills a well. Wilbur Sappenfield plans a spring West trip. David Fouts suffered grip and mumps. Philip Jacobi visited Falls City. Wilbur Sappenfield also. John Fessel starts Belgian hare business. Guy Baker may join the medicine show. Maud the race horse to Bourke Cockrum’s Kentucky farm for training. Rev. A P Smith preached and will begin meetings. Prosperity talk and hog prices warn against trusts.
Hill Grove items report Mrs Mollie Windell remains on the sick list. Etta Lasley shows little improvement. Anna Stonepipher stays with Mrs Nola Cunningham. Hattie Binkiey, long with Mrs Marshall of Corydon, has returned home. The Democrat is a welcome visitor in the area.
W Rowe on sick list D C Gwartney visits daughter in Indianapolis Miss Jessie Rush stays with W W Hardin Central John H Watson near town very ill with knee abscess W W Hardin Central visits home over weekend Aunt Sarah Gwartney and Kay Foster seen out W W O Niel loses toe daily mail runs Mauckport to Allen tracts carried by Lamping leaves Mauckport at 8 AM returns at 12 PM
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a mild tonic pill that relieves headache constipation biliousness and related ailments. A hotel clerk from Valley City North Dakota testifies two bottles cured his chronic constipation. Sold by all druggists.
Mud, sickness and travel mark the week in Moberly. Hobart Lougen remains on the sick list while Mrs. Celestia Louden and Cornelius Grabill recover at home. The Democrat notes a welcome visitor and telephone fever continues in the area. Chas T Louden from Corydon visited last week. Miss Josie White returns from Gibson county.
A historical ad style piece touts Peruna as a cure for grip and catarrh sweeping the country. Testimonials from New York and Minneapolis claim rapid recovery and improved health after using Peruna, with doctors and officials urged to endorse its use. The excerpt promotes Dr. Hartman’s Hartman Sanitarium remedies.
Rosewood updates report family illnesses and visits across neighbors and relatives. Bud Colvin returns from Columbus Ohio while T W Knight travels to Falls Cities. Ada May Ware is seriously ill. several locals, including Carrye Hendricks and Fred Hedden, appear on the sick list. Mail service disrupted by a gorged river. a church wood-chopping event near Rogewood drew a good crowd. Weather quip about Groundhog Day.
About 100 cord of good dry wood for sale. Orders taken by telephone. Rev M closed a revival at Pasant Ridge last Wednesday night.
Miss Elsie Isterling convalesces after pneumonia. Mayme Pittman of DePauw visited Miss Elizabeth Heuser. May Adams returns from a week at Lowdell. Mrs. Lige Poe of Marengo and Mrs. Doug Montgomery of New Albany visited Dr. J. D. Burn’s family. David Hurn, southeast of the Junction, is the area’s champion hog raiser with two hogs totaling 850 pounds and 21 pounds of lard. Mrs. Ola Cook and daughter Marie visited Mrs Cook’s parents. Emma Dome hosted a candy social at Mrs. Chas. Stevens.
Notice states Co L Austen trustee of Posey township will keep his office open in Elizabeth on Mondays for township business transactions.
A damaged OCR fragment references a California store and a familiar brand line. The readable words include the phrase The Kind You Have Always Bought and generic hints of product categories, with no clear dates or quantities.
Dr. R. R. Sigler made a business trip to New Albany Saturday. Alvin Carter visited his parents last week at this price. Roy Davis left for NL last Monday to work during the summer. Miss Ida Dakén visited her sister Mrs. Chas. Routh at Hancock last week. Rev. Morgan will preach Mrs. Zella Seacat's funeral at Woods chapel next Sunday morning. Rev. Morgan closed his protracted meeting at Woods chapel last Friday night. The meeting was a great success and the power of God was manifested in the hearts of the people.
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