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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
5
A collage of for sale items and notices from Corydon Indiana area neighbors. Listings include livestock hay fruit farm property and auctions plus a note on Byron Gwartney in France and government rural carrier exam plans for Corydon. Several business ads reference fencing hardware and local trades.
The Disciples of Christ promote a global mission program with twenty five thousand missionaries and annual receipts around thirty two million dollars. The movement supports Tibet China Japan India and Africa with extensive work including translation and education. The first Sunday in March is devoted to Foreign Missions and churches seek to raise seven hundred seventy nine thousand dollars amid wartime demands.
Administrator Harvey Stonecipher announces sale of the 120 acre David Stonecipher place six miles southwest of Corydon. Auction set for Friday March 22 1918 at 1 PM with terms four equal payments including cash at purchase.
United States Army Intelligence Service agents raided the Pastor Russell Foundation headquarters in Brooklyn and seized books and papers. The materials were sent to the Federal District Attorney to determine if any seditious content exists linked to the Toronto case where five followers were charged with vandalism and distribution of the Finished Mystery.
Earl Davis was shot by a light yellow 30 year old Negro woman named Irene Smith near Ramsey on a Tuesday night. Davis was rushed to Deaconess Hospital Louisville for treatment while Irene Smith was jailed awaiting trial. She gave conflicting home rumors and claimed drunkenness with memory gaps.
Etta Florence Routh born December 11 1875 died February 23 1913 at thirty nine. She after joining Mount Tabor church at seventeen lived a Christian life and cared for her father. She leaves an aged father four brothers and three sisters and many friends. Funeral at Mount Labor conducted by Rev. Joseph Bune.
An advertisement touts Halle Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh at all stages, claiming it acts through the blood to mucous surfaces. It offers $100 reward for any case failing to cure, asks for testimonials, and lists Toledo Ohio as the company location with a sales pitch for a De Laval creamer or separator trial by 30 days.
Fragmentary OCR text describes brushes and colors with unclear wording. Key terms suggest painting supplies or a craft note but readable facts are minimal. No clear people places or events emerge from the text. The record remains a damaged snippet with no definable news item.
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