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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1911
Page
4
The notice advertises a Wednesday publication date and lists Jae Corydon Democret as publisher alongside Lew M. O'Bannon as editor and proprietor. It notes the paper is stored at Corydon Indiana post office as second class matter with established 1856 circulation 3012.
A rate card lists subscription options and prices with county variability. It shows a one year term and annual advance payment, reflecting price differences across counties.
Advertising notice explains rates for ads at 10 cents per inch and 5 cents per line, special standing-rate options, and a 2 percent surcharge for church seats and entertainment events with admission. It directs counting six words per line, minimums, and payment by money or stamps with copy.
The article discusses the defeated proposed amendment to elect U S Senators by popular vote and notes it fell short by four votes in the Senate. It praises advocates of popular government, highlights Senator Turpie and William Jennings Bryan, and praises Indiana Senators Beveridge Shively for supporting the amendment while urging continued public control of elections.
William Lorimer retained his United States Senate seat after a bitter Illinois election contest. A Senate committee split along lines over whether he was legally elected, with 46 senators voting to sustain Lorimer and 40 to unseat him. Indiana’s Beveridge and Shively supported unseating.
In Southern Indiana JOH. Bullett & Sons invites townspeople to inspect their latest buggies and surveys. The firm promotes the largest stock in the region with competitive prices while maintaining quality.
William L. Scott of Floyd county was tried in the Circuit Court for selling unlabeled bone meal on March 31, 1910 to Michael Dehlbach. Eleven jurors favored conviction, one favored acquittal. a new trial is set for the May term.
The Corydon Democrat plans a new Market street office with a brick press room addition after delaying due to slow construction. The second and third floors were leased to Martin Hotel, prompting enlargement of the first floor. Several weeks remain before removal. Mrs. Mary Zurchmeide dies aged 35 in Floyd county. Services held at Edwardsville with Rev. White officiating. A birthday gathering for Mrs. Wiseman family celebrates with baskets and a forthcoming wedding. Listen for the bells NX.
Ana Rutherford of Douglassville recounts pain and fevers after a rain incident and credits Cardui for relief after trying four doctors. George L. Crosby offers personal property for sale in Webster township near New Middletown including animals, farm tools, vinegar, furniture, and a telephone box with sale beginning at 1 pm.
Charles C. Stockslager of Idaho was appointed to the Fourth district bench covering five counties. A former district judge for eight years and former chief justice of Idaho’s supreme court, he ran unsuccessfully for governor and later for U.S. senator. He was born February 5, 1845, in Harrison County Indiana and has resided in Twin Falls since 1909.
Lorimer’s great production The Shepherd Wing heads to the Shubert Masonic Theatre for the week of March 6. Wm A Brady directs the tour promising unmatched Biblical spectacle with lavish settings and a strong company.
Public auction at the Corydon courthouse will offer the rents and profits of described real estate to satisfy a decree in favor of Albert W. White against Walter L. VanCampen Mamie 3B. VanCampen William H. Gray and Anna Rose. If rents insufficient the same day sale will include fee simple of the land to cover costs and interest. PettS Wright, Sheriff.
By order of Harrison Circuit Court Indiana the commissioner will sell at public auction on Saturday March 28 1911 at 9 30 a m two parcels in Harrison county Indiana Thirty acres off the south side of the southwest quarter of section 15 township south range east and the south half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1A containing 20 acres Terms: one third cash one third in six months and one third in one year Notes of the purchaser for deferred payments CG WL COOK 101-3W Commissioner
An advice note extols Lane's Family Medicine and Lane's Ten as the best means to preserve and restore facial beauty. It claims the herbal drink revives faded skin and roses in cheeks and lists availability at druggists and dealers. Also advertised are Oliver Chilled plows and related farming equipment from W H Bullery & Sons with a sale announced by George L Crosby.
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