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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1903
Page
7
A speaker recalls a woman resting after a night of dance with Will Jack Ted and Fred. She finally returns to the speaker and claims him as her own, ending with a vow of possession and care.
A playful couple at a lakeside picnic drift toward a canoe on a sunlit lake. Milicent teases John about love and fashions while a hidden observer guides them to a secluded water lily pool. A dragon fly disrupts the moment as the scene unfolds.
In a Philadelphia Item account, John rescues Millicent after a canoe accident. He calms her with a comic line and requests marriage, Millicent blushingly agrees, as the drenched pair share a moment beside the wrecked craft.
A Florida man recalls a fraud selling small bone charms claimed to render wearers invisible. Victims paid five to fifteen dollars each in the attempt to gain unseen power, while authorities later nailed the schemer. The account also notes a Brazilian traveler anecdote about curiosity and a shopkeeper who mistook ammonia for a medicine and nearly died from the sniff test.
Report cites the Washington Post recounting two thieves who used supposed bone charms to hide their crime in broad daylight. Buckshot and persistence finally exposed the deception as the owners confronted the robbers about the charms’ lack of protective power.
A Belgian widow receives 10 000 francs from a railway company after her husband dies in an accident while learning a traveler with a lost leg and 20 000 francs was paid for the limb. The chairman explains that money buys a leg but not a husband, prompting the widow to protest.
A man made a judge of a minor court by an error in appointment cannot read or write. His wife fears the limitations, but the judge jokes that readers or writers will handle filings, and he will simply adjudicate quickly. He reassures that his duty is to judge.
A humorous exchange shows Marin and his wife arguing with a judge about age. The wife claims she told the truth about aging while the husband presses the point with a playful lie about being 24 when he was 48. The line ends with a wry remark on the couple’s self perception.
A Plain Dealer clipping notes the idea that perseverance in advertising shapes success. It presents a fatherly vignette on how steady promotion builds achievement, implying that consistent effort and visibility drive recognition and power.
The sermon argues Sunday schools resist necessary evolution and should adopt Christ’s view of the child, using kindergarten methods without dogma. It condemns biblic devotion, urges scientific teaching, and calls for treating the Bible as a progressive record alongside other books to guide children to Christ.
The passage laments secrecy and duplicity and warns that deception, bribery and greed must be exposed. It declares that dishonesty will be judged and that the blood of the wronged and abandoned will cry out from the ground for atonement.
A sermon argues sin remains sinful despite popularity and urges divine law as guiding force. It likens truth to a searchlight piercing night, calls for prophets over poets, and stresses personal purity forged by Christ’s thought. The piece urges active moral reform in religious and civic life.
A preacher warns that faithless church members can undo the work of faithful workers and drive others from God. He cites examples of ruined reputations and swayed newcomers, urging Christians to guard their character and not lower others ideals.
A numbered series of short spiritual prompts from multiple pastors urging living a Christian life through prayer, regeneration, and honest paths. Emphasizes making paths for others, personal faith, and institutional church relevance for working people.
Madison tragedy claims Hannah Carr age 2 from matches. Peru student Arthur Lockwood sick with vaccination related blood poisoning. Thornton man Daniel Miller fatally wounded by horse. Paoli fruit likely ruined by severe weather. County clerk issued 500 marriage licenses. Gaston Methodists plan $8000 church replacement after fire.
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