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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1914
Page
4
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The article warns about poor orchard planting practices and stock quality. It stresses ordering early from reliable nurserymen, matching stock to varieties, proper stock handling, pruning, and proper planting to avoid losses. It urges adopting orchard methods to transform land into productive fruit growing, urging action in southern Indiana.
A Harrison County Democratic appeal argues for Judge William T. Zenor as the party’s congressional nominee. It recalls Zenor’s lifelong public service, notes past primary results in 1906, and urges voters to support him on the upcoming March 18 ballot to unite the ticket.
A compilation of community snippets reports illness of Grover Conrad's child, visits among families, people traveling for business in Corydon, relatives visiting in La Conia and Corydon, funeral attendance for Miss Jane Bentley, house moves, and a revival starting March 2 led by Rev Ralph Pearson. Also mentions tailor J L Taylor offering new suit patterns.
Odebeit Iowa Dear Editor notes a requested address change to Emington TH and provides a Harrison County Iowa farming snapshot. Land prices range 2200 to 235 per acre with cash rents from 76.50 to 8740 per acre. corn yields around 50 bushels, oats 45–50, popcorn about 35 hundredweight per acre last year. Temperatures 16 below zero in February, mild winter otherwise, roads good, cattle thriving on feed, hog herds reduced by cholera, wages from 37 to 42 dollars monthly. reader Noble Rothrock signs off.
Wakelee resident P A Beck reports lasting relief after a year using Chamberlain's Tablets for chronic stomach issues. The ad claims a permanent cure at a small cost and urges readers to buy from dealers or have old suits cleaned for Easter at Christley’s Tailored Clothes Shop.
A wedding occurred last Thursday at Justice of the Peace John W. Reaa's home in Meth township uniting Mr. Butford Watson and Mrs. Laura KK Wiseman. Neighbors attended a supper by Mrs. Win Flanigan and a neighborhood charivari followed.
Sale due to death of son Wy Funk. Corner Drug Store Corydon offered with stock at invoice price or other terms. Lease on room for nearly five years with renewal option. For inquiries call at the drug store or Fielding Funk home Corydon Indiana Joureka Phone.
Bloomington Indiana officers pledged to enforce the dry local option and conducted ten raids in forty eight hours. Liquor seized fills the jail basement with a wagon and taxi load hauled in. Twenty seven people arrested during the crackdown.
Wood for sale 135 cords of oak and elm at 6 percent per cord offered by Jacob Bauer of New Middletown. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the M B Church in Corydon held its annual meeting last Wednesday evening with short talks vocal and instrumental music and a banquet of homemade cakes and coffee. It was a delightful and profitable occasion.
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