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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
2
A London Gazette style piece promotes outdoor breathing routines as a cure for asthma bronchitis and other lung troubles. It urges open windows sleep outdoors and fifteen minute twice daily sessions to inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth, claiming proper breathing can improve many illnesses.
Short item notes a proposed alliance with England as a powerful deterrent to enemies and promotes a health tonic, lostetter's Stom ach iiiter, as a means to improve bodily strength, nerves, and appetite, claiming benefits for dyspepsia and indigestion.
A commentator notes a female shortage in British colonies based on census figures. Canada and Australia could absorb hundreds of thousands of women for marriage and settlement, with New South Wales showing 729,000 males and 625,000 females and New Zealand listing a large male surplus. Observers urge action to balance genders both abroad and at home, suggesting women could migrate to colonies seeking mates and homes.
Special Friends of Mrs W K Ivory report dramatic relief after eighteen years of kidney and rheumatic pain. Dodd's Kidney Pills credited with reducing lameness and facial pain. husband also claims improved strength after three months of usage. Pills priced 50 cents each or six for $2.50 from Dodds Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
In Indiana a strange group called the JTaugrelites settles in Scotland. A prophet among them fixed on a near date for the world's end and his followers believe they will ascend to heaven from a Scottish mountain summit.
In a playful dialogue Puck and a father figure discuss a polyhedron metaphor and how memory shapes identity. The exchange compares a figure with many sides to Aunt Sarah, signaling clever wordplay on perception and recollection.
The Chicago Chronicle editorial lauds Cuban delegates for advancing a constitution and self governance, praising their moderation and consistency while criticizing McKinley administration policies. It urges the United States to withdraw and leave Cuba free to govern itself, noting the broader implications for liberty and international duty.
New York Journal opinion critiques Secretary Gage under Sugar Trust influence, arguing Russia historically aided the United States and condemning actions seen as creditor interests. It claims $30 million in lost trade and Illinois losses, questioning the nation’s leadership and the Teller resolution limits on Cuban independence.
The Indiana editor calls the subsidy bill an infamous attempt to rob the Treasury and defraud the people. He argues for farmer subsidies and accuses organized wealth of insatiable greed, saying a Republican editor has awakened from a Rip Van Winkle slumber.
Pittsburg disturb over a 1 billion steel trust plan as Carnegie company staff may move to New York under a new entity, risking hundreds of well paid jobs and banking business in the city. Centralization of the trust signals impact on manufacturing towns outside New York, per Springfield Republican.
A New York World critique mocks an all American banquet menu while railing against tariff protected articles and infant industries. Philadelphia Record contrasts wasteful spending with ship subsidies. Toledo Bee argues subsidy favors policy buyers and party loyalty. New York Evening Post warns humor harms imperial policy. Columbus Press-Post favors Cuban independence paired with fair treatment. Indianapolis News notes backward steps in merit system politics. Arkansas Senator Jones calls the ship subsidy a jimmy to break the Treasury.
The Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor celebrates its twentieth anniversary. Originating in Portland Maine under Rev. F E Clark, it has grown to over 50 000 societies in the United States and 3 500 000 members worldwide, with strong activity in Britain and other countries. An old home week in Portland featured leaders and a tablet presentation to Williston Church.
A proposal to restore the Franciscan chapel at Waterford Ireland into a mausoleum for Lord Roberts and his family is among the closest tributes to the famed Irish soldier and British commander-in-chief. The friary grounds host ancestors and sites tied to the early life of the celebrated figure.
The text recalls youth, marriage, and association with the ruined friary. It notes Apent Landscape House as a place he courted his wife and St. Patrick's Protestant Church where they wed. The ruined friary walls may bear his name and deeds if the rehabilitation movement succeeds, chaired by the Duke of Devonshire and Lord Waterford.
Russia led in 1900 ship production with two first class battleships and multiple cruisers and destroyers. England and France trailed, while Germany and Japan followed Russia and England with varying cruiser and destroyer counts. An Inconvenient Battle recounts Collier’s Weekly tale of a farmer’s hotel stay where a light burned inside a bottle, mocking insomnia.
A clipped advertisement urges readers to write for prices and information to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana. It asserts the United States hosts the most foreign visitors to Carlyle's birthplace in Ecclefechan Dumfriesshire and quips that nothing is new under the sun except Mrs. Austin's new dress.
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