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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1906
Page
5
Entered at Corydon Indiana post office as second class matter. Advertising rates include display ads ten cents per inch per insertion and readers five cents per line. Special standing ad rates available for longer terms with details on application.
Peter Elbers moves into a new elegant house and offers lodging for travelers while a new creamery is completed and operating. Creamery officers are elected including President John W. Yapalea ty Italy we and others. Lanesville Mutual Aid Society elects officers. Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Rumbley draws large crowd with sermon by Rev Oscar Polhemus. Local residents attend social visits and notes on county workers and family news.
sick list includes Dan Stoy and Mrs Maud Didelott. New Albany visitors Henry Fulner John Astus and families. Miss Mayme Didelott joins Dacens in Louisville. John Yoreman moved to Louisville for carpentry work. Henry McCollum died in Louisville and buried at Union Chapel. Delia Alen moved to Tom Hanlon farm after purchasing Win Stewart farm. Gus Boxer from New Albany was in town. Harry Didelott works near White Mills with Henry Beeler. Ben Napier secures 300 bushels coal from barge towboat Neal. Rev Caress of New Albany spoke at school on The Prodigal Son.
Mrs Sue Ross visits daughter. Mr and Mrs Cunningham and Dr and Mrs Jones of New Albany attend Rosewood meeting. Elizabeth people present. Mr and Mrs J J McRae visit. Irish Colvin of Rosewood hosts guests. Mrs Edward Bosier visits L H Colvin family. Mattie Ackerman visits teacher last Friday. Mrs Windfred Davia and son Harry travel to Louisville. Harry about to start at Danville as school opens April 2.
The Essex Gazette notes Amos Track in Danvers offering chocolate for sale with a warranty of quality and cheap cocoa grinding. The item highlights chocolate as a luxury in 1771, contrasted with today’s accessibility and Cortes and Montezuma references.
The secretary of agriculture reports 1905 as a year of unmatched prosperity with crops at peak production and value. Corn 2.7 billion bushels worth 1.216 billion dollars, hay 605 million, cotton 575 million, and wheat 525 million. Dairy and poultry rise, totaling farm wealth at 6.415 billion dollars, up 4 percent from 1904 and 8 percent from 1903.
The article surveys chewing substances worldwide from spruce gum and chicle to cocoa leaves in Peru and betel nut in the East. It notes chicle dominates American gum though spruce gum remains popular locally, and mentions a historic habit of English soldiers chewing lead bullets to curb thirst and hunger before jacketed bullets. Tobacco is cited as another common chew.
A text excerpt explores how lunch originated as a lump and evolved through luncheon and uncheon, noting noon shenk becoming noon eating and observing cross language borrowings such as English poseur and French snoh. It mentions French usage of steeple and smoking cars becoming half-words.
Guidance on forcing rhubarb in spring using covered boxes or barrels plus mulch and boards to protect roots and enable earlier harvest. Instructions cover box construction, covering materials, warming with horse manure, and soil warming steps before applying fertilizer and water. A Florida Agricultural Experiment Station note mentions pecan top grafting seasons and methods.
A major portion of the New York State Dairymen’s meeting program in Binghamton on December 13 will focus on certified milk. The Rural New Yorker notes the society keeps pace with current trends as high quality milk production becomes a top topic.
The undersigned will sell at public auction at his residence on High street Saturday March 24 1906 at 1 o'clock the following items household and kitchen furniture chickens three miled cows pair of wagon scales and buggy and harness Charles A Watson m14-2w
The Bureau of Soils files requests for mapping 215 counties across 40 states totaling 150000 square miles. Agriculture reports a very excellent sweet orange variety and a nearly seedless blood orange. Tennessee Winter barley adapts to northern latitudes, promising higher yields and winter pasturage. Secretary Wilson praises new citrus hybrids like citrange. Farm horses rise in value and numbers, with last winter figures near 1.2 billion dollars in value and over 17 million in head, while males amount to about 252 million.
Caney Kansas reports a 35 ton iron hooded cap attempt to smother a gas well six miles away failed. The flames roared 150 feet high as thousands watched trains bring spectators. Plan now calls for stronger hood and 12 water streams to cap the burning well after 15 days of continuous fire.
Two freight trains and a fast passenger train collided near Bloomdale two miles from Toledo on the Baltimore and Ohio line. At 11:85 the wreck killed two men and left fifteen injured, one of whom may die. Two engines were wrecked and multiple cars burned.
Franklin Indiana March 9 unable to furnish bonds for 1500 dollars for forgery conspiracy and obtaining property by false pretenses Zachary S Taylor president of the Frisco Land and Townsite company says it is incorporated in Missouri with 100000 dollars capital and was jailed after arraignment. He met Harry C Faulkner a general agent of the same firm held on similar charges linked to selling Oklahoma town lots to Greenwood residents both deny guilt and blame the other.
Western railroads reportedly plan to cut transportation charges by a large annual sum in response to calls for government control of rates. The action may prompt similar adjustments by other railroad groups and affect future public railroad relations.
Superintendent W. T. Vaniver of the brief announces the ruling that a life insurance company may not engage in any other line of business within the state. Bench warrants issued in Caldwell for murder indictments tied to Frank Steunenberg case, with Steve Adams possibly excluded.
Representative J. M. Griggs of Georgia was unanimously elected chairman of the Democratic congressional committee at a capitol meeting attended by thirty one members.
Springfield March 10. The jury in riot cases found eight young men guilty of rioting and recommended leniency. They asked the court not to impose a workhouse sentence. None of the defendants are over twenty five.
Expressions by the French and German delegates at the Algeciras conference suggest a compromise on the Aroroca reforms may be reached at today's session in Spain.
In St Petersburg during March a labor organization led by Father Gregori Petroffky faced a cent scandal. The revelations appear to expose the organization and its dealings, stirring public concern and questions about its usefulness to the sector.
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