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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
4
Corydon Democrat editors and proprietors W Thomas and Chas Ellis publish in Corydon Indiana. Entry notes postal handling as second class matter. Terms list one year in advance with out of county rate and currency values.
A dated op ed argues the Republican party serves corporations, criticizes ship subsidies and tariff policy, and warns that expanding suffrage could curb trusts. It departs into concerns about the Sultan of Sulu payrolls, inflation, and Philippine affairs, ending with remarks on new trusts.
A cabinet shake removes Secretary Long and installs Congressman William H. Moody of Massachusetts as the new Navy Department head. This marks the third cabinet change involving the Rough Rider of strenuosity.
Public sees the Senate as the sensible part of the national legislature while the House leadership is criticized for narrow mindedness and for belittling its deliberative capacity.
The fragment argues Republican policy favors higher government and people expenses via a ship subsidy while tariff reduction could lower costs, enabling shipowners to obtain better rates as they would avoid prohibitive duties.
Senator Frye told the Senate that funds from the Treasury to ship owners are not shocking. He argued subsidies equal protection and that Democrats have long defended subsidy as protection, urging consistency with other industries.
The speaker contrasts US flour abundance and sugar scarcity with Cuba’s sugar surplus and flour shortage. The remedy proposed is a tariff wall to prevent exchanging flour for sugar and sugar for flour, framing protectionism as a fundamental political economy principle.
A reader letters section argues that high tariffs and subsidies are synonymous urging Republicans to back subsidies for Morgan Shipping and accusing fellow party members of sacrificing small earners for large capital interests. The writer stresses the self interest in supporting subsidies.
A critical look at Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy questions the source of his wealth. The piece notes Carnegie exchanged $159,450,000 of his stock for $203,450,000 in steel bonds, creating a $144,000,000 gap claimed as “gifts.” It asks who ultimately pays the 5 percent interest and who owns the vast funds tied to the steel trust, urging economists to explain Carnegie’s ethical ownership of the money.
The St. Louis Republic laments U.S. policy shift toward England over the Boer war. It argues Roosevelt rejected aiding the two Boer republics and questions America’s commitment to liberty, comparing current stance to past Revolutionary ideals.
Senator Fry defends the ship subsidy as a logical Republican response to demand and principle. The piece accuses the party of taxing the many for the few and rewarding campaign donors, arguing the subsidy serves wealthy figures and masks public benefit. It brands the measure as thoroughly Republican.
The obituary notes the mysterious death of Ed Keller on February 24 1902. Relatives mourn as church services and the large funeral attendance reflect the community's sorrow. Keller is remembered as a jolly schoolboy and hardworking student with strong virtues. Burial occurred at Pleasant Ridge cemetery.
An ad claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic lists iron and quina pine as ingredients with a no cure no pay promise priced at 50 cents. The text emphasizes the formula is plainly printed on each bottle.
A newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It describes a home test with clear liquid sediment, claims it relieves back pain, incontinence, and aftereffects of alcohol. The offer includes a free sample bottle and a book by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
Farmers can reduce oat smut losses, estimated at 6 percent of Ohio’s annual oat crop, by treating seed oats with a dilute formalin solution. The formalin method involves mixing 1 ounce per 3 gallons of water and applying about 0.5 to 1 gallon per bushel, then drying the seed before sowing. The Experiment Station notes the treatment is not poisonous and offers priced formalin by mail or express from local drug firms.
Students seeking board for spring and summer terms may apply to Mrs. Mart Wheat at corner Maple and Chestnut (Mill) streets or write Corydon Indiana.
A Salem Democrat reprint frames consumer credit choices between Sears Roebuck and a local merchant, urging reliance on Montgomery Ward & Co or the home merchant for seeds, farm supplies, fuel, butchered wood money, and medical costs. It contrasts trust, local ties, and credit during a cash short spring.
The Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company asks county farmers to hear plans for a county system. It promises cost effective market updates by phone via merchants or a confidential advisor, aiming to save more than annual service costs. Farmers may contact the nearest local manager or the Nashville office for details. Flour shipstuff hay corn and straw also advertised.
An old medicine advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a universal fixer for worn bodies. It claims to repair from inside out, building strong bones, red blood, and lungs, with patches that don’t show, and invites readers to send for a free sample.
Ed Cunningham and family from Nevin moved into the community while Joseph Vaughn of Depauw paid a friend visit. Clara Allen and Artie Wright visited near Depauw as Clarence and Edward Wright left for Illinois for summer work. Willard Allen of New Albany visits his mother Mrs. Jacob Conrad. An ad touts GRoot's Taste Less Chill Tonic claimed to cure malaria and fever with no cure no pay.
The undersigned commissioner for the sale of land in the suit of Adam Bach Lena Kastliner Mary R Shickels and others versus Anthony Bach and Ap polonia Loew will sell at public auction on the premises by order of the Harrison Circuit Court at the February term.
Auction set for Saturday April 12 1902 at 1 PM for the west half of the NE quarter of section 33 in township 3S R5E in Harrison County Indiana minus ten acres. 70 acres total. Terms: one third cash, one third in six months, one third in twelve months from sale date. Purchaser to provide notes to commissioner with 6 percent interest and qualified surety. A M Eisert Sr Commissioner. 8w-mrl9
By decree and order in Harrison Circuit Court an auction will be held at the Corydon court house door for the south halves of lots 38 and 87 on Pennington street Lanesville Indiana. First offered rents and profits for up to seven years then the fee simple interest if needed.
By decree of Harrison Circuit Court the Savings and Loan Association of Corydon sues Peter C Martin and Arabella C Mabie. On April 12 1902 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Corydon courthouse door the real estate 80 acres more or less in Harrison is offered for sale plus rents and profits to satisfy the writ. Philip E Lotich sheriff.
Harrison County Indiana Board invites sealed bids by 10:00 a.m. April 11, 1902 for construction of a free gravel road in Harrison township. Plans and specs on file with the County Auditor in Corydon. Bonds double bid amount required. bids awarded to lowest responsible bidder, work to start June 1 or after bonds sold, completion by December 15, 1902.
Notice given that Ed plans and specifications for free gravel roads in Blue River township Harrison County Indiana are on file with the County Auditor. Sealed bids due by 10 p.m. April 10, 1902, for road work to be let to the lowest responsible bidder. Bonds double the bid, contracts to be completed by December 15, 1902, with payments starting June 1 or when bonds are sold. Signed March 7 by Auditor Edmond B. Love and Commissioners Geo H. Mathes.
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