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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
2
Local notices report coal price shifts and policy changes. Emigration and population comments appear amid editorials. Petitions in the 8th District for rural delivery show 18 pending and 11 rejected. Peabody is noted as elected governor of Colorado but resigns. Lt. McDonald assumes governorship.
The report notes the nation leads in funding for education and charity but stark need remains as several thousand New York children attend school without breakfast. The statement highlights ongoing gaps in welfare and school meal programs.
A Legislature measure restricts moving dead hogs on public roads to a fertilizer plant. Farmers question enforcement as hogs dying from cholera are to be burned under existing rules, a practice debated for several years.
Tee Hon Benson McMillian and Hon Bob Taylor of Tennessee were named as successors after Senator Bate died from exposure on Inauguration Day. The rivals who failed to win were noted for their florid Southern oratory. Governor Frazer is described as plain and blunt, with no prior Congress experience.
Bill 263 enacted March 1905 in Marehisch allows widows and wives of disabled or destitute soldiers sailors or marines honorably discharged in the Civil War Spanish American War or Philippine Insurrection to enter the Indiana State Soldiers Home under board rules without regard to age or marriage date.
The Courier Journal notes Yale President Hadley warns Americans against money worship and materialism. He cites worldwide warnings from pulpit and press, crediting money with degrading character and obscuring virtue, urging relentless effort to counter this trend.
In certain regions of Ireland eggs are described as accepted currency with no recorded cases of counterfeiting. The report highlights eggs serving as a local medium of exchange and notes the absence of counterfeit incidents.
An old advertisement extols fatty babies as content and secure. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing aid for underweight infants, claiming fat stores support nerves and comfort, with a call to send for a free sample and buy the product.
A new hunting law raises fines for netting or trapping quail to 10 to 50 dollars per offense and 10 dollars per quail sold. It bans October to November rabbit possession with a 10 dollar per dove penalty, allows ferret hunting on nursery grounds, and extends squirrel seasons with changes to penalties. It also requires township licenses with photo IDs for residents, sets non resident fees at 15.50, and raises imprisonment for license violations to 30 to 60 days with an emergency taking effect March 10.
The excerpt urges every Democrat to attend all party primaries before the national convention and influence a clear honest declaration of the party stance on voters' issues. It rejects prewriting a platform, stresses voter control of policy, and emphasizes honesty and sincerity in politics.
For an impaired appetite the ad claims loss of appetite stems from faulty digestion and promises quick relief with Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. It states the tablets invigorate the stomach strengthen digestion and restore appetite like a wolf and notes availability at Crosiers Corner Drug Store.
An advertisement markets Hyomei as superior to patient medicines for catarrh. It touts eucalyptus oil and balsams in a pocket inhaler that supposedly kills catarrhal germs in the throat, nose, and lungs. The product is advertised with a 99 percent cure claim and a money back guarantee.
Mrs Joan W Aust Torr. Corydon Indiana RB 4 offers 15 Brown Leghorn eggs for 35 cents. Contact single Com Brown Leghorn producer in Corydon area.
The undersigned trustees announce weekly office days at their residence to attend township matters. Levi Hottell, trustee for First District Two, and John T. Ashton, trustee for Boone District Two, state books are kept at the office and that Monday is the designated day.
Nicholas Eve trustee states Thursday will be his weekly office day at his residence. Records will be kept at Heckelman’s store in New Middletown and at his office. Notice designates place and method of document keeping.
The sheriff announces a public auction of parts of the lands in Harrison County Indiana by decree in a court case with Frank H Dodge as plaintiff and Hattie Hartly and James Hartly as defendants. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Corydon courthouse, offering several parcels totaling about 13 acres with rents and profits first, then fee simple interests if needed. William B. Ludlow signs the notice.
Notice is given that a final settlement of the estate of Arthur H. Ferock has been filed in the Harrison Circuit Court. Heirs and creditors are notified to appear on May 1, 1908, to show cause why the final settlement should not be approved. Witness the administrator’s hand dated March 17, 1905.
John P. Zoluman appointed administrator of the estate of Philip Walther deceased of Harrison county Indiana. The estate is stated as solvent. Copyright office dated March 17 1905. Admr Wn Ridley Atty. m22-3W
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