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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1916
Page
4
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The notice provides advertising rates for church events gifts and entertainments with profit entries, obituaries pricing and subscription details for the Corydon Indiana publication established in 1856. It lists insertions at 15 cents an inch and 5 cents per line with special standing ad rates, plus 2% extra for certain notices and a free offering for obituaries of twenty one lines or fewer.
The law requires all candidates except specified offices to file a full itemized statement of money and goods received or spent within thirty days after an election. Penalties apply for noncompliance. The act excludes County Council, Township Advisory Board, and other low paid offices with annual emoluments under one hundred dollars.
A Corydon newspaper letter accuses local Republican editors of bias in coverage of Indiana politics. It notes turnout disparities in Harrison county, argues Progressives may shift votes to the Democratic or Progressive tickets, and cites former Indiana Governor J. Frank Hanly as a factor in party dynamics.
The piece questions funding for State party leaders and headquarters salaries. It alleges Edwie M. Lee earns 250 dollars monthly as Progressive State Chairman and cites past campaigns and lobby payments by James E. Watson and others. It defends salaries as normal and cites a Corydon Republican label of Progressive tactics.
The Indiana governor selected Thomas Waggpart to fill the late United States Senator Survely’s unexpired term. Waggpart is described as experienced, broad-minded, and well connected, with strong business and personal appeal. The Louisville Herald welcomes this addition to the state’s honor roll.
Readers condemn the Harrison county editorial insinuations against foreign born citizens. They praise German residents for civic and moral contributions and call the local Republican organ’s claims contemptible and prejudicial. The letter questions the motives of editors and denounces partisan insults.
An analysis compares the 1916 Democratic nomination race between incumbent W E Cox of Jasper and J L O Bannon of Corydon. It shows O Bannon’s first race performance surpassed Cox’s initial bid in 1904 in several counties, suggesting some Democrats favor a multiple-runner approach for the nomination.
Community notes from Union Chapel discuss visits among locals including Mrs Roy Shields and family, Miss Leora Byrum, and Miss Edith Boone. The No 6 school held a large end of term dinner and spelling bee while Rev H T Brown of Lubeck Maine plans a local revival.
The Democrat corrects a prior obituary noting Dr Henry K Deen left twenty grandchildren and five great grandchildren not fourteen, and confirms his marriage to Lydia R Ferree on February 11 1864. Ten children were born to the couple, six surviving. He was a Lind University medical graduate and the pallbearers included six of his nephews and Dr James Deen.
The Novelty Repair Shop advertises retiring old sewing machines with repair and disposal services. Customers can bring in obsolete models for assessment and potential recycling through the shop’s storefront on Main Street.
An advertisement extolls Alder i ka, a mixture of backthorn bark and glycerine, as a universal remedy for venalization sour stomach and gas. It claims to move foul matter and prevent appendicitis with a few doses, and promises relief for chronic stomach trouble. The note credits W H Davis druggist and mentions Theodore Keim renewing a long-running Democrat subscription.
Health improves in the area as Rev. Minter delivers an engaging Heidelburg sermon. Alva Wiseman travels to Illinois for summer work while Perry Stonecipher returns home there after visiting relatives. He also buys John Davidson farm east of Hill Grove. Mr and Mrs W P Mauck move back into the neighborhood promising no more high water. A Tuesday storm wrecked Briles school roof with a blown-off window.
Nashville reader describes a large tumor during the Change of Life and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing both the tumor and symptoms. The letter urges others to try the product and invites inquiries to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
Amos Lemmon reports the Indiana Appellate Court affirms Harrion Circuit ruling in Leavenworth State Bank v Fisher Stabler and Title Guaranty & Surety Co. Bank paid $2,250 to laborers on a Crawford county gravel road and was awarded the same amount plus six percent interest, now nearly $2900. Ivat Meech's bread.
A Posey township advocate argues for repairing nine aging schools and remodeling two, estimating $8000 now will secure sanitary, up‑to‑date facilities for 500 children over ten years, with $3000 for remodeling and bond funding without raising taxes. He urges voters to support the plan and inspect FRIEDLEY'S wallpaper.
Pure White Leghorn eggs for setting offered at 55 cents for 15 and 2.25 per hundred. P A Jacobi Bradford Ind. Phone Palmyra Exchange. Also repairing matso hing, locks, trunks, baby buggy at Novelly Repair Shop. mit
Ciliton Jennie Dill delayed by March weather while health reports show Willie Schweitzer and Mrs. Nate William ill. Miss Jessiey Jones with typhoid fever remains fragile. School closes March 31 with Harry Funk as teacher. Various local visits, travel, and social events noted, including hog shipments and a double wedding forecast. Sympathies extended for burned homes of the Williar and Barger families. Rev. E L Moore to preach March 26 and conduct meetings.
Philip P. Flock born August 23 1815 in Harrison county Indiana died March 12 1916 age 70 6 9. He married Mary R Wolfe August 19 1875 who survives with four children Jesse O Nobile H Flock and Mrs Ola Clunie Harrison county and Mrs Ella Harper Dubson county Indiana. Surviving brothers George W Wieck Harrison county and Andrew Flock Joplin Missouri. Joined Lutheran church in 1892 lived faithfully. Funeral at Oak Grove Church led by Rev Myers McKinney Moberly nd burial nearby cemetery.
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