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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1918
Page
7
A crowded column reports visits by Miss Venus Thompson of Louisville and Miss Arecita Best of Elizabeth, local sales and farm ads, plant sales, livestock, and farm equipment. It notes primary day approaches, patriotic meetings, and community events at the school auditorium with speakers from Camp Zachary Taylor.
Waldo Engleman of Spenerc township badly mashed two fingers on his right hand last Saturday while working with rock and a machine engine. He is disabled from labor for an extended period. A car load of Morris & Co Big Brands fertilizer tankage and beef scraps was received at W. OW. Bullett & Sons, Inc. a24-26.
Walter Jerome Sampson killed himself at his Corydon home Tuesday afternoon by shooting himself in the head with a forty four caliber revolver. He had been troubled by tuberculosis and had recently confined himself at home, leaving a note and his will. His sister in Corydon and a widow neighbor described his distress and plans prior to the tragedy. The coroner and townspeople reported the incident as a self inflicted death. The piece also mentions community notices and a local sale of land in the same issue.
Attention Knights to gather Thursday night May 2 for Page and Knight Rank work. John Foster announces farming implements sale on May 10 with items offered to buyers.
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