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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1916
Page
3
An item lists prices for garden seeds and poultry stock: story egg plant and Scarlet Sage at 10 etc per dozen, Wohl Rabi and Mango peppers at cts per dozen. Laying hens from prize winners at National shows with best layers. Eiges offers per 15 or 8.00 per hundred. Contact Mrs G Hubbard Corydon RR or J Kirkham Corydon for details.
JT offers a first class ranabout automobile for sale as a bargain to a buyer. Rev J M Walker of New Albany delivers a strong sermon at the M E church in New Albany District.
A historical film on Indiana history from La Salle to present time will be shown at Corydon June 2 and 3 during Centennial Celebrations. Interstate Historical Victures Corporation produces the exhibit with local landmarks and figures featured including James Whitcomb Riley amid filming at Indianapolis residence.
H. C. Hoagland of Selig Polyscope reports varied troubles in staging and photographing Indiana Centennial scenes for Interstate Historical Pictures. He noted logistic and production challenges while overseeing preparations from Lafayette to Indianapolis for the Tippecanoe battle and Prophetstown burning sequence.
The Corydon Centennial week features a May 13 program in Spencer Township with Rev Myers McKinney delivering the invocation and students presenting pieces by Blanche Harmon and others. A note recalls the New Harmony trainers and regional figures joining a centennial celebration amid talks of Purdue and Indiana University music, with local obituaries and sales notices interspersed in the local paper.
The meeting featured elections and reports on the May program including a reading on “Beaker Customs and Religion” and a solo “God Remembers When the World Forget.” A committee was formed to assist the Centennial Committee in handling relics for the celebration set for June 14, 1916. Georgia L. Vogt, Chapter Historian.
Mrs George Applegate soprano and Clarence Crace pianist performed at the First Presbyterian Church before a large audience. Encores were demanded as both artists pleased listeners. Applegate, visiting relative of Mrs Sherman Davis, studied with John Sample who now teaches in Louisville.
Centennial meetings are planned in Palmyra and Bradford West on Saturday night with speakers from Corydon to outline plans for the June 7 and June 3 centennial celebrations. Attendees are urged to participate and learn about the events and schedule.
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