Out of the Count
Published weekly with editor Lew M. O’Bannon at Corydon Indiana. Post office listing shows second class submission and annual circulation figure.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
4
Published weekly with editor Lew M. O’Bannon at Corydon Indiana. Post office listing shows second class submission and annual circulation figure.
Display ads priced at 10 cents per inch each insertion and 5 cents per line. Special standing ad rate available for durations over three months, details shown on application.
Notice outlines admission fees and advertising charges for church officials entertainments. It specifies a special rate of 2 cents per line, obituaries up to twenty lines charged at a fixed rate, and a higher rate per line for longer notices. It instructs counting six words per line and sending payment by money or stamps.
A corroding exchange between Corydon Republicans and Democrats centers on the final appropriation bill for the Indiana legislature. The Corydon Democrat accuses Republicans of inflating the bill. Senator Stotsenburg’s letter confirms cuts and compromises, and editors cite Indianapolis News and Evansville Courier reports to back claims of truth versus deception.
The report notes seven Pittsburgh criminals were sent to the penitentiary for unlawfully filling their pockets from the municipal treasury. It cites years of rotten municipal affairs in large cities and welcomes renewed cleanup efforts.
An advertisement mentions depositing savings and surplus funds with the Saving and Loan Association at 5 percent annual interest payable semi annually. The fragment ends abruptly.
The Commoner argues for a direct graduated income tax to balance federal burdens and correct internal revenue and tariff injustices. It urges Senate Democrats to unite and push an amendment alongside any income tax measure, while noting Supreme Court challenges and the need for constitutional authorization.
Condensed report of the Corydon National Bank Corydon Indiana showing total assets and sums as of May 5 1909 I G W Applegate Jr cashier swears to the report and it is true to the best of his knowledge Frank Self notary public dated May 5 1909 with commission expiring November 19 1910.
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