This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1899
Page
5
The advertisement touts all wool men suits at 7.50 with many styles and Italian linings. It also promotes $10 and $12 dress suits, pants at 14.5, and youth and children’s clothing, urging customers to visit for bargains and fashion, signed as a business message.
Readable items note Washington township commencement May 22 and Franklin township commencement May 26. Mentions deaths of children in La conia and Hear Hayes, local industry updates, court attendances, and various local notices including auctions, furniture sales, and farming equipment.
The shirt waist girl is a real fairy this year and our garments break from old fashions. The correct shirt waist suits society, and our inspection advised as right in price.
A local shop highlights year round selection of black dress fabrics including crepons small silk figured goods Mohair and wool blends with new lines in black serges and Henriettas emphasizing extensive stock and seasonless appeal.
Ready made skirts suits and wrappers occupy an important position in our store with prices always reasonable and accessible to customers seeking practical fashion options.
A large shipment of white ground corded dimity in many patterns and a sheer fabric is offered at a special price of five cents per yard, with regular prices ranging from four to ten cents.
The store highlights thousands of thin cool wash fabrics as it shifts focus to summer textiles for the coming weeks.
Readers are urged to write with any order size, emphasizing that even the smallest requests will be welcomed and attended to promptly by the retailer.
Mrs. Nannie Allen and Mrs. W. H. Keller attended the Baptist Association at Louisville last Sunday. Also promoting wallpaper hanging services at D. M. Rowland's in Bullett Block. A health ad offers DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles with assurances of cure. Corydon. White Cloud.
The article notes a severe reduction in fruit yields with most bloom dropped and many small apples still falling. Late varieties suffered most as heavy rains washed pollen away. Pears and cherries are similarly affected with an estimate of less than a half crop for apples.
During a recent winter an epidemic of whooping cough afflicted the writer’s children with severe coughing spells. They used Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup previously and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. Sold by E S Crosier, Druggist. Norwood New York May.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.