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Newspaper

Corydon Democrat

Location

Corydon, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1899

Page

7

Fairs announced across Indiana with dates in August and October

Indiana notes list county fair dates from July to October in towns such as North Vernon Logansport Newcastle Rockport Muncie Lafayette and Indianapolis. Attorney General Taylor prepares general guidance on township law and poor relief questions. Local incidents include factory strikes ambulance costs streetcar pole upgrades and a fatal train accident.

Indiana North Vernon Osgood Logansport Hagerstown Foire Iount Newcastle Rockport Muncie Madison Lambridge Swazee Remington Lawrenceburg Columbus Lebanon Winchester Greenfield Franklin Corydon Chrisney Sheridan Leawell Bridgeton Nashville Shelbyville Salem Princeton Marion Lafayette Riley Huntingburg Crawfordsvide Tichmond Bedford Inada Lanapolis State Teghester Portland Flora Boonville Kendallvidde Jaaporie Courbon Angoa Terre Uaute Taylor Jie

Peruna touted for catarrh by Louisiana legislator

A Louisiana state lawmaker Hon J H Caldwell endorses Peruna for catarrh and urges others to try it noting long use with best results. A letter dated March 1904 from Mrs Wy says Peruna cured her catarrh after two years of illness and a weight gain. Free catarrh book offered by Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.

J. HW. Caldwell Louisiana EL Caldwell Lobeline Toa Gilbert Wafer Urs. Wy Dogus Glartman Cobombus Ohta Lydia E. Pinkham

Intriguing Washington Official Featured in Humorous Vignette

A Washington government official with a sunny disposition reflects on past political ambitions. He recalls campaigning ten years earlier and a farmhouse encounter where a host and wife debated his fitness, pressing him to vote and support him for religious reasons. The piece weaves wit with memory of a political life.

Washington Congress John

Low rate excursions tease Nickel Plate Road patrons

Patrons are urged to watch for summer surprises as the Nickel Plate Road announces reduced fare excursions. Check with ticket agents before buying and compare with broader lines for savings.

Nickel Plate Road Daily Express Chicago New York Boston

Origin of Hurrah Cry Draws German Press Fire

A German review in the Greuzboten denounces Hurrah as a social cry now widespread under the German Emperor. It recalls earlier slogans like Vivat and Toch and cites Berliner Zeitung claiming an Eastern root from the Turkish verb to kill.

Greuzboten Giermnan Berliner Zeitung Rudyard Kip Hug

Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Public

Public health notice warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promotes Hall Catarrh Cure from F D Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The internal remedy claims no mercury and is described as acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Available from Druggists at 75 cents per bottle.

F.d. Cheney & Co Toledy. O Hall Toledo Ohio I. Cheney & Co Druggista

King's Charity Aids Deaf Student Speech Training

King Oscar of Sweden and Norway funded a deaf and dumb man’s training using a Swedish surgeon’s throat and ear system. The patient has begun to speak and learn, seen as a great service to mankind by the monarch’s personal expense.

Oscar Sweden Norway

Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort

Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims to cure painful swollen and smarting feet and remove corns and bunions. It eases tight shoes and sweating, selling through druggists and stores, with a 25 cent mail option and a free trial offer from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.

Allen Allen S. Olmsted, le Roy N.Y

Express Yourself Declined in Social Rebuff

A young man with little resources seeks to address a parent about his daughter. The parent dismisses his attempt, telling him walking is sufficient and to express himself. The Detroit Free Press notes the exchange as a social rebuff.

Detroit Free Press

Summer Outings Booklet Highlights Erie Shores

The Booklet issued by Nickel Pilate Road promotes Summer Outings along the south shore of Lake Erie and Lake Chautauqua. It hints at optimistic mood despite fatigue and price concerns. An unrelated soap trust remark and a cold remedy ad are briefly noted.

Nickel Pilate Road Lake Erie Lake Chautauqua

Not Highly Cultured

A fragment notes a speaker questioning self taught musical education and praises intelligible singing with clear words. The remark implies a contrast between cultured status and independent skill. No further context is provided.

National Baptist Anniversaries in San Francisco May 26

Agents report nickel pirate road plans with complete information on rates sale dates routes and times for trips to the coast at low rates. The event is to be held in San Francisco California on May 26 at its 80th anniversary.

National Baptist San Francisco Cal Nickel Pirate Road

Miss Mary and Evelyn in a lighthearted exchange

A playful quip from the Chicago Record about Miss Mary and her sister Evelyn with a pun on marriage. Also mentions old health remedies and brief notices about travel rates and prints.

Mary Evelyn Chicago

Deering Harvester Company Leads U S Manufacturing Milestone

A census finds harvesting machinery firms flooded farmers with advertising in the past decade to claim any mower is as good as the Deering. The Deering Harvester Company of Chicago now employs more workers than any other single farm equipment plant in America.

Deering Harvester Company of Chease Amer Deering Deering Harvester CO

Chinese Etiquette Note on Spectacles in Courtship

A brief etiquette item notes that a polite Chinese person views wearing spectacles as a breach of etiquette in courting. The remark reflects dated attitudes and stereotypes from the era.

Presbyterian General Assembly Ends Narrowly in Minneapolis

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church holds its annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through March to June 1. Agents of the Niedel Plate Road are authorized to sell futures pension resets at low rates on May 13, 17.

General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Minneapolis Minn Marsh Niedel Plate Road

Nickel Plate Road Announces Special Rates For AGM Meeting

Hold the annual meeting of their General Assembly at Minneapolis from May 1 to June 1. The Nickel Plate Road offers special inducements and asks agents about low rates splendid equipment and train connections. A patriotic quote by J. G. Holland concludes the item.

General Assembly Minneapolis, Minn

Lane's Family Medicine claims daily towel movement health claim

The ad asserts Lane's Family Medicine moves towels daily to promote health and mentions benefits for the liver and kidneys and a cure for sick headache. It sets a price of 25 and Uc and warns that prosperity may turn men into undesirable neighbors.

Lane Price

National Baptist Anniversary Rail Plan Set

Notices from the agents of the Niece Plate Road announce sale dates and train times to San Francisco, California for the National Baptist Anniversary from May 26 to May 30. One fare covers the round trip with connections and routes to be completed.

Biquire of Egents Niece Plate Road San Feeunwace Cal National Baptist Suth

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