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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1908
Page
4
Establishment date 1806 and circulation 2696 for Corydon Indiana newspaper. Mentions LeW M O Bannon proprietor and postal matter status, with references to county coverage and subscription terms.
The ad rates include 10 cents per line per insertion with 5 cents per line for treaders and special standing ads with three-month duration. Special notice applies to church specials and entertainments with admission charges, at 24 cents per line. Obituaries up to twenty lines are charged, more than twenty lines at 1 cent per line. Mail or delivery to submit copy with payment in money or stamps.
Disjointed 1890s era political brief cites Harrison county records, wage cuts at Pittsburg Railway, and debates over independence of newspapers. It notes Indiana and Kentucky party tensions, tax deficits, civil service reform, and Governor Hanly’s granite versus limestone stance for Tippecanoe battlefield monument, with sharp attacks on political figures and allies.
The piece argues Alabama will back William J. Bryan at the Democratic convention, claiming primaries would reveal a Bryan majority. It contrasts with Republican gains and asserts jobless millions and higher salaries for state officers under a GOP legislature, hinting at local reform concerns in Harrison County.
The piece contrasts state office budgets from 1907 and 1893, noting large GOP excesses. It highlights Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, and Attorney General figures, including an extra $20,000 for trusts counsel, urging Republicans to explain the lavish spending.
The Courier Journal of Louisville pledges faithful campaign coverage for Bryan’s presidential bid. Editor Henry Waterson is praised for influence in politics and the paper is urged to mail a dollar and 75 cents to receive The Democrat and The Daily Courier Journal until December 1, 1908.
The note asserts their ice uses only the purest distilled water. It emphasizes purity as a key selling point and mentions no additional ingredients or processes.
Miss Maggie Davis stays with sister Mrs Florence Marshall. Mrs Cora Marshall recovers from illness. A J Fite visits relatives and will return to New Albany. Miss Emma Naville returns home to New Albany after visiting Mrs Will Jacobi. John Gettlefinger stocks his farm with fine cows. Iva Davis Olive Rippie Grace Miller Emma Culvis and Ella Feltiner go berry picking near Borden for the berry men.
A Walcott citizen suffering a severe dysentery attack was advised to use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The druggist M. J. Leach stated he stocked it and the patient was promptly cured. Sold by L. A. Biely & Son.
Corydon Indiana attorney with ten years experience in pension matters is now admitted to practice before the Pension Bureau and the Interior Department in Washington. He offers to secure pensions for those entitled by law and asks applicants to include return postage with their letters. If
Good investment for idle money seeking a safe rate of interest payable every six months. Call at this office, n27-tf.
In presenting this card we thank our patrons for their patronage the past season. Our birds are good layers, good mothers and an ideal farmer's fowl. Eggs 15 for 1.00. Order from us, we will surely please you. Mrs. M. N. McKINLEY, febld tf Borden, nd.
Seven room dwelling on E Walnut Street in Corydon near the college features a large lot cistern cellar and fruit trees. In good repair. Contact Addie Gilmore 718 W Spring Street New Albany Indiana.
Mr. Samuel A. Paxton of Kansas City writes he was a well man after using Peruna for long standing catarrh and kidney disease. He says the remedy cleaned out the system, left him strong, and he continued its use for four months.
Local ad promotes Allen S. Olmsted’s Allen’s Foot Ease powder for tired aching calloused sweating and swollen feet. Product touted as 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample and address in LeRoy New York.
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