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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1870
Page
3
The Corydon Democrat reports heavy wheat losses from a fly outbreak with experts estimating no more than half a crop. Local items note a negro church fire, a Posey township nominee for Justice, and a county Democratic ticket.
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture reports and the State Geologist Prof E Cox are cited as valuable sources for agricultural and geological information. David Jordan, president of the Warrison County Agricultural Society, is commended for leadership and energetic involvement in agricultural matters.
The Morris and Rike marble works, shown by gentlemanly proprietors, produced extensive work with skilled craftsmen. They currently hold many orders from across the country for costly pieces and invite patrons to inspect their work before buying elsewhere. A note adds a recommendation for a new barber shop offering shaving and shampooing.
The article discusses a heated fight for the congressional nomination in the district between Kerr and Wolfe Welty, with factions in Kerr’s county and others urging amicable resolution before the convention. It also endorses the Peo sters Edition of Conybeare and Howson’s Life and Epistles of St Paul, praising its scholarly merit and moral clarity.
The Living Age week of May 2 includes English Bible excerpts, reviews in Central Africa, Parson of the Nineteenth Century, Spectator notes, and items from Pall Mall Gazette to Britannia. It notes two new serials by Mrs Oliphant and Charles Lever, with subscription offers and pricing from Littell & Pay, Boston.
The column extols the specialties of Ruddle & Co with a brief caution on counterfeits. It mentions Dr Slurtey and worm candy as examples of originals versus imitations, urging readers to seek the original product and heed the saying a word to the wise is sufficient.
A testimonial from Henry Turner of Cincinnati praises Dr. Wurtzey’s Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula and various ailments. He reports twelve years of sores and glandular issues improved after four bottles, claiming perfect health is near. Turner invites inquiries on the subject.
An 1868 New Albany notice touts Murieys Ague Tonic as the remedy for chills fever plague and fever. A reader reports success using the tonic following a friend’s recommendation and instructions, noting relief from ague after beginning the regimen.
The Pictorial Mi Family Bible is printed on excellent paper with clear type in a large quarto volume. It features vast statistical, tabular, chronological, and genealogical content and is attractively bound at a price within everyone's reach. Agents nationwide are invited to apply, with prospects of significant profits and flexible plans for canvassing or installments. The publisher also offers Potter's Standard Editions of various Bibles and Testaments, with catalogs available on request.
An ad describing Sembroodle’s Hokixnis of Pasaphaesa pinesge Gi Fronarma Culilisya as a tonic with the properties of Peruvian Bark and Iron. It claims the remedy provides gentle tonic relief after fevers and debilitating diseases and is essential for women prone to certain illnesses.
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