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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
4
Local notices and advertising rates for The Corydon Democrat include 15 cents per inch for display ads and 5 cents per line for readers. Obituaries up to twenty lines are free. Subscriptions: one year in advance costs 1.00, with six and three month options.
The text predicts that national parties will soon form platforms and hold campaigns during troubled times. It notes Republicans face a quandary since prosperity is high and preparedness support from Congress is present. It argues Wilson’s foreign policy preserved dignity while entanglements were avoided.
Blanche Goode Garber of Madison writes to Corydon urging acknowledgment of Col. John Paul known as a banker and early state politician. The letter cites his role in Indiana history, connections to Gov. Hendricks, and his frontier exploits from 1778 onward. The piece references local notices and Centennial histories as sources.
In a Sunday letter historians discuss who published Madison's first paper. Simeon Hunt cites Col. Paul as founder of the Western Eagle circa 1512 while Wm. Hendricks is credited with editing and bringing a printing press to Indiana. Ripley County records credit Paul as donor of Versailles land. Diel your sewing machine repaired at the Novelty Repair Shop.
Notice is given that the Eureka Telephone Company stockholders will hold the annual election of officers at Corydon on Saturday June 3 1916. The meeting occurs at the Maccabee Hall near the south bridge over the frost and Becker store and starts at 10 00 A M. J A Stevens, President. C P Swarens, Secretary.
A Mary Newton line of children’s dresses for ages eight to fourteen from Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co. in St. Louis is offered with guaranteed color fastness. Each dress includes a doll with three costumes and a winning number to enter a season-end drawing in the Ready-to-Wear Department.
Congressman W. E. Cox introduced a bill in Congress to authorize the Post Master General to issue postage stamps commemorating Indiana's hundredth anniversary as a state. The proposed stamps would feature a miniature Constitution and a Capitol sketch. The measure faces slim chances as Congress has resisted events of non national scope, though locals applaud Cox's effort.
Two advertisements list items for sale. The first offers a road picture show setup with a 10 horsepower steam traction engine and related equipment by C. L. Dick. The second advertises a 30 acre farm on the pike two miles from Corydon with a five room house, barn, outbuildings, and possible trade for Corydon property.
Mr and Mrs Henry Voelker hosted a sizable group of relatives at dinner and supper last Sunday at Flat Woods. A porch table overflowed with fine foods as guests from New Albany Lanesville and Louisville joined in the meal and fellowship.
Corydon readers are advised that a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture in Adler-ika can relieve or prevent appendicitis and constipation. The ad promotes Adl erika as thorough though with gas risk.
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