Local Notes From Corydon Town Gossip and Events
Readable items from Corydon include births, votes, visits, social events, and local notices. Several residents such as Roscoe Brewster, Harve Gilham, Andrew Cuerninghbam, and Jacob Fawver are mentioned in family and voting contexts. Community tidbits cover visitors, illness, sales, church events, and a monument unveiling at Fort Massac by the Illinois Daughters of the Revolution.
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George Rogers Clark
Fort Massac
Ill
Mies Beatrice Chouteau Turner
Gen. Clark
Donizetti clash over 123 trombones in Rossini score
The Musical World recounts Donizetti disputing with Sigismondi at the Naples Conservatorio over a section in Rossini's Otello. A furious argument ends with the composer shouting about one hundred twenty three trombones as Sigismondi storms out, insisting on the number.
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Toxo
Donizetti
Rossini
Otello
Sicistiandi
Naples Conservitorio
Vrese Ade
Ismmondi
Donizetti Tor Vain
Sigismond
Notable tribute to Russian women highlights strength
A Russian speaker extols women as lively and witty like French women, industrious and thrifty like Germans, and equal to men in freedom. She lauds Russian women as top students, ambitious politicians, and patriotic, suggesting they are more daring and devoted than men, even in revolution.
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Russia
Germany
Sliding Down a Giant Cask at Klosterneuberg
The Vienna convent Klosterneuberg hosts a St. Leopold’s day tradition of sliding down a massive wine cask. The cask, famed since 1711, stems from a tale of a drunken cooper who misbehaved at home and was spurred to slide as punishment by his wife and friends.
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Klosterneuberg
London Mail
Clean Food Versus Adulteration Risks
An editorial stresses that cleanliness in food matters more than chemical purity. It argues that salt may hold other salts yet stay healthy, corn bread benefits from some wheat flour, and that unclean food poses greater danger than adulterated products if no disease germs are present.
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Boston Advertiser
Sympathy Story of a Kind Hen and a Quick Wit Girl
A gentle country vignette tells of a little girl scolding a mother hen as she tries to gather her chicks. The girl shouts a sharp retort asking how the hen can sit on such lovely birds, highlighting a moment of surprising feistiness.
Vicarious Oscillation Sparks Chaperone Dispute
A fragment from the Boston Transcript shows a man arguing with a chaperone about public kissing. The woman replies that vicarious kissing raises no objection, revealing a social exchange with pointed language.
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Boston Transcript
The Widower Quote Noted by Times-Democrat
An excerpt from the New Orleans Times-Democrat describes a widower as a baby, crying in the first six months, sitting up and taking notice in the second six months, and facing challenges in the second year alone.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Willing to Tell Gossip Sparks Quiet Observation
A notorious social figure proclaims that half the world remains unaware of the other half. An auditor responds with a calm caveat that the ignorance may not be the subject’s fault.
Though wrong may win its victory S brief Leonard
The fragment presents an unclear political or editorial thought attributed to Leonard, noting a paradox where error could triumph even as victory is sought. No concrete event, person, or organization details are readable for a proper summary.
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Leonard
To the King's Taste at the Royal Pageant
Sir George Smart recounts an incident at a royal entry where two unknown performers in costume sang Good Save the King with their knees on their chins. The king approved and urged a repeat performance, much to Sir George’s chagrin and the performers’ delight.
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George Smart
Wen Ueorge
Troyval
Gad
King Sebeen
I Mao
Cheorge
Lis Knneites
Sir George
Lecture on the Government of the Tongue Ends With A Backhanded Jab
A lawyer recalls a wealthy sharp-tongued client who mocked neighbor Stamford during a visit. To shift the subject he read aloud a random lecture on language control, realizing too late it praised Stamford while risking losing his two hundred dollar annual fee. The client finally praised the talk as fitting Stamford to a T.
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Lieutenant Marlinspike
Uncle Sam
Nagasaki
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Stamford
Ramdonm
The Conference Ends In Dough Question
A Baltimore American excerpt shows an undertaker and planemaker urging light on a grave matter while a phimber doctor and lawyer seek harmony. The baker ends the meeting by asking who will supply the dough, defusing tensions with humor.
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Baltimore American
A Swift Bird Races Across Mexican Desert Reach
The piece describes a Mexican road runner with two short legs who can outpace a horse, hound, and electric carriage even with a handicap. It notes his diet mainly consists of snakes and his neck can coil a rattler or two as he prepares for long journeys across the desert.
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Mexican Desert
Carrot Pudding Recipe From Boston Post
A dated recipe from the Boston Post describes carrot pudding made with grated carrots and potatoes, sugar, flour, mixed dried fruit, spices, soda, and salt. The batter is steamed for three hours, then placed in a greased pail and boiled in a kettle with the water kept high and the kettle covered to trap steam.
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Boston Post
Burning Wood and the Science of Cracking Fire
The text explains that wood crackles when ignited because heated air expands and escapes through pores. It notes green wood snaps less than dry wood since sap and moisture fill pores and suppress flame, while dry wood pores are mostly air and sustain combustion.
Lawyer Says He Will Sue Over Breach of Promise
A court case centers on a betrothal claim as the fiancé confronts a man accused of breaking a promise of marriage. The attorney for the young woman files suit alleging breach of promise and seeks redress for the intended union.
dialogue in Lusty shop scene between seller and customer
A brief exchange shows a shopkeeper asking if more can be sent and a custom er replying with humor about cheese responding to questions. The humor hinges on the inanimate object replying in kind to their banter.
Snapped It Out and a Fiery Rejoinder
A terse exchange between a man and woman escalates into a storm of anger as she accuses him of limited affection while he replies with a chilling certainty about his past love. The dialogue hints at tension and possible heartbreak driving the scene.
Her Little Slip Departing Guest in Brooklyn Life
A departing guest recalls a simply delightful visit while noting the storm kept their best people away. The Brooklyn Life column captures a light social moment with polite regret and friendly closing remarks.
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Westess
Brooklyn
The Daring Pike Captivates London Anglers
The London Fishing Gazette recounts bold pike encounters in Richmond Park and the River Wey. A park keeper recalls a pike leaping near a boat, while a Weybridge resident waded into a creek to pin and throw a large fish ashore, suffering a severe arm injury in the process.
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Richmond Park
Weybridge
Surrey
River Wey
London Fishing Gazette
He Caught OConnell and the Urchin's Sixpence Promise
Daniel O'Connell, famed orator, stops to help a boy who opens a gate. He promises sixpence for the next meeting. Later, while riding home, the same boy helps remove fallen timber blocking his path. The boy recalls the promise with earnest pride.
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O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Cupid’s Retreat sofa sparks wedding prospect humor
An old gentleman seeks a sofa for his daughter’s courtship and is told the piece, named Cupid’s Retreat, wears off in a year leaving a card reading Time to get married. The shopman presents the gag with playful salesmanship in London Answers tradition.
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London
Stage Fright Mysteries in The London Chronicle
The London Chronicle notes stage fright as a sudden seizure where the performer feels ignored by the audience and resolves to win their interest. The piece frames the condition as a mysterious psychic moment before bold resolve shifts the energy.
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London Chronicle
The Modern Child in Tatler Toy Shop Scene
A four year old girl stands entranced before a toy shop window. She asks her mother if she would be her little girl and says she would buy her "lovely things" from the shop. The caption reflects a London Tatler moment.
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London
Tatler
Her Preference in a Quip on Pet Kindness
In a light exchange, Dumley asks what pet Miss Pas would like as a gift and Miss Knox immediately suggests an unconventional answer a man. The Philadelphia Press records the playful dialogue among the ladies.
Local News Briefs From New Salisbury
Mrs. Ann Kepley is on the sick list. Miss Jesse Barry visited relatives at Georgetown Saturday and Sunday. Arthur McCoy and Miss Florence Boston visited Woodford Horns Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crandall visited their daughter Mrs. Chas Temple Sunday. Mrs. Henry Dannreuther and daughter spent a few days in New Albany last week. Mrs. James Crosby and Misses Huldah and Ida Crosby made a business trip to New Albany recently. Aunt Sarah Deweese and daughter Ellen visited relatives at Hancock's chapel recently.
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Ann Kepley
Jesse Barry
Georgetown
Arthur McCoy
Florence Boston
Woodford Horns
F. M. Crandall
Chas. Temple
Henry Dannreuther
New Albany
James Crosby
Huldah
Ida Crosby
Sarah Deweese
Miss Ellen
Hancock’s Chapel
Surprise dinner for Hartles by Boone township congregation
Thirty seven residents from near Union Chapel Boone township brought baskets of dinner and provisions to Rev and Mrs W D Hartle last Saturday. The gesture followed Rev Bartle’s revival aid to Rev Teteer and honored their services.
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W. D. Hartle
Union Chapel
Boone Township
Bartle
Teteer
King's Cave Socials and Masquerade Party Gatherings
Miss Nola Hottell visited Lenore FaithS Sunday. Mrs Ed Weber of Louisville visited Mrs Ben Flock and family. Mr and Mrs Ben Flock and children and Mrs Ed Erstine and children visited Chris Hubbard and family Sunday. Miss Cora Hauswald hosted a masquerade party last Saturday with guests Anna Carroll Permelia Rice Gertie Bruce Lillie Higgenbotham Meg Leffler Lenore Elsie Edmonia Faith and others.
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Nola Hottell
Lenore
Ed Weber
Louisville
Ben Flock
Ed Erstine
Chris Hubbard
Cora Hauswald
Anna Carroll
Permelia Rice
Gertie Bruce
Lillie Higgenbotham
Meg Leffler
Elsie
Edmonia Faith
Jim Byerley
Ross Allen
Paul Faith
Harve Lahue
Claud Sharp
Logan Harbaugh
Robt
Bruce
Mike Hauswald
Missionary Society Meets at Trinity Church in New Albany
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society held a meeting at Trinity M. E. church in New Albany last Thursday. Four returned missionaries attended, with Mesdames C. M. Miller E. I. LaRue A. R. Connor and Janie Rolland and Geo. Self from this place present.
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Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Trinity M. E. Church
New Albany
Mesdames C. M. Miller
E.I. LaRue
A. R. Connor
Janie Rowland
Geo. Self
Kings Little Liver Pills Advertisement Claim
Advertisement for Kings Little Liver Pills claim relief from biliousness sick headache and muddy complexion. Says the pills tone the liver and do not gripe. Priced at 25 cents and available for sale by Louis S. Riely. September 3 mention.
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Louis S. Riely
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Roscoe Brewster
Mienen
Corydon Tussiac
George M Miller
Cams
Harve Gilham
Indianapolis
Corydon Suessay
Ivan Enplenum
Llianapolis
Corsoles Friends
Andrew Cuerninghbam
Knox Euaty
Mrs. Albers, Bullett
Prank
Sam Bartley
Ul Svautorn
Corydon
Pardue University
Jacob Fawver
Spancer Township
Gordon
Buretestre
Trthe Hays
Grendview
Glidas
Joshua Tech
D. C
Lau
Ashing
Dan Griffin
Cincinnati
Chas
Walters
John Walters
Mes
George A. McCatchen
Charles W. Gickios
Mesdames F. E. Wolfe G and
Wim. Baxter
Lanesville
Comlon
C. A. Williams
Census Department
Washington, D. C
Grant Sims
Grand Rapids
George W. Pfrimmer
Omaha, Neb
Blaine Hays
John Trotter
Robert Tracewell, Jr
Indiana University
John M.caughlin
Central Insane Hospital
Julia Pearson
Corydon Junction
Merk Habermel
P. E. Loitch
Mrs. Vinton Black
North Vernon
Elizabeth Marshall
Frank Self
Frank Watson
Hardin McCullum
John Stepro and Son
W. H. Seanblossom
Mt. Carmel, Ill
Heth Township
Hickman
Spencer Township
Kenneth Rothrock
Isaac H. Brown
Franklin Township
James Satter
David Shaffer
Drillette
Elizabeth
Ind
Stranvereaver- Iin
Kel
Prem
Dutchess Mfg. Co
New
Salisbury
King’s Cave
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