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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
3
A tale of Lord Chesterfield dealing with royal prerogative in a tense office appointment dispute. The king opposed a chosen candidate, the council resisted, and Chesterfield navigated the moment with quiet humor to secure a formal process and signature amid a delicate power clash.
A grocer features Grain-O claiming rich mocha like flavor from pure grains. The ad touts a sturdy brown color and stomach friendly roast. It markets the product as a coffee substitute with favorable price per package.
Uncle Eben urges schooling and geography for a wiser view of the world. The Washington Star quotation emphasizes education as a tool, noting how proper knowledge helps navigate life even without direct experience.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a fight between students near a St Louis area school and notes related locations and dates. It references Wabash and civic names, with unclear specifics about people or outcomes.
A chaotic Indiana roundup reports a mother abducting her child and a bank wrecker serving a term. Across the state there are domestic troubles and a fatal quarrel, with multiple homicides, accidents, and public notices surfacing from North Salem to Terre Haute.
The piece notes Burns birthplace drew about 36 000 visitors annually and Carlyle’s home at Becclechan sees over a thousand yearly visitors, with visitors paying modest charges. It mentions Shakespeare’s Stratford and Hathaway’s Cottage as other draws, plus a stray remark on New York moving vans and rental tricks.
The article notes a German claim that most people are right-handed and right-sighted, meaning they see better with the right eye and use it more. It also mentions a minority who favor the left eye, described as left-eyed, with greater use of the left eye than the right.
A blackberry ram comments on sourness while the brandied peach asserts she is in high spirits. The playful dialogue blends fruit and animal personae in a whimsical domestic vignette.
An advertisement extols First Class Sewing Machines for 14 25 and promotes the long established Colm M Smyth Company at 150 Lake West Madison Street Chicago. It highlights a catalog of household items and a sample sewing machine illustration as part of a broader catalogue. The piece also mentions Grain-O as a coffee substitute and includes brief social tidbits.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of Calarrii not cured by Hall's Cacarrh Cure. Cheney & Co. Toledo proprietors. Undersigned certify P J Cheney is honorable in business and able to fulfill firm obligations. Walding Wholesale Druggists Toledo NAS and Marvin Wholesale Tisteda. Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood. Sold by all druggists.
A Philadelphia North American ad notes Skemp's Bulsam claims to stop coughing instantly and urges readers to obtain a free sample from their druggist. Bottles come in 25 and 50 cent sizes with a warning that delays are dangerous.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quin ine Tablets as a quick cold cure. It claims a full refund if it fails and notes 25 cents price with E W Groves signature on each box.
A brief humorous note from the Kansas City Independent remarks on Anna’s fear of cows and her hay fever, presenting a playful local observation.
The W L Douglas Shoe Company factory in Brackton shows weekly payrolls averaging 15 54 for non managerial workers. The plant is closed one week for stock takes and will close three days in December. A new annex 100 by 40 feet five stories will boost capacity by about 20 percent. The firm claims to produce the world’s largest line of shoes at price points 3 50 and 8 00.
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