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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
4
Product listing notes two style lines for women’s footwear. Misses Ball Band Arctics and Misses Rhode Island Arctics appear as distinct catalog items with no further details provided.
A Mancie man reports his wife gained eight pounds after starting Taniac. He describes prior kidney and stomach troubles, rheumatism, headaches, and fatigue that improved with Taniac. Advertisements note Tunlac sold at local drug stores.
Fine weather continues as locals make weekend visits and family gatherings. Emilia Walther visits Uncle Fred Green near Locust Point. Mrs. Orville Labue and son visit her parents near Corydon. Henry Green and family visit Kate Zoliman in Lanesville. Numerous Voelker and Blank family members visit relatives in and around Lanesville and King's Cave. A.P. Kepsley of Palmyra advertises for sale of registered Spotted Poland China pigs.
In this centennial year a new edition of Baynard Rush Hall’s The New Purchase edited by Dr. J A Woodburn is reviewed. The volume reproduces the 1843 Philadelphia edition with added notes and a character key. The Nos Purchase area was acquired by treaty in 1813 and settled by pioneers. Hall’s work portrays their courage and honesty. Indiana University’s early history links to Corydon and Bloomington where Hall taught, and the book is praised as an imperishable Indiana classic.
Several hundred good locust posts are for sale at the farm of H. H. Pocker on the Ohio River in Posey township two miles south of Bridgeport. Large posts cost 10 cents and smaller ones at a lower price. Mr. Pocker will sell to interested buyers.
Evelyn Timberlake two years old died after a five hundred pound rock tumbled from a cliff at Marvins Landing on October 26. Her four year old brother warned her to run but she could not escape. Funeral held October 27 at Mt Zion church as family and friends mourn.
John Morgan is improving after illness. Mrs J J Foreman and Mrs Wickifresh visited New Boston with Foreman's nephew. D J Wells and son Charles, in Louisville work, spend a few days home. Mrs Roscoe Mauek and baby visit Henry and Airs Loven. Mrs im McHifresh and daughter met with Mrs D H Wells and daughters Lucille and Evelyn. Pauline Carpenter, who has been sick, is improving. Garfield Storm, of Richmond Kentucky, born to Mr and Mrs Garfield Storm, formerly lived here. On Oct 21 friends gathered at Thos Smiths to honor Uncle Ed Smith with a birthday tribute. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Thos Smith, Uncle Fa Smith, Miss Nannie Smith, Mrs Lee Welker, Mrs Walter Keen, Mrs Wm McElfresh, and Mrs Wm Baurmquartie and daughter Ruoy.
Property listing offers forty acres of land for sale about two and a half miles from Corydon. Inquiries directed to the office. Also promotes the Novelty Repair Shop for shoe repairs.
A traveling party reports arrival in Newton county during the first blizzard of the season. They describe a Morocco vs Westville high school football game 40 to 0, note Superintendent W D Stevens and faculty, and recount visits to farms, churches, and Harrison county families including Bruce Stevens, George Bill, and John Bill with remarks on roads, crops, and hospitality.
Letters from women in North Crandon Wisconsin Lawton Oklahoma and Roxbury Massachusetts praise Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for relief from displacement ulcers inflammation backache and fatigue. They describe improved health after consistent use and urge others to seek personalized advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confirming confidential reader responses.
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