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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1902
Page
3
Two friends once bound by a playful bet over the first marriage were drawn to the same woman. Cupid mischief led to one winning the prize while the other sent a telegram saying I win and you lose because you win and I lose. The pact survived the wedding announcement from a nearby city.
The Weekly Grade Review notes increasing complaints over slow freight movement with miles of cars stalled by motive power shortages. Lower temperatures curb retail sales while frost threatens agricultural output. iron and steel future influenced by fuel shortage and displaced home production.
The report lists per commodity ranges in multiple cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with figures for cattle hogs sheep wheat No 2 corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Prices vary by city and grade with notable pork and beef quotations and grain values across regions.
An excerpt from Philip Pienaar's With Steyn and De Wet recalls Transvaal cadets under fire near Tepworth Till. Boys aged fifteen and sixteen endured shelling from howitzers with torn rocks and shrapnel, joking they were trained German, French, or Russian troops as a thunderstorm forced them to seek shelter under tarpaulins.
A Wonderful Pill Freedom Missouri reports Dodd's Kidney Pills as a celebrated remedy, with claims of curing rheumatism in Nhen Tautista and similar success in Katie Anderson's case. Osage County residents praise the medicine, predicting widespread relief from rheumatism statewide.
A London zoological parakeet has lived over fifty years without drinking. Some hares and gazelles reportedly derive moisture from dew. Patagonia llamas, a French cattle breed near Losere, rarely drink yet produce rich milk for cheese. The St Paul Dispatch notes the health secret is keeping bowels, stomach, liver and kidneys strong with Burdock Blood Bitters.
Deacon Jones jokes that women attend church to show new clothes while Mrs. Jones retorts that religion is not about appearance. He agrees it isn’t about fashion, noting the simplicity and cost.
An old tobacco and patent medicine blurb extols Dr Wood s Norway Pine Syrup claiming it cures little colds and big colds to the verge of consumption. It also alludes to women preferring hats to husbands and shifts blame away from the hat wearers.
A historic tale describes the Po lonzelo arrow presented in 1843 to Sir John Dalcourt by a Spanish gentleman. The artifact, forged in 1204 by an ancestor of the Spaniard, uses stones to mark male victims and gold and silver icons to honor women killed by its poison tipped points.
Ely Bros. advertise Bly's Liquid Cream Balin described as an atomizer spray for catarrhal troubles. The 75 cent bottle includes a spraying tube and covers both mail and druggist purchases. Testimonial from Lansdale claims dramatic relief and better sleep after use.
A humorous dialogue unfolds on a train as one passenger claims satisfaction with what he has while another notes dissatisfaction lies in what is missing. The ad copy touts Dr. Thomas selectric Gil as a miracle cure available at any drug store.
Biff and Green trade taunts and a heated exchange leads to a confrontation where Biff admits injuring Green’s jaw in a brief street altercation.
An ad proposes a self inking dating stamp priced at 75 cents and asks readers to send payments to a lock box in Fort Wayne Indiana. The offer requests a mailing address for delivery.
Naggsby reacts with a sharp exclamation after reading a letter he dislikes. Mrs. Naggsby cautions him about bringing disgrace on the family, and she jokes about death by his own action as a calm retort.
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