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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1899
Page
2
A girl in a gray velvet toque recounts a fiancé proposal banter from a past night. The blue velvet cape companion listens as the pair trade light quips about whether the narrator has enough “bodily organs” and shares a sharp reply about a check or dowry.
The readable content is severely garbled, offering no identifiable people events or facts to summarize into a coherent news item. No clear entities, dates, or locations are discernible.
The readable text presents garbled dialogue about a winter fashion item and color choices, with references to names like Ted and Liddy. Meaning and context are insufficient to identify a coherent event, person, or place for a structured summary.
The John M Smyth Company of Chicago advertises First Class Sewing Machines for 14.25 dollars. The firm, in business over thirty years, offers a detailed illustrated catalogue with prices and descriptions aimed at households across the area. A sample shown highlights a sewing machine and its features. A quotation about a brave man concludes the notice.
A bold Jeffersonville burglary ends with $500 stolen after two masked men threaten clerk Qoomis and compel the safe to open. Hartford City bottle plants face severe labor shortages as famine and high prices cripple factories. A furniture store fire damages the Tloover Street building with heavy water damage to neighboring firms. Natural gas declines threaten utilities and cold living for about 2,000 families as coal and wood shortages bite in Indiana.
A derailment involving Vandalia trains No. 22 and No. 26 eastbound caused major damage and injuries near Reelsville. The engine plowed through several cars, destroying ten caps and injuring three crew, one seriously, as crews battled the wreckage and safety checks proceeded.
The Newberry library staff cleaned about 200000 volumes in two weeks using five men. Each man handled cases shelf by shelf, dusting with feather dusters, washing shelves, and reuniting books in order. A suction dusting device failed, so the library continues its traditional method, now common to libraries and bookstores.
Troury A. Sulzer of La Crosse Wisconsin and president of Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Co. announces a new gold deposit on their properties in the Seven Devil district Idaho. Gold Coin stock has doubled in value and many Seed Co. patrons own Gold Coin shares.
The study finds that at 555 feet depth sunlight vanishes to darkness similar to a moonless night. Sensitive photographic plates left underwater for long periods show no light activity at this depth.
From November 6 to December 1 excursion tickets at one fare are sold for parties traveling together on the Nickel Plate Road to Western Ohio and Maidiana. The line’s abundant game along the Nickel Plate affords great enjoyment to sportsmen.
Grain-O is marketed as a grain based drink that substitutes coffee with a mocha like flavor while gentle on delicate stomachs. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles, it is advertised as safe for children and adults with the claim of purity and affordability.
Fragmentary letters from women across Philadelphia and Canton praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for easing symptoms of womb issues, debilitating headaches, and weight loss. Readers claim recovery after multiple bottles and endorse the products to others.
A folk tale explains how the woodchuck earned its name from dirt tossed before burrows by a marmot in ancient times. The story recounts a judge and a disputing rabbit, leading to the dog hunting the incivil marmot who refused to change.
A prison guard reacted to a reported gas escape by grabbing his gun and detaining a suspected intruder. The incident triggered an immediate security response and ongoing investigation.
An ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing substitute for tea or coffee for children. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee, costs about four times as much, and is sold by grocers at 15¢ and 2c. Also mentions a Thanksgiving travel fare offer from Nickel Plate Road and a joke about gifts for Jim.
An early health advertorial touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a universal germ destroyer for liver bowel balance and regularity. It claims the product kills microbes in the stomach and bowels, improves digestion and blood purity, and offers colorful instructions to look for genuine CASCANRET tablets.
A Durham road incident recalls Coleridge as a poor horseman, teased by a wag who asks if he met a tailor on the road. The poet answers with calm humor as the rider moves on, the exchange dismissed in light fashion.
A vintage advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement supports health. The remedy is said to act gently on the liver and kidneys and cure sick headache, priced at 25 and 50 cents.
An advertisement promotes a National Export Exposition trip to Philadelphia on November 4 and 25 with one fare round trip. Tickets sold only on sale dates, return within ten days, and options include a Peerless Trio of Daily Express Trains with sleeping car reservations. Also mentions Fagie Linen Paper and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
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