26 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1877
Page
1
Corydon area notices list church services and Sabbath observances, with a focus on Presbyterian and Christian elements. It notes subscription rates, local governance, and court proceedings including disturbances, notes, and judgments across multiple cases and officials. It mentions county figures, clergy, and town names like New Albany, Muckport, and Grace Church.
An eastern road conductor was challenged by the superintendent for taking fares from all but one man. The man, described as seedy, was a convicted dead beat who implied another conductor from a western road could not help his appearance. The superintendent accepted the explanation and the dead beat rode away.
The article lists recurring meeting times and locations for Pisgah Lodge Elizabeth Lodge No 437 Gregg Lodge Boone Lodge No 4791 Mauckport Lodge No 443 New Salisbury Lodge No 5301 Universal Brotherhood Walnut Valley Commandery 10 Old Capital Lodge Oakland Grange Wyandotte Grange No 1881 Elizabeth Grange No 1971 and Conk Post offices Mails for Lanesville Rockick Moana Ganding Rosewood Mayekport New Amsterdam Valley City with dates and officers.
A critical excerpt questions ownership of the United States and of its people, accusing politicians of owning the people and the Devil owning politicians. It defines democracy as a country where every man has a vote and attacks Greenbacks as government promises paid by speculators who dishonor them by refusing payment for dues.
A German tailor asked two policemen how much it would cost to whip his wife, proposing about thirty days in jail as the price. He then attacked by his wife who chased him out with hair in one hand and a club, while the man fled home. The piece notes a wagging adage about not looking a gift horse in the mouth and mule in the heels.
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