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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1916
Page
8
At the late election, November 7, President Wilson carried thirty states and Mr. Hughes eighteen. The article lists the states carried by each candidate and the territory in square miles for both sides, plus totals for Democratic and Republican state areas.
When rubbers pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease powder shaken into shoes or foot-bath for relief. Helpful for breaking in new shoes and for tired swollen feet. Sold everywhere for 20c.
The Fourth Annual Pumpkin Seed Guessing Contest at Geo B Wall’s is now on with a $1 entry and three prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Prizes awarded at 2:60 p.m. December 26 1916. Frank Miller renews subscription for Geo M Miller. Geo Buse renews Democrat. sale of a good 187 acre farm near Georgetown. Hair braiding offered. Tuhie Applegate and Miss Marcella Watson wed in Brandenburg. Lulu Quebbemadn joins Sefton Manufacturing Co in Anderson. Bring wood on subscription.
The piece recounts Fred Walker from near Mitchell who on an 80 acre farm built hog profits from two initial Duroc hogs bought in Feb 1915. By 1916 he sold hogs at auction, kept breeding stock, and saw returns with a total value of his hog herd at 2156.44 after eighteen months, with substantial nonfarm notes and crop use.
A ninety seven acre farm one mile east of Corydon on the Corydon and New Albany pike is offered for sale. It features good buildings and a rich Indian creek bottom, described as a fine dairy farm with extensive acreage and a strong location.
One male hog weighing about 185 pounds and eligible to register. Weaned pigs of both sexes all eligible to register. Price for hogs is $15 and for weaned pigs $7. Order at once for first choice. Charles Weilbaker Fredericksburg Ind. n294w.
Several hundred locust posts offered at 10 cents for large sizes and lower prices for smaller ones. Posts located at the farm of H. ff. Pocker on the Ohio River in Posey township two miles south of Bridgeport. Mr Pocker will sell to interested buyers.
A New York letter in the Pittsburgh Dispatch notes a social irony. A pretty woman applauds a soprano but doubts singing will ruin her looks. She observes singers often twist their mouths to one side and speculates on facial muscle balance.
The article notes historic and legendary references to locusts as food among ancient peoples such as Acridophagi in Ethiopia and Greeks who valued them as delicacies. It cites Diodorus Siculus and Aristotle, mentions Layard’s engravings of preserved locusts, and states that no current race is believed to eat them while eastern peoples view swarms as omens of crop failure in Palestine.
The Washington to Baltimore telegraph line opened commercially and Morse offered to sell the invention to the U S government for 100000. Government funding had been 30000, but postmaster Pell doubted revenues would cover costs at any postage rate.
The primrose is praised for its resilience and beauty, cited by poets from Spenser to Disraeli. It thrives on high mountain ranges in Europe Asia and even the Himalayas, a rarity among flowers that fascinates scholars and writers alike.
A Yonkers Statesman quip describes a woman in a drug store claiming nothing on her husband, while the druggist responds that he still has a porous plaster yet unpaid for, illustrating a sharp exchange in a local joke.
A columnist discusses the concept of the negative egotist a person so modest about his merits that self depreciation becomes a form of egotism. The piece notes humility can stem from pride in appearances and fear that others notice minor flaws.
Pearson's Weekly recounts how Elizabeth I secured a state backed coal monopoly by leasing all Durham fields for 90 pounds yearly and absorbing Percy pits. She formed a Newcastle company to control Northumbrian coal sales, provoking London officials to protest freemen rights being traded away. Prices rose to a pound per chaldron from four shillings.
St James Gazette notes how poets from Landor to Byron and Cowper cherished their dogs. It recalls Lamb Dash and Brownling Flush, Shaftesbury’s collie in his library, Rogers’ walks, Scott’s dinner invitation after his dog’s death, and other affectionate references to canine companions.
The piece extols forgetting as essential for both mind and body. It argues dwelling on wrongs or petty meanness drains energy and harms secretions, digestion, and sleep, while forgetting is a beneficial mental exercise and medicine for overall health.
A well known financier, after an accident, regains consciousness and asks that the surgical procedure proceed. He pleads for anesthesia only if the investigation proves necessary. The response from the doctor is that further probing will be required.
A cryptic exchange shows Everbroke offering to pay for an artistic performance or service. Tailor and Ever broke exchange greetings with uncertain lines about funds and appreciation.
A Yale Record passage shows a quarrelsome mood over breakfast and track practice with lines about tough steak cold coffee and a disagreeable husband. His wife retorts and the dialogue hints at jealousy and social snubs.
The quote asserts that moral goodness reduces self awareness of virtues while true artistry increases awareness of flaws. It contrasts moral virtue with artistic self critique and presents a paradox about self-knowledge in character and creativity.
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