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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1901
Page
7
The piece argues happiness requires absence of pain and promotes St. Jacobo Oil as a remedy for physical aches and hidden pain spots. It asserts most pains are curable if treated in time and claims many have found happiness after using the product. It urges readers to seek care and happiness through this oil.
A Philadelphia Central Police Court session features trainee speaker Michael O Halioran or O Halloran claiming to be a sailor amid disbelief from the magistrate. The exchange highlights a humorous, ill‑fated attempt at self‑presentation in a local crime note style.
Washington Indiana September 23 a notable local tale centers on Rev C H Thompson a former West Indian missionary who contracted diabetes after exposure to poor water in Wagoner Indian Territory He credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with curing him and his health revival has drawn attention from area physicians including a Chicago specialist
The artist Rosa Bonheur left unfinished works including a large canvas of horses in full gallop. She rejected a £16000 offer to complete it. A follow up sales pitch offers 2 dollars of toilet paper by express after sending one dollar to a Fort Wayne Indiana box.
Burns plans a secret elopement with Helen Adams after his letter to her father goes unanswered. A false trail leads them to an island cottage for a week of wedding bliss, only to receive a fatherly telegram revealing both weddings will proceed as planned. They return to town amid laughter at the ruse.
A discussion on how city noise harms health and mental well being argues for civic action. It notes car clanging, switch engine screeching, wagon rattles, and vendor cries as preventable nuisances and cites London’s efforts to curb such sound. It contrasts urban noise with implied benefits of quieter country life and cites notable figures described as “plus” for their impact and nerve.
A speaker urges keeping St Jacobs Oil on hand to prevent sudden pain from sprains strains backache toothache or neuralgic attacks. The message frames pain as a thief in the night and promotes the product as essential for a complete home.
A young American woman argues that dueling is barbarous while a German student contends war is similar but with more casualties. The exchange shifts to a brisk aside about quick breakfasts and Mrs. Austins Pancake Tour, highlighting humor amid serious topics.
A fragmentary clipping notes various items including queries about golf balls from the first game in Scotland, a Dover Castle clock at South Kensington Museum, a request to print on Eagle Linen Paper, and a Fort Wayne address. It mentions Nickel Plate Road round trip fares to Buffalo at one cent per mile from Sept 24 to Oct 29 with fort Wayne ticket agents listed.
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