Local notices and sales fill Corydon page listings
Interstate ads report farm for sale at a bargain in Corydon area. Multiple auctions announce horses cattle wagons implements and farm equipment sale near Corydon Junction on October 11. Residents announce travel visits, business moves and laundry service plans while local schools open with staff.
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Arthur Avery
Corydon Junction
Jersey
Superior
McCormick
Osborne
John Deere
Jubilee Farmers and Merchants event praised at Glenwood Park
Harrison county folks attended Floyd county Farmers and Merchants Jubilee at Glenwood Park last Thursday. The event featured farm product exhibits, New Albany merchants booths, Dryer's band, and speeches by Leonard B Clore of Louisville Farm Loan Bank. Frank Gwin chaired arrangements with local farmers and businessmen.
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Harrison County
Fioyd County Farmers’ and Merchants
Glenwood Park
Democrat
New Albany
Dryer
Leonard B Clore
Farm Loan Bank
Louisville
Floyd County
Frank Gwin
Public Press
Uepera
Clore
George Ware
Murray Farnsley
Thomas Farnsley
C. W. Brubeck
Maintenance contracts boost contractor profits in Laresville
J G Zabel of Laresville notes a magazine piece claiming there is money in maintenance. Examples include hotels with stock kept per month, taxi fleets with set yearly tires, and an electrical contractor charging monthly to keep customers’ equipment in order. Originality fades as cleverness lies in adapting borrowed ideas locally.
China and the Tartars Influence on Fashion
The Manchu Tartars shaped Chinese dress with distinctive horselike sleeves and hoof ends on official coats. The horse motif extended to the cue and even inspired a taillike fringe as a practical tie for horses and sleeping Tartars, reflecting their lifelong bond with horses.
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China
Enormous Alaska Walrus Killed by Whalers Near Point Barrow
Report describes Alaska walrus size and weight with a killed animal near Point Barrow. It notes a head of eighty pounds skin including flippers at 500 pounds, girth fourteen feet and total weight over 2000 pounds, with blubber and thick skin measurements.
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Alaska
Point Barrow
Air intake varies with activity in men
In a state of rest a man breathes about 48.8 cubic inches of air per minute. During walking 97.6, climbing 140.3, trotting 201.3, and long distance running 347.7 cubic inches.
Enigmatic remark on new car draws police attention
The Baltimore American notes Bluffy sped in a new automobile drawing police attention as onlookers were struck by the machine. The vivid scene highlights public fascination with speed and novelty in the city.
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Baltimore American
London Stray Stories Unearthed Sayings
A fragment from London Stray Stories quotes Arthur predicting a speaker’s age with perfect accuracy. The line, “Have you made up yet?” appears as a brief, wry aside in the collection’s casual, observational tone.
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Arthur
London
Reduced to Nothing Bey What is slag papa
A quirky Town Topics quip contrasts a child's question about slag with a father’s joke on Dada and irony amid a furnace of marriage.
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Bey
Dada
Potato planting quantities noted for acre
The notice explains that twelve to fifteen bushels of potatoes are required to plant an acre when the potatoes are cut two eyes to a receptacle.
A Gradual Daylight Saving Proposal by Lecorbin
Professor Lecorbin proposes adjusting pendulum clocks rather than shifting minutes. From Dec 21 clocks gain thirty seconds daily and from Jun 21 lose thirty seconds daily, making them 45 minutes ahead by March 21 and 1 hour 30 minutes ahead by June 21 before resetting downward. Watches would then shift by half a minute each night.
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Lecorbin
French Academy of Sciences
Voluntary Prisoners in Port au Prince Corrals
In early occupation days the Marines held about seventy three prisoners in a roofed corral in Port au Prince. A later count revealed two hundred two prisoners, mostly soldiers, suggesting escapes or miscounts during the crowded period.
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Port-au-Prince
Marines
George Marvin
Dentist prints Washington portrait claim about teeth health
Philadelphia Ledger cites a dentist who argued Washington owed health to sound teeth. The writer counters that Washington’s teeth were a notable defect affecting his smile, noting a critic remarked he seldom laughed to hide dental decay.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
Bathing relief during a mid Atlantic storm
A London Tatler piece recalls a ship voyage where the writer found respite from seasickness in a warm sea bath. Amidst violent ship maneuvers the bathwater retained its gravity allowing the bather to float peacefully with a smile.
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London Tatler
Motive Alleged in Theft Case Cited as Economy
In court the defense claimed the accused stole the complainant's watch to save money and “gain time” for his client. The Baltimore American reports the argument as a laudable motive of economy.
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Baltimore American
Photographer Persuades Gloomy Bigging to Smile
The Washington Star notes Bigging, the gloomiest man, is regularly photographed because his wife insists on pictures. The photographer is the only one who can coax a natural smile from him.
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Bigging
Washington Star
Lead Known to Ancients in Scriptural Allusions
Early note records lead known to ancient peoples. Hebrews used it, scriptures allude to its uses. Sinai region rocks yielded lead in large quantities and it was found in Egypt.
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Sinai
Egypt
Putting on the Screws in Local Trade Woes
A New York Times quote notes bakers and butchers venting about difficult customers who rely on them in daily business, sparking frustration over persistent complaints and dependence in local commerce.
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New York Times
Life and Age: A Day’s Burden Outpaces Years
A quotation by Augusta Evans notes that life length is measured by experiences rather than years, claiming a soul can endure a lifetime in a single day between sunrise and sunset. The line emphasizes rapid aging through hardship rather than time.
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Augusta Evans
Clean Up Week Exchange Joke Panel
Comic exchange shows a customer asking about gravy on the bill of fare and a waiter replying that there was gravy but it was wiped off, illustrating a humorous dining table gag.
It never rains roses. When we want more roses we must plant more
Quote attributed to George Eliot stating that desire for roses requires planting more bushes.
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George Eliot
Taking the Poison Out of Salt
The article notes ample salt worldwide and in Michigan claims 2000 years of global supply. It explains that salt contains poisons and that adding sulfate of soda converts barium to sulfate, removing iron coloration and making salt safer and more usable for industry.
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Michigan
Popular Science Monthly
Professor Miliukoff a Russian historian and reformer
Professor Paul Miliukoff known as a Russian historian before the 1905 uprising rose to prominence as founder of the Constitutional Democratic party. He lectured in America at Harvard and the University of Chicago and studied American life and government. During 1905 Count Witte offered a cabinet portfolio which Miliukoff declined without a clear program of reconstruction and reform.
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Paul Miliukoff
Russia
Constitutional Democratic Party
Miliakoff
America
Harvard
University of Chicago
Count Witte
Professor Miliukoff
Miliukoff
Arum Lilies Over a Vast Valley in East Africa
A British aviation officer recounts flying over a huge East African valley near Zanzibar at 8 000 feet. He describes the arum lilies filling the valley, their scent reaching his nostrils for miles, and glasses revealing lilies as large as elephants ears. Locals reportedly avoided entering the scented valley.
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East Africa
Zanzibar
Burning Up Wealth and the Hidden Fire Cost
A Youth's Companion piece argues fires raise living costs by echoing a daily $600,000 loss in the U S economy. It cites grain elevators burning 700000 bushels of corn and 300000 bushels of oats or warehouse fires destroying trainloads of potatoes to illustrate broad price impacts on all goods and taxes.
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United States
Wagner's Music Angers Old School Conductor Comic Reminder
An English conductor after a rehearsal of Der Fliegende Hollander laid down his baton and quipped that nearly all had played false notes, illustrating the wary reception of Wagner's music by traditionalists.
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Wagner
Bible Colors and Ancient Hebrew Color Concepts
The text notes five colors named in the Bible: white black red yellow and green. It asserts that red was the only color Hebrews clearly conceived and that they lacked scientific color knowledge overall.
Quite Lucky Mistress Town Topics Forum Remark
A short-town conversation notes a claim about germs on a milk bottle cap. The remark contrasts luck with hygiene by joking about not wearing a coat and pants. No further facts or names are provided.
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Maia
For a Rainy Day
A playful exchange about preparedness for a rainy day. Sigg jokes about having an array of items ready to soak and Fogg confirms readiness.
Autointoxication and dietary prevention
Autointoxication is linked to putrefying food and intestinal bacteria acting as scavengers. Prevention focuses on proper diet to avoid harmful bacterial growth, plus factors like a right mental attitude, exercise, elimination, and thorough mastication.
Quick revolutions in history cited by London Observer
The London Observer notes that revolutions vary in speed from six days in Russia to a single day in Portugal 1910. It contrasts rapid endings with longer transitions like the Bastille storming and James II’s ouster, highlighting swift changes and lingering sieges.
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Bastille
Charles X
Louis Philippe
England
James II
Eiglish
Ixing Otho
Portugal
London Observer
How the Horsefly Bites Explained in Detail
A description explains how a horsefly locates a tender spot on a horse then uses a barbed tongue to cut a hole and anchor sharp barbs. It then withdraws to insert the tongue and suck blood, likening the mechanism to a sharpened pencil tip and noting the bloodsucking method is similar to other flies.
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Wien
Popular Science Monthly
Nature
Inequality of Punishment by Fine in Criminal Law
Franklin Faylor argues that allowing fines to purchase immunity skews justice. The rich can avoid punishment while the poor face imprisonment for the same offense due to inability to pay. The punishment becomes proportional to wealth, not to offense, creating unfair disparities.
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Franklin ‘Faylor
Locust Posts For Sale By Posey County Farm
Several hundred locust posts offered for sale at the H A Pocker farm on the Ohio River two miles south of Bridgeport Posey town. Large posts ten cents each and smaller ones at lower prices. Mrs Pocker will sell posts to buyers.
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Andrew Getz
Jefferson County
Kentucky
Corydon
H. A. Pocker
Ohio River
Posey
Bridgeport
Three Corydon Houses for Sale in Varying Prices
Three houses in Corydon offered for sale. One affordable for a low income buyer, one distinctly better value, and the third described as among the best homes in Corydon. For particulars inquire at this office.
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Lowio Corydon
Corydon
Newspaper Deals Listed for Various Dailies
A catalog of subscription rates shows Democrat paired with several newspapers. Louisville titles include Louisville Herald Louisville Courier-Journal Times and Post with annual prices ranging from 3.50 to 6.40 dollars. Other items list Indiana Farmer Lafollette's Weekly and Indianapolis Daily News with respective yearly figures.
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Democrat and Commoner
Democrats
Louisville Herald
Democrat and
Daily Courier-Journal
Daily Louisville Times
Democrat
Indiana Farmer
Lafollette’s
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Corydon Democrat
Lehigh
Portland
W. &. Bullett & Sons, Inc
John F. Cromwell
Elizabeth
Jake’ Green
Myrtle Onion
New Middletown
A. J. Blake
J. G. Zabel’s
John Buckel
Fishtown
J. J. Bullett & Son
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James M. Sieg
Chas. Battram
Rev
J. L. Battram
W. H. Keller Company
W.J. Bullett & Sons
A. R. Baxter
Indianapolis
Indiana
French Lick
John Bennett
W. D. Miller
F. L. Kiplinger
de Kalb County
Amzie Blake
Princeton
M. E
Ralph G. Pearson
Wood Neely
West Frankfort
Ilinois
Eugene Hottell
Coryden
Neely
Ovid Sherrill
Okmulgee
Okla
James Sherrill
Washington Township
Ovid
San Antonio
Texas
Mauckport
Juanita Sanford
Roscoe Davis
Madaleine Connor
Kalk
Agueslure
Roscoe Sherman
Edgar Yeager
Georgia Hottle
J. Webb
J.G. Zibel's
J. G. Zabel
Laresville
Walrus of
Serer
Louis S. Riely
Jno. P. Isterning
Oryden Junction
Ind
M. Vanene & Co
Depauw
J.G
ALL Good
Wagner’s
Dixie
D- Byrne &Sons
Byrneville
Harrison
Callsonius
Durocs
Charles Weilbaker
Fredericksburg
Trotter
Louisville Post
Daly News
George B. Wahl
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John H. Heth
Ballett
Corylon
Undertakers
Ramsey
Crandall and Depat
DR. Z. C. Wolfe
Corydon, Indiana
Kirmbham
Lew M. O'Bannon
Kirkham &O’bannon
Democrat Building
Barrtton
L. B, Wolfer
Bulleti Building
Ward's Grocery
Bureka
Oow
Cook
Judee Phird
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Gbo, K. Gwartndy
Erkom Wortswast Publiv Aquere
Corydon, Ind
Willice
Clyde R. Lottick
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