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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1909
Page
5
Corydon area notices report social visits from Mrs. T. S. Jones and Miss Ruth Denbo to Louisville, and Mrs. F. O. Jordan with Ruth visiting Georgetown. Local ads include Hyomei cures, coffee premiums, and a photo studio claim, plus farm sales, court actions, and business notices.
George Haas of Wichita visits Morgan and Floyd counties in Indiana. 89 year old Haas travels alone from Kansas for his third return in 27 years. Henry Reed of Louisville and Elmer Reed of Birmingham stop in Corydon. Elmer’s first visit in eight years. Frank R. Farnsley, famed river pilot, to captain the Cape Girardeau carrying Taft party from St Louis to New Orleans. he declines the Taft boat to stay with his wife aboard.
Tot Didelot attended a ball game in Louisville Sunday while Clara Didelot spent part of the week there. The stork visited the Tubbs Hubbard camp and left a fine boy with Mr and Mrs Johnson. John Heustis and family and Mary Fulner of New Albany visited relatives Sunday. Wm Huffman and family Mrs Maggie Farnsley and Dearie Stuart visited Sugar Grove relatives Sunday. Mike Bower started a grocery and invites customers to inspect his stock. Dan Stoy and family A Duncan Mr and Mrs Wm Graves and Miss Mary Wright of New Albany visited Ben Wright Sunday. Mrs Lucy Lance and son, Mr and Mrs Hatch and daughter Ada Burkenhimer and Minnie Day of New Albany visited Thomas Peters Sunday.
The Corydon library has added many new titles including The Autobiography of a Beggar The Lure O Gold The White Company The American Conflict and Five Little Peppers books among others The additions cover assorted fiction and classic works expanding the library collection for readers in the community.
School opens October 4 in Franklin Township. Trustee Williams attempted last week by phone to provide the teaching roster but the line failed, delaying delivery. Listed teachers include Isaiah Hausyz, Ed Miller, Clarence Kannapel, M N Turner, Frieda Loittich, Anna Zollman, Amiel Day, Win Hauswald.
Phonograph for sale in Georgetown Indiana. Edison Home model from 1909 plays two and four minute records. Amberol machine. Used five months. Includes 102 four minute records. Will sell very cheap or trade for good property. James P Sappenfield R R 3 Georgetown Ind.
Webster Township Office Day states the public may visit at Dogwood every Tuesday for official business transacted by Trustee Ben I. Smrru. Franklin Township Trustee W. W. Williams fixes Monday as office day at Lanesville for transactions.
Government to hold November exams for postal clerks and most positions nationwide with about 30000 appointments this year. Applicants over 18 gain good pay and annual full paid vacation. Bureau of Instruction can train quickly to pass exams. Government jobs promised for life. Write 560 Hamlin Building Rochester NY for details.
About 175 relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. Addie Shuck’s New Middletown home on Sunday to celebrate her 54th birthday. The front yard table stretched seventy five feet with guests from Corydon Elizabeth Mauckport and New Amsterdam. Music by Anna Wolfe and Martena Shuck followed a day of songs and a meal of dinner and supper.
J C Jenkins of Glasgow Kentucky praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a long held staple in his family medicine chest. He reports giving it to many traveling men with satisfactory relief and notes it is sold by Louis S Riley.
Will Christley asks about 200 daily paper patrons to pay at his office one door west of the post office due to busy schedule. He favors customers dropping in to settle bills rather than home visits and expresses gratitude for cooperation.
Knox County cast a wet vote by 761 in a local option election held last Thursday. Vincennes city favored wet by 1706, though county dry majorities narrowed the overall wet margin to 761. Vincennes hosts seventy two saloons one brewery and two distilleries as the sole wet spot in the Second Congressional District.
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine tonic as a universal remedy. It asserts relief from head and back discomfort, fatigue, stomach and bowel issues, and promises restored strength, selling at druggists and dealers for 25 cents.
Lew M. O Bannon offers pension assistance for those entitled under the law. Write to him with return postage included. Address Corydon Indiana.
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