Corudon Democrat local notes and gatherings
Charley Applegate plans westward and Harrison township schools reopen. Judge Cook holds court in English this week. Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Pee Watson. Mrs B F Hurst travels to Phoenix BC to visit son. Arthur Russell sells farm west of town to William Wiseman. Abe Watson sells South Corydon property to John Blacke. Mrs Chas Guiley returns from Chicago. W H Bussabarger injures finger at Cannery. The Wagners move from Crandall. Minnie Krausgrill visiting Corydon. Vinton Black leaves for Louisville Dental School. S W Black and family visiting Rev H J Black in Ashland. Arthur of Louisville visiting J C F Sieg. John Albin Jr buys Charlie Applegate property. Rowe visits Dannenfelser in Jeffersonville. Bogey and harness for sale cheap. Mrs S K Jones returns from missionary trip. Fleshman to Indian Territory. Den King and family visit Corydon. Mrs Jas Brewster and Miss Ridley in Indianapolis as club delegates. Commissioners meet to record Harrison township road matters. State Baptist convention in New Albany. Cliff Frank visits from York, Nebraska. Indiana Supreme Court oral argument next Friday in State v Sutherland. Sappery Rock Normal School catalogue received. Fleshman named principal. Oscar Windell and family plan move to California. Frank Waite dies of typhoid. interment at Depauw. S D Barthy becomes traveling salesman for Hardy Implement Co Louisville. Marriage notices for Niobert McIntosh and Tompkins family from Louisville. Major W Funk confirms technical settlement over Mary Cole estate.
New sorghum and cheap coffee headline at C M Miller store
Local ads note new sorghum and green coffee at C M Miller's with prices and products. Other items mention Try Wiggle Stick blueing, recent visits by Mrs. Ellis and others, and community notices on taxes, stagecoach incident, and local commerce. Historical notes include farming yields, fertilizer use, and moves of residents.
One Cold or Another The Season's First Cold
A brief health note warns that the first cold may be mild but could lead to a longer more troublesome second cold. Suggests taking Scott's Emulsion as preventive and curative.
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Scott
Scott's Emulsion Cold Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion claiming it prevents and cures colds by reducing inflammation and healing throat and lung membranes. It invites readers to send for a free sample and lists 409 415 Pearl Street New York with note that all druggists carry the product.
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Pearl Street
New York
Social and Local Notes From New Albany Area
Resident reports include Mr and Mrs Tom Ross traveling to Indianapolis for an evening lecture at the M E church. Numerous visits and comings and goings among local families across New Albany and surrounding towns are noted with travel, illness, and business developments.
Horrors of War Official Japanese Casualty Totals
Official casualty tallies from the Japanese army list 46 180 killed, 10 979 died of wounds, 15 300 died of disease, and a total dead of 72 450.
Affidavit Filed in Assault Case Near Town
An affidavit in Morris Justice of the Peace office charges Charles Jennings living a mile south of town with assault and battery on his wife. Reports say the couple quarreled when Jennings gave their daughter a knife to cut her mother. The girl cut the mother, Mrs Jennings then whipped the girl and the husband interfered by striking her.
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Morris
Justice of the Peace
Charles Jennings
Jennings
Gasoline Stove Outage Report From Quiet Exchange
In a terse exchange, Mary Ann informs her mother the gasoline stove has gone out. the remark hints the outage may have affected the home, with a remark about a roof line implying a possible cause. The dialogue reflects domestic concerns over stove failure.
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Mary Ann
Local Notes From Laconia and Nearby Families
Grace Russell and a daughter born to Arthur Steele family. John Zimmerman and a son born to that couple. Eula Melton returns from Falls Cities. Several families, including Meisners and Pearsons, return to Illinois. A large gathering hosted by John E. Barger near Rehoboth. Shooting match planned at Charley Hornicle’s home on Oct 28. Various visits, purchases, and social events noted among residents and students in the area.
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Arthur Steele
John Zimmerman
Eula Melton
Falls Cities
Henry C. Meisner
Payton, Ill
Willie Pearson
Will McElfresh
Ren
Will Jones
Ella
Blanche Conrad
Grace Russell
Grover Conrad
Jim Barnacle
Morris Funk
Murray Ferree
Vada Watson
Corydon
No. 2
Adam Crosier Jr
Local visits noted in Taylor Township records
Local residents and visitors are listed with several trips during the past weeks. Taylor Township sees Mr. and Mrs. Meissner hosting Mr. and Mrs. Morton Davis while George Young returns from Illinois. Louisville and New Albany figures appear with multiple family and friend calls.
Wheat sowing under way as Moberly school opens
In Moberly farmers busy sowing wheat while the town begins a new term with Miss Dora Louden as teacher. Several residents travel or visit relatives in Kentucky and Ramsey. Various Loudon family members, including Miss Abbie Louden and Aunt Julian Loudon, appear in lengthy local notices of visits and moves. Mrs. Harmon remains ill and Alvio Harmon moves to join his father-in-law J W Loudon for winter.
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Dora Louden
Abbie Louden
da Nathews
Kentucky
Mary Jane Bye
Ramsey
Jane Thevenot
Moberly
Nettie Loudon
Alvio Harmon
J. W.G. Loudon
Harmon
Julian Loudon
Ida Matthews
John R. Loudon
Clove Method Said To Quiet Riding Qualms
The article notes that riders who get qualms in cars or boats can ease symptoms by slowly chewing a clove or two. Indigestion with gas, nausea and dizziness may yield to this simple measure. Other methods exist, but cloves appeal for their portability and ready availability.
His Miserable Set
A humorous line from the Washington Star quotes Plodding Pete as he explains the cycle of seeking work. He jokes that jobs vanish by the time he travels from New York to Frisco, illustrating a perpetual bad luck in finding steady employment.
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Pete
New York
Frisco
Washington Star
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U S Shafer of New Albany visited Corydon yesterday as reported by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Clockkeepers Clash Over Town Clocks In West England
A retired watchmaker’s successor struggles to synchronize church and town hall clocks. After a council interview, the craftsman reveals a letter from Mr H instructing him to forget winding the striker, noting the town’s clocks won’t stay in sync without proper care.
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England
Old Families in Trance and European Nobility
The London Chronicle traces ancient lineages noting Bourbon as the oldest with roots to 861, then the Rohans now Austria based though some French Rohans are Chabots. It cites Narbonne-Pelet lineage to 910 and questions Levis-Mirepoix claims with satirical art tales involving Levi and Noah’s flood.
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Royal House of
Bourbon
Robert le Fort
Rohan
Austria
Rohans
France
Chabots
House of
House of Narbonne- Pelet
Duc de
Levis-Mirepoix
Noah
London Chronicle
Higher Chinese Education
A Review of Reviews argues that China has more educated people than any nation, with deep study of literature ethics and philosophy though social cohesion lags, leading to mistreatment by outsiders.
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China
Mean hotel keeper found in north Missouri
A Kansas City Journal note reports a hotel keeper in northern Missouri who named a newborn observed in his room and began charging the infant for room and board, reflecting a grim, satirical incident.
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Missouri
Kansas City Journal
Surprise Kitchen Shower for Miss Kate Snyder in New Middletown
About seventy five friends relatives and neighbors gathered at Mrs. Sarah Snyder’s home on October 7 to honor Miss Kate Snyder a popular clerk at Heckelmans store with a kitchen shower. The dining room held fifty presents including nickle china granite ware towels linens and ornaments. Kate returned from work at eight o clock and was surprised by the assembly and gifts. The party was merry and well wishers offered success and happiness for the future.
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Kate Snyder
New Middletown
Heckelman
Sarah Snyder
Kate
Miss Kate
Death of Lytia Vallance Brought Home for Burial
The body of Lytie Vallance, who died in Minneapolis of pneumonia at about 75, was shipped to her former home for burial. She lived here previously, married Jacob Hammond after divorce, and her name Vallance was restored. Her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Graham of Washington, Ind. accompanied the remains.
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Lytie Vallance
Minneapolis
Minn
Red Mill
Vallance
Jacob Hammond
T. B. Graham
Washington
Ind
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Abe Watson
South Corydon
John Blacke
Chas, Guiley
Chicago
W. H. Bussabarger
Cannery
Blaine Wagner
Crandall
Minnie Krausgrill
Corydon Jet
Chas. Gailey
Vinton Black
Louisville Dental School
S.W. Black
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Wm. Rowe
John Dannenfelser
Jeffersonville
Lew M. O'Bannon
C. L. Fleshman
Indian Territory
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Ilinois
Marion Bruce
New Albany
Jas. Brewster
Blanche Ridley
Indianapolis
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Convention of the Baptist Churches of the State
Cliff Frank
York, Nel
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Arthur C. Fleshman
Oscar Windell
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Frank
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S. D. Barthy
Smaly Hardy Implement Co
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Tose Tompkins
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W. Funk
Mary M. Cole
David Cole
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Lois Jack
New Amsterdam
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Valley City
Mel Wolfe
Eli Mathes
Hopkins
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