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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1905
Page
7
Local notices include a new barber shop on the Morris Hotel Building south side offering shave ten cents, hair cut fifteen cents, and shampoo ten cents. Also listed are farm equipment, nursery stock, travel ads, and social updates from Corydon and Harrison counties.
A report exposes a graft case involving Sawa Morosov, called a wool king, who led the Russian Workingmen's league and employed 70,000. He donated 100,000 blankets to troops during the Russo Japanese war, but later his gift shipment was sold to Manchuria at a loss, illustrating corruption among Russian officials.
A reader asks how much other paints are worth compared with Devoe. Examples compare gallons needed to cover two similar houses and the leftover paint, noting Devoe costs four or five dollars per gallon. The letter invites pricing thoughts and mentions F W Devoe & Co and distributors Loitch and Barbee.
The Norwegian parliament has 114 members chosen in a triannual local parish vote. All citizens over 25 meeting residence conditions select one man per 100 present to choose parliament. the chosen serve. Parliament then forms upper and lower houses from selected members.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin says doctors gave up hope for her stomach and liver illness. After starting Electric Bitters she improved at once and claims a miraculous recovery. Price 50 cents at L A Riely & Son drug store with guarantee.
New York Press notes a trend of Manhattan clubs seeking direct insurance quotes from leading companies. Members argue premiums are the same as routine business, so insurers should decide whether to allow agents’ commissions for club members. The Avenue Company is viewed as eager for new policyholders.
Waiting Baroness Rosen and Mrs. Takahira, wives of Russia and Japan’s ministers, are close personal friends kept apart until a peace treaty is ratified. Their friendship began when Takahira served in Tokyo and endured across the Korea crisis by long distance correspondence.
A seasonal appeal urges readers to stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at Crosier's Corner Drug Store. The notice claims early use yields prompt, satisfactory results and promotes the remedy as a widely known, superior choice over others.
A French journalist recalling the shah's year in Paris learns Mahmoud Khan has died suddenly. An official said Khan was not ill and died without warning while not being sympathetic to the grand vizier.
An advertisement asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food in any bowl whether you eat or not and will cure indigestion regardless of faith or medical efficacy. It claims many have been cured and urges purchase from all druggists with an oct note.
A speech noted by the Albany Argus shows Secretary Hay joking about his lineage. He traced births and upbringings across Indiana Illinois Rhode Island and Washington with travels to Europe Asia and Africa, calling himself an American amid a diverse ancestry.
Lineage from J H Simmons praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming cure. Advertisement from L A Riley & Son druggists offers trial bottle, 50c and 1 00. Mentions marriage humor and jokes about engagement and veil. C R Watson resigns, buys store in Harrison township. Fresh cement stock from V H Bucerr & Son with lime and Portland cement.
An unusual ad style note lists Castor as a cheaper and less purchased household oil option. The fragment hints at consumer choices and product branding without full context.
Lady Henry Somerset recalls women who send for mil liners and boxes of lat s on approval, keep items a week, return them with notes claiming none fit, yet items show wear from pin holes and repeated use. She also cites women copying patterns via cheaper dressmakers.
A vintage advertisement praising DeWitt's Little Early Risers as mild effective pills for all ages. Claims they cleanse gently and are suitable for children and the frail, while strong people call them the best little pill. Sold by all druggists. oct
On October 22 at 3 p m Rev Schoepfle will preach at Heidelburg church. The notice notes the afternoon service and venue.
A fragmented OCR text notes a purchase or trade related to a kind of item. It mentions ownership or acquisition but lacks clear names, places, or dates, leaving the exact subject and parties uncertain in the readable excerpts.
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