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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
9
A Lake County Times reprint endorses buying Liberty Bonds to fund World War I efforts. A. M. Turner, president, urges residents of Hammond and vicinity to invest, noting a $4.00 annual bonus per $100 loan and banks like First National Bank will assist.
The Crawford County Jersey Cattle Club schedules meetings in Bacon on Oct 30 Valeene on Oct 31 Riddle on Nov 1 and Leavenworth on Nov 2 with afternoon and evening sessions. Lectures will be illustrated and feature two to three speakers on farm methods and new ideas. Attendees may bring soil samples for acidity tests and milk samples for butterfat testing, excluding cream.
Mrs. I Lahue on East Chestnut displays two service notices in her front windows. Victor Waters, after four years in the United States Navy, is back in service and posted with the U S Navy at Seattle. Jack Walters, another son, has enlisted as a First Lieutenant and is stationed in Philadelphia. The family notes a flag sent home by Jack featuring a red field white center blue stars to honor two siblings serving in the war.
A 153 acre farm with improvements is offered as a bargain three miles east of New Middletown. The listing names Rudolph Schneider of Corydon Indiana and references an automobile license form filed by C P Swarens of Ramsey Indiana.
Red Cross knitting guidance reprinted with call for county women to join Mrs. R. L. Miller. Instructions cover sweaters wristlets and mufflers with material lists needle sizes cast on counts patterns and finishing notes to ensure loose casting on and binding off for proper elasticity.
A mixed page lists new and renewing subscribers to the Corydon Democrat including individuals and military units, with many names and locations. The item then shifts to a legal notice about Oregon & California Railroad Grant Lands, detailing two million three hundred thousand acres revested in the United States and opened for settlement with fees and terms, plus a Portland advertising offer. The final line is a dentist Dr A W Hottle announcing regular office hours.
Doan's Kidney Pills receive renewed endorsement from Mrs. B Lefler of Lemon St. stating quick kidney relief and improved well being after years of use. In a June 14 1912 update she confirms prior recommendations and urges others with kidney issues to try the product. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pill at 60 cents.
The State Board of Forestry urges pupils to write essays on the relation of birds to Indiana forests. Prizes of 5.00 for seventh and eighth grades and 7.50 for high school classes are offered. Essays up to 2000 words must be mailed to the Secretary by May 15, 1918, with rules available on request.
The Camp Quartermaster oversees daily rations for 80 000 troops at Camp Zachary Taylor. Thanksgiving requires 4 250 turkeys weighing about 12 pounds each. Sunday menus include 6 000 chickens, with beef and bacon totals of 21 000 and 6 000 pounds respectively. Bread totals 15 000 loaves daily, baked in two-pound loaves. Each regiment’s supply officer allocates supplies to the mess kitchens.
An old medical note explains catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local ear applications. It attributes cause to inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and warns that hearing loss results if inflammation is not reduced. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as a systemic remedy with a free sample offer.
A terse local notice advertises Morton's Shoe Repair Shop offering quick service for damp cold streets. It hints at practical, sturdy footwear care for trudging through slush and snow.
The piece explains how reservation Indians measured time by sleeps and moons. A sleep equals twenty four hours and a moon a month. midmoon is noon with the sun at meridian. They used hand signals to indicate hours and described distance by sleeps or days of travel, about thirty five miles per sleep.
The first modern atlas by Abraham Ortelius appeared in 1570 at Antwerp. It was a folio with nearly a hundred maps showing countries and continents as then known, revised five times in his lifetime. Coastlines and areas appear distorted, with England and Scotland notably misrepresented.
An ant in India Ceylon Malacca and Australia spins its nest between two leaves of a tree, often mango. It joins leaves by drawing material like spider silk, clinging with its claws while weaving with its mandibles. If leaves are far apart, workers form a chain to assist the builder.
The article debates when to use a or an before words starting with wu sounding as yu and notes writers favoring ease over strict rules. It then asserts calendars as ancient literature forms with Aztec examples found in stone publicly displayed and preserved today.
A line from Drownine's Magazine features an observant nncse telling a litigant that he is lying and should seek legal counsel. The remark underscores suspicion of a dubious statement and suggests responsibility to obtain legal representation.
Fragment mentions a man named VWonkins and a claim that he placed property in his wife's name before a failure, with speculation about motives related to his wife and possible debts. The source text is garbled and lacks verifiable details.
A damaged OCR fragment from Pit Berth Press mentions unclear phrases about fields and people including a chef and his alleged mistress. The readable content is non-cohesive and lacks identifiable events or names to summarize into a clear item.
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