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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1902
Page
3
A poem from the Los Angeles Herald extols a “big handed” man with a faithful heart. It lauds strength and steadfastness, praising loyalty over refined manners and promising steadfast defense of a trusted friend.
Carolyn Vernet, famed for beauty and wit, accepts engagement to Frank Reade then shifts to his cousin Albert Reade under pressure from society. Frank goes to Europe hopeful, while Carolyn marries Albert for wealth. A forged fortune review ends with Uncle Jenkins’ will revealing only $5,000, a bitter fall for Carolyn.
The Marine Hospital in Chicago serves seamen from the navy and merchant fleets with admission for illness after proof of service. The second Chicago marine hospital, completed in 1833, cost over 450000, with later additions and an operating amphitheater. About 8000 patients are treated annually across the hospital and downtown dispensary.
Lord Ernest Hamilton recounts a perilous ride down the Oroya Railway in Peru from 15,666 feet to the Pacific in a hand car. He details the thrill and danger, the sublime scenery, and the extreme control required to navigate 100 miles of track powered by momentum.
A quotation from Pearson's Magazine describes the act of dropping the brakeman on a siding and grasping a lever as a metaphor for savoring a serene, almost heavenly foretaste.
A Kingman area homemaker Mrs John Kay defied poverty by mining own claim. She cut fuse and blasted rock while caring for family, finding ore rich in horn silver with assays up to 3000 dollars per ton. Now she oversees a mining operation employing men to extract wealth.
A Brooklyn kindergarten class explored physiology with a nerve question. A student quipped that a nerve is what makes a tooth hurt, and Emily added a cheeky line about a mother exclaiming nerves when someone is too fresh, ending the lesson in chaos.
The article recalls the English painter Watts as frail and sickly yet living to eighty six with teetotal habits. He speaks of enjoying and diligently pursuing his work and admits a negative temperament without the joy of life yet persistent in creative effort. A compact reflection closes with a wry London Answers quip about day’s end and a note against excessive worry over small losses.
A sermon by Rev. A. V. Raymond explores the kingdom of heaven as a guiding energy in history. It argues that true striving seeks real value and excellence, not mere rewards, and that national progress rests on justice and righteousness. America’s calm diplomacy reflects this spiritual maturity, as the kingdom of heaven moves toward wider earthly incarnation.
The piece argues for teaching the Bible as literary expression of a people’s life rather than as theology. It warns against sectarian conflict and urges moral education, noting Europe and America demand understanding of the Bible’s cultural influence and its role in forming nations and children.
The Sphinx near Gizah is described as rapidly decaying due to altered Egyptian rainfall and irrigation. At 172 feet long and 56 feet high the colossal limestone statue of a crouching lion with a human head is threatened by sandstorms and surface erosion, with origins and head type debated by scholars.
Opinion piece condemns corporate greed and legal fraud as a social peril. It draws a Biblical parallel with Samson and laments wealth as modern tyranny. It calls for public accountability and envisions divine justice as the remedy.
George C. Hale former Kansas City fire chief with 31 years in the department will tour London next May to demonstrate American fire fighting methods He led a Paris expo team of American firefighters and is inventor of the water tower and spring harness hailed as models in Europe and America.
A collection of humorous snippets from early 20th century papers features a New York Times jab about a mistaken bill, a Sherman epigram linked to a Chinese army recruit list, a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip on Sherman and fighting, and notes on Greek lessons and paper stockings.
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