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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
4
The State Teachers Association will meet in Indianapolis from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6. The report notes district attendees and plans for sessions during the week. Numerous local residents are mentioned in updates and social items from Corydon and nearby communities.
Corydon and surrounding residents gathered October 23 to light a Liberty Fire in front of the Old State House, part of a nationwide appeal led by Grace Applegate. The ceremony featured Judge W. Cook and Attorney T. J. Wilson, with songs led by Miss Clara Bennett and support from local notables and schoolchildren.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness, caused by inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa, can be cured only by a constitutional remedy. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through the blood, offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, and provides free circulars from J CHFNEY & CO in Toledo.
Kirkham and Saffer sold an eight cylinder Wyllis Knight car last week to Honorable Charles W Kelgo of New Albany.
The text pleads for enduring national pride and collective duty. It honors forebears who served with lance or musket, building a nation through hardship and war. It extols pioneers, youth, and all souls who strive for the common weal with steadfast purpose and resolve.
The report describes U S troops entering the front and trenches in the German war, marching through rain at night while singing until ordered quiet. American artillery fired toward German lines and an officer accompanied French forces into No Man's Land where shots were exchanged. Three German soldiers were hit, one killed, two wounded, with the officer using an automatic revolver and preserving two shells as keepsakes.
Isanue R. Strouse, Collector, states new blanks for 1917 income tax reports will be available in December. Individual returns due between January 1 and March 1, 1918, while corporations and partnerships will file on their respective calendars or fiscal year bases with guidance to follow.
Washington October 25 announces that Christmas presents for American soldiers in France must be restricted to parcels not exceeding seven pounds each. The Post Office Department says French railways under arrangements with the French postal service cannot carry parcels heavier than seven pounds.
Valentine Scheler of Franklin township visited Corydon on business last Friday and renewed his Democrat subscription. He is regarded as one of Harrison County's best citizens. His son Lee G. Scheler serves in the U S Cavalry, now at Camp Shelby Mississippi, having volunteered months ago. his unit is noted as among the best. Another son, Henry, works as a fireman in a government plant at Loveland Colorado.
Dr John W Markwell of Little Rock Arkansas sends a friendly letter with a check paying his subscription more than a year in advance. He and his wife formerly Miss Lou Boyer were born in this county and moved to Little Rock where he is a dentist. Mr Benj Boyer, Mrs Markwells father, lives with them. The couple usually visits Harrison county once yearly but have not for several years.
John Edwin Williar born May 29 1825 in Boone township Harrison county Indiana died Oct 14 1917 at his son I C Williar’s home aged 92 years 4 months 15 days Married Harriet Beatty Jan 23 1853. Survived by son Navin C Williar daughter Anna Friediey six grandchildren three great grandchildren and wife who died 1908 Funeral at home Oct 12 then at Rehoboth with Rev T W Wells reading Corinthians and John 32. Interment beside wife. Joseph M Busald readdresses from Hindford to Jeffersonville 029 E Chestnut Street.
Congress passed a law offering cheap life insurance for soldiers and their dependents. The policy costs $4.00 per $1000 of coverage, described as one of the most generous measures by any government.
If you shiver in cold weather and have cold hair and feet, persistent or frequent colds may indicate thin, impoverished blood.
An old advertisement touts Norwerten cid fiver as a rare product claimed to create natural body warmth charge summer blood in winter and lengthen throat and lungs. It asserts the formula is refined in American laboratories by Scott & Bowne Bloomfield New Jersey.
Second hand circular saws available in rip and cut off styles at less than half price. Each saw is in good usable condition offered by Keller Manufacturing Co. 8ldw
A historical summary notes Russia's invasions from the Mongol yoke (1238 1462) through Tamerlane and Tartars to Napoleon. It references Ivan III and the Romanoffs, Swedish campaigns, and the Napoleonic retreat marking a turning point, as cited in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sherman Jones of Berryville was a well regarded citizen born in Boone Township and raised there. He lived later in Taylortown and was known for his many friendships and steady presence in the community, with the Democrat noting his good standing and pension of respect.
The excerpt urges constant readiness to counter all risks. It promotes forewarning and forearming as the keys to resilience, suggesting luck favors those who prepare. For shallow observers, preparedness may appear as luck, but true safety comes from deliberate preparation.
A humorous exchange about beef tenderness from an old cow. A boarder remarks the meat is very tough, while Mrs Hashleigh points to the cow’s age, noting her tender experience came from an elderly, childish cow. The Chicago Tribune quotes the quip in social chatter.
A humorous exchange centers on a customs inspector missing smuggled items hidden by a wife who can pack things into a trunk yet not find them herself. The dialogue highlights a light moment about packing and discretion.
In the Boston Transcript a reader suggests expanding the idea of the Dont Worry club by starting a Dont Worry Other People club to broaden support and community morale.
The quote presents a philosophical image of truth as a massive torch. It suggests people move carefully and instinctively avoid direct exposure to its intense glare, fearing hurt or exposure while seeking understanding. The tone is reflective and cautionary.
A brief Dallas News item quotes a speaking line about a landlady who provides meals on time but doubts the narrator will be trusted much longer. The exchange hints at tensions in a domestic setting.
The ancient pyramid is described as containing about 4 009 000 tons of stone. This figure reflects estimates of the massive structure built for the pharaoh Khufu and has been cited by scholars and archaeologists as a testament to ancient engineering.
A public clock in the tower of St Mary Abbot’s church, Kensington, can be heard but not seen. It has no dial or hands, chimes quarters and hours, and arose from a compromise between architectural fear of altering the tower and limited funds for a visible clock.
The flint pebble trade provides work for many women and children from Havre to Dieppe. Pebbles near Havre are valued for their round shape and ground in cement and copper industries to create powder and remove impurities. They also serve crushing tasks in paint manufacture and are used in porcelain production with pebbles found between Fecamp and Calais.
A Massachusetts captain in early republic days sought to disprove Friday superstition by planning a ship built launched loaded and sent to the West Indies all on Friday. A negro cook named Friday joined the crew and the ill fated vessel vanished, never heard from again.
Lommel notes the extreme sensitivity of spectrum tests. A three millionth part of a milligram of sodium salt can color a candle flame yellow and reveal sodium lines in the spectroscope. Sodium chloride exists as invisible dust in the air, making sodium lines nearly universal in spectra.
A visitor questions a horned animal as the host identifies it as a genuine Deurham with broad, curved horns and distinctive forehead curl. The exchange highlights breed recognition and connoisseur observation.
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