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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1882
Page
9
A fragmented report notes the House adopting a resolution yesterday and discusses timing with the Senate. It mentions honoring a group described as Andiana's Boys in Blue and references congratulating officers who will hold over.
Report of the Indiana Senate clash over the chairmanship. Col Robertson expelled after a near riot as pro and anti Robertson factions contended for control. Robertson later seated the House and the mob dispersed, with no further sessions until reconciliation potential arises.
The report notes Ed. died last Wednesday and Jordan now jailed on murder charges after a woman challenged a killer who toppled Mrs Warren's baby carriage and shot her. It also covers the President veto sustaining vote on the Dependent Pension Bill and a looming Senate extra session on March 5. A local tragedy follows as James D Reasor hangs himself after a lunacy ruling.
A collage of political jabs and anecdotal items notes Sheridan calling for a cavalry, Beecher lampoons hell, and cabinet rumor about Bayard and Pendleton. It lists pension actions, a murder confession via washing blood, and various local curiosities including a deer eagle incident and a rifle shot by Mrs. Richards.
Indianapolis report details a cash shortage in the state Treasury with about $4,000 in the general fund. Republican auditors warned legislators of possible payment suspensions. Per diem warrants were sought by members, but the Treasury refused to honor a $78 per diem warrant at 3 pm.
A fragmentary antique page presents verses about a mischievous child and a river of rest, followed by polemical prose on farming cooperatives. The tone blends sentimental poetry with political commentary, naming public figures and regional concerns.
A collection of kitchen instructions including slicing fried hominy, boiling tied rice until firm, a coffee cake without eggs using coffee and molasses, potato noodles from boiled potatoes with eggs and milk, and a method for making clear coffee by soaking overnight and boiling in the morning.
A collection of aphoristic lines on women from Confucius Boucicault Whittier Cowley Rochefoucauld Beecher Victor Hugo and Voltaire. The snippets portray women as creation’s crown and sources of virtue or vanity.
A narrator recounts a bitter Erie winter hotel stay with a regal passenger who refuses to share a bed. The clash ends with both men sleeping separately, the narrator waking to a stern royal figure remains in a chair. The tale closes with a biblical reflection on vanity and judgment.
At the Carnival Grounds on Saturday night a slide misalignment sparked amusement as multiple toboggans tumbled into the show banks. A daring female jumper hugged a man calling him George, only to learn she had embraced the wrong participant, prompting a mix of surprised reactions and playful scolding.
The citizens of Bridgeport are informed that a man over twenty one will apply to the Harrison County Board of Commissioners at the Corydon session on the first Monday in March 1887 for a license to retail intoxicating liquors in a room on the south east lower floor of a two story frame building on Lot No. 6, fronting Bridge Street in Bridgeport Povery township.
Fragmentary text from a historic page shows garbled dialogue about an unconvicted matter and a recollection of events. The readable parts reference chickens and an unsettled state, with unclear attribution to a person named Yee and a piece labeled Circumstantial Evidence.
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