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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1899
Page
3
A dialogue recounts clever street showmanship as Sandy Dikes compares a trick to pacing a moving train by walking on the roof of cars. He asserts the train moved about a mile a minute, describing the stunt with breezy casualness.
The crop outlook from the Department of Culture notes relief from drought in the South Atlantic but continued dryness in Texas Oklahoma Southern Missouri and Michigan. Rain is needed in the Ohio valley and New England while moisture harms and helps differ in various regions with corn and oats unevenly progressing and damage from recent rains in several western states.
Idolita wins the Rich Horse Review Stake in straight heats at the Futurity event. The race drew a large crowd with notable contenders and a purse distribution showing first place 8000, second 4000, and other shares.
Idaho North Dakota and Wyoming volunteers arrived in the United States aboard the Grant transport. The ship left Manila May 1 and halted at Nasasali Vo Yokoluma before San Francisco. It carried 28 officers and 345 enlisted from First Idaho 12 officers and 56 enlisted from First Wyoming 8 officers and 44 discharged soldiers 25 convalescent patients 7 naval prisoners 2 medical patients and 4 civilian passengers. The crew totaled 166, bringing the ship’s complement to 380 persons. Five deaths occurred during the voyage.
Thousands attended the Mont Blanc area ceremony as Queen Margaret unveiled a colossal Virgin statue on Rocca Melone mounted on a mountaintop. A papal inscription on the base asks the Virgin to guard Italy’s frontier after a historic avalanche rescue of Alpine militia buried two years earlier.
Agents from Paris purchase hearses to be used as car horses in Diaries. French buyers, reacting to the Dreyfus case, make extensive preparations and seek stock locally as part of an alarmed, large scale purchase.
A survey notes high inventive effort in acetylene and illuminating gas production methods aimed at cheaper light. It also highlights rapid advances in automotive devices and broad patent activity in electricity for machinery and practical uses.
The San Francisco Call reports on Moderick Chu Smith who, after two years in Alaska, returns with a full head of hair. He credits cold climate for hair growth, claims germs are killed by the frost, and cites local observers noting shaggy hair among Alaskans.
A note from a depositor discusses how an elderly woman who never reads newspapers might vote for Mr. Gladstone and questions about converting pounds into consols to pay national debt. The writer asks for guidance and mentions an inheritance of a paper found with a savings book, dating back to 1865.
An item touts a Swede invented torpedo triggered by invisible rays of light and claims it can explode at will. It also promotes Hupstetters Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for constipation dyspepsia and liver complaints with a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck.
A humorous exchange features a barber and an Irish customer trading quips about head size and having no clothes for a large trunk. The humor hinges on accent and wordplay as the barber proclaims his head suits him while the Irishman mocks the impracticality of a big trunk without clothes.
The Nickel Plate Road offers cut rates to Chicago for the Goethe birthday celebration by the German American Societies. Tickets go on sale September 2 with returns allowed through September 5. Inquire with agents for details.
Comic dialogue from the Detroit Free Press features Mrs von Blumer and Mrs Witherby debating money and a husband's refusal, highlighting domestic humor and social satire. The exchange underscores tensions over finances and marital dynamics in a light tone.
A Parisians audience member sues Brussels venue alleging a faulty program and book of the words. He says unreadable pages and incoherent performances wasted time and damaged him. referee notes referenced.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims to cure painful swollen nervous feet and bunions, ease tight shoes, prevent sweating and calluses, and quickly relieve aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. 25 cents plus stamps by mail. Trial package free from Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
London faces a revived challenge to Sunday bread baking. A George IV act reportedly bans Sunday baking in the city, long ignored, and the issue moves to Parliament for consideration.
An 19th century style ad notes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally at 75 cents. It includes testimonials from Mrs. Wiggles and Mrs. J L Northcott praising Piso's Cure for lung and chest diseases and endorsing the product for Canadian usage.
The Modern Woodmen of America held a jog around picnic at Fort Wayne on September 4. The Nickel Plate Road planned to sell tickets for the event on the same day at a round trip fare, with details about return validity and inquiries available.
Woman from Extra Beta Pennsylvania describes relief from dropsy kidney trouble and female weakness after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and two boxes of Liver Pills. She reports tumors gone and pain halted, crediting Mrs Pinkham’s guidance and free replies from Lynn Massachusetts.
At Paddington station a dog wears a red collecting box marked G W I R Widows and Orphan Fund. It walks the platform drawing deposits from travelers. In five and a half years about £325 has been raised to support widows. Hawaii plans to import 7000 Japanese laborers this year raising Japanese and Chinese residents to about 65,000.
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