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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
6
Mr. FP A Krausgrill finished threshing wheat on 95 acres producing 2300 bushels. Willie and Dannie Reinhardt have returned to Indianapolis after visiting their grandfather. The young child of Squire Hiser was buried at Wood's Chapel Monday evening.
The ad proclaims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a specific treatment for piles and skin diseases including eczema cuts burns and bruises. It warns of counterfeit copies and urges customers to ask for DeWitt's genuine product sold by all druggists.
The text explains sago as a fine starch from palm piths in hot regions like Java and Sumatra. It details cutting stems to 15 to 20 feet, extracting pith, washing flour through sieves, and drying to yield sago flour, with leftover pulp called common brown sao.
Mr Meeker muses that women are not great poets or musicians. His wife challenges him, asking for clarification. He counters that women are too sensible to waste energy on poetry and music to the extent some men do.
A Chicago street car conductor beaten in a labor riot healed with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. G. J. Welch of Tekonsha Michigan praises its effectiveness for family use. Marketed as great for cuts and burns, cost 2 cents at L A Riley and Son's drug store.
A sharp exchange unfolds as the conscientious man declares his debating prowess and the quiet man replies the real misfortune is the other cannot reason. The dialogue centers on argument and rational limits in a tense social vignette.
A fragment from Punch and other clippings shows banter about manners at dinner and a tasteless tonic ad. A sailor recounts losing his leg after an accident at sea while a joke about virtue and confinement appears in Atterbury’s note.
A newspaper ad promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, liver, and bladder troubles. It claims kidney disease causes heart and lung issues and offers free samples and a book by mail from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
A naturalist notes that mosquitoes affect birds more than people, as female mosquitoes sting while males do not. Wrigglers hatch in water and breathe at the surface. kerosene can kill them by creating an airtight film. Mosquitoes also feed on plant juices when human or animal blood is unavailable.
Satisfied user W C Barber of Sandy Level Va credits Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing severe chest trouble from smoke and coal dust after other remedies failed. The ad touts the medicine as the world’s greatest saleable cough lung remedy at L A Riely Son's drug store with 50c and 1.00 pricing and a free trial bottle.
Severe colds are traced to indoor living practices and indigestion. A hearty dinner followed by mental absorption and a warm close room can trigger illness as body heat rises and sleep breaks. Relaxation after dinner and better air circulation could prevent illness.
An advertisement proclaims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will treat indigestion and related stomach catarrh. Dr Newbrough of League WV endorses the remedy and says he prescribed it with good results. The product digests what you eat and sweetens the stomach, sold by all druggists.
The Chicago and North Western Railway invites firms to inquire at its Industrial Dept for reliable details on suitable locations along its lines. It promises thriving cities, rich materials and strong markets, with contact at 216 2 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, for parties seeking new industry sites.
A five room house and stable in a desirable location within two blocks of the court house is for sale. Bargain price if taken in the next few weeks. Inquire of C. B. Ellis.
An old advertisement promises quick cure with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets by E. W. Grove. The same issue reports the suicide of Richard Funnell, a young Peru Indiana farmer, who allegedly killed himself after his wife left him.
A Saturday Evening Post summary notes eggs from hens geese ducks and turkeys are mostly water with varying protein and fat contents. Hen eggs contain about 50 percent water 16 percent protein and 53 percent fat while other fowl eggs show similar compositions. It concludes eggs are nutritious though not equal to a pound of lean beef in nourishing power.
A Kansas City Independent article explains camphor production from camphor wood. Workers heat water in mud brick distilleries with camphor chips, condensing oil and forming a snowy brine that becomes crude camphor. The crude is refined into the balls and cubes sold at high prices.
John Kannapel and A J Kannapel form Kannapel Milling Co to run the flouring mill at New Middletown after John Kirkham sells his interest. The firm will continue general milling and keep top flour meal and feed brands in exchange for wheat.
An ad style notice offers abstracting and full title services for Harrison County properties. Also promoted is a Lewis and Clark Exposition publication by James B. Brewster and Frank M. Wilson with travel guidance. Hardware and farm equipment for sale includes a Deering binder, a Superior drill, and a Moline plow with local contact near Corydon.
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