09 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1879
Page
1
The notice states that local notices are charged at LOX cents per line and no notice shorter than a square inch is inserted for less than 1.00 per insertion. It warns that transient advertising must be prepaid.
District Offices Hon. George A. Bicknell Congressman Cunningham Representative John Bens 00¢ Senate County Offices Courts Circuit Court Judge Win. Zener Prosecuting Attorney Commissioner’s Court Meets first Mondays in March June September and December Peter M. Zenor David Jordan and Joseph Deweese Commissioners
Local post route details show daily mail departures from New Albany to towns including Corydon Lanesville Locust Point Evan s Landing Rosewood Mauckport New Amsterdam Valley City Worth Laconia Rehoboth Palmyra Hancock Barren New Salisbury Bradford Frenchtown Georgetown Burnville Mil town and return via New Albany Every Monday and Thursday mornings New Middletown at TA M Milluckport Cedar Wood Crisp s Cross Roads Thursday at 6 a M Sharp s Mill Saturday at 12 a M
In a Victoria excursion, General Joseph Lane spoke with aged tones yet enduring spirit. He recalled leading U S forces in Mexico, described Oregon Territory governorship, and noted surviving Mexican War generals fading from the roll.
A satirical discussion on marriage choices and motives. It compares marrying for necessity, love, or wit, noting scarcity of resources next year and the unpredictable outcomes of union. It blends humor with social observation about risk, luck, and personal circumstance.
A Brooklyn Beagle report notes the Forth bridge towers may peak at 560 feet, surpassing St. Rollox and even St. Pauls in height. It compares spans and towers of Niagara, Allegheny, Covington Cincinnati, and East River bridges, concluding the Forth will be an engineering triumph once finished.
Professor Beal of the Michigan agricultural college argues parents should guide sons into farm work by granting responsibility. Let them manage tasks like fowls pigs crops or a garden, accept occasional failure, and train them with business discipline to build interest and future success.
A Norristown Herald note mocks a song titled Can You Support Me Darling questioning gender roles. It suggests a man who works hard in a shirt factory and spends little on himself could be supported by his partner, but advises her to choose a self supporting man instead.
A survey tracing steam from Hero of Alexandria’s toy to early engines and ship experiments. It lists milestones: Anthemius cauldrons in 540, Blasco de Garay’s 1543 trial, Newcomen 1710, Savery 1718, Watt 1764, Fulton 1793, Evans locomotive 1793, Fitch 1783, and the Savannah as the first steamship to cross the Atlantic in 1819.
A Hartford exchange during the 1812 era reveals how a shrewd man exposed a neighbor’s counterfeit specie bill mixed with a genuine facility. The dealer insists the counterfeit will pass, illustrating risk in currency at the time and a moral about honesty versus greed.
A privately hosted evening for a city's wives turns chaotic when one husband drinks heavily and leaves with his wife. He roams the town in moonlight, exchanges kisses in secluded spots, and returns home asleep, unaware of his escapades until the next morning. The wife exposes his misbehavior with a moral tongue lash.
In Soochow a wedding party stalls as a new suitor claims prior betrothal. A forged contract and a shamed mother lead to a magistrate hearing. The mother confesses she sold the daughter twice and receives a hundred blows. The groom pays 100 taels to wed.
A German settler Jacob Schuler in South Australia is father to five newborn children in one birth. The mother weighs 244 pounds and stands six feet four inches, already having twins and triplets. The family receives public support offerings and a showman proposed $250 monthly plus travel expenses, which was declined.
A column notes Spurgeon's sharp wit about excuses to skip prayer meetings. It recalls a rain day and a family taking a carriage to hear M Agassiz speak on the lobster's intelligence. The piece jests about Dutch girl preserves and recipe curiosity.
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