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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
8
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a safe effective oil for undernourished children. It claims to aid pale anaemic or flat-chested kids by stimulating growth and health with a pleasant tasting oil. Free samples are offered from Scott and Lowne, chemists in New York.
John Edward Walter a Corydon photographer died Wednesday from typhoid fever and heart trouble at age 33. He leaves a widow and two children, was a respected artist, and son of Jacob Walter of Jackson township. He and his wife, daughter of W H Bullett, lived in Corydon nine years before his death. Funeral held Thursday at the family home on Chestnut Street, Rev. H. J. Stern officiating, burial in Cedar Hill cemetery.
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Major and Mrs Jacob S. Pfrimmer was celebrated Wednesday September 4 with family friends and the Floyd County Horticultural Society present. A Mayors ceremony featured Rev H Stern reading a poem and Myr. Pfrimmer giving a thanked welcome address.
A social gathering marks a festive grove event honoring Mr. and Mrs. Pfrimmer. Brother Green praised farmers, gifts included mother of pearl mounted gold spectacles. Sam and Stow add humor and emotion as guests arrive from New Albany, Kentland, Pittsburg, and beyond with meals, photos, and well wishes.
The German Syrup by Dr A Boxchee is claimed to cure coughs colds and severe lung ailments by removing the cause and leaving parts healthy. It is presented as proven not experimental and widely sold, with two million bottles sold annually and three doses said to relieve ordinary coughs at four cents. Green's Prize Alum appears as a separate listing.
Miss Telera Wright returns home while Joseph A Vaudin visits friends in Hursttown. Thursday saw Miss Atte Crawford of Stithton Kentucky visit Miss Belle Evans. Clarence Wright, a Louisville foundry worker, was at home Sunday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Martin was buried at Hursttown cemetery Wednesday evening.
The undersigned offer all kinds of building lumber and can cut barn or house patterns on short notice. Call or leave your order at our mill in Heth township Watson and Thomas.
The article extols sheep dogs from England and Wales and their role on western ranges. It contrasts old and new country work, notes the dog's loyalty and usefulness, and highlights trials where trophy-winning dogs show transforming character under sheep.
A story from a past engagement features actor Joseph Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle. An Irish porter, thinking Jefferson slept late, mistakenly awakens the clerk by shoving him to eject the actor for snoring, calling the scene a humorous misread of a late night call.
A Baltimore American item notes a girl now convinced about Christmas debates who is laid up with a bad cold after gathering mistletoe.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern warrants coach excursion tickets at low rates for all trains on September 1 offering return passage. Tickets are valid from Buffalo until midnight September 18 1901. For details contact any B O S W agent or O P McCarty Cincinnati O.
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