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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
5
Corydon community news reports farm prices and grain markets, visitors and residents traveling to Louisville New Albany and Indianapolis. Local auctions list livestock tools and household items, with social notices and church events and brief updates on residents and schools.
Cealbonais nominated in Washington Township after a mass convention at New Amsterdam. The ticket includes Trustee Ben Woodward Assessor Tug Cunningham Road Supervisors Oma Richard Alfred Rainbolt Justice of the Peace James M Sherrill Constable Sam Allen Advisory Board Wesley Mowrer Emmet De Sonner Charles Cole. Cunningham in his first term praised. Sherrill commended for years of service. Ticket described as composed of good men with strong prospects.
Joe T. McClaran of Sunshine Nurseries near Corydor sent a crate of Hoosier Cling peaches, matching prizes won at the Indiana State Fair. Harrison County grower Mr. McClaran expressed pride in his fruit and noted a local competitor also taking a blue ribbon at the fair. The item closes with a community notice of a church gathering at New Middletown.
The Democrat announces a two page supplement full of fate filled and interesting news readers should not miss.
The New York World explains that piano strings change pitch with temperature. Cold rooms tighten metal wires, raising tension and tone. warm rooms loosen them, lowering pitch. Even small changes are noticeable to skilled musicians, influencing singers choosing rooms for tuning.
A brief excerpt discusses Cyrus the Great and ancient canal work. It quotes Sir William Willcocks on how rivers were controlled, noting extensive canal projects and troops employed to dig and manage waterways.
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