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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
7
Scientific findings favor moist heat through steam disinfectors as most effective against germs. Steam at 212 degrees kills resistant germs in five minutes, while dry hot air at 284 degrees needs four hours. Chemical disinfectants include bichloride of mercury, Izal, and chloride of zinc, with varying safety and effectiveness.
In sport and outdoor life the body risks sprains and pain but activity remains essential. The piece extols springtime recreation from coastlines to fields and ships, urging use of St. James's Wave as a reliable remedy and comfort for injuries and sleepless nights.
The piece discusses an early telegraphic device by Platts sent to Mr. Depew, then president of the New York Central Railroad, as he neared a Senate term. It details a dated note near Poughkeepsie urging the noon express to stop for Mrs Pratt and a Mr. Depew remark about helping for a friend.
The fragment references Colley Cibber’s 1720 play The Refusal and Grainger’s inquiry into stock market terms like bulls and bears. It mentions an offer to send 25 cents for a photograph of a Music Temple where someone named Mechinley was shot, and provides an Fort Wayne Indiana address associated with C R Bookwalter.
Readers react with horror and national grief over the McKinley assassination. Editorials condemn the act, urge martial law measures, and defend the public’s shared sorrow while calling for calm and justice.
A Buck Wheeler strikes with a revolver in a field near Folsomville killing his son in law A2ias Burns and then fatally wounds himself in a jealousy feud. Earlier reports speak of Burns’s severed head and a related pursuit. The article also notes a buried treasure find of 87 000 near Ridge and multiple local incidents including a kidnapping recovery of Miss O’Hara and various other crimes across the region.
A statistics minded reader lists the typical cargo aboard the Deutschl and on trans Atlantic voyages from New York to Hamburg. The supplies include ice for preservation, large quantities of meat poultry fish eggs vegetables butter milk cream ice cream fruit beer wine water and other staples. Not all are used on every trip but the ship carries a generous supply to ensure ample provisions.
Two girls discuss a piano recital with light humor. They praise the overture and the pianist's hair, compare the sonata to dreamland, and note returning home to play ragtime tunes, reflecting on the evening’s entertainment.
Mrs. J B Flanigan, long afflicted with dropsy, could not wear shoes for three years. After six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills from Dale's drug store, she recovered fully and is said to be as sound as ever. The couple praise the remedy and the pharmacist for recommending it.
A swamp explorer describes a rare tree found only in Fiorjida marshes. The blushing tree’s emerald leaves turn pink when rain showers pass, then revert to green as the moisture fades. The 20 foot-tall tree has broad banana-like leaves and a thick trunk, thriving in lush, intermingled wetlands.
A paragraph extols St Jacobs Oil as a quick cure for backache and lumbago describing a strained spine and painful back. It also mentions the first striking clock in 1825 and urges printers to use Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper. The piece blends medical claim with product promotion and a non sequitur historical note.
Bishop A Grant of Indianapolis writes urging Peruna as a good medicine. Clergy praise Peruna for vocal catarrh and sedentary life debility. Pastors Rev E G Smith and Rev A S Vaughn share positive experiences with Peruna. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
An East Coast saying links the February second groundhog with a six week forecast based on sun or shadow. The piece notes German origins and compares Ursus meles to the woodchuck. The text also includes an unrelated promotional line for PUTNAM FACELESS DUE refunds from Monroe Drug Co.
A county magistrate's trial scene features a joke about whether partridge legs were hind or fore, followed by an advertisement for Mrs. Austin's Pan Cake Flour. The page also cites praise for a daily newspaper and a testimonial for Piso's Cure from Minneapolis in 1900.
The notice details round trip tickets for Railroad Day at Guffato on Sept 14 and 18 priced at one cent per mile. Tickets are good until 1 00 A M after midnight Sept 18 and may be purchased via Nickel Plate Road ticket agents.
In 1901 a Brooklyn worker laments to his wife that only J. P. Morgan controls his fate, leaving him with no others to work for. The exchange highlights labor tension and dependency on a powerful financier.
An advertisement offers air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits with daters, inviting customers to specify needs to receive pricing. Includes LockBox 219 Fort Wayne Indiana and a wartime style proverb. Mentions a trip Fort Wayne to Cleveland at $3.75 round trip September 7 to 12 via Nickel Plate. Milton’s letters reference his mother affectionately.
The note lists a Fort Wayne address for Lock Box 210 and mentions outfits and pricing related terms.
The Nickel Plate Road offers discounted excursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Glenwood Springs Ogden Salt Lake City and Hot Springs South Dakota with sale through Sept 1 and return validity through Oct 31 1901. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin and R J Hamilton of Fort Wayne Indiana for details. The note also mentions coal miners housing in Bohemia and a flour product from Mrs. Austins which is ready quickly and sold by grocers.
A quip contrasts jealous husbands with the wrong target as a German captioned barbershop cartoon humor. The exchange highlights the irony of possessive jealousy and misdirected suspicion.
Local shop advertises air cushion rubber stamps and all kinds of stamps with printing outfits and daters available. Readers are invited to write their prices. LockBox 219 is listed in Fort Wayne.
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