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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
8
An advertisement asserts constipation causes piles and promotes internal remedies. It names Dr Leonhardt Hem-Roid as the sole internal cure and lists sellers in Saint Louis and New York, offering a booklet upon request.
Harry Waterhouse, 23, crippled, held in the county jail at New Albany after forging to gain entry to Jeffersonville reformatory for trade training. He is a New Albany native with a poor reputation. Authorities plan to investigate and arrange support and possible telegraphy training.
A bakery showcases macaroons and cakes including macaroous kisses lady fingers fruit cake and whipped cream cake with praise for the crusts and a claim that the treats win and entice shoppers to try them at 14-3 or 1 Minors.
Located at Warren's Stable and Warren's livery stable near Southbridge. Persons may leave hauling orders by phone. All orders receive prompt attention. Tlarry McPain, 22-3 Drayian.
The notice offers pension assistance by Lew M O Bannon for those entitled under the law. It asks readers to write him with return postage enclosed and provides Corydon Gnd as the address.
An ad style notice requests Amos Lemon of Corydon area to supply about four thousand clapboards. The item list includes a suckling mule and a span of notes for sale at Boeard's. Other lines promote fresh air over medicine and local products and services.
A 25 cent grain sack can serve as a versatile camper bag. Do not tie the mouth, sew it shut to deter pilfering. Uses include carrying provisions, serving as a pillow or sleeping bag, and even forming a simple chair with two sharpened poles lashed to a bag.
Lord Brovugtton's temper sparked a tense moment at Thackeray's house as he teased a neighbor about academc wars. The noble lord retorted that he is not old and not “your wine,” chilling the company.
From a small beginning the sale and use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy has extended to all parts of the United States and many foreign countries. It has proved especially valuable for coughs and colds. For sale by Louis H. Riley. Also Wiseman & Bullett offer cheaper complete fertilizers.
The excerpt contrasts Camillus Leonardus on jet as black amber with attracting properties and a possible liquid origin in ancient geology. It also traces snuff spoons' rise after 1702, noting literary references and 19th century rural use, including a 1877 sighting at Norham-on-Tweed.
A veteran tramp, worn by thirst, seeks a drink from J. J. U Wissey as he travels a shady English road in a tale from An English Holiday. The tramp rapidly adapts, joking that he would turn the writer in for begging if a policeman were nearby.
A woman struggles to choose between two beloved suitors as autumn fashions loom. She is torn by affection for both, unable to decide which to accept or refuse, feeling the burden of her indecision and the delightful yet conflicting options before her.
A housekeeper learns a blunt method to deter trespassers: never give them anything, and keep premises secure. The dialogue, drawn from old fiction, includes a quip about a black eye from a skating slip and a moral about being good and simple.
A Detroit Free Press quotation notes no improvement from a college education as a woman assists her mother with housework exactly as if she had not been educated. The exchange highlights perceived value of higher education for women.
A Notre Dame woman offers a free home treatment for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming the simple discovery clears uric acid from blood and restores joints and vitality. She invites sufferers to write to Mrs. M. Summers in Noter Dame Ind for proof and guidance.
A girl finds an odd oblong turtle egg on a Louisiana river bank and incubates it in a teacup. A few hours later the cup holds a full fledged baby turtle scrambling among shell fragments.
Henri de Weidder recounts the late Empress Elizabeth and the ravens given by Maurus Jokel. The imperial poetess noted ravens as omens linked to the Hapsburgs. Ravens supposedly hovered near Francis Joseph and joined imperial figures on pivotal moments, inspiring a poem cited by the Westminster Gazette.
An old gentleman and a local squire share a moral at dinner about language. The host tells his son they could help each other, the son wonders how, and the host retorts the son could teach Mr X grammar while Mr X might help mend the son’s manners.
The notice lists items including May corn oats sucrene bran and straw at the elevator and mentions Ryall’s sale of personal property in Bradford on September 30 and Minnie EK Me¢lKim’s sale four miles west of Elizabeth on September 29. It notes that last Thursday was the Jewish New Year.
The undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Charles W. Ellis, deceased, late of Harrison annate Indiana Colley. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. William H. Rippy, Administrator. Duly sworn M. O’Bannon.
A witty remark compares some men’s careers to golf ball fate. They are helped from one hole only to land in another, illustrating a pattern of moving from challenge to challenge rather than advancing. The quote attributes this view to Lippincott's.
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