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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
7
A stray half starved black and white kitten drew a crowd on Park Row Manhattan as pedestrians sidestepped to avoid it. A banker then carried the cat to an alley, sparing the animal from harm amid a flurry of humane reactions.
Oolitic Indiana resident W A Terry suffered months with severe kidney trouble and near bed rest before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. By the second day he showed marked improvement and could resume walking about. He praises the remedy as the best medicine for kidney and bladder ailments.
A dusted veteran asks a Philadelphia housewife for help for a Mount Pelee survivor. He explains he carries a few saved items from Martinique and appeals to her generosity. The exchange highlights humanitarian aid amid disaster aftermath.
Advertisement notes limited time fares via Nickel Plate Road to New York on October 3 4 5 and 6 with 19 percent discount and a return limit of October 14 1902. Mentions agents and stations for ticket sales plus assorted period filler and product pitches.
John K. Mar tell, former Speaker, describes a nineteen member combine in the St Louis House of Delegates that conspired to sell votes and secure a $125,000 payoff. The scheme included a Suburban railway franchise with $75,040 deposited in Lincoln Trust Company to be split after passage and mayoral signature. Several indicted members have sought state’s evidence as Circuit Attorney Folk presses the corruption case.
The Dun & Co Weekly Trade Review notes many new factories and expanded facilities, a coke blockade persists, railways strained, and consumer needs rising. August prices fall 2.5 percent per Dun index, with strong retail trade and improved collections. Exports show wheat and corn totals for the week and fiscal year, while locomotive demand grows.
Chicago reports ongoing light movement of spring wheat to the Northwest as September advances. Minneapolis elevators hold 1,318,663 bushels amid strong imports, with millers buying all grade wheat and no surplus in sight. Government weekly report seen favorable despite scare in cereal markets.
The 78th annual sovereign grand lodge session of Odd Fellows opens in Des Moines as special trains bring crowds totaling about 30,000. Gov. Cummins and Mayor Brenton welcome delegates, with remarks from M. Newman, J. C. Milliman, Ida Van Horn, and Maj. Gen. Raney. The roll shows 12,702 subordinate encampments and 1,002,272 members nationwide, with significant relief and revenue figures reported.
A compilation of livestock and grain quotes from Chicago, Indianapolis, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, New York, Buffalo and other centers. Cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes are listed with bid ranges and quality grades for shipping and farm use.
A discussion contrasts science and philosophy on aging women and beauty. Max O'Rell advocates discreet coquetry to stay youthful till fifty, while science urges exercise, good toiletry, diet, and amiability. The piece notes style and temperament as keys to retained youth. It then shifts to an advertisement for kidney pills offering a free trial and citing a testimonial from Charles Lindgren.
A dialogue shows The Dominie and Mrs. Squash discussing turning a farm well into a mineral spring as part of a health resort idea. Pa has fetched a chemist from town to modify the well. The exchange reflects a humorous view of rural ambition.
Travel offers to Boston Mass from October 7 to 11 by the Nickel Plate Road. Tickets may be used return until October 15 with small fee and possible extension to November 17 upon deposit. See nearest Agent or C A Asteriin T P A Fort Wayne Ind No 189.
A 1901 letter from Fostoria Ohio discusses signals in women’s assent and quotes a quote about a woman’s no. It also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption and a statement about Hindoo living standards with low weekly income and frugal living.
An assorted newspaper snippet advertises rubber stamps and self inkers with a Fort Wayne address Lock Box 219 Indiana. It also notes Bristol England inspectors report over 5000 miles of machine made cigarettes weekly in their district and includes a pancake flour promotion and a Canada mineral products total of 63000000 in 1900. The quotes from Confucius appear as an inspirational note.
Nickel Plate Road offers summer Sunday excursion tickets Fort Wayne to Chicago and return for 2.00. Valid on train No. 5 for outbound and No. 6 for return the same day. See Ticket Agent or Q. A. Apterlin, T. P. 4 Fort Wayne Ind. No 196.
Northern Pennsylvania farmers turn to shotguns to wipe out a caterpillar plague. They place powder in the muzzle, fire from a distance, and blow the nest and insects apart. The method is described as cheap and effective after trying newer controls.
A Tennessee father reports his daughter, once bedridden from indigestion for five years, improved after a fifty-cent bottle of Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Two doctors had said she could not recover, yet she now walks and shows progress. The letter notes bottles sold in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes with a guarantee.
The edition lists a forecast by a state forecaster and offers Cheap Rates to Washington via the Nickel Plate Road for the National Encampment of the G A R with tickets on sale October 3 to 6 1902 return limits through October 14 or via deposit and small fee until November 38 1902. See nearest agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana. Clarence and Bessie exchange a brief personal dialogue.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour praised in a praise line for its quality. An Ohio round trip offer to Cleveland on Sept 26 27 1902 celebrates the Hungarian anniversary with return by Sept 29 or later by ticket deposit. Also a Weather note and a philosophical paraphrase conclude the snippet.
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