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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
5
The notice previews a public auction next Saturday in Byrneville for the Jersey Croft Herd owned by Robert Jenkins. It notes the cattle are fine Jerseys and invites readers to attend, with other local references to residents and events nearby.
An antiquated ad notes customers can buy half soles and rubber heels at Miles Variety Store and mentions making payment. The fragment hints at a retail prompt from a mid century newspaper page.
Community snippets from Mauckport Corydon and New Albany include residents visiting, employment shifts, and personal health notes. Names include Miss Thelma Shireman Miss Anna Kopp Mrs. Pearl Beanblossom and Mr. Elmer Miller. Also mentions W H Bulleit Sons selling farm wagons and typewriter sales with lessons.
Miles Variety Store reports visiting figures including Jackson Warne and daughter Mrs Themes Crosier from West Point Ky and Lewis M Wayne of Boone township. Dr J Rawson Pennington of Chicago, born in the county, stopped by Corydon. he is a pioneer and leader in Indiana medicine and is president of the Board of Medical Examiners of Illinois.
Olive Lough of Waveland and Mrs G W Gerichs are referenced in local notes. A package of tea left in front of the office may be claimed by the rightful owner. A guarantee pocket knife priced at 68 cents is advertised. Spencer Wilson and family plan to relocate to Indianapolis soon. Frances Thomas of Louisville visited South Corydon with her parents. E P Booker and A H Knear of Louisville visited Marion Reas. R L Miller of the town traveled to Shelbyville, Kentucky for a few days with friends.
A collage of small notices lists items for sale and local chatter. Mentions Mr and Mrs Henry Stierstedter and Frank Stierstedter visiting C J Morris with a car trip from Louisville. Also notes peach trees for sale and real estate listings in Corydon from Old Capital Real Estate Agency. A child sustains an injury near Corydon, and a rental/cement ad from Lehigh Portland Cement.
J C Buggelit and Seoys install a Calorie furnace with a guarantee of satisfactory results. Mark L Harris plans a two day trip for the nat ional meeting of the Sruak of Indiana where he has served as Vermiiancut Clerk for six years and was just re elected for three more. Mrs Harris will accompany him to Indianapolis and after adjournment they will visit their son Earl A Harris and his wife.
Mr and Mrs William F Wynn of St Peter Minnesota visit Wynn parents in town. Mrs Wynn's father P Bragg of Providence Rhode Island joins them. They traveled from St Peter to Yellow Stone Park with Wynn cousins Willismn and Ida Didelot, via Billings Cody and returned through Wyoming Nebraska Iowa Hingis. Bragg 74 remains keen and interesting, with twenty years in the newspaper business.
For sale fourteen shoots with contact Claude A Davis Corydon Exchange. Miss Marie Gerrichs of Tell City is visiting her brother G W Gerrichs and Mrs Gerrichs.
The note warns the recipient an account is past due and requests an immediate call to arrange payment. Dated August 27, 2-w, from Bulleit & Sons, with signed initials Y. HW.
Mr and Mrs George Hardin of New Albany visited Miss Lucy Hardin of Manckport on Sunday. Miles Variety Store advertises a wide selection of sweaters in sizes small to extra large priced 27 38 dollars.
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