Rare Ulster County Gazette copy praised as genuine relic
A Dan Reed owned copy of the Ulster County Gazette dated January 4, 1800 is described as a genuine relic of George Washington’s death and burial. The article contrasts it with common reproductions, notes old rag paper and hand press printing, and cites an 1799 Rochester classified ad offering a saw mill and a Negro enslaved woman for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Reed
Ulster County Gazette
Ulster County
N. Y
George Washington
Philadelphia
Patent Medicine Companies
New York
Lincoln
Reed
Gazette
Congress
Rochester
John Schoonmaker
Indiana Moves Toward Constitutional Convention Prospect
An eastern magazine highlights Indiana as backward for lack of initia tive and referendum. It notes Indiana approved a 1914 measure to submit a constitutional convention in 1915 with nonpartisan petition nominations and a 180 day term, hoping educated delegates can push progressive reforms in the Hoosier state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Charlies F. Taylor
Philadelphia
Coonskin
Taylor
Medical World
Equity
Indiana
Atlantic
Pacific
New Jersey
California
Princeton
San Francisco
Lone
Indianapolis
Miss Ruth Waggoner Joins Covington County Auditor Staff
Miss Ruth Waggoner daughter of county commissioner Lewis Waggoner of Rob Roy has taken a position in the county auditor's office at Covington. She recently completed a bookkeeping and stenography course at a Danville business college and promises to be an efficient addition to Auditor Gray's force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Waggoner
Lewis Waggoner
Rob Roy
Covington
Danville Business College
Gray
Clinton man held on grave seduction charge in Yeddo case
Lewis N. Wright of Clinton was bound over to the circuit court on a seduction charge after a preliminary hearing in Covington. He allegedly deceived Miss Icele Dowden, daughter of Dr. J. W. Dowden, leading to a date for marriage. The case may be presented to the federal grand jury for possible Mann White Slave Act indictment if evidence shows the couple crossed into Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis N. Wright
Clinton
Veedersburg
Yeddo
Justice’s Court
Covington
Circuit Court
Wright
Icele Dowden
J. W. Dowden
Terre Haute
Bloomington
Danville
Walter Dowden
Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Illinois
Real Estate Agent Arrested In Bunko Case
Charles E. St. John of Greenfield was arrested by Deputy Sheriff John L. Glover and brought to Covington on a warrant from Ramsey Illinois who alleges St. John disposed of mortgaged property. Ramsey puts losses at 2300 dollars involving Hillsboro Novelty works assets and a Texas farm claim. St. John says Ramsey sold him an nonexistent farm and he mortgaged Hillsboro property to shield himself. He faces trial before Magistrate Asa Osborn on July 31 and is held on 500 dollars bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. St. John
Greenfield
John L. Glover
Covington
Mr. Ramsey
Ramsey, Ill
Ramsey
Hillsboro
St. John
John F. Meek
Texas
Asa Osborn
Covington Friend
Left Large Estate Of Covington Banker Homer Sewell
Covington widow named executrix in will of Homer Sewell who died recently leaving an estate around 75 000 with the entire estate to the widow except the Covington home which reverts to other Sewell heirs after her death. Bond of 60000 was posted. Personal property about 380 000 and real estate about 45000 including life interest in residence property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Sewell
Covington
Altho
Sewell
Difficult Oat Harvest Low Seed Returns
Farmers in the area faced trouble cutting oats this season as grain was very short. The binder had to be set close to the ground, but corn stalks and clods of earth hindered the machine. The average yield likely won’t match the seed sown, per the Covington Friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
County Teachers To Meet At Covington Institute
The annual Fountain County teachers institute will be held in Covington High School the week of August 18. Attendance affects licensure exams and is nearly compulsory. A Covington corporation will take over Homer Sewell’s abstract business with Forest Ward placed in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers Institute of
Fountain County
Covington
Homer Sewell
Forest Ward
Sewell
American School of Osteopathy
A. T. Still
The
Science
Attica
Noah Weaver
Ferry
North Perry Streets
Fighting Flies by Prevention Than Swatting
The article argues for a preventive approach to houseflies, noting their link to filth and disease. It explains fly life stages from egg to adult, compares the housefly and stable fly, and identifies breeding sites such as stables, refuse piles, outhouses, and garbage cans as targets for control.
Yawning as Nature’s Lung Ventilator and Ear Aid
The article explains that normal breathing leaves residual air in the lungs, especially the lower lobes. Yawning clears foul air from the lungs, ventilates air passages, and helps hearing by widening the eustachian tubes, which can reduce perceived deafness during congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Pauper Heir to $50,000 Revealed in Infirmary
Michael Smith, 76, long inmate of Benton county infirmary, learned he will inherit about $50,000 from a brother who died in Gilman Illinois. His son Jack Smith of Templeton and his sister from St. Louis traveled to inform him of the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County Infirmary
Michael Smith
Jack Smith
Templeton
St. Louis
Smith
Gilman
Carwile Gravel Road in Covington County Tops Costs
The Carwile gravel road south of Covington is under heavy construction and costs about $25,000 for three miles, making it the most expensive gravel road ever built in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carwile
Covington
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Jesse Martin
Clark
W. B. Schermerhorn
Attica Floral Co
A. L. Swank
J. A. Coffing
W.H. Small & Son
Pauper
BELL
Indiana Loan Company
N. W. Cor
3Rd & Main Sts
Lafayette, Ind
Newlin & Son
E. Pearlman
Thomas P. Huffman
Lafayette
Ind
4Th and Ferry St. Weinhardt
Secret Service Bureau
W. W. Weinhardt
Mer
T. W. Kelsey
Central National Bank
Brier Brothers
C. G. Beckett
M. D
Central Nat’l Bank Bld’g
Wabash
Union Pacific
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Kansas City
Denver
Pullman
G. C. Knickerbocker
J. D. McNamara
St. Louis, Mo
M. L. Claypool Music Co
John F. Carlson
A. B. Chase
Emerson, Ivers & Pond
Hobart & Cable
Schiller
M- L. Claypool Music Co
A. E. Yount
Haller
J. W. Rhodes
Central Bank
Attica Ind
Fred S. Purnell
I. E. Schoonover
A. M. Sullivan
McMahon &¢Crigler
Logan Township
Weber's Tailor Shop
North Perry Street
L. G. Riggin
WEST
Lay
Pea Reenman
Gicaco
Dbeam
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