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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1897
Page
6
Governor Mount reappoints the prison board members Enos H. Nebeker R. Foster and Henry Van Borst and retains Warden Charles Harley. The board will seek an experienced deputy warden from Massachusetts and implement a graded system with rapid reforms.
The Harper Detrick Dramatic Company played at the opera house all week starting with East Lynne and drew strong crowds. Each performer is praised as an artist with professional delivery and the troupe is said to attract standing room crowds tonight and tomorrow night.
Fragmented notes describe village happenings in Possum Run with names and visits, revival meetings at Beech Grove, and upcoming events. The column also mentions illnesses, family visits, and local travel, plus a brief section on science and industry including railway work and a new university program in Lowell with large local contributions.
An inventor proposes tin plated shot as a safer alternative to graphite coated lead. The graphite fouls guns and may injure eaters of game meat, whereas tin coating avoids this issue and eliminates chemical action on game flesh.
A detailed guide explains how to build a miniature waterspout using heated water, a glass-sided box, a central paddle wheel, and a driving motor. The setup creates a spiraling cone of vapor that rises toward the air, with a tubular apex resembling a real waterspout and with bubbles and suspended objects drawn upward.
The Circuit Court of Fountain County appoints Edward Yount as Administrator of the estate of John M. Givens, deceased. He has qualified and the estate is to be settled in Covington Indiana. April 3, 1907.
A late news item notes U S makers of track supplies facing export challenges as they refuse to pack bolts and spikes for South American shipments, while one Boglahan manufacturer meets demand with specialized packaging and gains a growing trade note backer.
Ad seeks 4 positions for a small salary starting around 30 to 360 dollars monthly. Open to locals and country folk, no experience required, bank deposit about 100 dollars, no loan or investment. Permanent office work with strong backing from bankers. Mention paper when replying. Also note improved Wabash train service resumes Nos 11 and 7 between Pern and Montpelier from Nov 13 1895 with daily runs except Sundays.
On November 4 the Wabash R B in conjunction with the A T S F R R will inaugurate a line of vestibuled sleeping cars between St Louis and Los Angeles with no change. Sleeper departures are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 15 p m from St Louis after Wabash arrivals from Chicago Toledo and Detroit. Arrival in Los Angeles is Saturdays and Tuesdays at 6 05 p m. For details contact a Wabash ticket agent or C J Crane G P T A St Louis Mo.
The best way to reach New Orleans and return is via the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Two vestibuled trains run daily between north and south. The New Orleans and Florida special carries through sleepers between Chicago and New Orleans via Gulf Coast with special Mardi Gras rates. For details contact your local C and E agent or C L Stone G P and T A Chicago.
The Wabash Railroad announces through sleeping car service in connection with lines including St Louis Iron Mountain Southern and Texas and Pacific Railway. Travel from Chicago daily to Little Rock Malvern Austin San Antonio Laredo El Paso Los Angeles and San Francisco with through connections for Mexico City. Contact ticket agents for schedules and rates. Crane G P T A St Louis and KF A Palmer Asst G P L A Chicago provide details.
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