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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
5
Detailed steps describe hole sizing and soil layers for a deciduous tree planting. It covers marking a circular hole, separating soil colors, handling root layout, manure use, sod preparation, and backfilling. Guidance includes watering weekly for the first month to encourage root establishment and cautions on trimming to avoid damaging good specimens.
Reports from multiple sources note leaders and events across theaters and states. Mentions include Rear Admiral Montagne and aviation matters, Rockefeller-linked inquiries, political reforms on rail rates, a major Pennsylvanian mine disaster with many foreign-born victims, Austria denying a foreign minister yet pledging effort toward peace, and large delinquent tax sales in Lake County Indiana. Also cited are bankruptcy filings in Evansville, theft arrests in Indianapolis, fatal arsenic poisoning of a child in Rochester, a floor collapse during a trial in Munice, and municipal efforts in South Bend and Anderson to create jobs and address aging school buildings.
The tale follows the Fir Tree and Christmas Spirit as they travel the forest and extend to cities, urging aid for a crippled child. A growing appeal emphasizes Christmas Spirit beyond gifts linking to a selfless act from a distant boy preparing surprises for his ailing father.
In a humorous exchange, an elderly woman questions why a younger boy cries as the elder brother eats his Christmas cake. The boy laments lack of cake for him as the elder justifies sharing none. The scene highlights holiday tensions over treats.
An editorial in the Medical Record argues the slogan No filth no flies and no disease. It calls for identifying and eliminating breeding places such as unsanitary closets manure heaps uncovered garbage and decaying waste by burning or covering with lime or kerosene.
A column pithily contrasts dangers of the tsetse fly carrying sleeping sickness with its lethal bite and no cure. It pokes fun at anecdotes from city papers about misadventures and social quips, including a sailor’s homeward longing and a joke about a bear bugging a woman.
Aden Noble starts night watch duties succeeding P F Timmons. Eri C Yerkes of Syracuse welcomed daughter Maxine last week. John Provine's father fell ill and he rushed home. Gertrude Harlow teaches at Hammond and is on spring vacation. Miss Margaret Gilson joined her home trip. A misread memory line from a poem is noted with mangled wording.
Eloise asks what a bookworm is and learns a book lover. A woman and her daughter notice Mrs. Smith’s decorated rings and Eloise mishears ringworm as a pun. The scene unfolds with a child's humorous misinterpretation.
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