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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1923
Page
2
A brief postal notice records second class matter entitlements filed at the Covington Indiana post office. The entry notes the mailing status and location, indicating standard postal classification.
Public sales rates per line twelve cents and fifty cents for card of thanks. Second insertion six cents. Other rates on application. Regular agents commission on foreign advertising. Ads continued until forbidden. Ads must be ordered out by Tuesday noon or they run in the next issue and are charged.
March, like the recent state legislature, left few pleasant memories as lawmakers faced contentious votes and uncertain outcomes.
The Gary mayor and allies now have time to review the issue and weigh potential changes. The remark implies a reconsideration of how prohibition might be applied or enforced, suggesting possible shifts in policy or stance.
A vivid political comment contrasts the Lyons of the Republican state organization with the K K K. The piece notes the Lyons’ strong presence however the Klan’s threat remains evident. The text hints the Lyons’ influence will influence upcoming Indiana campaigns.
Publication notes that keeping books for farm work or farm accounting is now taught in the eighth grade across 21 Ohio counties due to agricultural extension work directed by the U S Department of Agriculture.
The Post Office department will cut mail deliveries in several cities through June 30 to fit Congress approved appropriations. Officials cite insufficient city carrier funds and a surge in mail volume beyond the estimates used for funding.
The text argues that proactive men push thought and action, while others resist by leeching benefits and criticizing thriving members. It portrays those who do nothing as jealous and parasitic, while the effective individual draws scrutiny and knocks from opponents.
An analysis shows the present administration paying large items from the war years including 133,000,990 for the railroad administration 125,000,000 for war savings discount accruals 127,000,000 for refunding taxes illegally collected during 1917 1918 and 1919. The total exceeds 400,000,000. Without these obligations the books would show a handsome balance for the year ending.
Early announcements from state and national headquarters indicate candidates across multiple tickets are being undermined by supporters. The situation hints at upcoming turmoil as factions react to the defections and shifting loyalties.
The author warns that feverish organization activity will spread to districts and counties ahead of the 1924 political battle. He cites unrest, tax burdens, independent groups, and anti oligarchy sentiment, urging discretion and popular rule over partisan aims.
The Indianapolis Star condemns Lawrence Lyons for joining the Ku Klux Klan and resigning as state Republican chairman. It argues his actions alienate major GOP factions in Indiana, undermining party leadership and risking the party’s future. calls for his swift replacement guided by stronger judgment.
Washington reports through Colonel Rebhers that eight European American cemeteries hold 30 511 fallen soldiers sailors and Marines. Romagne holds 13 977 in 130 acres. Nesles 6033 in 48 acres. others in Thiacourt Bel eau Wood Suresnes Nesles and Brookwood. Unknown dead are about 2 percent. Maintenance costs 180 000 dollars annually with about 150 workers and grass challenges persist.
The piece argues that supporting local papers strengthens the home economy and community life. It warns that patronizing outside publications harms local merchants, taxes, and education, urging residents to put home interests first to keep wealth and jobs inside the community. It cites two negative effects of foreign newspaper patronage: weakening the home paper and impoverishing local industries.
Medical guidance urges preventative care as the best path to health, noting pneumonia often follows a cold or grip. It advises taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of a cold to prevent pneumonia, stressing delay increases danger and can be avoided cheaply.
Mr and Mrs Amos Leonard are recovering from influenza. W I Drollinger and family dined with Mr and Mrs S P Gray in Covington. Homer Shafer and Herman Myers families had Sunday dinners with local neighbors. Edward Laird and family visited John Farr family. Avanelle Drollinger spent the weekend with home folks. Earl Jones land family visited Charles Isley and family. John Shuler and wife hosted Sunday dinner with C W McGaughey and James Fyfe and wife. Gordon Moffett and wife, L T Lindley and wife with Mrs Sam Lindley also entertained.
Community interests anchor self preservation in business and politics. The home becomes the basis for purity in sacred relations, party building, and community growth as money circulates locally and supports local enterprise.
The State of Indiana Fountain County suit of Stella E Krug et al versus Geneva Audra James and Cora Berry nonresidents seeks to quiet title and partition real estate in Indiana. Plaintiffs inform defendants to appear May 22 1923 at Covington Court House for April term 1923. failure to appear may lead to judgment in abstentia. Attorneys Nebeker and Dice represent plaintiffs.
The undersigned appointed and qualified by the Fountain County Circuit Court as Administrator of the Estate of William C Kilby late of Fountain County Indiana who died leaving a solvent estate. (3-23-23)
Nine month old Irene Ruth Premo of Highland Park swallowed a glass eye from a stuffed toy kitten. Doctors said she was out of danger after twenty four hours of observation.
Moscow reports millions of American burlap sacks once filled with sugar flour corn or rice for starving Russians will be repurposed into garments to aid the relief effort.
An antiquary would admire the Lasky studio sets for the Paramount film Beyond the Rocks starring Gloria Swanson. The Elinor Glyn story features English homes with rare art, ancestral portraits, old furniture, rich draperies, and meticulous period fittings supervised by Mme Glyn.
F. R. Harden transacted business in Bismark on Monday according to the report.
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