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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1899
Page
5
Grain-O is promoted as a safe coffee substitute made from pure grains. The ad claims both children and adults can drink it without injury and notes a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java. Prices listed are 15¢ and 25¢ per package.
An 1849 style notice from Leroy Allen offers refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar. A 40 cent bottle is guaranteed to cure coughs or be refunded, and a 25 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money back.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that tastes like coffee but costs about a quarter as much. It claims Grain-O distributes health when consumed and is sold by all grocers for 4 to 5 cents per serving.
Wabash Line offers ninety day round trip excursion tickets to Hot Springs Arkansas with through sleeping cars and one car change in St. Louis Union Station. Hot Springs cited as a government endorsed health resort with Italian climate. Over 300 hotels and boarding options. Pamphlets and full information available from any Wabash agent or C.S. Crane, St Louis.
The Wabash Railway Co announces home seekers excursions on April 4 and May 2 and 16 1899 to Arkansas Kansas and Indian Territory at ball rates plus two dollars for the round trip Tickets available through agents T G dia Hagher and others Details specify call for full particulars and agents locations Also an unrelated blurb promotes Casarets candy as a beauty aid with a ten cent price and a stated guarantee
The article discusses Mexico’s transition from barter to coined money beginning with early silver pieces and the peso. It then shifts to a vivid depiction of Russia where kissing is a pervasive social ritual, practiced across public and private life from generals to servant staff.
A San Francisco origin article explains whalebone processing from crude bone to finished products. Splitting and sorting yield stalks or shibs eight to twelve feet long, weighing five to twenty five pounds. Slabs are coated with hair then scrubbed and steamed in special vessels before forming various items like ivory substitutes.
The text explains that lakes without sea overflow become salty due to evaporation, citing the Caspian and Dead Sea as salt lakes. It mentions large Canadian lakes with no visible inlets fed from subterranean sources and notes Elizabethan banquets where guests carried spoons hidden in pockets.
The article traces gloves from primitive attire predating shoes to their role in love honor and battle. It cites monks glove making and clerical wear, medieval etiquette, and literary references from Byron Henry V and Coriolanus. It notes gloves as tokens of pledge, affection, and social gesture, including royal gifts and wedding traditions.
A historical account describes Solovetsky Monastery in Archangel, protected by granite walls and tall fortifications. Monks guarded the complex and it housed six churches filled with statues and treasures. The piece also notes varied topics from Vienna poetry sales to Bohemian geese used for long markets and Turkish dining habits.
An account by C. F. Holder describes the physalia nautilus like creature found in southern waters. It notes its size from five to six inches, its air filled bladder, and purple pink tips, with tentacles capable of stinging. warnings of shock and lingering marks are included along with other curiosities such as Cuban gold myths and famous statues.
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