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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
3
A bedtime tale describes two hungry children Mary and Johnny who imagine happiness with a visiting fairy. The fairy asks Jack Frost to paint magical scenes on their windows while a generous neighbor provides food and coal, making the children feel cared for as they pretend.
A visitor recounts being robbed by an elephant at a peculiar site with friends. The elephant allegedly stole a goat, peanuts, a hat, and a watch, dropping the man outside a wreck while a bystander taunts him. The speaker insists they do not own the goat and wonders if another goat might be stolen next.
The article traces Patty to Martha not Patricia, linking the name to domestic virtue and religious history. It notes Martha’s ties to Bethany, possible links to Mary Magdalene, and linguistic shifts through Russia to Maria, with Patty favored in Treland and England America adoption. Coral as a talisman, Tuesday as a lucky day and number.
The passage discusses mastering social introductions, proper conduct with strangers, and polite letter writing for dances. It questions a reader’s ability to introduce people appropriately, offer seats, walk with a companion in crowds, and respond to invitations, noting such skills can cause embarrassment if misunderstood.
The article notes that popes did not always adopt new names after election and cites historians who dispute when the custom began. Abbe Fleury names Sergius the Fifth as first to change, while Onuphre cites 956 with Vitourlen becoming John the Twelfth, and records that since Benedict Ninth in 1033 most popes changed names except Adrian VI in 1522.
The Iroquois leader Red Jacket, a Seneca of the Wolf clan born Shaginewatha, famed as a gifted orator, opposed missionaries, defended his people in witch trials, and warned against white ways. He served under the British during the Revolution, faced downfall as a drunkard, was stripped of then restored to chiefs, and died January 20, 1830 in Buffalo, New York.
Narrative recounts Little Turtle’s leadership against Harmar and St Clair, Washington’s anger after St Clair’s defeat, and the subsequent battles including Fallen Timbers. It notes Little Turtle’s cautious stance toward peace, the Treaty of Greenville, and his vow to honor treaties.
Senator Capper of Kansas, new leader of the farm bloc in the Senate, argues the bloc must craft a national agricultural policy beyond emergency measures. He urges lower freight rates, ICC reforms, restored state railway oversight, and a revised valuation of railways, plus a new agricultural credit bill and improved marketing systems.
Major General John A. Lejeune issues a policy to credit marines for peace time rescue work as for battle service. The Knickerbocker theater disaster prompted 200 marines to reach the scene within minutes with tools and equipment to aid in rescue efforts.
From Six to Seven. The Women entertained two nieces with cam brie tea jelly sandwiches and birthday cake. Dolly and Nelly describe a rosy pink cake and candles. The seven year old niece looks the same as she did at six, according to the exchange.
A huntsman visits a farm to settle damages caused by hounds and finds only the farmer's wife at home. He asks about the husband’s examination, she replies the husband has examined, though she calls the inquiry cursory. She protests the harsh language and recalls the moment with alarm.
A narrator shows photographs to a girl and notes they are old-timers. The twist comes when the second photo turns out to be the girl herself, leaving her speechless.
The excerpt hints at a muted exchange where agreement slows dialogue and a spectral figure guides the scene. A performer embodies motion as a ghostly presence steps forward, turning talk into action.
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