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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
8
Before retiring take Ayer's Pills and sleep better and wake in better condition for the day. Ayer's Cathartic Pills are a pleasant remedy for constipation biliousness sick headache and liver troubles. Sugar coated and well prepared they avoid the annoyances of other pills. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Cathartic Pills. When other pills won't help you Ayer's is THE PILL THAT WILL.
B F Saunders, Utah cattle king, advocates wild horse hunting as a sport and warns range horses threaten grazing and rail shipments. He predicts range horses may be extinct like the buffalo, noting millions roam the Rocky Mountain ranges and that prepaying freight on horses is common.
Unclear, partially readable OCR fragment mentioning local affairs and a host, with references to power and a person named LAKIN. No coherent events or entities fully identifiable.
A Jersey farm tale explains why farmers tolerate noisy geese they keep for weather forecasting. The gander’s alerting squawk signals the flock to herd to a pond just before a severe storm arrives, confirming why geese are valued as natural meteorologists on the farm.
The text recalls Du Maurier's death from a heart abscess, an uncommon autumn contracted disease from a septic germ. It notes his dread of blindness, his wit about his daughters marrying “Du Maurier men,” and a reflected joke on his grandchildren. The quotation is attributed to Harper's Bazaar.
The article surveys ancient mirrors made from polished metal and black mica, noting Hebrew and Egyptian customs with women supplying materials for the laver. It describes medieval use of silver and gold mirrors, and cites Venice in 1260 as the center of glass mirror production shaping modern sizes.
Secure position advertised for a salaried, permanent office role in New Mexico and California. Open to young men or women nationwide, even country residents, with minimal experience preferred. Salary from 3000 to 600 per month, monthly cash deposit of 100 required, no loans or investments, endorsed by bankers. Mail P O Box 433 Nashville Tennessee and mention the paper.
The article lauds the 1887 serial feature Hugh Wynne Free Quaker by Dr Ss Wer Mitchell as an authoritative autobiography of its hero set in Revolutionary Philadelphia. It highlights depictions of Washington Franklin Lafayette and other era figures and praises historical accuracy, engaging love and war narrative, noting Howard Pyle will illustrate the work.
A long running set of pieces recalls General Porter as aide to General Coranth and friend to his chief. The dairy kept during the war fuels the present illustrated campaign life sketches. The first piece appears in November Century with author Casa Draerto et a. of Yesterday.
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