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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
3
The article advises using abundant veiling even on small hats. It recommends elastic cording threaded through the veil at the crown to fit firmly at the base, avoiding pinning to the brim and preventing edge stress and pin marks.
The fullness should be evenly distributed around the crown with the edges of the veil at the bottom caught at the nape by a veil pin. Draw the ends straight up to the back of the brim and tuck them under the elastic. When sagging occurs, twist and tuck the chin portion under its own surface for trimness.
A correspondent describes several parlor games for matching partners. One girl used coded question cards with answers given to gentlemen to pair up. Another had names written backward for men to deduce partners. A third split cards, halves given to girls and gentlemen to seek matches. A fourth hid sealed name envelopes around the room for finding partners.
The article argues women can cut food costs by planning meals, avoiding premium cuts, and cooking at home. It compares meat buying strategies, stresses value in cheaper cuts, lard from home rendering, and buying staples in bulk. It encourages skillful budgeting to feed families without noticeable sacrifice.
Huntington police report Charles Nave a forty year old blacksmith at the Ohio and Western Lime plant near Huntington was killed instantly when Harmon Fulton fired a shotgun during a shop scuffle with Homer Baumgartner. Nave was at his forge when the gun discharged striking him in the neck near his head.
Hugh Burns of Demotte, a former White Sox closer, shot his wife Daisy and Frank Parsons in a Schneider depot. He fled a furious posse, firing 18 shots at farmers outside, then killed himself with his last bullet. Deputies escaped harm as the depot lay riddled with bullets. He bore a razor, carbolic acid, and two revolvers.
Memorial exercises replace the planned commencement as Winona college mourns Fritz Dittman of Chicago and J M Johnson of Buffalo. Dittman’s body was recovered in twenty feet of water near the overturned canoe site. Johnson’s body remains missing as searchers and students assist, while the father transports Dittman’s body to Chicago and the community grieves.
A brief, faded excerpt hints at Wordsworth contemplating love divine or human, tested by pain and tribulation. The lines speak of being exercised by effort, sanctified by approval, and passing through darkness toward restful joy in an ordained journey.
Eight Valparaiso university students were arrested after a bid to gain free admission to the Memorial opera house sparked a riot following a class rush. Five leaders were detained, three more were later seized with bonds at 700 each, and five people were injured in the ensuing jail clash.
Rev. Victor Von Kubingi who organized the Independent Catholic Congregation of the Sacred Heart in South Bend will be consecrated a bishop of the Hungarian National church in America next Sunday. Ceremonies are being prepared. The church will keep Roman Catholic forms and may bring the Sacred Heart congregation under his jurisdiction. New Hungarian parishes are planned in New York City Buffalo and Tonawanda New York.
A recipe style guide outlines rice as a cheap wholesome base. It describes Imperial Rice Pudding with gelatine milk rice and vanilla, Rice Flour Cream with gelatine and eggs, and Baked Rice Custard with raisins and warm water bath baking guidance.
Colored batiste corset covers petti coats and gowns become a fad to harmonize with boudoir decorations. Trimmings favor shadow lace val lace Cluny baby Irish venise on gowns and petticoats. The trend likely lasts until hot weather when white attire becomes preferable.
The homespun rug is recommended as a versatile summer wool rug with a flat weave and soft cool colors. It costs from three to three dollars and a half per yard, varying by color and quality, per Harper's Bazar.
Omer G. Murray, owner of a moving picture theater, was acquitted on charges of operating an amusement on Sunday. He had halted proceeds to Dayton flood relief committees after a raid, with prosecutors claiming his motives were to pave the way for broader Sunday openings. The jury deliberated just over an hour.
Harry Renn aged 28 died at the city hospital from four bullet wounds fired by William Medley. Medley surrendered after Renn’s death, saying he had been boarding at Renn’s ex wife’s home. Renn allegedly threatened him during a walk. Medley fired four shots, two hitting Renn in the abdomen. doctors removed the bullets. Grand jury to investigate at once.
George W. Searvers of Jennings County sues Robert Wooley a Scott County justice of the peace and George W. Walker deputy marshal of Scottsburg for 1000 damages. He says Walker posed as a constable and served a warrant forcing him before Wooley who fined him 25 dollars and costs for assault and battery though Walker was not a regular constable or properly appointed special constable.
Police report twenty five arrests after a wave of holdups in Gary. William Robertson, fifty, was shot in the breast but not seriously wounded while resisting three attackers who fled with twenty five dollars and a gold watch. William Bienerman Alfred Currier and George Currier were robbed on Nickel Plate tracks amid two additional attempted holdups.
Fort Wayne Dr J W McKinney of Bluffton was reelected president of the Twelfth Councillor District Medical Society at its session in this city. Other officers were First vice president Dr T J Creel Angola second vice president Dr W E Smith of Decatur secretary Dr L T Rawles Fort Wayne. Annual gathering included a clinic and a literary program with remarks by Dr Alexander Craig Chicago Dr A S Kimberlin Indianapolis and others. Another Smallpox Case In Jail Evansville County jail quarantine. new prisoners kept in city lockup.
Perry Warren aged thirty five, missing since last week, was found dead in the cellar of Dr. W. J. Wall's Laketon home by a searching party. He was a frequent visitor at the Wells residence and officials believe he fell into the cellar while attempting to enter a door into a living room, breaking his neck.
A man praises Gray as an adaptable talker who can switch topics from corn to beans after meeting diverse people like an Iowan and Thorndike of Boston. The joke ends with a quip about what he would discuss if he met both at once, replying that he would talk of succotash.
Instructions describe a simple lifting rod setup using five hooks on a two foot broomhandle and a pulley to lift blouses into the cupboard center. The method stops wrinkles by keeping garments off shelves and neatly suspended in the air space.
Michigan City April 16 The state prison was notified of two parole violators Millard Gladden who jumped his parole and was captured in Owensboro Kentucky and George Shirley who was picked up in Nashville Tennessee John A White state parole agent will return both men to serve the remainder of their maximum terms.
Warsaw reports the bodies of Frits Dittman of Chicago and J M Johnson of Buffalo, both Winona college students, remain unrecovered after a drowning at Winona lake. Twenty five boats aided the search as the bottom was dragged but the accident site and witness are unknown and recovery is unlikely before surfacing.
Mrs Jane Bunton a wealthy farmer's wife says she believed the fowl were bewitched and armed with a hatchet killed every chicken on her farm in Laporte on April 16. She was later taken to the county jail in the city in a raving state.
In Vincennes on April 16 the body of Ward Cornelison aged eighteen, one of the men who went down with a trestle three miles west of town on Saturday, was recovered by the Baltimore and Ohio repair gang. The body was found half submerged and covered with gravel, with no bones broken.
A lesson on Jacob as a flawed yet recoverable figure. It explores his diplomacy in preparing for reunion with Esau, his prayer seeking God’s guidance, and the cautious separation of his family. The focus remains on how yielding to God changes the heart and outcomes, including Esau’s softened stance and the call to kindness through grace in Christ.
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