Northwest Covington visitors and local business notes
Local mentions include Ira Boggs of Veedersburg in the city Tuesday and Victor Welsh visiting Covington Wednesday. T. M. Jackson and family drove from Kingman Tuesday. Clyde Board operates between the city and Danville. Ost and Davis improve the office front. Rail and mail routes updated with new Brush car for Roy Gwynn now in Chicago. Mrs. Louisa Allen fell from a step ladder Monday but sustained only minor injuries. Read about monuments and sale bills printing offered by S. C. Sprarkle and others.
Local visitors and business notes from Danville and Attica
D. F. Smith checked interests in Danville on Monday. Jacob Shafer of Williamsport visited the city Monday morning. C D. Smith and John Bowers called Saturday. Strawberry plants for sale in bulk, ready now. James Merrymar and Mrs T A Clifton visited relatives in Attica Saturday. Lee Murray at home last week and helped on the C and E I. Billy Billsl left Monday for Iowa. Bully seeks a farm. Cemetery lot markers before May 30 require M. Board Home Dealer. A F Randolph and son Silverwood paid taxes here last Thursday. Fletcher Wilson and Earl Romine reminded readers money buys newspaper output. Miss Maud Martin left for Indianapolis Sunday to rejoin the Conservatory of Music for spring term.
Painting and wallpaper services advertise in Covington
Old Winter gives way to Spring as Johu D. Martin offers house painting and wallpapering for old and new customers in Covington Indiana at Pearl and 8th streets. Charley Lang of Darlington visits the city to buy and sell farms. A city-wide cleanup and job opportunities note labor availability and local editor bills.
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Johu D. Martin
Covington
Ind
Pearl and
8Th Streets
Seed potato lot from Cat and Davis Grocers
A choice lot of the best seed potatoes is now available at Cat and Davis Grocers. Buy them now while stock lasts and get supplies just when you need them.
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Cat & Davis, Grocers
Local Residents Active in Covington and Danville
Attorney R N Voliva and Gray president of Newtown bank visited Covington Monday. Peter M Rogers paid subscription Saturday. Pete is a prominent farmer in lower Mound township Warren. C E Kincade monument man offers monuments with card or phone 223 W Main St Danville Dye Kincade. Mrs Bart Hall has returned from hospital and is recovering rapidly. Republican office advertises job work.
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R. N. Voliva
Horace Gray
Newtown Bank
Newtown
Covington
Peter M. Rogers
Pete
Lower Mound Township
Warren
C. E. Kincade
W. Main St
Danville
Dye & Kincade
Bart Hall
Joke on a Horse Hat Sale Tells a Family Tale
Edmund Roberts recalls a humorous incident from a Pennsylvania one night stand with an old schoolmate in the harness business. A shopper bought four small straw hats priced at 25 cents for four horses, not children, and Roberts realized the hats were for animal use.
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Edmund Roberts
Salvation Nell” Company
Pennsylvania
Mr. Roberts
New Ideas About Parents From Harpers Magazine
E S Martin argues that modern independence erodes the role of grandparents and pushes marriage to later ages. He warns that a $20 a week social plane provides basic living with shared duties, education, and modest costs, shaping expectations for families and responsibilities.
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Lfe
E. S. Martin
Harper’s Magazine
Snug Mosquitoes Debate Future at Warm Cellar
Two New Jersey mosquitoes discuss their fate as winter ends and spring nears. They joke about a Society to Protect Tender Insects and plan to lay 400 eggs each in a flowerpot, savoring the warmth of the cellar.
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Intelligent Citizen's
New Jersey
Giant Santa Paula pumpkin cradled by girl on vine
Miss Rolls of Santa Paula uses a giant pumpkin as a cradle raised by C. C. Teague of Blanchard ranch. The same vine bore twelve other pumpkins averaging 180 pounds each. This pumpkin weighs 230 pounds with a seven foot eight inch waist and six foot nine inch height. No fertilizer or special cultivation. London Strand notes the feat as over a ton on one vine.
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Miss Rolls
Santa Paula
C. C. Teague
Blanchard Ranch
London Strand
Promoter of Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Evades Arrest
A detective notes success by avoiding purchasing stock from a crafty promoter. The other detective confirms the promoter remains free but not yet arrested, praising his own restraint. The exchange highlights the promoter's convincing demeanor and the investigators' cautious approach.
Covington Homes Cash or Time Offers in Emporia
Auction ad invites best offers on dwellings and lots at Liberty and 8th streets and Harrison and 8th streets with good title. Properties include a barn site and a dwelling with terms either cash or time. W F Stilwell of Emporia Kansas handles sale.
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Covington
N. W
Liberty
8Th Sts
S. W
Harrison
W. F. Stilwell
Emporia
Kan
Men Chorus Fires Up Village Service at Methodist Church
A large audience greeted the Mens Chorus last Sunday night at the Methodist church. The music was exceptionally well rendered. Everybody cordially invited.
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Mens
Methodist Church
Fishermen Shorty Lape and Bill Harden Reel Big Catch
Shorty Lape and Bill Harden fished on the first day of the week and brought home a good catch. The piece notes Bill’s difficulty catching fish and suggests others have little chance when he fails.
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Shorty Lape
Bill Harden
Bill
Call to Veterinarian for Sick Livestock
If you have a sick horse or cow call Dr. Longacre now for professional veterinary assistance and swift care for your livestock.
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Dr. Longacre
Pioneer resident Mrs Jones critically ill at son’s home
Mrs Mary Jones an early Fountain and Warren counties settler is reported critically ill at the home of her son Attorney O S Jones in the city’s northwest. She has suffered for a year from age related infirmities and may not survive.
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Mary Jones
O. S. Jones
Fountain
Warren Counties
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Royal
Ira Boggs
Veedersburg
Victor Welsh
T. M. Jackson
Kingman
S. CU. Sprarkle
Worth Reed
The
Citizens Bank
Lafayette
Clyde Board
Marshal Beamer
Attica
Ost & Davis
Darville
Harry Evans
Route 1
Independence
Roy Gwynn
Chicago
General Post Office
Night Force
Louisa Allen
Boord
John Fields
D. F. Smith
Jacob Shafer
Williamsport
C. D. Smith
John Bowers
James Merrymar
T. A. Clifton
Relatves
Lee Murray
Billy Billsl
Iowa
Bully
See &. M. Board
Home Dealer
A. F. Randolph
Fletcher Wilson
Earl Romine
Maud Martin
Indianapolis
Conservatory of Music
Chas. W. Lang
Darlington
Charley
Bert Ward
John Warrick
Republican Office For
Oxford
Sea Island
Oxfords
United
W. B. Coleman
East Side Square
H. &. Scheid
Lewsader & Clem
Lewsader
Clem
the Republican
Paul C. Board
Layton & Bilsland
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