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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1922
Page
5
Professor Burnett of Attica, who leads a large community male chorus there, visited this city to discuss forming a local male chorus. He will meet interested men Tuesday evening, April 25 at 7 30 at the Methodist church with chorus books for a social and organizational session.
A series of meetings were held with Rev Carter pastor and Mies Tignor singer leading the Ladies Aid. Attendance included families from Verweard and nearby, with reports of a successful school exams for Mrs B Reuald Woelsow’s pupils. Social visits featured Nelson Novels, James M Davis, Carl Keller, Walter Snoddy, and others hosting relatives and neighbors for dinners and Easter celebrations. Robert Keller reported a lost young cow and several families spent Easter at Coal Branch and Bloomington.
John Simpkins of Annandale New Jersey complains rats cost him hundreds yearly. He tried dogs ferrets and poison with little success. He bought RAT SNAP five cakes for $1.25 and used half. it killed rats and dried them without smell. Three sizes sold and guaranteed by Mayer Hardware Company Covington Indiana.
An open letter from Veedersburg Indiana dated April 17 1922 urges readers to consider J D Hesler for Fountain Circuit Court clerk. He pledges not to lobby in Indianapolis for higher salaries and fees and to conduct the office with current pay, asking primary voters on May 2 to give him due consideration.
Editor Paxton Hibben reports brutal conditions in Alexandropol Armenia with starving naked children and dead bodies in the sun. Indiana Near East Relief, chaired by Ed Jackson, seeks $5 a month or $60 a year to save starving refugee children amid Turkish atrocities. Governor McCray endorses the appeal and urges Indiana to aid the remnant of famine and displacement.
In a New York Sun reminiscence, Dobbins catalogs second hand volumes being sold at ten cents each, many marked by war service labels and filled with grime, mud, and overseas library cards. He notes shells of front line reading, with handwriting from soldiers and dates from 1918 to 1919. The scene shows war’s lingering reach into civilian life.
C C Clifton and family spent Sunday in Kingman with relatives. Many from this city visited Hedrick and the cyclone scene Tuesday and report that conditions beggar description. Initial reports claimed Bert Ward and wife were killed but were untrue, heightening interest.
An express train engine failed between two stations and passengers were allowed to leave the cars. All but one old man stayed aboard waving an insurance ticket and declaring he would not flee, arguing the company must pay if trouble comes.
There Was No Reply, Robert Perry, age six, is the son of Paul Perry of Greensburg. He asks questions at dinner about a strange line from a print and receives a puzzling response.
A fragment from a humorous piece shows a young wife entertaining a visitor with long talk about her husband. After failing to engage the listener, she moves to another topic asking what her husband’s chief hobby is and receives the witty reply that the husband is “the iconic.”
Mr. Rusher is asked over the telephone about a potential street departure in his motor car by a feminine voice. He says no, puzzled. The caller answers the inquiry was only to gauge if it would be safe to send a late girl for a spool of thread.
A visitor questions a bedridden patient at a hospital about his condition. The injured man complains of medical staff leaving him unattended and blames careless doctors for his back injury.
The mayor Baron Goto leads efforts to modernize Tokyo to rival world capitals in beauty and convenience. Construction surges along main streets as the city sacrifices old character for a thorough modernization.
A new form of expanding bullet for Q0 calibre rifles is described. The tinplated gilding metal tip expands on impact, reverting to a pointed shape, and is slotted to stay sharp until firing. Weighing 180 grains, the design aims to avoid prior handling deformation and improve performance.
Harold Lloyd narrates a humorous tale of an old darkey extra who groans through the income tax form. He jokes that after finishing the last I and PP he must find the federal taxidermist to pay his taxes, a quip carried by the Philadelphia Ledger tone.
A creditor vows weekly visits until payment, while the debtor replies with a dry line about their acquaintanceship ripening into friendship. The exchange showcases sharp humor shaping a tense financial quarrel with no violence.
A humorous exchange recounts a boy and his father discussing his mother who orders him to wash his hands before supper and jokes about the father washing his hands before helping her back. The lighthearted dialogue reflects domestic quirks.
Dialogue hints a thrifty father and daughter discussing a grandfather's sizable inheritance. Reference to Jack saving over two thousand dollars from a four hundred thousand dollar legacy prompts exchange about frugality.
Fragmentary line expresses debt to a wife and a sense of shared similarity in this world. It lacks clear persons, places, or events to anchor a fuller summary.
Due to the evangelist's illness the Special Meetings at Fifth Street Christian Church are cancelled. Arrangements may be made for an early Fair Meeting with the same evangelist. Regular services next Lord's Day with Bible School at 10 and preaching at 11. Evening service at 7 30 with special music. Public invited by Minister O. W. McGaughey.
The Fire Sale on West Main Street in Danville Illinois drew large crowds on Saturday the first day with packed walk space in front of the building. Covington and Fountain county residents shopped among the crowd as local merchants complain advertising pays.
Miss Lara Spinning resumes her former duties at the T. E. Rainier drug store and as deputy in the post office. Authorities confirm the move was her choice and report general satisfaction with the decision.
Easter Sunday brought record turnout at the Methodist church with 146 in Sunday school and 88 dollars for benevolences. The Young Men's Bible Class led by Mrs S A Dickinson gave 18 dollars. A large morning service featured a mixed chorus, five new members joined, several infants were baptized, and evening services were well attended. Judge Ratcliff spoke to youths on Life Investment and regional Protestant churches joined at the Disciples church where Rev Kern preached I am the Resurrection and The Life.
The Methodist church lists services for Sunday April 23 1922 with Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m Epworth League at 6 30 p m Evening Worship at 7 30 p m The pastor Russell B Kern will present an illustrated lecture The Bible and the Flag Free to all He also preaches at the Bend church at 9 30 a m The notice invites attendance and notes growing interest from parishioners.
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