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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
8
County news lists arrests, bids, and jobs from Lafayette to Crawfordsville. It notes new stores and postmasters in several towns, farm losses, court cases, accidents, and a bank charter. Mentions a horse show planned in Kingman and a large fair purse award in Montgomery County.
Danville IL resident Miss Maggie Hannah recounts severe headaches and insomnia blamed on nervous disorders. After using Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine, she reports first real sleep in four weeks and credits the remedy with saving her life under a money back guarantee from Dr Miles Medical Co.
Foster and Republicans stay in power as Rolla Gaskin is dubbed champion cow chaser. Hiram Ricketts and C F Lowe improve while a Covington visit notes a busy IL QO GT scene. Mrs. Shoemaker, formerly Josie Beckett, was buried at Gopher Hill. other townsfolk on the sick list and awaiting recovery.
A fragment from a rural page blends verse on the value of women with short community notes. The piece praises the female role in homebuilding and happiness while drifting into local anecdotes about residents, dental woes, log rolling, church subscriptions, measles, viewers’ reports, and upcoming elections for gravel roads.
A garbled section notes Illinois work crews unloading sewer tiles at Rileysburg for road use. It mentions William Bush and Lillian Ammerman, fined ten dollars and costs after a mutual grievance. William Gillis faces a 360 dollar bond for a court appearance over dangerous weapons claims. Melvina Giardini seeks separation from Nathan Giardin with lawyers’ assistance. Several illness reports from Covington Foster and Perrysville, plus local business pitches and gravel road debates. Mentions Al McNeil, Bert McNeil, John Swank’s new house, and D. Negley with Nier loading lumber. Vermillion county communities feature civic updates and commerce.
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