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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
2
The notice lists display advertising rates for different contract lengths with 3 to 10 cents per inch and local rate charges per insertion per line. It notes metabase electros at 6 cents per inch and that the notice is entered as second class matter at the Covington post office in Indiana.
Auditor Gray releases a Blue Book for 1910, detailing the party’s financial exhibit. It notes a $20,000 loan mentioned on page two as part of Republican statements.
Treat W J Bryan endorses Champ Clark for president in 1912. The note suggests brewery interests and Marshall cohorts would mobilize to influence Indiana's gubernatorial race.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey promises a strong challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912. With New Jersey legislature adjourned he plans a West tour to win favor and strengthen his position, while Marshall’s candidacy is seen as a setback for Indiana democracy.
Auditor Gray promotes a debt free county to taxpayers via subsidised press while the new Blue Book reveals the county borrowed $20,000 for running expenses. The piece questions when the captain told the truth, asking whether 1910 or 1911 records show borrowing and a need for scrutiny of school funds.
A reflection on the 1912 race predicting a memorable contest akin to 1896. Taft seeks a second term amid Republican criticism over extra sessions and a Democratic chief justice. Democrats show potential with Wilson, Harmon, and Marshall, though Marshall’s standing suffers. Republicans must run a campaign of education, stressing the party’s long record as markets slump and public sentiment shifts.
A Knox County Republican column argues for Taft and Missouri Governor Hadley as the ticket to mobilize the North, South, and West. It suggests using Hadley to attract Tennessee and Kentucky, claiming the middle West will drive victory with 32 electoral votes.
Do not miss the chicken dinner at J R Phipps restaurant on Thursdays and Sundays. Price listed as 20 cents.
The season for automobile accidents is opening with two or three incidents already reported in the area. Danville parties are among the victims, and the crop of mishaps is expected to be large this year.
WaANTED To buy a farm within twelve miles of Covington Must be worth the money Will deal with owner only Address L B 521 Covington Ind Rug s Rogs at Board s Mound City Paints may cost a trifle more but Rainiers Pharmacy Covington residence N W car of Liberty and Eighth sts Send best offer to W Stilwell owner Emporia Kansas
Mr F Marti of St Joseph Med says his boy recovered from severe bronchial trouble after using Fotey Honey and Tar Compound. The parent notes the medicine cured coughing choking and gagging quickly and claims they are never without it.
A Gloucester fisherman explains that the return of shad and the planting cycle in New Jersey hinge on the fishhawk’s arrival. He notes the bird marks the start of work, typically by April 12, and that it travels from the south in March following herring schools, signaling shad runs nearby.
A taunting car driver boasts of Ireland’s highest mountains to a tourist. The tourist expresses doubt while the driver insists they are the highest, except for those in foreign parts. The exchange ends with the driver’s confident though humorous claim.
In Harcon's Weekly a car dealer touts a limousine as smooth and comfortable the agent claims. Billups resists the idea saying he wants a car that feels like home not a rocking chair, preferring to shop at a furniture store rather than a garage.
An old advertisement claims the pills restore failing bodily functions such as the kidney bowels and stomach. It promises excellent health and urges readers to buy the product for 25 cents at druggists, presenting a health benefit claim in period advertising style.
Frank Fraser chief engineer of the steam trawler Donside of Aberdeen is named the bravest man in England for 1910 by the Royal Humane Society. During a rescue at night aboard the Viking Bank Fraser leaped overboard to save his deckhand and brother John Fraser, battling heavy seas and oil-slicked hands to secure a rope and pull him to safety after 15 minutes of peril.
Waldo recalls a strange dream where his valet vanished and did not lace his shoes. Argyl questions the memory as the back and forth reveals playful banter rather than a real event.
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