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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
2
A Fountain Warren Vermillion counties audience is promised a $400 piano and other prizes in a popularity contest run by The Republican. Voters gain votes for each new subscription and can nominate contestants by mailing or delivering blanks. The aim is to boost circulation and reward supporters who bring in subscribers.
Archaeologists report Swedish sites at Om lersoutar Atwastra with remains of Stone Age dwellings about 4,000 years old. Finds include stone vessels, carbonized fruits, grains, an amber bead described as a symbol of divinity, skins, and nut shells, suggesting trade with other peoples.
In a brief, garbled exchange from Ames, a playful chat references someone named Jones who died last night. The dialogue hints at rough luck and a missed five dollar payment from the previous day, capturing a slice of local conversation.
A historical note traces women entering cotton mills in 1787 and records a 7 percent female workforce by 1811, rising to 47 percent by 1905. In cotton wool factories, 1819 shows 14 men to 26 women and children, while 1870 shows 67 percent of workers as women, arguing that women did not take work from men, but the opposite in factories.
Wellesley students plan to end all secret societies with Agora signaling dissolution if others agree. Each sorority president intends to discuss the matter with her group. Agora’s Miss Baxter argues that abolition, not reform, is the goal.
Priscilla asks John Alden why he remained silent. She urges action, doubting a later chance. The exchange shows pressure to speak up and take decisive steps.
A London Saturday Review passage laments overactive printing presses and a flood of poor writing. It argues many writers imitate scenes and portraits, often without skill, rushing to publish with no real sense or purpose. It notes the proliferation of undistinguished amateurs amid scarce opportunities for seasoned authors.
Reverend Clarence Godfrey claimed success during a “telepathic” experiment to project his image to a woman in another part of town. After about ten minutes he fell asleep and four hours later she woke feeling uneasy, then saw his figure on the staircase before he vanished.
The London Chronicle notes election cost reckonings with items such as a £500 charge for medical and lost time after a Georgeton Andover incident linked to Sir F Delaval. It also mentions £547 for whisky in Dungarvan 1868, prompting a terse reaction from an election agent.
An exchange from Everybody's Magazine describes a milliner accusing a bird dog owner of obstructing the sidewalk with his birds. The dog trainer reportedly spent his time pointing birds in a shop window, drawing customers away and prompting the complaint.
The understudy jokes about the spotlight operator being called a chauffeur. The star defends the term, noting the operator runs a machine, and suggests the label is not inappropriate. The exchange hints at backstage roles and industry jargon without further context.
One guest suggests eating in a primitive fashion and jokes that fingers were made before forks. The remark sparks amusement as the table groans under the feast.
Bill worries over his wife's message saying she will be home Thursday. He asks for clarification whether that means Tuesday or Thursday, highlighting his confusion about the wording.
A fragment from the Boston Herald contrasts ideas on value and relationships with a remark about money and poverty. The line hints at tension between material and personal worth in a dated newspaper voice.
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason attests the oath in December 186. The advertisement notes the product is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Notice from Fountain County Indiana that the Circuit Court has appointed and qualified the undersigned as Administrator of the estate of Noah W Dotson late of Fountain County deceased. The filing sets the formal appointment and probate action in progress.
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