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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
6
Sunday School 10 4. m Morning worship 11 o’clock Union prayer nesting Paris day evening May 5 7 00 p m at the Baptist church All are invited to these meetings.
A church program lists two worship themes for the mourning hour and evening hour with a note that delegates to the State Sunday School convention may attend. The Young Peoples Society will host A. Lincoln Kirk, monologueist, on Monday May 23. H. K. Fox Ph. D minister at 260 Fourth street.
Perrysville brief items report Prof Caston returning from Ossing Indiana after a sister’s death and resuming school duties. Several locals including Jester Beauchamp and Dr Loomis travel to Newport to handle taxes, inspect sidewalks, and assess political appearances. Commencement May 7 features a play Aunt Meritable at Glenwood with Soldiers Home orchestra. Weather woes from Halley's comet forecasts and fruit damage. town football score Cayuga visiting for a game.
A 16th century clash between town and gown in Oxford, sparked by sanitation disputes and the sale of fish, escalated to a violent battle on Feb 10, 1554. Vintners, students, armed townsmen and monks clashed as the chancellor attempted peace. The king's commission punished the mayor and bailiffs, reasserting university privileges and placing limits on townsmen authority. The Journal notes Merton College's defense of the university and the broader implications for town and gown relations.
Commander Peary recounts a perilous Arctic day aboard the Roosevelt as drifting ice and a collapsing berg threaten the vessel. Dynamite charges cut a cushion under the ship, easing pressure and allowing a steady rest after a dramatic near-disaster.
In Paris during the 1830 revolution a law student was kicked by a king’s officer for tearing down ordinances. The officer fled armed. the student ran. In 1879, the officer resigned the presidency amid policy disputes and offered congratulation as Jules Grevy won the presidency, honoring de MacMahon before his death.
The Falkland Islands are among the least known and most out of the way parts of the British empire. They lie about 500 miles from the Antarctic end of America near Cape Horn. A former Falkland governor Sir William Robinson joked about finding a tree tall enough to hang himself on.
A conversation reveals a girl questioning if a proposal is a bet or joke. The response declares true love and proposes marriage. The suitor, Algernon, insists the unusual is fitting for the times, and the girl accepts.
Quotation style snippet contrasts Prue and Dolly on love and sincerity. Dolly believes the lover’s feelings are genuine, while Prue questions his restraint and sincerity. The exchange references literary lines by Lippincott’s and Sir Thomas Browne.
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