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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
7
The speaker imagines Bethlehem bells and singing birds in a church setting. Birds, unbidden and free, outsing ritual and priestly repetition, suggesting a pure voice of faith. The vision pleases the child Jesus who would smile upon Mary as birds sing.
Hartzell, a shy, aging violinist, has finally earned a chance to solo with the Hyperion orchestra after years of behind the scenes practice. He endures nerves on the crowded autumn night, listening to the prima donna, and faces 1,000 eyes as the conductor signals the moment of his long awaited performance.
An aged violinist supported by a nervous entrance faces a brutal misstep on stage. He fights memory fear and a failed performance until instinctively drawing the bow reveals his inner power. The audience roars as his unspoken story floods the hall and he earns a triumphant standing ovation.
Mrs. Grant recalls a Berlin meeting where Bismarck showed the war council chamber and joked to President Grant that Russia has taken too much Turkey and Germany is helping digest it. He cited chairs of commissioners including Beaconsfield in a world war context.
In a humorous exchange Mr. Toadhole claims his cat ate chickens, while his spouse dismisses him as inebriated. He insists he bought two chickens for dinner, but Sarah confirms the cat consumed them, leaving the couple in a comical dispute over what happened.
The article draws a metaphor comparing love to a progressive card game where partners change with each deal yet the game remains the same with similar errors and stakes, noting the prize is not as valuable as at oarda.
A stream of eccentric remarks and misprinted names mix with quips on writing quality. It notes a famed obese figure Daniel Lianbert born 1770 died aged 40 weighing 739 pounds and cites a Scottish proverb about weeds and learning.
A Worthington Indiana testimonial touts Electric Bitters as a valuable prescription for constipation and sick headaches and as a general tonic. Annie Stehle, previously run down and unable to eat, reports recovery after six bottles restoring strength. priced 50 cents and 1.00 at Lee Allen's drug store.
An 19th century advertisement touts Carter’s Cough Cure as costing half a cent for a baby dose and claims it can cure cramps or coughs if given timely, suggesting it may prolong a baby’s life by decades. Sold by Lee Allen.
An old advertisement urges mothers to keep Harter's Herbal Ointment for boys’ scrapes and burns. It claims a single application cures many skin troubles and touts instant relief, priced at 25 cents and sold by Lee Allen.
The Wabash Railroad with connections on several lines offers a through first class and tourist sleeping car service from Chicago at 10 50 a m via St Louis to Little Rock Malvern Hot Springs Austin San Antonio Laredo El Paso Los Angeles and San Francisco with a direct link to City of Mexico. Tickets and full details available from Wabash agents or connecting lines.
The Wabash with A T and S F announces a new line of vestibule sleeping cars from St Louis to Los Angeles. Sleeper cars depart St Louis on Wednesdays and Saturdays after Wabash arrivals from Chicago Toledo and Detroit, with through service to Los Angeles arriving Saturdays and Tuesdays. For details contact Wabash ticket agents in St Louis.
Those planning a winter trip to Florida should choose the Big Four Route for broad geographic reach and solid service. Sand trains of Wagner Buffet Sleeping cars elegant coaches and dining cars run daily from major East and Midwest cities to Cincinnati with through Pullman sleeping cars to Jacksonville via the Queen & Crescent route and Louisville & Nashville railway. For full details contact the Big Four route agent or write E O McCormick D 8 MARTIN MAR 9 Gen Pass & The Automoh 1.
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