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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1901
Page
8
Spicy Happenlogs From Many Localities Reported
Miss Grace Quiggle visits Veederaburg others mingle in Mel lott and Newtown. Kineman and Mellott to play ball at West Side Park Sunday. Local families visit relatives and attend church events. Mellott Bank fixtures ordered for August 1 opening. Graduation address given at Centennial church. Lawn social raises 10.50 after expenses. Local notices mix social visits and travel with brief ad copy about Dr Kings New Life Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kineman and
Mellott
West Side Park
Wabash Chapel Ice Cream Festival Profits Noted
The Y P C U of Wabash Chapel held an ice cream festival at J M Conover’s residence last Saturday evening. Attendance indicated social and financial success with a profit over seventeen dollars. Gratitude was extended to Mr and Mrs Conover for use of grounds and aid. A picnic for the Sunday school girls’ class followed at the Conover grove with thanks for Mrs James Yerkes’ homemade ice cream. Members present included Hattie Carwile Mary Walters Flora Graham Nellie Graham Lola Yerkes Selah Yerkes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. P. C. U. of Wabash Chapel
J. M. Conover
Wabash Chapel
Mack Yerkes
Virginia Yerkes
Edna Heath
Grove
Conover
James Yerkes
Hattie Carwile
Mary Walters
Flora
Nellie Graham
Lola
Selah Yerkes
Delayed Letter and Local News From Crossport
Weather warm and rain needed. Threshing and harvest progress noted. Neighbors attended Cates picnic. Elmer Bybee and family welcomed a son. Mrs. Drullinger is ill. Shaffer and Holland families shared ice cream at Byron Graham's. Blackberry season short. multiple local families welcomed daughters. An accident injured Mrs. Phebus when her horse bolted. A divorce case in Iowa cited water fear influencing the separation. An ad promotes Cadwell's Syrup Pepsin at Lee Allen's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Shaffer
Walter
Henry Holland
Byron Graham's
Foster Items and Local Visits Across Covington
A roundup of social notes from Covington and nearby areas including ball game attendance, visits by Ida Switzer and Mrs. Mamie Boughner, and travels of Ed and Guernie Clem to Danville for shop jobs. Mentions of health, boaters with a new baiter, a bread-winning pictorial sketch, and a toast to Cadwell's Syrup Pepsin as a stomach cure.
Covington Meeting and Local News Summary
Report from Covington notes dry gardens missing rain and a general Sunday all day meeting. Residents mention Lewis Heed and wife in Covington Tuesday and Mrs Shields with two daughters visiting Abs L Brooks. Joan Uawking ill. a passing black wagon sparked curiosity. Eyedroppers urged to verify rumors before spreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shields
Abs. L
Brooks
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and One Minute Cough Cure Ad
An old advertisement touts Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to cure headaches and stomach trouble, claiming lasting relief and pleasant taste. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure for children, promising quick, safe results and peace of mind for caregivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
LeRoy Allen
Dr. Caldwell
J. P. Buckner
Iowa Central Railway Offers Location Inducements Across Cities
Many towns along the Iowa Central Railway Lines extend material assistance to attract manufacturing and other industries. The passenger department has compiled a record of inducements and locations, and manufacturers seeking relocation are advised to contact Geo. S. Batty G P T A Iowa Central Railway Marshalltown Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Ilx
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Inwa
Ely Cream Balm Promises Quick Nasal Relief
Ely Brothers advertise Ely's Cream Balm as a dense soothing cure for nasal catarrh not drying or irritating and without sneezing. Priced at 50 cents, available from druggists or by mail from 56 Warren Street New York. P T Thomas Sumterville Alabama and J P Bockner endorse Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as restoring natural digestion after several bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Draggista
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
P. T. Thomas
Sumterville
Ala
J. P. Bockner
August Flower Patent Remedy Promises Quick Dyspepsia Relief
An alarmist pitch claims most Americans suffer from dyspepsia and liver issues with a long list of symptoms and urges readers to buy August Flower for 75 cents from a druggist. Two doses promised to relieve, citing Green's Prize Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Allen
J. P. Buckrer
Four room residence for sale near court house
Property ad offers a four room residence with modern conveniences and optional barn, located two squares from the court house. Inquiries directed to Mrs. Moses at 42 Jefferson Street. tf. Otterville Iowa refrain includes patient testimonials for Foley’s Honey and Tar and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure praising quick relief and permanent digestion support from doctors’ recommended remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Danial Bantz
Otterville
Veate
Foley
Geo. D. Cook
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Morris
H C. Yount
Covington, Indiana
Washington Street
M. BE
Wlber F. Stilwell
Arciancbive
Agency
Best Insurance Comten
East Side Public Square
Arter’s
Otin B. Martin
Office Mayer Block
Public Square
P. Lewis
Attorney AT Law
Wever
Alten
Covington Banking Company
R N. Volivar
Qnewtown
Indiana
Jas. Towey
M.D
Coleman’s
Romer Sewell
Modern Culture
Modern Culture Magazine Co
Cleveland, CO
Keeley
Keeley Remeries
OLIS
Plainfield
Ind
DR. Fenner
Sterling Remedy Coo
Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Major’s
Milon
MAJOR
Connor
Aurpenia
Major Cement CO
York City
Country News
Miss Grace Quiggle
Veederaburg
Clara Gray
Newtown
Z. R. Gott
Austin Gott and
Family
Laura Gallaher
Ferman
Attica
Beulah Hesler
Hillsboro
Nellie Thomas
Frankfort
Zua Rice
Theresa Hudson
Stockwell
Willam Rice
New Market
Jonathan Rice
Grandma Rice
J.B. Mellott
A. W.gott
J. P. Howard
Oklahoma
Clifford Hopper
Jas. Strong
Mellott Bank
R. H. Gott
Centennial Church
Millcreek Township
Ladies of the Christian Church
Pearl Kincade
Crawfordsville
Edna King
Roachdale
Mayme Galey
Wingate
London
Dr. Kings
Crossport
Cates
Mrs
Elmer Bybee
Albert Shaw
Frank Hendricks
Oscar Phebus
Mrs. Phebus
Iowa
Dr. Cadwell
Lee Allen’s
Foster
Covington
Ida Switzer
West Lebanon
Hi Smith
Heater
Job Holycross
Holycross
Sand Prairie
Ezra Sheets
al. Banks
Guernie Clem
Danville
G. W. Bougtiner
Lew
Mamie Boughner
Wm. Vice
Oliver
A. W. Banks
Greenfield
Philander Goff
David Switzer
Vermillion County
George Ciem
Wm. Goudy
Charles
Burn Sriles
Mack Ridge
Rossville
Little Holycross
C. W. Beckett
John Switzer
John Galyean
LeRoy Alten’a
Lewis Heed and
Wife
Joan Uawking
Oaur’town
Cartor
United States
RFA
DoveLas
J. P. Buck
Vert
Toledo
Detroit
St. Clair Flats
Port Huron
White Star Line
Madison Street
Pt. Huron
Mackinac
Soo
Duluth
C.F. Bielman
Mgr
A. W. Colton
Oftro
Wich
Castoria
G. W. Martin’s Shops
G. Hendrickson
Liberty
Covington, End
Gwimup & Son
South Third Street
the Riverside
DAIRY
James Murry
Riverside Farm
Seth
de Penne
Washington, D.C
Wetmores
Wey
Wetmore
Wetmore Tobacco Company, &J. Louis
America
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