This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
5
The Daily Gist notes daily movements of residents including George Clem returning from Dakota and John Peck on the sick list. Local visits include Neise Ridge from Danville and Hazel Harden visiting Veedersburg. New shop and market items appear with Merryman's Meat Market pricing and Merriman shoe stock sale.
John A O’Brien and A fa aR St Danville attended the funeral of O’Brien’s mother on Monday. Deputy Auditress Lena Harmon is healing from a felon on her left thumb. Mayer’s Hardware Store offers hog and horse troughs. B F Lindley visited from Danville to review Fulton township interests. Mrs Cora Wutrich recovers well after surgery at St Elizabeth Hospital Danville Ill. Trustee John Goodin of Jackson there Monday with a state board of accounts report praised as superb.
Mrs. D T Hedges suffers kidney trouble. Edna Ruschke visits Irene Richeson in Lafayette. Shades campers return from ten day outing. Francis Smith and wife attend Encampment in Lafayette via West Lebanon. Families attend Mrs Fay Furling's funeral in Newtown. Port land Arch campers break camp and report a grand outing. W G Boyd and family from Indianapolis visiting, Mrs Boyd on crutches. Gertie and Lena Slatter y head to Louisville for two week vacation. Patton family vacationing in Atlantic City. T C O'Brien returns from El Campo after his mother’s death, planning to stay. Anna Nebeker heads to Bishop North Dakota for remainder of summer and fall. Engine trouble hinders scenic route, delay near Attica. William Harmon visits Pete in Tiffany. P M Buchanan and Blythe visit E W Richeson. Blythe arrives by motor cycle. Mathias Steven reports regained sight with Republican support noted.
The Covington Building and Loan Association reports for the year ending July 1, 1911, with dues and premiums totaling 7 533.95, cash on hand 2 553.67, and total assets 813 989.43. Earnings climbed to nearly 12 percent this year from last year’s 9 percent, and the secretary Alfah Dehaven notes the association remains prosperous and ready to loan for homes.
The Township Trustees met Wednesday morning and set the countywide school opening for Monday September 14. Commissioner James Copsland battled asthma during this term but remained at work until its end. George F. Hobart and R. T. Wann of Silver Island visited Covington Tuesday to conduct business and discuss local interests.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional treatment. The ad states the cure works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it fails to cure. Proponents urge sending for testimonials and address F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. Pills are sold at 75 cents.
Mrs. M Sanders visits Aunt Susan Davidson this week while Ray Simmons and Elva Lews wedding at M E parsonage occurs. Postmaster Boyd attends Encampment in Lafayette on Monday and Tuesday. Affle Simpson and Earl Scherer visit from Veedersburg Tuesday night. Mrs Arthur Miller and son Wayne from Ft Wayne are visiting for a couple weeks. J Logo off with stomach trouble. Band members travel to K K P Encampment to perform. Work begins on the Death property repair after purchase by Mr Death of J W Price. Mayer family visits Evansville. Charles joins them. Speed ordinance enforcement praised though some speeders remain. Covington merchants urged to advertise prices to draw shoppers. Ice cream social at Bilsland lawn this evening. Thad Meeker of Shawnee Site farm seriously ill. taken to Hunter Springs. George Sargent of Attica suffers paralysis. critical condition. Covington loses to Newtown in ball game. full report promised. Fine E Drake, Fulton township teacher, attends county institute. Erastus G Stull and Mary H Fiat obtain marriage licenses. Lew Allen fills clerk duties in Major Sanders' absence. Lillian B Lewis dies near Gessie at 37 from nervous exhaustion.
Mrs Hannah Murphy Taylor aged about 73 died at her home in Kent township Monday. Funeral services by Dr Fox were held Wednesday at 2 p m burial at Goplin Hill cemetery. Obituary next week Roy E Newman 21 of Kingman and Miss Ural Sim mons 19 of Cates married at the Clerk s office by Rev Doughert at 11 o clock Thursday morning. Both are exemplary young people and their friends extend congratulations.
Local brief notes that See O. D. Redden has a new advertisement featured in this issue. The item highlights the placement and invites readers to view the ad within the newspaper.
A fat man with an umbrella and a damp handkerchief bumps into a bicyclist on a sidewalk. The boy falls, kids the man, the man breaks a bicycle spoke, then hands the boy a dollar to fix it, uttering a softening pardon.
A young New York regiment lieutenant surveys Texas scenery and laments the distance from Broadway. An El Paso editor questions a hidden mobilization purpose. the lieutenant says they aim to force Mexico to take back Texas for Success Magazine.
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet quotes Elsie and her mother praising social visits at a friend's home. The dialogue highlights a cautious mother noting the savin g nature of the friend, suggesting no danger in shared gatherings.
Uncle Joe Caynen condemns a reciprocity bill clause in front of reporters. He compares its spirit to a man who asks for a half price movie ticket claiming he has only one eye, illustrating perceived pettiness in policy.
A witty London Telegraph exchange shows a grandmother warning of lateness and a little girl recalling their social circle values. The dialogue highlights fashionable restraint and collective timing in a genteel setting.
A humorous dialogue from the Philadelphia Bulletin depicts Mrs Pinhead claiming marital authority over words as law. Mr Pinhead replies that the law proved unconstitutional revealing a satirical domestic quarrel.
A witty exchange in the Catholic Standard and Times features a boarder claiming the meat is overdone and a waitress replying that it is done over, noting it is the same meat as yesterday.
A quip from Puck questions a defendant asking jurors if escaping punishment would lead him to hire a fifteen dollar lawyer. The verse-style line frames a mock courtroom moment with a sly mockery of legal defense.
Fragmentary text references a challenge to make Willie Jones move the sun again, with a note of acknowledgment and a Harper's Bazar imprint. The passage is incomplete and lacks verifiable event details.
Fragmentary detritus from a Detroit Free Press item mocks ancestry boasts and campaign notes with a stray gag about Mayflower origins. A Boston transcription echo adds chaotic punch to the snippet.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.