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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
3
A Weathercock on a harbor pole battles the Wind brothers who blow it about. The cock resents their interruptions until a misty cloud calls them back. Once the wind returns, the Weathercock stays upright but learns to accept the wind’s direction.
A reflective piece on the value of frankness in personal relations and social support, referencing Emmeline and related name histories. Includes notes on Jasper as a talisman, and ends with a political jab about a female candidate and male politicians.
A concise exchange shows a professor in journalism and a student discussing methods of theoretical critique, framed as a playful but pointed question and answer about critique method.
Mrs Crabshaw argues against hiding a mortgage to buy a car while Crabshaw insists the auto will reveal the deal. The exchange centers on prudence versus display in a domestic finance dispute.
The article presents balanced candy etiquette: do not be greedy if it is not yours and share if you have it. When handed a box you take one or two pieces, avoid half the contents, and pass it to guests. A young woman should open and share a box with the caller and others present.
A South African veld tale describes a herd boy using muti to hypnotize a huge python. The narrator tracks the snake over about two miles, then shoots it, while the boy proves the snake stared at a twig used as a trigger for the spell. The event highlights claimed African hypnotic powers.
The Kaja Kaja of New Guinea are described as brave and strong, with red or black foreheads and white eye rings. They adorn nostrils with animal claws or boar tusks, suspend many objects from ear lobes, and tattoo bodies with relief figures. Tattooing requires painful incisions filled with clay, while oils used on skin produce strong odors.
The piece notes field flowers as weather barometers. Daisies open for good weather and close to protect their center before rain. Dandelions behave similarly. Scarlet pimpernel, called the poor man's weather glass, foretells rain if it opens wide in the morning. Chickwood blooms opening signal dry spells, slow opening predicts rain by sundown.
The term bird of passage first appears in Pliny the Elder's Natural History where the cuckoo is described. It later refers to birds migrating seasonally between climates, with summer and winter birds. Bacon is credited with applying the phrase to sailors reflecting life’s uncertainty.
The article describes a Chinese copy book used by children where complex ideographs must be traced from models like maps. Ordinary lower grade books are filled with copy, showing light characters on one page in four squares, enlarged about ten times. A tracing paper overlay guides precise drawing, with schoolmasters correcting in red ink.
Lesson outlines the return from exile led by Joshua and Zerubbabel, the altar and foundation ceremony, the threats from pessimism and worldly opposition, the temple’s completion under Haggai and Zechariah, and the temple’s dedication with Passover observance to celebrate God strengthening their hands.
A Wauseon Ohio mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in a testimonial about her daughter recovering from recurring backache and leg ache. She notes two years of improved health and ability to work, urging other mothers to consider the remedy.
Danny Scot recalls an American wit in Glasgow who proposed a brief inscription for Nelson statue. The idea was to honor by saying Glasgow to Nelson six miles, serving as monument and milestone for the nearby town of Nelson.
Advertisement urges housewives to use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry to keep snowy linen condition. Notes availability at all grocers.
A court hears a remark about a supposed anti fat treatment for a wife. The judge notes the therapy was a fake and that the wife grew thinner from stress over losing money. The exchange highlights the case's focus on deception and personal loss.
Napoleon laments missing conversations with women believing they would have told him many things unseen by men. The remark highlights gender knowledge gaps and the value of female perspectives in historical discourse.
A biblical verse blessing the doer of the work from James 1 25 is cited, emphasizing living in the perfect law of liberty and enduring as a practical practitioner rather than a forgetful listener.
A short, dated aphorism notes that love cannot be hidden by disguise, quoting Rochefoucauld and his idea that true feeling reveals itself despite masking.
This item cites a Spurgeon quote advising sailors to steer by stars yet remember the sands. It presents a compact literary aside without further context.
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