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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
7
An eagle surveys a hare from a lofty rock and a concealed archer takes a precise shot mortally wounding him. The eagle, gazing at the arrow, realizes its feathers came from his own wings and laments the irony of dying by a weapon feathered by himself.
The Millcreek Township Advisory Board sets 1912 estimates for expenditures and taxes at a September 5, 1911 meeting. Local tuition, road taxes, and special school costs are itemized along with totals for township expenditures 18450 and taxes 131 cents per hundred dollars.
The wedding of Miss Stella Morris and Joannie Jones of Stringtown occurred last Saturday. A small party was held Monday evening at a friend’s home with ice cream. Mrs Samuel Vanhook stays with her in laws at the Vanhook home. The Engler child from Chicago is ill with grandparents in Covington. Ora Liverigood seen locally Saturday. Ernest Vanhook hosted a boyfriends’ party Sunday. Susie Smith visiting Mrs Clyde Stoup this week. Mrs E Smith’s mother is critically ill in Covington. A Vanhook visited Danville last week.
A Streator Iowa man says kidney and bladder trouble ruined his time at work. He claims Foley Kidney Pills restored his health quickly, letting him return to work and feel better than before. The pills are advertised as a tonic with fast results and are sold by druggists.
A New York Press quip mocks people who equate grimness with virtue and piety with a funeral aesthetic. It suggests distrust for those who equate moral seriousness with morbid appearance.
I. W. Bends of Coal City Alabama suffered twelve years from aliver and kidney trouble, stolen by thieves. Dr King’s New Life Pills cured him and he is well now. Varieties for Constipation Malaria Headache Dyspepsia. 25 cents at all druggists.
Saturday and Sunday visits fill the town calendar with Miss Blarche Waiters, Miss Ora Moore, Grace Printy, Wesley Pavey and families, Mrs Kate Cates, Mrs Hardy Cates, and Alfred Cates among those hosting or visiting. A kitchen fire at Fred Arbernathy’s summer house was fought by town boys, nearly destroying the roof and injuring Mrs Arbernathy. Other items include a Sunday defeat of Cates by Wingate 1 to 3, and multiple neighbors visiting kin or working with residents such as Perryaville visitor Stanton Keller and RM Campbell court outcome pending for Carr and Ucii.
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers 100 dollar reward for any failure, and invites readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio. Pills for constitutional health also advertised.
Purdue University Experiment Station offers ten pounds of each of four or five leading winter wheat varieties to a limited number of Indiana farmers for on farm testing. Seed is sufficient to sow a tenth acre and free of charge if directions are followed and a report is submitted after the season. Applications considered in order of first come, with fair distribution. address Soils and Crops Department Agricultural Experiment Station LaFayette Indiana.
Captain Sverdrup recounts hunting near the north pole with walruses and seals shot, and describes a polar bear that often runs on hind legs. Serbei stalks with gun raised, the bear watches then rises and flees, or flies away like a glaucous gull.
A country boarder laments missing letters, cradling Melba the pet. She jokes Leaty loves her, then Melba appears with a chip and announces the postman failed to bring letters but presents worms instead, promising no garden trip.
In a Washington Star quote, Mr. Comrox defends hiring costly soloists. He says his mother and the girls demanded it, whether to show care for art or money, and he doubts the motive was clear.
Washington Herald quotes a person anxious about asking for a salary raise. A companion suggests the topic is romance, but the speaker clarifies the real issue is requesting a pay increase from their boss. The exchange captures workplace tension and personal ambition.
A Boston Transcript writer recalls a youth telling his father he plans to become an artist. The father replies with a caution that he has no objection as long as the son does not draw on him. The exchange highlights a humorous clash over vocation and family permission.
The ad describes a woman tormented by backache headaches nervousness and sleeplessness blamed on kidney and bladder troubles. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills as quick relief and urges readers to buy from local druggists for restoration of strength.
Stefan Zweig describes New York after a brief visit, noting the city’s vastness and constant bustle. He admires the night life and daytime energy but calls New York ugly when streets lie empty and only rooftop signs remain, declaring there is nothing uglier than New York asleep.
The Indiana State Fair will trial a coin based gate entry the week of Sept 4 to replace ticket windows. Visitors must provide exact change to use turnstiles at all admission gates and the race track grandstand. Money changers will assist those without exact coins, aiming to speed entry and eliminate ticket counting during the fair.
State Etomologist B. W. Douglass will present an extensive exhibit and demonstrations at the Indiana State Fair the week of Sept 4. The display covers insect and disease control for trees vines and bushes with sprayed fruit, pruning guidance, nursery specimen trees and pest portraits. Bees hives and working insects will be shown, with experts on hand to answer questions enhancing bee keeping and fruit growing knowledge.
Indiana youths aged 16 to 19 may enter a Purdue directed judging contest at the State Fair. Judges will evaluate horses cattle sheep swine corn and wheat on display. Four Purdue College of Agriculture scholarships are offered. Entries must be sent to Charles Downing Indianapolis before August 19.
An advertisement promotes the Fox Furnace on North 3rd Street inside the leading Furnace House and Plumbing Shop located one door south of the garage, inviting customers to stay warm.
A quirky exchange appears as a youth responds to a mentor with humor about climbing. The fragment reflects a playful line from Walt Mason cited in Emvyoria Gazette style, suggesting ambition and effort are key to achievement in a mock literary setting.
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