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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
6
A Baltimore meat concern claims a gas heated smoke house marks a new departure in curing hams and frankfurters. Uruguay earns note for appointing a woman to its diplomatic service and now plans to train women telegraphers for government work.
The king declares Borrovina a republic and endorses Hawthorne as its first president after Hawthorne agrees to run. Hawthorne and Blake plan a campaign while Irma, the princess, contemplates life in a republic and the possibility of loving a president. The king predicts smooth leadership but worries about foreign influence.
Mrs I L Keeney reports relief after fifty years of tetter from using Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. The advertisement claims a complete cure and invites purchase from druggists or by mail. Pfeifer Chemical Co of St Louis is cited as the producer.
Dalry dairy houses should be reinforced concrete and kept separate from stables. A 12 by 14 foot building suits 20 to 25 cows with a concrete tank for cooling, a washroom, bottle cans area, shelves for milk storage, and a simple roof. Cost under 185 dollars depending on herd size.
A curious device attaches a spring clip spout and lid to ordinary milk bottles. The spout fastens in seconds, a central rod secures the paper stopper, and the unit serves as a pitcher. When empty, it detaches to fit another bottle.
Advice for dairymen to feed producing cows clover or alfalfa hay as the main forage. Use oats, wheat, bran, oil meal and shorts to supplement. Include some ground corn but avoid making it the sole concentrated ration.
Advice on raising the best dairy heifer calves. Emphasizes the first six to twelve months of care as crucial to future usefulness, warning that early fattening can ruin milking qualities and reduce long term dairy value.
The Oregon Journal promotes a Western information bureau offering a six month Semi-Weekly Journal subscription for 150 cents plus a 144 page illustrated booklet about Oregon resources and opportunities. The notice urges readers to address the Oregon Journal in Portland for details.
Trustee Jos. Starkey announces weekly Saturday office hours at his residence in Sates Ind for township business transactions. The Fulton Township notice invites residents to present concerns or conduct official matters during the listed times.
Charles Dickens trustee announces weekly hip township business sessions in the K P Building office room on Wednesdays and Saturdays for Troy Township affairs.
The article notes a tree on the Japanese imperial coat of arms shares a name with the daughter of an emperor of Russia. It explains European botanists named the parlownia after the Russian princess, while the native name differs from that honor.
Mr Brown the new minister dined with the Smith family and praised the meal. Seven year old Hob Smith teased that he also enjoyed the dinner, remarking in humorous reply to the minister.
A Wide World Magazine note describes a Chinese barber who shaves using only water to moisten, then scrapes with a fearsome iron tool. The method, though unusual to observers, is said to achieve the desired result efficiently.
Miss Harriet Chicese Plowden of Folkestone leaves to the British Museum original Beethoven violin and piano sonata manuscripts and Mozart's ten great string quartets. The Mozart lot cost her father under 70 at an 1847 auction.
The mouth greatly influences facial expression and deserves attention. Even an unattractive mouth can be improved through understanding and treating its defects.
In a sharp remark, a London Gentiewoman ridicules a man who lets his hair grow beyond the standard, claiming such display signals a poetic soul and proves him the most idiotic specimen of male humanity to walk the earth.
A prosperous man seen at a Liberty Street cafe for two years stops at the bar before lunch and rolls dice alone to decide if he will order a drink. He never plays with others.
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