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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1912

Page

8

Carnegie Investors Gain as Duluth Steel Works Expands

The Duluth steel works will enlarge with three more blast furnaces costing about 1 million dollars. Funds are appropriated for the improvements and the project follows recent Great Northern Power Company and Carnegie area developments including new power lines and machinery contracts totaling over two million dollars. Local promotional notices urge quick investment in Carnegie Wis and nearby properties amid reports of rising value and new development.

Steel Works Duluth Great Northern Power Company Schmahl St. Paul Pioneer Press Carnegie Depot City Steel Corporation Carnegie Garry Ind Wis Robert Gordon Edward Perch Mr. Goadon Pittman & Watson Great Lake Land Co Wisconsin Carnegie Town M. H. Hill South West Corner Square Covington Great Lake Land Co., Inc St. Paul, Minn

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted As Pain Killer

An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as an immediate pain reliever for cuts bruises sprains burns and other skin injuries. It quotes E E Chamberlain of Clinton Maine praising its healing powers and references a price of 25 cents at Irvin’s drug store.

E. E. Chamberlain Clinton, Me Irvin's

Camp Fire Held by John C Fremont Post

The John C Fremont Post held a Tuesday evening camp fire with Comrade Bowman in charge. Many invited guests attended as members shared talks and Comrade C F Lowe delivered the main address with views of the Fiftieth anniversary encampment at Gettysburg. Ice cream and cake followed the literary portion for a social close.

John C. Fremont Bowman Lowe Champ Clark W. J. Bryan Watson

Rev H Stubenwoll Praises Dr King New Life Pills

Allison Iowa reader endorses Dr King s New Life Pills for constipation praising them as perfect pills. The note claims they regulate the liver and bowels and urges readers to try them from Peteg Mesticina s drug store.

H. Stubenwoll Allison, Lowe Dr. King Peteg Mesticina

Mrs Mary Current Dies at 77 Near Foster

Mrs Mary Current aged 77 died at her home near Foster last week. Funeral services are set for Friday with interment at State Line.

Mary Current Foster State Line

Death of West Richland farmer Jacob Hole at 72

Jacob Hole of West Richland died Monday at age 72. His funeral was held Wednesday at Union Church. He was a well known local farmer.

Jacob Hole West Richland Union Church

Mrs Owen Butcher Improves After Illness at Roberts

Mrs Owen Butcher has been ill with appendicitis at her mother's home in Roberts. Friends here are glad to hear she is much improved at this writing.

Owen Butcher Roberts

Waterman Couple Rallying Despite Weak Condition

Mr and Mrs Z Waterman are reported rallying though very weak with some signs of improvement but no marked general progress.

Z. Waterman

East Chicago Couple Visit Local Hosts This Summer

Dr J R Miller and his wife of East Chicago arrived last Thursday as guests of Mrs Alten Yerkes and family south of the city. Their daughter Dorris is in Vermont with her grandparents for the summer.

J. R. Miller Chicago Alten Yerkes Dorris Vermont

Attica Chautauqua Opens With Ravine Park Grounds

The Attica Chautauqua begins today presenting a premier program of record. Ravine Park, the city of tents, serves as the grounds for ten days of events and entertainment for residents and visitors.

Ravine Park

Printy and Moudy families voyage to Cavitz Wisconsin

Charles Printy and family along with Robert Moudy and wife left last Thursday for Cavitz Wisconsin for a month long visit. They will stay with C. A. Correll and family. The trip was made in Mr. Moudy s Ford touring car.

Charles Printy Robert Moudy Cavitz Wisconsin C. A. Correll Mr. Moudy

Chicago and St Paul visitors spend Sunday in the city

Mrs. Ida D. Lewis of Chicago and Mrs. Maude C. Hoage of St. Paul Minn visited their aunt Mrs. Hattie Grant and cousin C. W. Thompson in the city over Sunday. They left for Chicago Monday morning.

Ida D. Lewis Chicago Maude C. Hoage St. Paul, Minn City Hattie Grant C. W. Thompson

Local Leaders Plan Chicago Banquet and Lake Trip

Clyde Layton Knapper Bils Land Clarence Nelson and Ralph Sullivan traveled to Chicago on Saturday for an annual banquet and a lake trip on Sunday. They returned Monday and then went to Turkey Run for the rest of the week depending on the weather.

Clyde Layton Knapper Bilsland Clarence Nelson Ralph Sullivan Chicago Turkey Run

Roscoe Lowe Visits Family Across State Lines

Roscoe Lowe of the Civil Service Washington DC arrived Saturday to join his family for the summer vacation. They stayed with the Blakelys over Sunday and then moved to Jackson township to visit Mr Lowe’s parents early in the week.

Roscoe Lowe Civil Service Washington, D.C Blakely Mr. Lowe Jackson Township

Cade and Scholler to wed in Indianapolis home

John Cade Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Bent Cade of Indianapolis and Miss May Scholler of St Louis will marry Wednesday August 27 at the Scholler home in Indianapolis. The bride formerly lived in Indianapolis and Mr Cade has many friends here who wish them happiness.

Indianapolis John Cade Jr Bent Cade May Scholler St. Louis Walter Scholler Cade Happy Coupe

Burglary at Paul C. Board Grocery Suspects Sought

Burglars entered the Paul C. Board grocery Sunday night through a basement window. They tapped the cash register taking just over four dollars and a large amount of tobacco. Police have no trace of the burglars and suspect locals familiar with the area.

Paul C. Board

Rodoquine brings $1200 at New York auction sale

The Robert Hoe library auction set new price levels as professional book dealers dominated bidding. James F. Drake paid $1,200 for Pierre Corneille tragedy Rodoquine printed in Madam Pompadour's Versailles apartment in 1760.

New York Robert Hoe James F. Drake Pierre Corneille

Lawyer Cross Examination Text From A Trial Transcript

A courtroom scene shows a lawyer challenging a witness about time spent in a house. The exchange probes memory and opinion with questions like fifteen minutes and possible variation. The court adjourns for a break, warning jurors not to discuss testimony.

Missouri Arthur Aull Lama 3Fo

Badge Gone. Two Musicians in the Band

First musician-smashem cannot perform for a period. Second musician asks what happened and learns the first musician had typhoid fever and his head was shaved as part of treatment, affecting his availability.

Smashem

A Hopeful Heart

A hopeful remark about optimism follows a playful exchange on a wife’s view of their child. The wife admits the baby resembles her husband yet believes the child will outgrow the resemblance, signaling confidence and humor in a domestic moment.

Spelling Lesson Confusion In A Child's Chicken Sentence

Max, a primary student, wrote a sentence to include the word chicken but mis wrote it as J jiken is a small hen. The item appears in Woman's Home Companion detailing a spelling blunder and a child's attempt.

Max

Did you say you found Cincinnatus next to a plow

A Roman citizen jokes that Cincinnatus appears with a farmer’s tool to impress the agricultural vote but warns against exposing his alignment with the harvester trust.

Cincinnatus

Senator Sorghum Warns Against Overthinking Speech

The exchange shows Senator Sorghum cautioning a colleague about thinking too carefully before speaking. The dialogue highlights concern that over-deliberation may hinder discovering arguments not on one’s side.

Senator Sorghum

That Fellow Stationer Draws Local Notice

In a small town scene a prominent stationer is described as seedy yet attentive, as he remains at the station to watch every train that stops, drawing curiosity and local chatter about his peculiar habit.

Meant Every Word Dialog Leaves Both Laughing

A playful exchange where one partner recalls talk in sleep mentioning abuse of the speaker. The other reveals they were awake, turning the moment into a lighthearted domestic moment.

Crater Lake Visit by Geographers Sparks Road Urge

Seventy members of the American Geological Society returning from a Medford Oregon excursion call Crater Lake America’s greatest scenic wonder. They advocate government road construction to the lake and discuss topography and geologic features. Scientists debate whether the lake is a caldera and whether it is 25 000 years older than thought with Proglacial theories proposed by Mark Jefferson and supportive but cautious views from W M Davis.

Medford Ore Crater Lake America American Geographical Society California Wizard Island Mark Jefferson Michigan W. M. Davis Harvard University

Woman Flirts With Man Behind Window Revolver Seized

Mrs Mary Way 23 used a loaded revolver behind her back at 122 West Superior to flirt with Benjamin Cordova 23 living at 441 Rush in Chicago He was fined 100 dollars by Municipal Judge Caverly Cordova said he was Mexican Police arrested him after Mrs Way called her husband to the scene She claimed she kept the weapon ready to shoot if he harmed her and told of prior incidents to justify the action.

Chicago Mary Way West Superior Street Harry Way Chicago Avenue Benjamin Cordova Rush Street Caverly Cordova

Wild Pigeons Reported Returning to Arkansas Waters

Minneapolis merchant Michael G. Burns claims to have seen large flocks of wild pigeons along the White River in Arkansas within the past two weeks. A Kansas City Journal report notes a floating party spotted a dead tree densely filled with birds, with an old guide exclaiming they were the first wild pigeons seen in twenty five years after dropping his paddle and shooting ten at once.

Minneapolis Minn Mississippi Valley Michael G. Burns Burns Minneapolis Nimrod White River Arkansas Kansas City Journal Beaver Ark

Man's Throat Is Scalded By Steampipe Accident

In Coatesville Pennsylvania William Chambers twenty one year old steamfitter was severely scalded while connecting a kitchen tank. He blew through the pipe to clear dirt and hot water back shot into his throat. He was knocked to the floor and may not live.

Coatesville William Chambers

Sterling Shirts and M Schesley Hatter Featured

Brief ad mentions Sterling Shirts as cool and notes M Schesley the Hatter on Seb side square with a casual local commerce tone.

Sterling M. Schesley

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