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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
6
The child refuses breakfast and manners, omits greeting relatives, and refuses to wear a raincoat as he stomps through mud. He scatters knitting and behavior seems childish yet hints at being more a dug than a boy, illustrating mischief and mock gravity.
A historian recounts ancient sieges where bees and wild beasts were used to repel attackers, from Themiscyra to Chester. The article then traces the piano’s development from a harp with strings to the modern keyboard, naming the harpsichord and the virginal as steps along the way, ending with Cristofori’s 1700s key invention.
A nursery game features a market woman touching five children seated in a row on a garden bank while reciting a rhyme. When she says flock the first touched jumps up and flees as the others are pursued and reseated before play resumes. Wollan is named as the first caught participant.
The Northmen or Normans descended from Norwegians invaded northeastern France in the tenth century. William the Conqueror was among their descendants, as is the present English king. Known as great sailors, they ventured across the ocean to Greenland and the coast of New England in long vessels.
A compact set of old riddle style jokes noting wordplay and puns. Washwomen catching soft water, a riddle revealing a play on letters AI usk, the debt of nature, and an innkeeper visiting an iron foundry for a barmaid all appear as quick quips and jokes.
A child slept as Ben muttered caution to avoid waking the baby while he played soldiers. He promised to make his feet whisper when they walked, and tiptoed carefully through the room.
A playful note describes a writing exercise where participants receive a list of rhyming words and must craft a complete verse from them. Each student contributes a cohesive stanza built from two or more rhyming prompts, showcasing creativity and rhythm. The activity emphasizes collaboration and poetic flow.
Hillsboro notes list senior class picnics, meals and dinners at local homes. Mr and Mrs John Davidson hosted relatives and friends for a six o clock dinner. Various residents visited kin in Crawfordsville Danville Lafayette and Frankfort and attended Kellogg and teacher institutes.
All soldiers of Fountain and Warren counties and friends invited to the twenty first annual reunion of Company C. 86th Ind. Vols. to be held at Osborns Prairie church on Thursday September 7 1911. Bring well filled baskets and enjoy a day with the old soldier boys. O Board pres Mark Biiney sec Ed McLean quartermaster.
Public sale to begin at 1 o clock in the morning on Thursday August 31 191. at the auction at residence in Fountain. Horses and hogs include a sorrel filly four years old four year old gelding two year old gelding about 125 pounds each sixteen shoats about 70 pounds each two fine broad saws one saw mill and belting one pair Fairbanks scales one horse wagon top buggy road wagon three sets heavy work harness one set double light buggy harness two sets single buggy harness farming implements iron kettles and many other articles. Terms cash on sums 500 and under. A credit of nine months on sums over 500 with note and security. Notes to draw 8 percent from date not paid at majority. Five percent discount for cash or all sums over 5. No property to be removed until sale conditions complied with. J M Hopkins Robert Butler Auctioneer Ed Mayer Clerk.
Chicago reader K M Stewart reports quick relief from hay fever and summer colds using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He says the remedy eases symptoms during hot months and credits it with significant improvement. Forsale by all draggists.
Aesop tells of an eagle perched on a rock watching a hare. A hidden archer shoots the eagle, mortally wounding him. The eagle notes the arrow’s feathers came from his own wings and laments it is a double grief to die by his own flight gear.
A compact quotation attributed to St. Augustine warns that suspicion erodes friendship, labeling distrust as the poison that kills ties. The line emphasizes how doubt undermines personal bonds and social harmony.
Aug 21 Lafayette Ind fire swept through a large wooden barn at Purdue University housing horses. Fire then reached the stock judging pavilion and staff fought to save the building. Loss estimated around 5000 dollars with horses saved.
A local newspaper ad extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh claiming it cures a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It guarantees $100 for any case it fails to cure and urges readers to seek testimonials and purchase from druggists.
Riverside Old Settlers and August Free Methodist camp meet at Ravine Park Attica run Aug 23 to Sept 3. Pine Village Stock Show Aug 51 to Sept 2. State Fair Indianapolis Sept 4 to 3. Boswell Fair Sept 12 to 15. Covington Fair Sept 12 to 15. Redmen Powwow Lafayette Sept 21. Woodmen Logrolling Ravine Park in Sept.
Farm located near Ripley Indiana eight miles from Wienamac in Pulaski county. The 278 acre property includes 178 acres of rich black soil and the rest pasture with light rolling terrain. A stock and grain farm with two daily milk trains to Chicago and a nearby creamery at Winnamac. Contact M. A. Dilts Winnamac Indiana.
Abstract of title notice urging readers to obtain deeds and mortgages through Gomer Sewell and to secure attorney approved abstracts before land purchases or loans. Warns against buying or lending money on land without an approved abstract and advises seeing Homer Bewell.
The article discusses fashion rules for pairing light blouses with dark skirts, noting that a light bodice should be covered by a coat to avoid harsh contrast. It highlights blouse fabrics, lace pairings, and sleeve styles, predicting broader popularity for certain designs.
Mary Dean endorses a one piece kimono style bodice with kimono sleeves and a V neck to suit the sailor collar trend. The design promises a straight silhouette with a short waist, adaptable to lawns, chiffons, marquisette, or veiling, using three yards of 27 inch fabric for a medium figure.
Paris fashion notes say striped silks will dominate in vogue this season. Shops display taffetas with hairline stripes and lustrous messalines with faint color lines. Designers praise these fabrics for slimming effects and added height, promising charming gowns.
W R Patterson of Wellington Texas recalls nearly dying from a fierce lung illness that dropped him to 109 pounds despite two years of medical care. He cites Dr King’s New Discovery as the sole cause of his recovery, now at 187 pounds and healthy for years. The ad touts it as a remedy for coughs colds influenza asthma and related throat lung troubles with a 53 cent price and 31 dollar larger bottle. Trial bottle free guaranteed by druggists.
The Fountain Trust Company will offer for sale at private sale the Estate of Martin H. Clark in Covington Indiana. Items include a team and buggy and the Clark Lumber Coal and Wood Yard with lumber hardware doors sash glass tools wood coal tile and related stock. Sale may be of the whole yard or in parcels with terms one third cash and balance in notes bearing 6 percent interest within six to nine months.
The circuit court of Fountain County appoints and qualifies H C Yount of The Fountain Trust Company as Administrator of the estate of Martin H. Clark deceased. The estate is stated as solvent and the administrator’s attorney is 714 ll-8w.
Notice from the Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana states that Thomas A Clifton acts as executor of Parmella Crane's estate. The filing indicates the court proceeding concerning estate administration and related matters.
An advertisement touts Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a superior natural laxative. It claims the shrub leaf cleanses the system gently without irritating the intestine, offering palatable, purely vegetable relief. Sold by mail from the Jericho Leaves Importing Co. in Buffalo for twenty five cents.
A London County Council education committee report describes a nearly 13 year old Peckham pupil who has learned only two or three letters, forgets them, cannot write or calculate, and is expelled from school. The case highlights severe learning difficulties and the decision to remove him.
A London Hospital note explains that the term dichotomy is borrowed from botany to describe a illicit practice in the United States medical press. It denotes the split of a surgeon or specialist fee with the referring practitioner who directs a patient.
The use of red and green side lights on vessels began on the Hudson River in 1862. General Benjamin F. Butler promoted these lights, influenced by his interest in a local factory producing them.
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