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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
4
A concise moral remark notes that a truly selfish individual may profit briefly by handling estates but fails to achieve lasting success or advancement. The piece cautions against self-serving error and highlights the limits of personal gain through such duties.
In these democratic times the public crib may be a good place to be, but one is likely to be jostled a good deal.
The note reflects a common challenge in leadership efforts as the pressure to enforce tasks grows. It implies that universal compliance is difficult and effectiveness declines with increased insistence.
Residents warn Covington may worsen and call for collective effort to improve conditions, noting that smaller towns can be harsher yet less affluent. The message stresses cooperation to counteract negative trends.
Marsh ramps up ad spend and recruits an advertising man as private secretary to maximize newspaper space value.
Harry Thaw fled the New York asylum on a Sunday morning and shot his wife’s paramour. Despite being wealthy and labeled insane, his escape proves he still has funds and appears saner than some custodians.
The article argues that drinking has declined in Covington as people shift toward a cleaner lifestyle. It says gatherings with kegs or barrels are less common, saloons are fewer, and future generations will be better for avoiding alcohol. The piece emphasizes education away from booze and a higher daily standard.
The Terre Haute public remembers the Taggart Crawford Fairbanks machine. The Tribune notes the Joyce nomination signals the machine’s reach from South Bend to Indianapolis, Muncie, Anderson, Shirley, and beyond, forecasting influence over city county district and state politics as it seeks appointments.
The Indianapolis News warns that the political machine led by Crawford Fairbanks and Thomas Taggart is expanding from city to state. It claims mayors, police, sheriffs, prosecutors, judges and revenue collectors are subservient, endangering primaries and elections and prompting a call for a broad revolt to restore government by the people across Indiana.
A man recovering from grippe complications in kidneys and bladder credits Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for relief. After taking several bottles he resumed work. testimonial dated May 7 1912 in Mansfield Pennsylvania with notarization.
Letter to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York urges asking for a sample bottle of Swamp Root with a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It promises convincing results and cites Covington Weekly Republican as the source. Regular bottle sizes 50 cents and one dollar sold at drag stores.
Samuel Evans, 29, of St James Louisiana, rode a New York bound freight car from Buffalo without food for three days. A spark from a dropped match set smoke filling the car, and he was rescued by Erie special officer Martin Dugan at Pavonia terminal. After reviving, Evans ate a huge late breakfast including eggs, steak, rolls, doughnuts, fruit and syrup, before asking for more coffee and tobacco.
At Gashing farm near Hédwardaville a turkey gobbler owned by Charles Obert sits on a nest of guinea eggs, driving off the guinea hen. Neighbors watch for 28 day hatch as speculation grows on whether the turkey will rear the young guineas. Nearby farmer Gurdon Wagner reports a quail hatched chick displaying wild game bird behavior.
New York reports Mrs. A. Wolfe becoming the citys first nightwatch woman. She oversees a large building undergoing remodeling duties and marks a milestone for women in civic security roles.
A new straw derby adopts an extreme chic look for youthful wearers. The elongated shape and rakish rolling brim mark it as one of spring’s smartest millinery modes.
The article lauds American women for courage during ten days of bombardment in Mexico. It highlights Mrs Harry Lane Wilson, Mrs Paul Hudson, Mrs Burge McFall, Victoria Hastings, and Mexican telephone girls for their roles aiding refugees and maintaining morale amid danger.
A compact collection of dated witticisms from Joubert Thackeray Balzac and Johnson on wife choosing female virtue and courtship. The snippets lampoon flightiness and social norms while highlighting enduring gendered humor.
Whitlock warns that high living costs will pinch the rich and recalls a Toledo banker who trims expenses after his daughter requests a new riding habit. He cites the response: switch to a walking habit, illustrating effects of rising costs.
The article notes great variety in fashionable sleeve widths and shapes. The overblouse and dropped armholes are stylish, wrist length sleeves are common, and three-quarter or shorter lengths remain fashionable.
A smoked ceiling from lamp or gas often shows a single spot. Rubbing the stained area with dry whitewash or dry whiting can render the mark far less conspicuous and restore a neater appearance.
The science of algebra traces to Mohammed of Buziana about 850 A.D. It reached Spain via the Moors. Luca Pacoli's 1494 treaty is likely the first European work. Robert Recorde, at Cambridge, produced the first English algebra around 1557 and introduced the equals sign.
The article notes November as "killing time" when fattened livestock such as oxen cows and swine were slaughtered at dawn for winter stock. It describes preparing meat for pickle, making sausages and head cheese, with lard and tallow rendered for use.
A Detroit Free Press quotation contrasts a father's early worries with his newer concerns as his daughters mature in society. The speaker's reflection shifts from parenting to how they will shape his own life as adults.
The Abney Park Cemetery grave of General Booth draws up to fifty visitors daily from around the world. The Prince of Schaumburg Lippe sold 100 000 acres to German and Hungarian banks in a top sale valued at about 10.9 million dollars. Nantes furniture makers employ about 900 workers with materials from Norway Sweden Canada the West Indies and Africa. US leather exports reach ninety countries. Philippine exports of lumbayao and tanguili to the United States appear as cabinet stock samples with plans to popularize them.
A concise summary from the Republican newspaper captures a local event with key names and places, noting the main outcome and the involved organizations, consistent with the paper's tone and reporting style.
General Benjamin F. Butler pushed use of red and green side lights for vessels, first adopted on the Hudson in 1862, after backing a factory that produced the lights.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 reward for any failure to cure and invite readers to request testimonials from C F Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
Mrs. Charles Bertram recalls a Holi festival with the maharaja of Parala during a tour of India. Guests ride in procession, wear Hindu garments, and splash colored powders from gilt dishes until drenched by a water hose and washed into a red dyed bath, color lingering weeks.
The Saturday Evening Post notes a bright English actress who visits yearly or biennially for engagements. A middle aged theatrical admirer with a serious temperament is among her fans in the U.S. In a New York hotel suite she brews tea for two reporters when a telephone call arrives. She jokes about inviting the caller up but notes a sick headache is coming on.
The two enormous carved lions guard the imperial palace in Peking and are said to be solid gold. Legends say they were painted gray in 1860 to fool advancing English and French armies, later reappearing after the Japanese war. Their value is deemed incalculable by locals.
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