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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
4
All city Republicans and Progressives and others who wish to affiliate meet at city hall Tuesday Evening September 2 1913 at 730 for city campaign reorganization. W W Layrox Chino directs the meeting.
The Barry THAW event appears set to be the most expensive outing of the season, with anticipated high expenses tied to logistics, venues, and participation.
Crawfordsville reports the first interurban strike affecting Tivisa luxury not listed on the summer program. Local officials assess impact as workers push for concessions and service changes.
A reflective note urges steady, incremental effort in self help, suggesting a little progress here and there compounds into meaningful change. The message emphasizes consistency, patience, and personal growth over dramatic leaps.
The governor's departure from Mexico leaves the dispute unresolved and offers renewed consideration that Henry L. Wilson may have approached a viable solution. The document notes no progress toward settlement and hints at ongoing uncertainty.
The present fight in New York state politics centers on Governor Sulzer. Impeachment questions spark a potential Republican victory in the next election. It marks a rare party crossfire within a governor's own ranks.
The Tut Republicans urge all parties to join a city campaign organization to back a strong city slate. They pledge full effort to elect the ticket and coordinate a unified local effort this week.
The passage argues that riches gained by a man who lives for himself do not endure. Money piled up dies with the owner and is soon scattered by heirs, often turning into a burden rather than a blessing. It urges using wealth for noble purposes during life.
The press reports Theodore Roosevelt has come back from a New Mexico and Arizona tour and spoke to the Chicago Progressive Club. He reiterated his past actions and suggested his role in advancing democracy, while implying a critique of the Republican party without explicit claims of ruin.
Senator J Hamilton Lewis proposed a several week recess before currency legislation. Senator O Gorman of New York and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska backed this, but most senators favored acting before adjournment. House passage is likely to trigger a row as Congress aims to push the dovetailed tariff and currency program before snow flies.
Regular services resume at the Methodist church next Sunday. Morning theme In Tune with the Infinite and evening sermon on Sacrificing to Divinity. Epworth League meets at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday school at 4:45 p.m. Fourth Quarterly Conference set for Sept 4. Everyone welcome.
William Russell Foster son of Joseph and Mary Russell Poster was born October 18 1580 at the Foster homestead in Warren county four miles west of Covington. He farmed for a livelihood and took interest in politics. He married Ellen Evelyn Bowman on February 23 1862 and had two daughters and a son. He died August 25 1918 after months bedridden at age 2 years 10 months 12 days.
Miss Emma Miller of Anderson was the guest of Mr and Mrs M Shesley over Sunday. She formerly lived in Covington and is a daughter of Joseph Miller, a well known resident of earlier days.
A testimonial from Robert T. Ballard of Manefeli Pa describes illness after grippe settling in kidneys and bladder. After trying doctors with no relief, he used Dr Kilmer Swamp Root and regained strength to return to work. The statement was sworn before a notary on May 7 1912.
A letter to Dr. Kilmer and Co. of Binghamton New York invites readers to obtain a sample bottle of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It claims the sample will convince anyone and notes available fifty cent and one dollar bottles at all drug stores with a Covington Weekly Republican reference.
A New York Mail report quotes an Army officer noting Japanese boxes sold at major stations for 7 1/4 cents plus tea at 2 cents. The bento box includes prawn, chicken, egg, ginger, Johnnycake, omelette, mushroom, radish, beans, pickles, tripe, chestnut, rice and more. The piece contrasts European vegetables and traditional meat diets with the assortment and presentation.
The York Minster east window stands as the world’s second largest after Gloucester, at seventy five feet high and thirty five feet wide. It features 400 compartments illustrating sacred history with three foot square panes and two foot four inch high figures. John Thornton of Coventry began the window in 1404 and completed by his wife and sons after three years of near famine wages.
A humorous tale from the early days of photography recalls wet plate portraits requiring long exposures of eight or nine minutes. A sitter supposedly remained still while the photographer briefly left the room, only to return to a blurred plate. The sitter reveals he briefly looked out the window to see a drunken man.
Dr Guelpa of Paris explains men go bald more often than women due to heavy hats and short hair. He compares the scalp to soil and hair to vegetation, noting poor scalp care weakens roots. He warns hats constrict scalp blood vessels and cites cupping the bite start as harming roots, per New York World.
A Scottish farmer's son loves two Indies at once. One is big and active, the other small and slim. His father suggests choosing the smaller wife since she will eat less and be easier to manage.
A London Bystander quips about a parrot dealer praising a parrot that supposedly converts swearing parrots. The fragment suggests a humorous scene with a talking bird, a devout seller, and a skeptical customer.
A Dundee Advertiser note describes a man claiming conscientious motives for not putting any money in the church plate on Sunday. He says the smallest sin was a penny and he did not think the salmon was up to it.
A boy asks what an epigram is and Mr Growcher answers that it is a brief but commonplace remark by someone who has been well advertised. The Washington Star frames the exchange as a quip on publicity and wit.
A witty exchange contrasts appearances and character as a judge notes the mistake of judging men by dress. The dialogue mentions a self made millionaire who dresses like a clerk, highlighting incongruity between attire and status.
Ancient documents found in a courthouse closet reveal several land patents. Jeremiah Williams, a War of 1812 corporal, received a Jackson signed patent dated Oct 1 1827. Elizabeth Cochran’s patent dates Oct 30 1874 during Grant's presidency. Other patents include James Russell, Samuel Roberts in 1879, Michael Carey and John Benson signed by Chester A. Arthur.
William Horton of Glendale reports a blue racer infestation in and around his home. Snakes swarm the family well feeding the water supply and some have entered the house, prompting a cistern installation and daily slaughter efforts to keep children safe.
Irene Burnes daughter of Mr and Mrs James C Burnes of Hilward has been confined at Sacred Heart hospital for seven and a half months with a serious case of hysteria causing refusal to talk. Her speech is returning slowly and she will leave the hospital in about a month for a visit to Lewiston. Nurse Miss Bailey walks her daily and Miss Barnes has cared for her since March under Dr W T Phy. The illness began after a summer school and final exams excitement.
James Burns of Homestead, aged sixty, was jailed for thirty days for vagrancy in the east end station by Magistrate Justus Schroeder. A fellow prisoner broke Burns's wooden leg in a cell, and a turnkey mistakenly believed it was a human limb before nailing the leg back together to move Burns to the workhouse.
In Kansas City a broken jug of whisky spilled into a coop at the city market. About a dozen chickens bent their heads through the slats to sip the liquor. Roosters crowed loudly while hens fluttered as the birds appeared intoxicated.
Heirs of Charles Tae gee, who died nine years ago, found a safety deposit box key after twenty nine years. The recess yielded a will that deprived them of the fifty thousand dollar estate. Tae gee left his property to his widow who died in March and the relatives receive nothing.
The pastor returns from vacation in time for Sunday services. Morning worship at 11 will be themed Who is Master. Evening topic is The Spoiled Children of Civilization. All cordially invited. H K Fox Ph D Minister.
Mrs. D. L. Kenney credits fifty years of suffering from tetter with removal after using Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment. The ad urges purchase from druggists or by mail via Pfrefiler Chemical Co. St. Louis and Philadelphia notifications.
Cain Township Teachers list includes W Guy Ludlow as superintendent and Helen Connor as Terre Haute principal with Howard Rockhill as assistant principal. Other staff follow at Ellis, Beaver, Boggs, and local schools with newly added domestic science agriculture and manual training. High school to buy state adopted uniform textbooks. Conditions favorable for year.
A Proprietor claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. The ad asserts internal use cures blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars for a case it fails to cure with testimonials available. Also mentions Purby Pills for constipation.
Hillsboro residents attend a social evening at Mrs. Warren Fuller’s home in her honor before the family plans to relocate to Columbus. The gathering included several ladies and a warm send off as Mrs Fuller prepares to move with her husband’s business transfer. The Epworth League also held a Friday gathering at John and Mrs. Frazier’s home with about twenty attendees and games as the main activity.
The column lists arrivals and departures from Waynetown and nearby towns. Guests include Miss Kconce of Arkansas and Miss Nellie Morton of Cincinnati. A baby girl Barbara Alif Smith arrived at Walter L. Smith’s home in Big Springs Texas, and other families, visits, and church events are noted with numerous names and towns.
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