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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
7
Lustrous drugstore ad touts Seven Barks as a harmless tonic for stomach liver kidneys and inactive bowels. Claims to refresh the user, purify blood and brain, and improve life quality. Sold by druggists for 50 cents. address given to LYMAN BROWN in New York.
A historical note describes a tree struck by lightning as it bursts from internal steam. The flash does not burn or split the trunk, but the Holt flows through damp interstices and hollows under bark, turning moisture to steam and causing an immediate explosion.
A Washington Star item describes Miss Arabella Slimmins in a hobbly skirt as she navigates town with humor and social commentary. Uncle Billy Ringle, nearsighted, adds quaint betting tales while the city council debates modesty and accessibility.
James K. Mershon of Newark New Jersey credits Dr King s New Discovery with restoring his strength after eight months of illness and heavy bleeding. He reports rapid improvement and attributes his recovery to the medicine which he says fully meets its claims. Trial bottle offered free by druggists.
An alarm about croup and hoarseness highlights Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a trusted remedy. A Canton New York parent voices its value, praising the product for children. The humorous aside notes jokes about timing and clocks. For sale by all druggists.
A Kansas butcher driving a cow to the slaughterhouse is halted by a stranger who asks about the plan for the animal. The stranger suggests feeding the cow instead, implying she might live. The anecdote appears in Kansas Magazine.
An advertisement for Jen's Fot-Ease promises to make shoes feel a size smaller by shaking the remedy into them. The note states it is for patent leather shoes and can help with creaking when new. Sample offered free with address Allan Jimstead LeRoy NY.
Eli Myers of Marable Land Co appeals to investors in Louisiana farming highlighting his plantation in Tensas Parish and broad experience in banking mercantile manufacture and farming. Norman J Coleman references Louisiana agriculture as a seller of land and Eugene FouK cites a delta corn standard of 100 bushels per acre.
Excerpted remarks by Fred H. Rankin of the University of Illinois and Wm. E. Curtis extol Louisiana Delta soil as well balanced and never exhausted within a lifetime. A travel party of 16 from several states and countries noted cooler days than the North, highlighting the Delta’s climate and vast 60 mile by 200 mile expanse.
A promotional piece extols Louisiana farming power and invites buyers to invest in plantations and timberland. It lists multiple large tracts with details on acreage, improvements, timber, transportation access, and near markets. It urges buyers to act now as land values are rising and notes a consultant in Covington and a contact in Danville Illinois.
A playful list presents phrases such as Im wise, shucks, my eye and all aboard with quirky attributions like Noah Penn Krupp Kepler and Cincinnatus. The text offers whimsical, puzzle style clues to familiar sayings and their reputed origins.
The article notes the buttonhole flower loses its male-only purpose as women adopt floral touches on coats alike. England leads, with the rest of the world following, in this fashion shift. It also mentions a method for baking sweet apples and a humor piece about Uncle Jerry Peetes in a smelting car encounter.
Fragmentary ad touts a 25 cent remedy for colds fevers headaches and stomach issues promising quick relief within 24 hours. Mentions free sample and names Aiden S. Umstead and Gettuy Ned in a damaged line from the old page.
The public notice for Herman Miller Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Works at 105 N Walnut St Danville promotes dry cleaning and dyeing of winter garments before fall rush. Goods sent by express receive prompt attention with shipments addressed to Herman Miller Dye House Danville.
The Louvre faced its darkest day when 2065 works were seized during Napoleon's conquests and later restituted among 14 states on Sept 23, 1815. Austria recovered 323, Spain 284, Prussia 119, with Cassel’s envoy claiming 421 pictures.
A public sheriff sale is scheduled for the foreclosure of the estate in Dietiana County. The deed covers the west one half of the southeast quarter and other described parcels in Township Eighteen North. the sale includes costs and interest, with bidders to present at the court house. The action is authorized by the court and conducted by the deputy clerk.
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