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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1912

Page

7

After two years of cough a relief with Vinci remedy

Mrs. D. A. McGee of Waycross Georgia reports a chronic two year cough ending with Vinci cod liver and iron remedy. She says nights are now restful and strength returned at age 74. The ad touts Cod liver and iron and promises money back if no help plus Saxo Salve for skin troubles.

D. A. McGee Waycross Gays Vinci P. S Manford VanDorn Coviagon

Advertising Creates Confidence in Quality Goods

The article explains that confidence is a key asset for manufacturers. It argues that brands must provide honest goods at honest prices to earn and retain customers. Advertising builds trust, while product quality sustains it and fuels further advertising.

Trustees' Notices Troy Township Schedule

Trustees announce weekly office hours in the fire department room at the K of P building. Charles Dickens, Trustee of Troy Township, will conduct township business on Wednesdays and Saturdays in his office.

Troy Township Fire Reut K. of P Charles Dicken

Oregon Journal launches Western Information Bureau offer

The Oregon Journal announces a Western Information Bureau with a six month Semi-Weekly Journal subscription offer for 50 cents. Buyers will receive a 14 page illustrated booklet detailing Oregon resources and opportunities at no extra charge. Send payments to Oregon Journal Portland Oregon.

Western Information Bureau Oregon Journal Bureau of Western Information Oregon Portland

Last Wager Wins No Fortunes for Easy Mark

An American traveler, ruined by two sharpers on a Europe voyage, bets his last $8.50 that he can outyell a ship whistle as they sail into the bay. He confesses the odds are against him but trusts the whistle cannot be fixed, leaving him content despite the loss.

Alf Hayman Easy Mark Europe Fellows Washington Star

Iron World: Workers Forge Place With Steady Blows

A reflective passage asserts that workers will shape a new world of iron through steady and rugged effort. It emphasizes self making and resilience as the path to progress. The quotation frames labor as transformative and essential for societal change.

Emerson

Life and Love Joke From The Cloak Room

A statesman in the house cloak room explained the difference between life and love. He said life is one fool thing after another and love is two fool things after each other, a quip reflecting on affairs of heart and policy.

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Embarrassed Man in Sixth Avenue Store Sparks Toasty Scene

A mild man in a Sixth Avenue shop stood above the first floor balcony as a crowd gathered below. A large woman chased a small boy through counters and the boy cried to him not to spit, leaving the man red faced and avoiding eye contact.

New York Sixth Avenue New York Times

All In the Same Boat

A Wilson story recalls a Canada fishing party member who drank Squirrel whisky and boarded the southbound train by mistake. The friends asked the conductor to send a short man named Johnson to return for the northbound train, but the reply noted many men aboard the southbound train did not know their names or destinations.

Wilson Canada Johnson

Saltpeter Magic for Simple Home Entertainment

A simple saltpeter magic trick for children shows burned words appearing along continuous lines on light paper. Dissolve saltpeter, write joined letters, dry, stand upright, and touch with hot punk to trigger a glowing burn along the written word. Prepare several pieces with guest names, ensuring no breaks in the lines.

Spinning the handkerchief trick for young magicians

A simple magic trick teaching boys to spin a handkerchief on a stick. A pin or needle at the stick tip catches the fabric to prevent it from slipping, with emphasis on choosing the right handkerchief and practicing to avoid folds and visible pins.

Honesty In School Scout Ethic In Youth Publication

Walter Prichard Eaton argues in Boys' Life that scouts in school must promote honesty and uphold standards. He recalls a girl who scored 98 while cheating in geography and urges leaders to confront cribbing by shaping peer sentiment rather than reporting to teachers.

Cid Walter Prichard Eaton

The Bird Sellers Game for Children

A child’s activity names two players as buyers and assigns each a bird. One dealer asks for a swift flying bird and finally chooses a robin. The robin must flee around the row. if caught, the bird stays until all are chosen and captured.

The Elephant and His Trunk Game Idea

A large paper elephant without a trunk decorates the wall while children receive paper trunks and pins. Each child is blindfolded led to the wall spun three times and encouraged to pin the trunk on the elephant. The closest pin wins a prize.

Four Hidden Birds in a Muddy Street Scene

A fragmented paragraph mentions a muddy path with ankle deep mud and asks where Nero, Binks are, listing birds such as kite, ema, wren, and robin. The lines hint at a playful riddle or poem excerpt.

Nero Binks Kite Ema Wren Robin

Notice to submit news before press days

The notice urges readers to send news early for Wednesday and Thursday deadlines. It warns late submissions will miss print as staff get busy and press on Thursday afternoon.

Changes in Wabash Time Schedule

A new time card took effect Monday for Wabash trains No. 84 No. 2 No. 28 No. 3 and No. 9 with adjusted east and westbound departure windows. The Towpath morning train from Attica to Covington now runs 8:00 to 11:40 with a Covington stop. afternoon service departs Attica at 4:05 reaching Covington at 4:45 and returns to Attica by 5:45.

Wabash Attica Covington

Bequeathed Land to God in 1864 Deed Discovered

A 1864 deed found during title searches in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, shows Peter E. Armstrong and his wife conveying about 700 acres to "God and his heirs in Jesus Messiah" to remove land from neighbors and land sharks. Marine Trust officials presented a copy, stating the find clarifies a long puzzled local situation.

Sullivan County Marine Trust Company Atlantic City N. J Peter E. Armstrong Jesus Messiah Joseph McNamee the Marine Company

Berlin Doctor Promotes Tuberculosis Immunization Plan

Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedmann claims his tuberculosis culture can immunize newborns. He cites 350 Berlin infants treated before age three days with no disease or adverse effects after eighteen months. He touts the method for preventing the white plague in future generations.

Friedrich Franz Friedmann New York Berlin

Cheap One Way Rates to Western States from St Louis

Tickets on sale daily from Sept 25 to Oct 10 for travel to California Colorado Oregon and other western states and Canadian points. Through daily tourist car service from St Louis. Ask for particulars of the Washington agent G C Knickerbocker.

California Colorado Oregon St. Louie G. C. Knickerbocker

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