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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
2
A poetic line in which a suit over marriage and name is debated with legal bravado. In another vignette, a boy questions authority after his mother and father disagree about permission to attend a circus, prompting a jokey ranch boss line from the boy.
A country editor explains a sign reading Job Printing as a delicate nod to running the business as Job would have done. The anecdote, cited by Catholic Standard and Times, highlights patient forbearance in small-town journalism.
Miss Wise praises a new play for its success while mentioning Miss Padden earned substantial money from it. Miss Ascum clarifies that the modiste, not the author, designed the leading lady’s gowns for the production.
A customer searches for a new war themed novel, unsure of the title, while a clerk suggests a book titled When a Man's Married. The exchange is reported by the Catholic Standard and Times.
A humorous Washington Star dialogue features Meandering Mike asserting the world owes a living while Plodding Pete warns debts vanish quickly if not collected by hustling. The exchange captures playful slang and pace.
A playful exchange between a young wife and George reveals a lighthearted ritual of growing handsomer as birthdays approach. The witty line reflects domestic humor and affectionate teasing in a casual vignette.
The New York Press recounts a tremor that rattled a town causing Snoozer to grumble at the quake and Gunbusta to remark he did not need to rise to rock the baby. Local nerves brace for aftershocks as residents assess damage and safety.
A Washington Star dialogue features Jim Colliflower and Erastus Pinkley debating safety in numbers. They discuss how a powerful outcome depends on which numbers are chosen and how they are used.
The Detroit Free Press notes Snamtsky’s stated ambition to become a renowned discoverer and asserts he already excels at finding faults within the community.
The transcript records a lawyer questioning the witness about interim steps taken, with the witness replying uncertainty and noting he stayed in the anteroom and did not enter the interim area. The exchange is described in dialogue from a Puck publication.
A courtroom or editorial snippet from the Somerville Journal features a playful exchange with taunting lines about courage and saying boo to a goose, highlighting a humorous argument or letter section. The exchange contrasts courage and reason in a light, colloquial tone.
Miss Eldridge and Miss Knox discuss their family tree beside a large chestnut in Chicago. The exchange notes the age of the lineage and the tree as a cultural touchstone in a local setting.
Joseph Jenkins writes that a new law allows sailors to rise to commissioned ranks in the navy. It outlines age and service requirements, exams, and salary progression from warrant officer to commissioned status with retirement at sixty-two.
A study cites Sir George Murray Humphry on one centenarian per 127000 people and seventy cases with none reaching 110, three at 108 and one at 190. It notes agefully living communities like Delabole in Cornwall and Paris with many octogenarians, nonagenarians, and centenarians, including six Paris residents over 102.
Professor Boni completes restoration of Trajan's column by replacing fifteen missing marbles and filling the grotto beneath, enhancing foundation stability after a bronze statue toppled from the top, addressing risk of future collapse.
Consul General J G Foster reports that Canada welcomed 189,064 immigrants in fiscal 1906, up 42,798 from 1905, with 57,919 from the United States, costing Canada about 13 dollars per British immigrant and 5 dollars per European farmer or servant, totaling substantial benefits from U S emigration.
James R. Howe once Brooklyn register of deeds gave back more than $50,000 in fees by funding a bronze equestrian statue of George Washington at Valley Forge. Conceived and executed by Henry Merwin Shrady, the 35 foot statue with pedestal rises in the Brooklyn plaza at the Williamsburg Bridge site and was unveiled in ceremonies.
The Ronne Terre Register notes a vanished trend in jiu jitsu once lauded for small fighters subduing larger opponents. It cites early popularity with West Point and Annapolis instructors, followed by American athletes rejecting the art and defeating its proponents.
The world and his wife note a rising demand for a new kind of beauty service. Female workers including shopgirls milliners and dressmakers seek to maintain a bright youthful look under the pressure of looming job loss and economic precarity.
In a stark shrine within the imperial palace, the Mikado officiates a harvest thanksgiving. Officiants in simple gowns candles burn in ancient style as rice and sake offerings are placed on plain altars. The emperor appears in traditional dress and prays, blessing the harvest as dawn light touches the chrysanthemum crest. Montreal Star.
In a New York Journal vignette the Smithkins family hosts a Thanksgiving reunion that spirals into comical chaos as relatives clash over debts foreclosures tariffs and disputes. Grandpa laments strained relations as Uncle Bill staggers in drunk and the table scene ends in a wrecked dining room and sobbing grandma.
The New York Times notes an unusual Thanksgiving in 1890 at Vevay organized by wine dressers. A sixty day festival featured a chorus, abbot speech, multiple ballets, and floats celebrating dairy, milling, grape harvesting, wine making, and agriculture.
Johnny's Afterthought notes gratitude after Thanksgiving. The writer jokes about gobbling and being stuffed like a turkey, but no one cooked or carved him. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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