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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
7
Local items note Mrs. C W Dwwe in Indianapolis and Edstor Berry visiting Veedersburg, with many residents traveling for Thanksgiving. Ads promote potatoes from Layton and Bilsland, farms for sale in Fountain and neighboring counties, and a hard coal burner. Community notices cover visits, moves, club hosting, and store promotions for the holidays.
A compact guide on toothache types and home care. It explains alive versus dead pulp, signs of each, and practical measures like oil of cloves and gentle cleaning. Advises avoiding strong carbolic acids and notes that home remedies only quiet pain until professional care can be secured.
A damaged ad note mentions Mound City Horse Shoe Paints and Rainier’s Pharmacy. It announces a new listing for Wm. McClerg at the northwest corner Second Hand man who will buy any items you have and sell you what you want at the right price.
Deputy Sheriff James Meehan moved William Layton the young man convicted of chicken stealing last week to the Jeffersonville Reformatory last Friday.
The Cinennati Entertainers two young ladies will present music reading and a playlet as the next act in the Mati nee Musicale Lecture Course on Tuesday evening December 19. Don’t forget the date.
Three week visit by Charles Call and his son Bert Call in Alvin Illinois ended with the banker’s father, Charles Call of Clinton, dying by self-inflicted hanging. He left no warning signs and used a clothes line tied to a barn rafter to end his life, around 9 am Monday. The notice also includes an abrupt coal sale line at the end.
Mrs 8S Kaufman held a rummage sale last week not for profit but to distribute used clothing to the city's needy. The event fulfilled her aim of directing goods or proceeds to those who deserve them, and she is praised as a leading charitable figure in the community.
A brief dialogue extracted from Lippincott's Magazine features Mrs. Banker-John asking about the balance of power and a banker replying that he does not know who Power is. The exchange highlights a playful, literary style rather than a factual event.
The Washington Star notes concern over explicit literature and its potential risk of free but costly “raw” material, reflecting a wary stance on modern writing and moral standards.
The article extols gold as the most valued filling material, noting its color match, durability, and resistance to saliva and staining. It discusses alternatives like amalgam porcelain inlays and crowns, and cautions against cheapest cements while urging dentist judgment tailored to each tooth and patient.
An advertisement extols Electric jitters as a cure for weak sickly women. It claims constipation and kidney poisons show in pimples and skin eruptions, then asserts the product regulates the stomach liver and kidneys purifying the blood and improving complexion and health. It urges readers to try them at all druggists.
Gyer praises Myer as an industrious new baker while the San Francisco Examines notes his steady work and reputation in the local scene through casual pointed remarks.
The Detroit Tribune remarks that the piano is a moral thing and endures in any light it is viewed. It is described as upright and steadfast, a small, wry observation on music and virtue in daily life.
A brief quotation from the Emporia Gazette features a wovalist offering a motto about rising to achieve a crown, contrasted with a youth’s retort about running an elevator. The exchange underscores wit over ambition in a compact misfit dialogue.
The Chicago News reports on a debate sparked by Professor What asking what Nero’s great crime was and Bright Pupsi reacting with a reference to a Siddle. The exchange highlights a clash of interpretations and a public curiosity about ancient wrongdoing.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Base to shrink shoe sizes and mentions sample free with address to Allan S. Olmstead. It includes a farm sale notice for an 80 acre Perrysville road property known as the Charley Ross farm, with a five room house and outbuildings near an oil well, to apply at the office.
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