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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
4
In a piece from Everybody's Magazine the narcotic danger of hashish and other drugs is described. It claims hashish makes users highly suggestible and useless for work, citing anecdotes of altered behavior and moral ruin, and notes the broader social harm caused by addiction and drunkenness.
Daniel O Connell faced a dangerous moment when a cracked floor threatened a meeting in Ireland. He calmly directed orderly evacuation advising twelve at a time to exit. The crowd followed his instructions and all escaped before the beam failed completely.
The commanding officer surprised a young lieutenant and his daughter attempting to occupy the same chair. The lieutenant reported an engagement at close quarters in which he was entirely victorious and asked the commander to sanction the surrender terms.
A Hibbert Journal reflection extols pluck as the purest form of effort that lifts morale. It asserts every degree of courage raises life’s tone within the range influenced by endurance, praising perseverance and resilience.
A humorous exchange notes a man’s luck in marriage as his hobby. Each wife ends in divorce, underscoring a running joke about his misfortune in lasting relationships.
A rapid-fire collection of anecdotes and quips touching Castro and geopolitics, humor about anarchists and weakness of will, fiery Peoria distillery, naval talk, legal guns, birds lifespans, radium age predictions, and breezy social asides. The tone mimics a late 19th to early 20th century column with eclectic, zippy salvos.
Professor Schuster argues animals have no moral sense or shame and that their courage is only a natural impulse. The text also notes advertising guns with 300 mile range can cover wide distances but only hit a target if within about a hundred miles.
The article notes Malta as the sole site where dwarf elephant bones are found with hundreds of skeletons uncovered. It also reports Mrs. Humphry Ward touring New York City public schools, learning that 40 percent of students there were not born in the United States and many pupils have foreign-born parents.
Eczema is claimed curable by a preparation called ZEMO with claims of instant itching relief and permanent cure, plus a note on distribution by E W Rose Medicine Co and Hedges Drug Co. A ferret battles an old buck rabbit in a pub setting, the rabbit leaping away and trouncing the ferret with hind-leg kicks. Also advertised Dr Shoop Pink Pain Tablets offering quick relief for various pains sold by Hedges Drug Co.
As in birds, many fishes display vivid colors to attract mates. The male common pike becomes intensely iridescent during the breeding season, while eels show a silvery glow. Tench roach and perch males also brighten notably at spawning time.
A promotional snippet touts ManZine Pile Remedy as instant relief for all piles with a money back guarantee. The text includes unrelated dialogue from London Tatler characters Horace Hetty and Mabel remarking on affection and freckles.
A Puck quotation uses a blunt line about political support and family roles. The speaker mentions backing a candidate while noting dependents and continuing life insurance. The item captures a satirical take on political virtue and domestic responsibilities.
An advertisement claims ZEMO external liquid cures itching skin diseases by drawing germs and toxins to the surface. It asserts instant relief and permanent cure for all skin or scalp conditions. Sold by Hedges Drug Co in Mentel Arithmetic and E. W. Rose Medicine Co of St. Louis. The page also includes a quip from Harper's Weekly about Aunt Jane’s visit.
A gruff man questions soap’s existence while a dirty urchin mocks the idea saying there would be no soap boxes for bonfires. The exchange reflects kitschy street humor and the era’s flavor in a Catholic Standard and Times feature.
The national leper hospital near La Guaira on the seashore between Cape Blanco and Maiquetia has been completed and is ready for occupancy. The Caracas old hospital is abandoned and 110 patients have been moved to the new facility.
The excerpt contrasts Toussaint L'Ouverture’s silence in captivity with Napoleon’s chatty demeanor. Balzac argues criminals reveal secrets when given the chance, framing social impulse as a motive to confess.
A census of the St. John's road workhouse in London shows 1,613 inmates with 1,150 over 60. Breakdown: 60–70 years 485, 70–80 years 511, 80–90 years 159, 90–100 years 11, and one inmate aged 101.
An electrical generator at a West Jordan Utah smelting plant reportedly operated continuously for nearly four and a half years with only a single interruption caused by a broken pulley.
Mrs. Hewligus declares her husband the crankiest man alive and says only the church closed for summer vacation would lure him to attend. The quip highlights domestic humor and a sly jab at religious routine.
A short moral note appears in the Albany Missouri Ledger. The verse-style lines praise quickness beauty and pride while foretelling decline and duties of wealth. The piece presents a rustic quip on character and time.
The quote asserts forgetting as a key strength for creative people, likening it to nature which begins anew each hour and has no past. It presents forgetting as a deliberate, resilient stance in facing ongoing creation and mysterious labor.
Sabbath school scholars were given a quarter and tasked to turn it into as much money as possible by making and selling articles. The top earner surpassed peers by selling fancy ribbon bows.
The Episcopal church faces a shortage as ordination lists show only eight deacons ordained this year versus 1906.
The coast of Norway may see demand for a machine to bale seaweed from 10 to 280 pounds bound with wire, using the same method as baled hay.
The Board of Finance of Mill Creek township Fountain County Indiana invites proposals from banks and trust companies for public funds deposits. Proposals due December 31, 1908 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the trustee's office in Kingman. Bond and collateral security required. forms provided under state statute. Signed by William Parish President and J M Lewis Secretary.
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