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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
8
The Hillsboro Board of Finance invites banks and trust companies to submit written proposals for receipt of public funds on deposit as per Indiana law. Proposals must include bonds, with personal or collateral security, and are due at the Town Clerk’s office in Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana.
The Richland Township Board of Finance will receive written proposals between 9 and 10 a.m. at Newtown Fountain County Indiana for banks or trust companies to hold public funds on deposit under an Indiana act of 1907. Proposals must be on official forms with bonds or collateral and be examined by state or federal authorities. B. B. Carpenter, President. T. E. Martin, Secretary.
The Cain Township Board of Finance invites written proposals from Indiana banks and trust companies for the receipt and safe keeping of public funds. Proposals must be on official forms and accompanied by bonds if required. Proposals are to be submitted at the Trustee's office between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. with examination by state and federal authorities.
A vintage advertisement promotes Woda Liver Medicine in liquid form claiming to regulate the liver and relieve headaches constipation stomach and kidney issues. It describes gentle laxative effects from the first dose and markets a bottle priced at $1.99 sold by Bold er Hedges Drog Co.
A small weekly in Moscow titled the Bosatsky Gazeta claims to serve thieves and vagabonds with humorous, racy content. Its editor and printer are unknown, offices lie on Nikitskaya Street, and issues feature burglar bragging and unusual ads, selling a life of crime for five kopecks.
A collage of short items covers rail and water power, fashion, tourism, and crime. It notes a Philippine rail estimate, a Canadian farmer’s long hours, a large US steel mill, Rhine fish in Mayence, a beheaded Haitian poet, and stock market musings. It also mentions New York pawnbrokers laws, a Brooklyn wife’s visit to her mother, and a Chicago project of Children of the Republic for a safe Fourth.
Notice from the Troy Township Board of Finance announces a window from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Trustee's office Covington Indiana for written deposit proposals by banks and trust companies. Submissions are subject to state and federal review under a 1907 act. funds are Troy Township public funds in Fountain County. Abner B. DeHaven presides. T. H. McGeorge attests.
The Van Buren Township Board of Finance in Fountain County Indiana invites written proposals from banks and trust companies to receive public funds on deposit for Van Buren township and Van Buren School Township. Proposals must include bonds or collateral and follow state law. bids due in Veedersburg in the trustee’s office. J R Sunger, President John M Merker, Attest Allen Boord, Secretary.
The Board of Finance of Covington Indiana announces a bid period at the Council Chambers from 7 to 10 p m for written proposals from banks and trust companies to hold and manage public funds as required by state law. Proposals must include personal and surety bonds and follow official forms. the act is Chapter 222 of the 1907 statutes. By A N Clark President Attest John LaTourette Secretary.
Public funds deposits sought by boards in Fountain County Indiana. Between 10 p m and 2 p m December 28 1968 proposals from banks and trust companies to receive public funds on deposit, with bonds or collateral security as required by Indiana law.
A nine month old boy in England is kept from kisses under strict rules posted by parents. Instructions warn visitors to avoid kissing or touching the baby, keep hands clean, and refrain from breathing or sneezing near him. The notice, cited by the London Mail, claims the rules are serious and not a joke.
A New York Press item notes a tailor selling a four button set for a white evening waistcoat, including a pearl encircled with diamonds, two pearl studs, and pearl diamond sleeve links. The total price is $850, reflecting rising fashion costs as dress extravagance grows.
Governor Burke recalls watering twenty cows on his Iowa farm during dry prohibition times. He says each cow drank deeply, with ten pails per cow, while a party member notes others drank less. The gag underscores dry times and sensational memories from that era.
A Paris judge is delivered a note claiming a burglary of his flat as a joke. The judge initially calls it a prank but discovers the burglary occurred at his home after returning from court, prompting concerns over the threat and its intent.
Beech timber has the lowest market value among American woods with Lum bermen paying $4 per thousand feet versus $35 for oak. It is useful in mines for ties posts stringers and rafts and in buildings for studding rafters joists and more, urging domestic use to reserve more valuable trees.
An advertisement touts Pineules for the Kidneys as golden globules that act directly on the kidneys. It promises quick relief for rheumatism lumbago and tired wornout feeling with a one dollar trial and credits Hodges Drag Co. as the maker.
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