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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
3
A mixed local page notes a sentimental Christmas poem about unrequited love and devotion. It also lists shop promotions, household goods, and various community notices from Covington and Williamsport, including sales, inns, guest visits, and farm property ads.
A New York Mail and Express piece suggests a harmless, inexpensive sleep aid using a curved wooden pipe. The sleeper inhales slowly from an empty pipe after lying flat, continuing for about sixty to one hundred puffs until drowsiness arrives, with careful, steady puffing and focus on smoke imagery.
Harper's Weekly notes the lord mayor of London governs only the City of London within Greater London. The City hosts 38 000 residents at night and about 300 000 by day, with limited powers largely superseded by the London County Council. His role emphasizes ceremonial duties, with a gilded show and unique privileges.
A cantankerous farmer returns home on a wet day and stands by the fire to dry. His wife warns him to watch his flannels or risk burning them, prompting a witty exchange about burning his trousers which are already burnt.
The speaker urges all to strive for maximum self-improvement while noting society’s push for progress in crops and livestock. A solemn duty to develop, yet ponder whether the lower orders also rise as the lead remains illuminated and refined.
The Philadelphia Record notes a poet’s forte lies mainly in the Market Street line with occasional verses in other car routes.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press shows a patient paying $3 for a prescription and asking if it cures him. The doctor replies that if not cured he should return and seek relief again, reflecting a dated, ironic medical exchange.
The report notes that no village or farm along the lower Elbe is free from malaria while malaria mosquitoes remain plentiful in the region.
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