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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
2
A complete guide urges dairymen to build a separate reinforced concrete dairy house with water supply and good ventilation. A 12 by 14 foot room can serve 20 to 25 cows, featuring a concrete milk cooling tank, a separator in the same room, dedicated wash room, and storage area. Total cost under 185 dollars, depending on herd size.
An Ohio inventor creates a milk bottle pitcher with spring clips on the edge to grip any standard bottle. A central rod engages the paper stopper, twisting to secure the seal. The assembled unit serves as a pitcher and can be moved to another bottle when emptied.
Farmers advised to feed dairy cows clover or alfalfa hay plus oats wheat bran and shorts to supplement. Ground corn may be included but should not be the sole concentrated ration.
The article urges raising the best dairy heifer calves and notes that the first six to twelve months of care largely determine future usefulness. It warns that improper feeding can push the calf toward fattening and ruin milking qualities.
In a quiet boarding house a dark quiet man named Galvio draws suspicion from Webster and others who watch him for a possible plot. They discover a ticking device and call detectives who uncover a clock invention being financed by Petronio & Co following misdirections about a bomb.
An article argues against monthly washing of hair and urges weekly washing for oily hair and at least every two weeks for dry hair. It likens hair cleanliness to bodily cleanliness and notes oily hair attracts dust, oil buildup, and dandruff, recommending daily or frequent washing and scalp massage to prevent flaking.
Professor David Starr Jordan argues that selective mating could enhance physical and mental traits but warns it would erode love and initiative if enforced by state power. He advocates eugenic study to spread sound ideas while urging cautious legislation that protects individuals and rejects parenthood for those unable to care for themselves.
In London at his sister Mrs. Candy’s Park Lane home Bord Rossmore recounts a playful scene from Things I Can Tell. He pretends to kiss the next woman who enters, shocking Mrs. Ronalds who recognizes the hostess’s sister Nora and later relents when the family ties are explained.
Sir Henry Lucy relays a Cornhill Magazine tale from Nansen about Laplanders who curled into a sleeping bag too hot for comfort during Greenland travel. The trio escaped the bag and slept behind a snow hill, claiming the bag was too hot yet kept them warm all night.
A London education committee report describes a Peckham boy nearly 13 who has learned only a few letters and cannot write or calculate. The committee plans to expel him from school despite his condition.
In the Fountain Circuit Court November Term 1912 the Fountain Trust Co as Executor filed final settlement of the Polly Brooks estate and a hearing is set for January 4 1912. All heirs creditors and legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved and heirs must prove heirship. QO P Lewis Attorney. 12-13-12.
In China along the Yangtse river upper and central regions farmers build rafts covering up to two acres to form floating farms. These raft farms include homes, stables, pigpens, feed barns and storage. They voyage as much as 1000 miles to markets, sell produce, dismantle rafts, and return home.
The Fountain County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for materials and supplies for 1912. Specifications are open for public inspection at the Auditor's office in Covington with bids due by 1 pm. The board may reject any or all bids and reserves the right to re advertise. W. B. Gray Auditor of Fountain County.
Arthur Young criticizes laborers who treat tea as essential, noting workers and farmers' servants taking time for tea at breakfast. The London Chronicle cites East Kent where men and women alike spend time at the tea table, harming health and worsening the poor’s distress.
The Auditor of Fountain County Covington Indiana invites sealed bids for furnishing supplies to the County Asylum for three months starting January 1 1913. Bids received at 1:30 p m at the Auditor's office in the courthouse. Estimates on file. 12 1 12
Mrs Oldcastle remarks her son has found his place as a proctor in admiralty. Mrs Gottalotte consoles her friend and says she did her best for him, adding the reassurance that one bears the satisfaction of trying.
In a brief dialogue a man claims death is a habit tied to thought and routine. A woman retorts with a witty rebuttal asking if she knows anyone who is in the habit of dying. The exchange highlights a playful debate on mortality.
Railway times show arrivals at Covington 9 15 am and 6 40 pm. Attica departures 8 00 am and 3 40 pm. Covington departures 10 50 am and 5 40 pm, Attica arrivals 11 40 am and 5 35 pm. Includes No 3 fast train 1 16 am and No 5 fast mail 8 23 pm. No 1 fast train 2 55 dp m, No 51 local daily except Sunday 7 31 am, No 9 fast train 9 07 am, No 58 local daily except Sunday 5 40 pm.
A dialogue reflects on love and marriage with Cynicus and Sillicus noting a man’s disappointment before and after marriage. Phila telphia Record commentary questions why he never wed and explores romantic misgivings.
William Burley and Mrs. Walter Evans were captured after a two state chase and paraded chained through Carrolton Illinois streets as Sheriff Morrow escorted them. Evans pursued his missing money of nearly $500 and Burley faced grand jury coverage in September with Bond set at 500 dollars.
William H. Herndon, 73, of Alameda, California, carried about $22,000 in checks and five bank books showing more than $8,000 in deposits, plus over $100 in cash. He wandered the streets dazed for hours before police at Park Row railway station detained him and took him to a detention hospital for identification.
Chicago residents protest as Judge Williams halts a fox terrier named Jack from being killed for biting a small boy. The sentence is commuted to life behind a wire muzzle after an emotional appeal by neighborhood children who adored the dog.
The mangled body of Thomas Wheeler fifty former end veterinary was found in a pasture. He had been gored to death by a bull.
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