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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1923
Page
4
The item notes second class matter status at the Covington Indiana post office. It indicates mail handling classification and location without additional context or events.
Miss Gertrude Harlowe a South Bend teacher spent Christmas holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs N G Harlowe. The family from Edgerton Wisconsin and Danville Illinois joined in the festive events at the Board home. Good Humor club members gathered at Mrs Jesse Smiths with a decorated tree Santa and gifts and a turkey dinner followed.
Farmer quits farming and offers over 8 head of horses 4 cows 10 hogs and farm implements at public sale on January 8 1924 near Covington Stone Bridge. Items include multiple teams and a variety of implements with terms 2 percent discount for cash and 10 month credit on sums over 10. Lunch served by Salem church ladies. Auctioneer Col C W Smith.
A public sale is set for Thursday January 17 1924 at 10:00 a m on a farm 2 3 4 miles north of Rileyshoro 5 miles east and 3 4 mile north of Danville Illinois. Readable items include 7 head of horses 7 milch cows 15 head hogs various farm implements and machinery with prices and payment terms listed. The sale is conducted by John E Vinson Col Dan Alison Auctioneer Ray Wait Clerk Pleasant Grove Ladies Aid will serve dinner.
Albert Lovell notes a historical fear of false testimony from religious fear and moral duty. He cites cases from Connecticut New Hampshire and Alabama where minors were deemed unreliable for lack of confidence in divine punishment or sense of morality, affecting their ability to testify.
A Saturday Evening Post observer details German banking etiquette in Hanover. Customers queue at windows, hats and coats are hung, clerks whisper over checks, and the depositor waits as officials verify margins. Each deposit has a number shown on the check and many firms print account numbers on letterheads.
Linen from flax grows dearer as flax becomes rarer. A substitute, the flax lily, is said to thrive in New Zealand and in Europe and America. It is easier to cultivate than flax and yields about 2,240 pounds per acre.
A London wit shows a man described as respectable wearing spats. The magistrate Mr Lankester asks if spats signify respectability. The witness notes spats can hide old boots in the latest Tit-Bits humor.
Comic exchange features wordplay about Jim’s drinking and speech. One speaker asserts Jim spoke clearly while drunk, another retorts that he talks thickly and only stutters when sober.
Dialogue hints at wealth and social life with Mrs Upstairs and Mrs Nexdore discussing a wealthy husband and luxury hair care after swimming.
A playful exchange recalls stage robber fears and stubborn hotelkeepers still operating as optimism and pessimism clash over western days.
In the Boston Transcript a note highlights Freddie as clever with the brush and elsewhere muses on his smooth hair, framing him as an artistic figure with a casual compliment.
A humorous exchange in the American Legion Weekly features a minister asking about marriage while a man named Shrimp politely notes the lady’s interest, underscoring a lighthearted moment in the periodical.
A whispered remark teases a woman as arrogant while noting she traveled to Paris for a divorce. The dialogue implies social scrutiny of her behavior and choice of destination.
A brief London Answers quip notes a landlady asking tea or coffee and a boarder replying with flexible wording, capturing a light exchange about preferences in a casual setting.
A brief dialogue centers on a man asked his occupation and responds with wit. He calls himself a gentleman and asserts his current work status in a concise exchange. The scene highlights class and identity through sharp repartee.
A fragment shows a dialogue about an engagement ring with comments from Miss Cayentine describing the exchange as simple and even idiotic.
A clipped joke style piece contrasts cold marital behavior with a risqué quip about bathing suit etiquette. The speaker cites a suggestive line from Life magazine and a punchy exchange about love and heating reactions. The wording highlights marital strain and flippant banter rather than a coherent narrative.
A brief exchange centers on beliefs as a character asks about superstitions. The reply, confident in the absence of such fears, suggests superstition could bring bad luck. The dialogue hints at the personalities and mood without revealing broader plot details.
Dialogue notes a teasing exchange about swimming lessons between Madge and a handsome young man. The lines hint at humor and social banter with a London Answers flavor. The snippet captures a playful interaction rather than a full narrative.
A brief exchange reveals a social lapse as participants admit a lull in dialogue and collective yawns. The moment underscores etiquette challenges in casual gatherings and how minor interruptions alter group dynamics.
A brief exchange centers on a driver and the engine missing. A humorous mishearing leads to a pun about Missus, capturing a light, regional dialect moment in a transportation context.
The article argues women dominate haberdashery sales, not men, estimating 80 percent of trade in haberdasheries comes from women and suggesting wives and mothers buy most men’s shirts socks pajamas and other wear. It challenges the joke that men choose their own neckties, noting women influence across men’s furnishings.
Utility Bulletin describes an invention for farmers the cackle switch a clock controlled on off device to turn hen house lights on at dark or early morning and off after desired hours of light to boost egg yield.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a cigar called the Vil lain drawing remarks from a customer who found the name odd. The manufacturer explains the pun, saying the name signals that it is always foiled.
A humorous exchange cites a Louisville Courier-Journal line about divorce rates. A speaker asks if it is wise to marry now while odds are favorable, meeting a skeptical reply about delaying or marrying sooner.
A speaker in a crowd claims deep English roots with lineage traced to Jinglish forebears. He asserts lifelong residence in England and states he married an Englishwoman, emphasizing native identity in a public voice.
A student asks where the glottis is and the professor replies it sits on the shelf in the dissecting room among the surgical instruments. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript.
A brief exchange describes a father teaching his son to drive and then realizing the need to curb the son's desire for the car at night. The dialogue reflects a practical parenting moment about control and responsibility.
A Louisville Courier Journal quotation notes a joke about New York life with the line More than four millions. The exchange ends with I don’t see how you all live and We patronize each other reflecting urban humor.
A humorous Loston Transcript exchange where a wife worries over dental bridge work while her husband jokes that she must quit bridge playing. The dialogue contrasts financial limits with hobby costs.
In Fountain Circuit Court September Term 1923 the Fountain Trust Co as Administrator of Mary A Hickman deceased has filed its final account and vouchers for examination on January 16 1924 Heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved and to prove heirship The Fountain Trust Company J M Wilkey Secretary Administrator Clara I Bell Deceased
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