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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
8
A Watertown testimonial extols Vinol as a strength creator helping recovery after a severe grip attack. Adelaide Gamm and Mamford C. VanDora endorse the product, promising a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver claimed benefits.
Notice to the Public states that from January 1 112 all notices of public entertainments suppers and other charged notices plus cards of thanks and condolence declarations not legal will be billed at 3 cents per line per insertion. Payment must be made with copy or notices will not appear. Obituaries without poetry are exempt. The Editor.
Auction style real estate notice listing farms of all sizes and prices in Fountain and neighboring counties. Prominent contact O M Gardner Covington Indiana.
A long time farmer in Covington Indiana offers a complete threshing rig for sale after his son quits the business. The package includes a 20hp Port Huron traction engine with boiler tender cab and tools, a 12 barrel water tank wagon, an Aultman Taylor 36 inch cylinder separator with feeder stacker grain weigher and more, a Port Huron corn sheller, and related gear. The unit has seen little use and is described as in first class condition and guarantee. Contact C F Lowe Covington Ind.
A 1900s style column recommends avoiding hot irons for curly hair on damp days and favors professional styling. It offers two home preparations: dark hair uses a tea tincture with carbonate of potash, blond hair uses borax gum arabic in hot water, to keep hair in curl.
The text advises correct bed posture, avoiding curling and left side to protect organs, and notes hunger as a sleep trigger. It recommends milk and a biscuit, or water, a hot drink, and warm feet, plus monotone brain activity like counting sheep. It suggests staying awake and planning tomorrow to drift to sleep, asserting insomnia often cures itself if not stressed.
A historical note describes a stretching routine that improves elasticity and strengthens the body. Start standing erect with chest high and chin in, weight on the feet, not heels, breathing deeply with mouth closed. Perform a slow sweep of the arms outward and upward until they touch above the head, then lower them, repeating five times twice daily.
A curious empire pattern body puff sits with a towering long silver handle attached to a large powder puff in a silver bowl. The design features intricate tracery resembling brocade and square inlays. prices are high but expected to drop as production rises.
French chemists report two titanium based substances matching diamonds in hardness. A pure titanium form and titanium silicide or boride are claimed to be as hard as diamonds, with titanium crystals forming red and brown millie crystals and needle crystals nicknamed love's arrows in white quartz.
Mr J J Coulter of LaFayette Indiana credits Foley Kidney Pills with curing kidney and bladder troubles after months of back pain headaches dizziness and burning sensations. He says weeks of treatment dispelled all symptoms and he will recommend the pills widely. For sale by local outlets.
A county paper once described Major Hawk a singular character who died at seventy five in Ham street Ham commons. His East India Company service story included a life annuity to Iris his wife with the phrase kept above ground. He devised a glass case over her remains to keep income from the widow for thirty years.
An alarm from croup prompts praise for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a home remedy. The piece then discusses Leonardo da Vinci, noting he published nothing in his lifetime and his manuscripts dispersed after his death due to deciphering difficulties and unique handwriting.
An advertisement extols women with charm tied to health. It claims constipation and kidney flaws show as pimples and skin issues, and promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy to regulate organs, purify blood, and improve appearance. Noting price and retailer hints at a generic drugstore sale.
Judge Tom Dinnean recalls a Block Island dusk chase where a swordfish harpooned with a keg on the line. The fish fought, wore itself out, and was hauled aboard. he stood six feet two inches and weighed 400 pounds, described as fine eating. The tale comes as told by the Nomad’s navigator, via the New York World.
Elizabeth Bohanon, a young singer from Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, balks at singing her lesson. Her mother, rarely able to attend services, warns she will sing the song herself next Sunday. Elizabeth retorts that Jesus won't know her, a quip cited in the Cleveland Leader.
Newark man James Mershon recounts a long life battle after lung hemorrhages and weakness. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery, used three weeks, with great improvement. A trial bottle is offered free with a $100 guarantee by all druggists.
The article notes Washington carried a 13 stripe flag with a red white field and a five canton bearing St George and St Andrew crosses during his Trenton march. The stars and stripes were adopted by Congress in June 1777 and first flown at Fort Stanwix on August 6 1777 during the Battle of Oriskany.
A Yankee touring Devonshire visits an inn and questions cider making. The publican explains they add four barrels of water and throw apples at it, provoking laughter. The Yankee retorts with a wry quip about not seeing it very often. London Ideas.
An old telegraph paraphrase notes oysters, once brought ashore, sense the rising tide and open their shells to take in food, doing so at the exact moment their beds are approached. The statement presents a curious claim about instinctive oyster behavior.
An old wartime style ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills promising relief from constipation indigestion and improved appetite energy and digestion. It claims 25 cents at a druggist. The rest includes a quoted traveler remark about self inflicted lashes and a joke about self shaving.
The United Kingdom’s fruit imports for 1910 reached about 50.6 million dollars. Apples led with 10.65 million, bananas 11.04 million, grapes 3.31 million, and pears 2.57 million. Nuts used as fruit totaled 7.42 million, nearly half almonds, with 81 percent of the total from these items.
A brief Toledo Blade quotation notes a man rushing home after a call from his wife that the baby is asleep, signaling a domestic moment and sense of urgency. The exchange underscores family priorities and everyday life in the paper’s voice.
As bodies age the urinary system can weaken and cause kidney and bladder discomfort. Foley Kidney Pills are presented as a regulating and strengthening medicine for such times. Sold by all druggists.
A Newark News column offers a humorous tip on dishwashing. The author explains stacking the dishpan on bricks in the sink raises work height, reducing back and shoulder strain. He claims relief and promises more tips on granite ware tomorrow.
A Tit-Bits anecdote describes American sightseers during the coronation. A guide points to Grosvenor House, calling it the duke of Westminster's town house, prompting a witty exclamation from a pretty girl on the tour about who landed him.
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