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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
8
A light party game called Young Folks Prophecies is described as amusing. Two card packs form a center pile while players hold up to twelve cards each and try to match drawn center cards with statements like Who will inherit a fortune. The winner is the player who recalls the most prophecies and characteristics.
Letters describe Roman numeral marks on a ship’s bone near the stem. Figures run from keel upward to indicate feet below the water line for the master to read depth at a glance.
The Chicago News warns that children seize and misuse weapons by mistake, mistaking unloaded for loaded guns and handling snakes casually, risking fatal accidents. It urges avoidance if firearm or gear is not understood.
The list offers practical maxims urging timely action self reliance thrift and restraint. It stresses doing tasks today not delaying for tomorrow avoiding unnecessary debt avoiding unnecessary purchases and noting that pride and waste are costly while contentment and willingness ease life.
A performer declares a stunt to move a ball from each hand to either hand on command. If doubters doubt, the act describes placing a ball on the table, turning around, and lifting it with the band containing another ball so both balls end in one band without using both hands.
A fragment from the Chicago News titled Conundrums and light humor includes riddles about a kitten teapot patience and a queen's diet. It also contains a humorous misread about Nora spreading clothes to whiten grass and a remark on a child’s Snow White daydream.
A Washington Star verse piece laments changing slang and casual banter. It contrasts old time phrases with current youth talk and recalls witty, sharper social exchanges from earlier days. The poet notes how contemporary speech erodes refined conversation.
A brief plate reads about Gladys returning and dominating the conversation. The speaker notes they must call again to share their own summer experiences after Gladys spoke at length.
A playful exchange contrasts a bride and her father over budget and meals. The woman notes gowns cost under 3000 yearly, while the father warns they must eat, highlighting gendered financial values in a domestic scene from the Boston Transcript.
The home grown philosopher jokes there are three enduring puzzles perpetual motion the square of the circle and the heart of a woman. The remark appears in a Chicago News excerpt about fame and wit.
Senator Sparghum objects to snapshot portraits arguing they violate procedure and deny him ten minutes to fix his tie hair and smile before a photographer. The Washington Star reports his complaint about photographic consent and appearance.
A brief obituary style fragment hints at a story’s close but promises continuation with imagery. The lines blend whispered death themes and magazine publication imagery signaling a serialized, extended narrative rather than a final ending.
A jumble of old quips and snippets from Catholic Standard and Times, New York Life, and Puck. The humor riffs on shipwreck panic, winter gloom, and a cook’s duties. Pieces reference a storm scene with a ship and a preserver maker, a north star with Cook, and a sly line about opportunity knocking and a cook answering.
A brief item from the Presbyterian Standard quotes a bride and groom mockingly debating marital control after marriage. The groom warns of potential arbitrariness, while the bride dismisses the concern, promising to ignore his plans.
Washington Star notes a statesman once blindly chasing a distant ideal then realizes practical listening to local realities yields better returns. The aphorism frames political leadership as moving from grand ambitions to grounded engagement with everyday concerns.
A terse exchange between a beggar asking for help and a stranger posing as an undertaker ends with the judge-like remark that he should not easily give a life-saving dime. The dialogue captures a stark moment of moral testing.
A wry Times Democrat line recalls the passing of Jones, famed for wealth, leaving only an old Dutch clock as his enduring asset. The quip notes winding the estate will be the sole remaining task for heirs.
A humorous verse depicts Clyde riding in a funeral procession. When asked who is dead he grins and says he does not know he just came for the ride.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts philosophy and domestic life noting how a man is reminded of his smallness in the world. Mr. Comrox adds humor about three daughters who have been to boarding school.
A fragment from the Boston Herald notes Hank Stubbs Amos Green discussing payments and travel. It mentions Bige Miller Waal and observes Ame’s chair bound most of the time.
A Chicago Daily News quip imagines a wife asking her husband if a bold kidnapper would get a reward. The husband briefy promises one, then jokes that rewards should always follow favors.
Mrs. Fipsy complains about polishing time while Mr. Fussy jokes about sending a burglar to clean silver. Detroit Free Press notes the gag.
A short quarrel snippet shows Nell demanding reconciliation while Belle replies she will when her complexion worsens. The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the exchange as a light social quarrel.
A judge recounts a child’s simple play as a train game. Johnny explains he was the engine until Andra switched him, provoking a cry and prompting the courtroom moment.
The Baltimore American recalls a farm family known for hospitality as they hosted travelers last summer, offering shelter and kindness to strangers who passed through.
A humorous exchange shows a puzzled girl asking about a sine qua non while a Chicago Record Herald line jokes about car knowledge. A Brownings Magazine quip notes a thoughtful wife preserving cigars for Alfred by scenting the box with camphor.
A laconic caption notes a man trying to catch a train is interrupted by a cat. The remark captures a brief, wry moment with minimal detail and a clipped tone.
A Kansas City Times note presents a brief exchange on humor with a solemn speaker saying real humor never hurts and a friend replying there is not enough humor to hurt the subject. The quote captures light, philosophical banter in a concise exchange.
The article lists bantamweight at 116 pounds ringside featherweight 122 lightweight 133 welterweight 142 middleweight 154 light heavyweight 165 and heavyweight over 165 ringside totals. It presents a concise scale used in prize fighting classifications.
Reports from Linwood near Paisley describe a blackbird with two nearly separate heads and two bills. The bird allegedly uses both heads to pick at food, though feeding passage remains unconfirmed. A separate note mentions Gooley's Remedy from New Hampshire as a cure for kidney trouble with a purchaser’s endorsement.
A humorous remark from a Los Angeles Express column notes that downtown shopping often yields gossip for neighborhood women. The quip suggests women return with tales to entertain others, reflecting light social culture.
The text compares cornstarch to a native starch substitute from rice congee water and describes chia seeds forming a thick jelly when cold. It notes chia jelly can be colored and sweetened and eaten like blancmange.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo endorse the product, with wholesale druggists Walding Kinnan Marvin listed. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets the mucous surfaces. Testimonials available, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A terse exchange hints at danger and a graveyard scene as a merchant offers long cigars to an unnamed old man. The dialogue implies lethal intent and a fatal outcome within a somber, noir-toned setting.
Daily mail imagery contrasts hopeful checks and friendly notes with the common fate of receiving bills, reflecting a Washington Star provocation on everyday finances and the postal mood.
The quote describes the escaped prisoner as wearing a cutaway coat and a slouch hat, in response to how he was dressed. It presents a brief character sketch attributed to Saltimcere and the American publication.
An excerpt from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a dramatic theater moment where an actor cries for a horse while a gallery god retorts to get an aeroplane. The sharp exchange captures period humor and theatrical inanity.
A brief quote from the Boston Herald contrasts phrases about value and wealth. It notes a rhetorical pun on money and relationships highlighting a social observation from a newspaper.
A collage of witty lines and quips about taxes and domestic life from various papers. It features humorous exchanges about income tax, marital roles, and kitchen misfortunes with brief snatches of verse.
A cryptic note from the Boston Herald hints at a situation where something could be useful to someone, while trouble thickens as criticism targets a pole and its perceived sharpness. No clear names or events are specified in readable text.
A. C. Benson reflects that life is an educative process where people gain wisdom through living, loving, smiling, suffering, and sensing beauty. The quote emphasizes that those who have experienced joy and mystery ultimately learn about the meaning of God.
A historical clipping presents Thoreau’s view that happiness comes from one’s own disposition and effort. It warns against blaming circumstances and notes many miss opportunities by neglecting their work. The piece also extols skill over salary and hints at limited public use of global cables.
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