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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1901
Page
4
Bates argues advertising extends to all social engagement and that newspaper ads, properly used, pay off. He urges choosing timely, frequent newspaper placements to reach households with essential goods, stressing consistent, small but early ads and scaling as business grows.
City council met in regular session Monday with all members present. The water and night committee reported the illness of plant workers caused power and water service disruption but promised satisfactory future service. A former vacancy for city health engineer was declared filled by unanimous vote. Other business included a dam/esentation and salaries for various workmen. A local divorce case in Bloomington, Tennessee, involved Lula Bishop seeking separation from Clinton E Bishop after alleged cruelty and a brief marriage in the city.
A dense promotional page urges rest, fluids, and home remedies for grip with Dr Miles preparations. It touts Nervine, Pain Pain Pills, and Liver Pills and claims testimonials from Mrs Gee Coke Elgin and G A Roberts. It promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, August Flower, Green's Prize Almanac, and Kodol Dyspepsia Care as digestion aids.
A 1900 voice condemns Boomville lack of a fire department, noting only a stepladder and a broken bucket for fighting blazes. The letter recalls recent fires on Malin Street and warns disaster awaits if no formal firefighting service is established.
In a chaotic note the editor laments misadventure and misprints. Alar Groen, diving and in a baggy rope, features in a strange scene as the Looking Ghaiss river bridge incident is referenced with a broken leg and surgeon hopes. Mrs Jason Williams brings sustenance to support the editor.
In Haiti, Emperor Christophe confronts a youth on a battlement offering a choice of death by jumping or by firing squad. The youth survives a 2000 foot fall after a miracle, returns to face the emperor who taunts him to repeat the feat. This tale appears in Where Black Rules White.
Freddie jokes that the weather bureau cannot give a change of weather as his father struggles with an old bureau. The pair watch a lowering sky and laugh at the idea that the bureau drawers might be opened to alter the forecast.
Senator Sorghan advises a young man that success in politics rests on keeping promises. He concedes some times make promises hard to keep and suggests arranging circumstances to avoid breaking them, even if it means shifting the blame onto others.
A visitor remarks on money from a husband while a boy named Tommy and his mother discuss teeth. The text shows disjointed dialogue about public teeth being pulled and placed in grass, in a clipped Philadelphia Record snippet.
A father recalls his daughter’s performance and asks an observer if the birdlike quality of her notes was noticeable. The artist responds with a poetic note about many kinds of birds.
A long list of farms and properties in Covington and surrounding areas offers multiple dwellings, outbuildings, and fruit trees. Prices range from modest per acre rates to several thousand dollars, with many parcels described as well located near streets, parks, and county seats.
An advertisement promotes property deals at five and six percent terms with sums starting at $300. The notice invites readers to call and visit the vendor for details on financing and purchase options.
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