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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
7
United States Treasurer McClung urges Congress to expand facilities for exchanging old defaced currency for new to promote a cleaner sanitary money system. He notes bacteria cling to paper money and disease can spread, arguing the cost is trifling next to the public health benefits.
Grace declares she refused to marry Jack. Jack says he cannot marry for a year. Maud counters with a man ready to marry at any time, prompting Grace to consider options.
An Ohio woman recalls lifelong coffee use causing illness and weak health. After quitting coffee and starting Portum, she reports stronger health, clearer thinking, steadier nerves, improved digestion, and renewed interest in home life. She credits Portum and quotes the company slogan There’s a reason.
The article describes a Durbar cap in dull red velvet with jeweled gold ribbon and a gold front motif holding a white os prey. It highlights the cap as a replicated item used by Indian princes.
This excerpt instructs thorough cleaning of jewelry using a toothbrush, soft brushes, jewelers sawdust, rouge powder on chamois, and alcohol. It covers polishing sequence for gold and silver pieces, explains why rouge must be used before washing, and notes effects on stones, glass imitations, and sterling silver boiled in all soda water.
The article notes the rise of dark tailored suits as a current necessity with bright accents from millinery to lift the somber look. Pin striped velveteens appear in tailor costumes but are costly and wear easily, making them less practical for many.
The article describes simple DIY brooches to fix frills and lapels using gold braid disks joined with colored beads. Crafters can personalize shapes and add pendants from tarnished buttons or jewelry pieces. Safety pins are sewn on the back for secure wear.
Miss Thompson tries to teach spelling to her nephew Bobby by sounding out letters m and e while tapping her chest. Bobby, watching her finger, concludes the letters spell Fat.
A collage of old time advertisements extols RED CROSS BALL BLUING as the best blue for fabrics, promotes a cold cure laxative tablet, and touts Cole's Carbon salve for burns and skin ailments. Light humor quotes close with a pun about a model and a painting.
Mother Gray's powder promises quick relief for sickly children. Claims to ease feverishness head ache stomach troubles teething disorders and regulate bowels while destroying worms. Said to be used by mothers for 27 years and offered by A S Olmsted LeRoy New York with free sample by mail.
Excerpt shows dialogue where Mr Seekton notes he never spoke hastily and his wife concedes. A proverb about delays and quarrels frames the exchange. The pieces include wry lines on gender and marriage and a quip about a lullaby sounding rocky.
Mrs Flatt pleads for warmth as she shivers with cold and asks her husband to show concern. He responds with a practical question of what he can do to help. The exchange captures a domestic moment from the Boston Transcript.
Mrs. F. E. Harmon of Atoka Tennessee recounts a six month scalp outbreak in her infant with hair loss and red bumps. After trying multiple doctors and medicines, Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap restored health within days and cleared all symptoms after several weeks. She endorses Cuticura for cuts sores and toilet use.
A collection of letters from New England women across Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Maine New Hampshire and Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual irregularities backache nervous prostration and other female ailments. Testimonies include Mrs. Korge Juby Willimantic CT Mrs. Julia King Phoenix RI Mrs. Etta Donovan Willimantic CT Mrs. Winfield Dana Augusta ME Mrs. J A Thompson Newport VT Miss Grace Dodds Bethlehem NH and Miss Gracie Copps Bethlehem NH with the company inviting readers to write for confidential advice.
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