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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
2
A story unfolds as a wealthy suitor pleads with a beautiful woman who rejects him after lavish gifts and carriages. He justifies his generosity and hopes for marriage, while she maintains she did the right thing and would not have allowed a marriage with him.
A father berates a school principal over his daughter's stagnation in French German and math. The pedagogue replies that she lacks capacity. The father snaps to find capacity and bill it, signaling a comic clash over education and cost.
Two country boys meet on the way to school. Bill claims they planted nearly three bushes, while the other boy and his father planted twelve. Bill then reveals that besides potatoes they eat other foods at home.
The excerpt presents rough dialogue between farm and town figures, noting a wife in a sleigh and a spring wagon, with remarks about endurance and a shotgun, followed by quips about a painless dentist and a photo captured during work. The tone mirrors humorous, observational local reporting.
A Newark passenger scolds a conductor over a too cold streetcar while the conductor retorts that the car was warmed overnight in the car barn. The exchange captures a moment of urban transit friction and practical humor.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a bright infant with a dim night light as colic medicine is given. A mother asks for a fairy tale while Mrs. Gayboy delays, waiting for the father to return and tell the tale.
A fragment shows a witty exchange where one character asserts regular polish and social shine, while another compares himself to a steady parlor lamp that never goes out, ending with a curt reference to refined society.
A light social column notes Miss de Train’s ageless charm as she smiles, prompting playful remarks about age in Chicago society. Readers glimpse a witty, affectionate portrait within a bustling newspaper page.
The M E Church reports a good quarterly meeting last Thursday with a children's rally at 2:30 Sunday afternoon led by Miss Tulu Schwin and several assistants. Sabbath School and services follow with special music by Miss Ina Cadwallader and Miss Cohoe, Epworth League activities, and an invitation to Covington youths. Also promotes a free Dr Miles anti pain sample to paper readers via postal requests to Elkhart Indiana.
Official notice that reading questions for common school graduates follow the Indiana state course, seventh and eighth years, drawn only from the Indiana fifth reader. Exams set in this county on the third Saturday of March April and May. J M Wirkey Superintendent.
Tribune notes several ads from the Republican E W Elliott translated business in Georgetown Tl. Harry Board spent days at home early week while Stanley Pavey on Route 5 handles duties well. Harry Spurling left for Iowa with prior Ohio visit. Teachers held regular monthly exams last Saturday with many in attendance. Benton county remonstrance reports show Center township has faced thirteen defeats since May 1903 and two more expected in February.
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