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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
4
Early morning visitors and church visits frame a long local roundup. Rev Biddle preaches at the M E church, railroad construction work expands, and a proposed electric route could connect Rockville with Tangier Silverwood area farms. Local meetings, sales talks, and social events fill the week with community updates and health notes.
Lottie Ilett quit school while Sam Board entertained with a solo. Mrs York James Layton and Lottie Ilett visited this week. About fifteen children from No 8 stayed four years. Last week’s debate argued that the pulpit has more influence than the press with Denton Bunt on negative and Denny on the affirmative.
Night reunion at Normal College features Mont Bodine Ed Rhodes and Allie VanDorn entering, a pedagogy class organized, and philosophy experiments. Mollie Martin Murray visited. John Prather rejoined the school. Smith and Martin pursued the history class. Livengood and Williams visited several classes. Local patent medicine ads for Carter’s preparations appear.
A jumble of notes mentions fake show guests in Covington, plans for an elevator in town, and various residents in Williameport and Covington. Items include Berry season, a young Covington doctor, and local remarks on behavior, travel, and home business.
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