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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
8
A 1902 New York coal strike brought near-famine fears as gas companies faced only two weeks of coal. Consumers shifted to fuel substitutes while gas and oil prices rose. Utilities ordered sales restrictions to stretch fuel, guarding against a winter crisis and broader city impact.
A San Francisco gentleman rescues a well known acquaintance amid smoke and wreck. He halts his auto to aid her as she trudges in a ruined street wearing a curtain for a cloak. She quips that he saved little but his beauty while he returns courtly praise for gallantry.
The Birmingham based Kynoch United works in England records a major victory for the metric system within a generation. The move signals renewed reform hopes and a clash between the meter and the inch. The firm is among the first outside narrow fields to abandon old standards and pursue global measurement change.
From Brussels comes news that Joseph Gieten has presented his manuscript and miniature collection to the Royal Library of Brussels. The books include fifteenth century Lire d Heures illuminated by Flemish masters and the Marie Leszczyńska prayer book once valued at 25,000 francs, with illustrations by Rousselet.
The Paris interview with Escoffler, famed French chef to the German emperor, describes the ruler’s meals aboard the cruise last summer. He notes the emperor eats more at breakfast than dinner, praises a chicken stuffed with tomato and paprika, and says every chicken at the imperial table bears a crown and eagle in white sauce on its breast.
The czar lives alone with the czarina and their children in a secluded Peterhof home away from the court. A small house by the sea, under great trees, hosts the imperial family on holiday with no guards visible, presenting a quiet retreat from Russia’s empire.
The floating palaces operate on the Mississippi Ohio and Missouri delivering theatre by boat with stages bands and casts up to 35 actors and 700 seats. They call countryside fans aboard via steam whistle to landings where shows unfold. Managers based in Cincinnati and St Louis profit from this riverborne entertainment praised by critics and linked to Mark Twain’s era.
The Boston Transcript notes a rapid naval escalation as Japan aims for a 23000 ton battleship with Britain possibly at 26000 tons and Japan pushing to 29000 tons. It forecasts a 52000 ton floating fortress as taxpayers are asked to fund the project, reflecting a global focus on displacement.
A communication to the Association of Belgian Chemists notes continental bakers mix soap into dough to lighten bread and pastries. Soap is dissolved in water then oil is added before whipping and mixing with flour. The crumb is claimed to be lighter and more elastic.
A New York book publisher declares the house book boom overworks fiction. He cites titles such as The House of Mirth and The House on the Hudson to argue architecture in literature is being overdone, alongside The House That Jack Built.
El Mundo notes Mexico’s labor strain as peons take many holidays. It lists 151 idle days per year from Sundays 52 Saint Mondays 52 feast days 15 holy days 8 national feasts 3 family feasts 6, totaling 181 days.
The Home Missionary Society of Connecticut reports a native audience at Mohegan, a Congregational church near Norwich and New London. Rev. Joel Ives preached to about twenty five members, with a young woman recently taking charge there.
The Paris Journal des Debats reports a voting device by M Boggiono at theaters. Spectators cast a disk into a good or bad aperture as they leave their seats, signaling approval or disapproval of the performance.
A narrative recounts two older English tales of an aerial ocean above the clouds. One describes villagers seeing a ship’s anchor hanging from the churchyard and a sailor sliding down the cable before dying. the anchor’s iron hinges remain on the church doors. A Bristol merchant reports a dropped knife matching a stated time at sea. These stories fueled belief in a sea above the sky and invite a curious geographic explanation.
A collection of witty maxims on human nature and behavior from the Atchison Globe. The remarks touch on temper, leisure, misused time, financial folly, quarrels, and a married daughter observing her parents’ spending.
A historical excerpt compares a great department store to a military system. It outlines the proprietor as commander in chief, district supervisors under him, department heads, floor workers as foremen, a head salesman overseeing counters, and the floor walker directing overall operations.
Henry IV of France tests a village scholar asking for his name Gaillard answers and the king explains the difference between gallard and pailleard noting there is only a table between a jolly fellow and a rake.
A patriotic aphorism by Lyman Abbott D. D. compares life to writing with a chisel on marble, saying marks remain indelible and cannot be erased by tides or later edits. The quote emphasizes permanence of actions and personal integrity.
The Milwaukee Journal reports a divorce suit by Mrs. Fickler against her husband. The wife claims distress and cites estrangement as grounds while the case reflects domestic discord and a request for legal separation.
Stella questions being misunderstood while Bella focuses on money as the driver of actions in a New York Press piece.
The piece explains how Roman pontiffs controlled intercalary months, causing calendar distortions. Julius Caesar, aided by Sosigenes, reformed the calendar in 46 B C to stabilize time, aiming for a solstice-based start, though the new year shifted to align with the new moon.
A humorous column outlines resolutions for women to accept love passively from a desirable suitor, mockingly vows to lie about age, avoid grand hairstyles, perfumes, or chorus girl dress, and to refrain from detailing love affairs. It ends noting the resolve to keep them at least a week.
The article notes that pins, first invented in the sixteenth century, gained popularity as New Year gifts. Women in Gloucester, home to pin factories, exchanged these valuable items until the custom evolved into giving "pin money."
An 1807 letter from Mrs. Jeffereys of Blarney describes a mob attack on her brother the Earl of Clare in College Green. Disguised as a kitchen maid she taunted the crowd with a plea about an approaching regiment, then secured a surgeon and guard, saving his life at great personal risk.
A lawyer notes the long gap between filing and hearing in divorce cases. He says many disputes could be settled out of court if spouses pause and reconsider. Judges typically allow time for reflection, with the old saying divorce in haste and repent at leisure.
The article explains that hot water bathing helps counteract chills by bringing blood to the surface and aiding dis solution as internal temperature falls. It notes heat alone does not sustain life and excessive heat can be fatal, with hot baths especially beneficial for rheumatism while warm baths are useless.
Fakirs are a celebrated class of fanatics in the east, especially India. Some vow to remain in one fixed posture for life, others stand upright forever supported by sticks or ropes under the arms. They claim to have subdued all passions of mortality.
An Ambleside resident relays the poet Wordsworth’s death to a trusted servant. The servant quips that though it is a great loss, it may not be as parochial as expected since Mrs Wordsworth is described as a clever widow likely to continue managing affairs.
A father and a suitor debate practical consequences of loss and future prospects. The father questions whether he would still consent if he fell destitute and the lover responds that he would rebuild and earn anew. The exchange appears in the work In Mond amor istico.
Somerville Journal notes the man’s wit in a brief social observation about his few friends and social ties. The item emphasizes his sarcasm and resulting sparse circle.
Naturalists note the ephemeral mayfly born, matures, and dies within a night along the Marne Seine and Rhine. The worm stage lasts years in mud, then after water exit the insect sheds a membrane and wings emerge, living five to six hours and producing eggs before death.
The passage lists varied eye descriptions for historical and literary figures. It covers Michael Angelo Mohammed Milton Beethoven Dante Newton Cowper Harvey Carlyle Bismarck and Dr Johnson, noting hazel coal black gray blue small brown blue steely gray dull and watery blue eyes.
The piece traces how Louis XIII, France’s first reporter, authored articles for the Gazette de France with Louis XII revising and correcting French prose through secretary Lucas. Richelieu then reviewed and added changes, even reintroducing lines earlier crossed out, shaping early editorial practice.
Strand Magazine notes Basque children begin work early tending oxen used for farm and draft tasks. A four year old guides cows at daybreak, chasing a stray animal with a long stick and Basque admonitions, often by grabbing its tail.
The first mention of the Huns appears in China around 210 BC. They conquered China and were later driven out by the Celestials and moved across Asia. They penetrated the area of present day Hungary in 316 AD and at one point threatened most of Europe before being defeated in central France and pushed back to the Danube.
A man waited on his front steps, struck his thumb hard, and remained silent. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes he is deaf and dumb, avoiding any verbal reaction during the incident.
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