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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
2
Notice states Francis M. Redenbaugh is appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of William A. Sammer, deceased, in Pountain County, State of Ludians. B. Ratcliff is listed as attorney.
Notice announces administration of the Costa Stucke estate in Mount Rainier county with probate by the Circuit Court. It identifies the estate assets and names The Fountain Trust Company of Covington as administrator. K. Livengood, attorney. Dated February 4, 1419.
The notice announces a debt case against Chauncey B. Vickery, a non resident of Indiana, in Fountain County. It states the defendant must answer or demur by April 1, 1910, at Covington Court House, or the complaint will be heard in his absence. Clerk ANSUNG MADDEN signs the notice.
A sheriff sale advertises foreclosure on a Decree from the Circuit Court of Foau fin county. Branson DeMotte as Executor of Asa Hess’s estate along with Artha Lindley and San wel Ach are defendants. The decree calls for $5188.85 plus interest and costs to be paid at public sale to the highest bidder.
On Saturday February 12 1910 at 10 am to 6 pm at the court house in Ovington Ponotain county the rents and profits for a seven year term of described real estate will be sold to satisfy a judgment. If not sold for enough to cover costs the fee simple may be exposed to sale. Sheriff Robert H Kerr deputy W T Adkins Maxwell McWadden and H C Yount listed.
The column mentions Dr. John Brusheer of Punta as a pioneer in optics. James Duane on New York’s Duane Street naming. Alvaso Hooker of Holbrook as a 20 year old letter carrier with a 98 percent April exam and a 25 mile route. Baron Albert de Rothschild donors to Vienna Jewish and municipal relief funds. Henry M. Plagler’s career from Canandaigua to Saginaw to Standard Oil. Captain Charles E. Shillaker building a canal for Mexico, with ties to Bonhomme Richard era heritage.
Mrs. Leslie Carter plans a New York theater and Edna Bruns links to Francis Wilson. The Machine by DeMille is set for Belasco production. Pauline Frederick sold Pompadour to Liebler. Frohman to stage The Butterfly in London with Cyril Maude, then in the U.S.
The article notes Prince Edward receiving 24 cents weekly pocket money while at Osborne Naval College. It mentions the German empress creating charities in Berlin led by the Central Association of German Actresses. It also highlights the Princess of Wales aiding Sandringham tenants with winter clothing, and Persia’s young prince awaiting coronation at age sixteen. It adds Assad-ul-Mulk’s governance during the prince’s youth.
The Turkish woman bleaches mails and teeth with a faint blue tint while the Tahiti girl bears a flat broad nose by wearing a nasal compress. Arab women darken brows to sit above the nose. Macazear girls paint teeth red and yellow alternately. Paraguay women erase brows to avoid resembling a whiskered man. Amazonian belles have cone shaped skulls from molding the head in infancy.
The scene shows a managing editor directing actions to run a newspaper by following outsiders’ directives. An office boy gathers directives and disposes of them in a wastebasket as the editor ensures all are carried out.
A magazine page blends ads for real estate and cars with a reverent casket image bearing a silver plate and wheaten sweat. The juxtaposition hints at motor travel pleasures while acknowledging mortality as a contrast. The verse ends with a somber note that 3 did not buy a car.
In Hawton Pest a tale of love and tragedy unfolds as a woman who marries for affection ends in hardship. She toils at washing to support herself after her lover marries another, leading to a fatal decline from overwork and neglect.
A playful exchange on language use about nationalities and diminutives. Willie asks a question about a Portuguese boy and the term gosling, pa replies with a light rebuke and a bedtime farewell tone.
A humorous clipping notes a woman unable to cook sew or garden yet becomes a suffragette and joins a club with a motto about voting rather than wed. It includes a failed exchange with a chapel cleaner and shows period humor from Tit-Bits.
A brief quote shows a guest at a hotel criticizing lack of funds and the host’s reaction. The exchange highlights impatience over unpaid lodging and a sharp retort about morning vexation.
The piece contrasts human claims of achievement with animal cleverness, noting rabbits multiplying fast and birds and other animals performing tasks, suggesting figures never lie and drawing a parallel to the country’s spelling bees and education.
Percy Me physician advises more exercise as Algy Hoew asks how to proceed. The dialogue hints at practical daily routines and shared concerns about health in the Chicago Daily News style.
A fragment notes a man who grumbles at shifting weather and forewarns of snow and sun. The tone ties to the Atlanta Constitution, implying a published character or column voice.
Collected sayings from Dutch Danish Latin Italian and Scottish cultures present contrasting views on wealth silence loyalty and virtue. The lines pair wit and wisdom across nations offering brief reflections on human behavior and social perception.
A humorous dialogue features a portrait request with hat, a joke about handscape painters, and a caption from Meggendorfer Blatter. Brief verses note marshmallows and fudge lovers, a Judge quip about peanut candy, and a saying on loud loves and muffled hate.
The summary notes 32,000 freight cars in use by a fast line. Great Britain uses electric power on 3,286 miles of street railways and 148 miles by other means. Australian railways have new dining cars with kitchens in the center. Pennsylvania railroad employees relief funds have paid out about 27,000,000 over twenty three years.
Fragmentary verse hints at a place called Ti Hes beneath a hill and a cryptic line about Dyspepelavili, suggesting a folk place or playful riddle rather than a clear event or person. The text appears as a quirky local verse with obscure references.
A fragment shows a child lamenting being forced to stuff themselves as others visit, questioning how they will cope while noting they eat first. The line conveys a tense scene of sharing, jealousy, and hunger in a crowded setting.
Fragmentary editorial cautions that danger to modern institutions lies not in wealth gaps but in blocked sympathy among citizens. It discusses social currents and the need for a free flow of public concern across classes.
A New York manager clarifies a recent advertisement, saying the listing was meant to recruit thirty chorus girls not thirsty horus girls. The error prompted confusion and commentary on the screening process.
A dubious remedy described as a prescription to treat loss of organ function, claiming to affect the heart and kidneys by altering stomach per vertebral pressures. The text promises a test period of five days with unspecified ingredients and manufactures by AW Desters, urging readers to seek medical approval.
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