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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
7
In a Port Chester Record note a widow visits a headstone dealer to inscribe “To my dearest husband” with a hopeful addendum “we shall meet in heaven.” She returns to the grave and finds the phrase altered to omit room for the afterthought, prompting shock at the engraved change.
A plea for private doctor communications invites women to write for confidential guidance. The piece emphasizes a trusted advisor’s experience from decades of correspondence with ill women and promises practical knowledge drawn from grateful letters.
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen Town Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of organic disturbance and female weakness after a doctor's recommended operation. The letter praises the remedy and urges other sick women to try it, noting continued improvement and thanks.
New York grand jury indictments target liquor tax cases and grand larceny linked to Charles W. Morse. Two larceny charges name a man en route from Europe, Morse sailed to Liverpool on a recent voyage and returns aboard the Cunard Etruria expected next Saturday. Bail set at 10000 per indictment, with two papers noting the charges.
Sunday afternoon a police squad raided Sharry She mayim synagogue and stopped a wedding ceremony claiming violation of the Lord's Day Act. Rabbi Levine assisted by Rabbi S Goldstein saw officers enter as the ceremony began and took names for possible prosecution with attorney general approval. A full band hired for the occasion faces prosecution as well.
Washington. By a 13 to 5 vote with one abstention the house committee on naval affairs rejected the presidents plan to authorize four battleships at 38 million dollars. The navy appropriation bill was amended to authorize two ships of the Delaware type at 9.5 million each.
In Park Rapids Minnesota Bessie Graham 21 a rural schoolteacher was shot dead by her rejected lover Charles Boldt after which he wounded himself fatally in front of about twenty children. In Boston broker Frank Harris 50 died by his own hand at the Hotel Lenox after leaving a note citing reverses. A large fire at Latchford Ontario destroyed multiple buildings including the King Edward hotel and Empire Lumber company with losses around 100000 dollars.
Lexington Ky. The Fayette county grand jury returned a true bill indicting the American Tobacco company on conspiracy charges. The indictment follows Judge Parker’s order to probe the tobacco situation in the city and county. It accuses the company of conspiring to lower raw material prices.
Mrs. James M. Long of 113 Augusta Street Staunton Virginia reports that Doan’s Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary troubles in January 1903 and four and a half years later in June 1907 she says she has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man jokes about talking in his wife’s sleep, claiming it is his only chance to speak. The quip plays on playful marital banter and sly wordplay.
A woman from Locke Arkansas describes long struggle with eczema and sleepless nights. After two physicians offered only temporary relief, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and says her ankles healed quickly with no relapse one year later.
An advertisement claims Salzer’s Emperor William Oats and Silver King Barley yield exceptionally well in 1907 and promise strong returns on 1908 planting. It urges sending 10¢ for a seed catalog with samples and 14¢ for an extra farm seed package from La Crosse Wisconsin.
Mr Arnold Shanklin just returned from Panama asserts men there view wives as a first necessity but are often supplied with sweethearts who accompany them or are sent back to the states. Government housing for married men and a budding social set are noted while he questions Miss Helen Varick Boswell's claim that old maids are sought there.
Frank J. Corner of F. J. Corner & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncurable case of catarrh. The oath is sworn December 6 in Toledo, Ohio. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal medicine claiming to affect blood and mucous surfaces.
The Methodist Episcopal church in this country is worth about 187 million dollars with an indebtedness of 12 million 127 thousand 248 dollars.
The article stresses cleaning kitchen walls with light tint coatings free from glue and hot water mixtures. It warns against glue walls from horses hooves and recommends alabastined walls, regular spring and fall re-coating, and annual pantry brushing. It also notes sealing ant holes and mouse holes with a putty wall coating to keep pests out.
A witty riddle about why a man in love calls a 200-pound maiden his little girl. Advertisements claim Brown's Bronchial Troches relieve sore throats and Pazcoointment promises to cure piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee.
Artie Ant confesses overindulgence after a marshmallow filled swamp party. Dr. Moth notices a playful exchange about excess sweets and fatigue.
An excerpt notes the harsh practice of convicts using treadmills in English prisons. It describes a speed of about 30 steps per minute and injuries when a step is missed. The passage condemns the cruelty and reflects on those who admire a harsher system.
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