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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1907
Page
8
A condensed recounting of Abraham Lincoln defending a stranger accused of murder. The case relied on circumstantial evidence. Lincoln argued plainly, questioned witnesses, and refused to push for technical errors. The jury acquitted the defendant, and the real culprit was later found.
A farcical travelogue traces a monkey from Genoa to Heidelberg via a string of imagined transformations at customs. The creature shifts from animal to bird to cat to a luggage package as it passes through Europe, with comic narration and a brief moral quip about appearances.
A quirky 1587 wedding list from Sealy Norfolk records crates of cranes herrings shawes and ducks along with butters knotts and various birds totaling a wide assortment. The fragment mentions Mr Moor and his daughter and a country life style note about a white sale.
A 1629 account details country hospitality with hats on as meals arrive served by many attendants. The menu includes pottage kale beef and venison, ending with cheese and apples. Unfolding ritual shows a basin, carpet, beer cup, and three prayers before toasts and hot water washes at supper.
The article compares historic brain weights of notable figures like Webster Napoleon and Cuvier, noting averages and the lack of direct correlation with body size. It then describes British paraffin wax battleship models tested in a 400 by 20 foot tank, detailing materials and the more elaborate American hull models with pine, rudders, and shafts.
Sir Robert Purvis rails at Teterborough in defense of an education act showing its foundation as granite and its voice beyond sectarian clamor. The scene blends wartime moralizing with references to Kaiser Wilhelm and German figures, as he argues parliament power remains fixed.
A vivid summary of Norse eschatology. Three winters without summer followed by three more winters of war lead to Ragnarok. Fenris breaks free, Loki betrays the gods, and Surtur destroys Bifrost. Odin dies, Thor falls to the Midgard serpent, Heimdall and Loki perish, and the world is consumed by fire and chaos ending time.
In Atlantic, D. C. Brewer laments the decline of forensic oratory as modern courtrooms overrun by reporters and rapid deadlines. He contrasts past crowd movements and emotional advocacy with today’s brisk legal pace and diminished eloquence. The piece mourns lost wit and pathos in courtroom speech.
A Saturday Review remark echoes a character who rejects portraying vice yet understands crime and craves powerful passions such as jealousy and revenge. A tongue in cheek exchange with Adam imagines the first lady as the nation’s first lady, a witty nod to social roles.
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt notes the advertising manager raged at a page clash where a prima donna’s testimonial for a cold cure appeared with notice she had a sore throat and could not sing. The piece drolly contrasts such misplacements with steady business ballast.
Community items from Covington and nearby towns report visits, dinners, sick lists, and small travels. Individuals named include J M Hopkiss Ida Allison Tom Trott Gladys Odam and Chas Smns with various relatives. Local merchants Spence Switch & Spence promote white wax and Kodal digestant ads appear amid updates.
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