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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1923
Page
2
The piece argues that Supreme Court rulings invalidating the child labor act threaten education and citizenship. It urges constitutional amendment to allow a federal role, warning that child labor harms children and national unity, economy, and social welfare by creating unfair competition among states.
The piece argues no quick method can reliably analyze character. It warns against palmistry bumps handwriting and photos as stand-ins for long acquaintance. It notes that age affects character perception but features may not change. Prolonged familiarity is needed to judge character.
The article traces European cooperative movement origins and notes Hoover stating cooperative marketing is not socialistic as it rests on self interest. It argues the movement can stabilize farm commodities, demands careful study by producers, consumers, and middlemen, and urges farmers to organize while prosperity lasts.
Slow and wavering actions raise accident risk due to lack of training and natural tendencies. Tests should vary by job type from light vehicles to fast ambulances and heavy trucks. Local standards differ. city and country driving require different skills. Standardized tests would harmonize licensing validity.
A morning floor clash in the Indiana Senate escalated to near blows as Senator Joseph M. Cravens sparred with Senator Thomas A. Daily over state finances. The session included a Memorial Day date proposal and a House vote repulsing a 2,060,000 appropriation for Pendleton reformatory. A Durham bill to curb bonded indebtedness passed the Senate.
Hartford City launches a $40000 retired ministers fund drive while Indiana University student Louis Huddleston heads Shelbyville high school commercial department. Burglary arrests at Sullivan Graysville, Butler Foundation receives $300000 gift, Huntington seeks ex serviceman Mere dith McIlvaine, and Dabney man John Cuneo faces prohibition charges.
Indiana tobacco yield for 1922 brought in 2 754 000 dollars according to George C Bryant statistician in Indianapolis for the United States Department of Agriculture. August Crebbs arrested in Columbia City for possessing a quart bottle of whisky told Mayor Frank Meitzler he found the liquor in an ash can and received 30 days on the state penal farm plus a 100 dollar fine.
Nostalgic look back at bygone values and common items with prices like eight cents per pound corned beef and twelve dollar suits. Notes era quirks from cheap music lessons to dinners at noon, with references to doctors, barber chairs, four dollar shoes, and penny dental care.
A newly designed automobile feature folds like a window shade when idle. A spring returns the lap robe to a compact case that doubles as a foot rail, turning the seat area into a versatile space.
A vintage endorsement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relief for female ailments not caused by tumors. Letters from readers describe avoiding operations and regaining health after using the remedy, with addresses in Wilson North Carolina and Akron Ohio.
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