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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
6
A ragged summary of scattered Indiana notices reports and incidents. Mentions Wabash Kokomo Peru Lafayette Terre Haute Princeton and Fort Wayne with curfew talk cattle disease and a murder arrest note. Includes deaths accidents and local curiosities as towns like Carmel Lodi and Hamilton County are touched.
An advertisement asserts kidney and bladder troubles cause female weakness and urges use of Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It promotes sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York and guarantees offer genuineness to Covington Republican readers.
The State Board of Charities reports progress in enforcing the new law to place dependent children in suitable homes. It cites 170 of 290 children placed in homes by six agencies and 75 more placed by the board’s agent, with about 100 per child per year in care costs and urging local adoptive families to apply.
The Dyea Trail notes ongoing expansion with busy work by day and night. New ventures include a bathing establishment on River street and plans for modern improvements, reflecting Dyea as a thriving gateway to gold country.
An old advertisement touts Carter’s Cascara Pills for biliousness and constipation, Carter’s Cascara Cordial for indigestion, and Carter’s Cough care for coughs, asthma, and bronchitis. It claims relief for eczema, salt rheum, piles, burns, and inflammations, sold by Lee Allen.
A boy born Thursday in Warren County is the 14th child in the house though by different families. The father was born there and the family recently returned after moving away. The child is linked to several relatives including a stepsister and is described as a nephew to a grandmother and a grandson to another relative.
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