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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
2
Are you tired and run down Vinol is advertised as a trusted body builder with a money back guarantee after one bottle. The Covington Indiana druggist Manford C VanDorn urges readers to start the cure today claiming long sale history and world wide fame.
In Veedersburg the day centers on city election and a new tile factory with community talk. Sickness runs high as doctors stay busy day and night while Cade Cade moves into the Mon Osborn property. Mrs Schwin dies, burial set for Bloomingdale. Ladies’ benevolent society met for a charitable tea and session. date to be announced.
The community mourns James Coffing eldest son of Dayton Coffing. He leaves a wife and five children plus his aged father after a period of illness. Sincere sympathy is offered. A February letter and musical lecture course were given and two courses this winter drew crowds. The high school plans a future play at the opera house. A revival at Osborn's Prairie draws wagon loads nightly amid a town-wide moving trend.
Daily feature urges readers to preview spring styles offered by M. Schesley with a call to visit for fresh apparel options. The notice highlights new arrivals and seasonal selections to attract shoppers.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease taken internally, with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. Alfres F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo advertise testimonials and selling points, urging readers to try the remedy via druggists.
The New York Times explains sweating as a refined coin defacement practice that removes gold from coins via chemical baths and electroplating. It details methods such as plating removal, inner surface splitting, and dust preservation, noting detection by experts and treasury scales.
A scrap from newspapers parodies speech and notions with quips about misinterpreted errands and dull affairs. Dusty Rhodes mocks a misread task while other excerpts lampoon social conditions and politeness in a witty, clipped style.
The article argues fire clay testing lacks definite laws, noting historical conflicts among chemists and researchers. It cites empirical testing by practical makers, who test by taste to detect grit and sand and by trial, arguing that expert high-priced recommendations may not deliver consistent results.
Mary Moore reports from London Express on an elaborate Chinese banquet with duck eyes seaweed sugar glazed meats and strange delicacies. The observer notes the long three hour feast ending with tea and pipes, and the initial unease fading as the meal progresses.
A humorous exchange from the New York Tribune shows two women learning golf. One laments a ball stuck in a tree or brush while the other suggests using a tool shaped like a dustpan and brush to extract it. The dialogue reflects social mores of the period.
Historical note details Icelandic statute punishments for kissing another man’s wife or an unmarried woman against her will. Banishment was the penalty, with fines in cloth if consent was shown, illustrating stern earlier social controls on romantic acts.
A country bookseller in England sent to London for a copy of the book Happy Husbands. Not in print. The wholesale agent hinted otherwise, replying there are no Happy Husbands in London. Leundos Tit-Bits.
A humorous fragment from a Cleveland Leader item riffs on teaching a child restraint and self control. The excerpt juxtaposes playful mischief with a lesson in behavior, mentioning a parent or guardian instructing a baby and a quip about learning to say no for practical use.
The sculptor J Q A Ward recalls Lex the Lexington horse as a humorist who spooked his work table. Lex would nudge the board edges with his shoulder and hip to provoke a reaction, then snort and retreat, leaving Ward amused by the animal’s clever mischief.
Chicago News reviews sixteenth century measures against spread of plague noting Winchester 1583 order forbidding dogs to roam with penalties for owners and similar York/Lynn decrees from May 1585 demanding killing or bargeing of dogs and cats except for certain kept dogs, reflecting fear and strict public health policing.
A Philadelphia Times snippet describes a woman strolling the corridors of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Vine Arts with pince held at elbow length, admiring curios and declaring she delights in iniquities, despite public perceptions of her as newly rich.
A fragment from the New York World recreates a jokey exchange about romance and timing as a couple debate marriage. The unnamed speakers spar over a rushed proposal and the chance to attend a poker party, highlighting sudden, playful conflict.
A reflective quote on sorrow as a constant thread in life. It argues that sorrow reveals life’s divine sacredness and hidden meaning, and that one must discern pain’s truth to truly understand existence, attributed to F. W. Robertson.
The message urges talents are not wasted in a single sphere and a person’s lamp can brighten a wide world. It suggests a single thoughtful effort could illuminate a home otherwise in darkness, warning against limiting one’s impact.
A quotation from Epictetus urges careful judgment, advising to question appearances and seek the true meaning behind seeming things, emphasizing restraint and discernment in interpretation.
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