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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
7
A captain argued the volcano was harmless and tried to sail from Martinique with unfinished cargo. Shippers and customs officers demanded he stay, but he left. Twenty four hours later the shipwrecked crew, including the captain, faced disaster in St Pierre as Mont Pelee erupted.
A Middlesex couple lived on a sparing income as Daniel Dancer saved for art. He inherited eighty acres, farmed frugally, and wore bay bands for clothing. His one-year purchase of a clean shirt led to a fatal dispute over three pence, ending in his death in 1794 with wealth of £3000 a year.
The Century Magazine describes how modern Romany people use letters and telegraphs to communicate when needed and follow a hidden pattern reading directions without written words. The pattern, formed by sticks stones or grass at road junctions, is visible yet understood only by two Gypsies, signaling the direction of Romany predecessors.
The Hungarian crown worn by emperors of Austria as kings of Hungary is the ancient crown made for Stephen. Crafted in pure gold with jeweled settings, it weighs about fourteen pounds and features fifty three sapphires fifty rubies one emerald and three hundred thirty eight pearls. Notably no diamonds are present, tied to Stephen’s reputed belief that they were unlucky.
The English force of about 1,600 opposed a French detachment of 6,000 as the English tried to move a supply train of herrings to the besieging army at Orleans. The four men repelled the assault and saved the herrings, inspiring the nickname Battle of the Herrings.
A letter reports a clothing firm apologizing for moths in cloth sent to a wholesale house. They acknowledge the error and request return at the firm’s expense, stating the addressee did not order moths. The firm promises to cover all costs.
A quirky quote links neighborly ignorance to prison life. The warden forbids conversations, leaving two men living beside each other for ten years without knowing names. The remark highlights unusual social constraints in a Birmingham setting.
A man laments his wife suing for divorce and wishing he were dead. The reply reframes the hardship as lighter than life insurance costs, noting alimony rather than death benefits as the kinder burden. The quip captures a city newspaper's wry tone on marriage, money, and mortality.
A light quip from Auckland News notes that sister and her fiancé are notably reticent about their engagement. The remark plays on their quiet behavior, with a playful exchange about being close mouthed.
An Indian agent recounts how government frying pans shipped to a western agency were repurposed by Indigenous people as toboggans. Hundreds lined up, applications surged, and on a mountain slope they rode the pans with speed, prompting the agent to surrender the remaining stock but stop restocking.
Lady Dorothy Nevill recalls the crinoline as odious and dangerous. She says she nearly burned to death when one caught fire and credits rolling in a rug with saving her. Critics admit it monstrous while some defend it as a social shield or amusing.
The London Telegraph reports Herbert Samuel faced anxieties about early parliamentary attempts and was called a carpetbagger. He vowed to live in the division if elected, with bills posted claiming supporters would move in. Opponents posted one bill on a pigsty. Samuel did not win the election.
A man recounts buying two bottles to make hair grow and notes his hair will not grow back. The barber expresses confusion while the man insists this will be his last bottle. Wesleyan Christian Advocate quotes the exchange in a humorous anecdote.
A Toledo Blade verse mocks financial despair urging practical options. The speaker laments total depletion of resources while a companion suggests seeking borrowed help as a starting step, contrasting the current dire frame with a push for action.
A playful exchange centers on romance and social status as a man realizes the woman he loves is an heiress. The dialogue hints at class differences and the irony of recognition.
Motorton Senior questions Motorton Junior about a late outing. Junior replies a blowout left him stranded. Senior muses whether tire or roadhouse caused the delay. A closing quip, It is better to live rich than to die rich, is attributed to Johnson.
John Keller remains active and lively despite losing sight in one eye. A close examination confirms only a small residual vision. Dr. Spinning is credited with skilled treatment and a successful outcome.
Hon E 8 Beoe resigns as state field examiner after a year in office and will return to Kingman to focus on private business, resuming his cashier role at the Bank of Kingman. The Republican lists Fountain County real estate transfers including multiple deeds and amounts from O S Douglass abstractor and five percent mortgage loans through J Rynearson and others, detailing parcels in Millcreek and Richland townships, with prices ranging from 45 to 8000 dollars.
Court House Notes list new cases filed including Frank W. McCurdy versus Charles W. Rhode for foreclosure and James D. Reed versus M. F. Nixon for debt. Also Veedersburg Bank and Hillsboro Bank debt actions, The Hoosier State Building Assn foreclosure, and The Western Wheel and Scraper Co debt case. Grand and petit juries named, plus a note on new woolens arrivals for spring suits at AI Schesley.
An August 1909 notice from Camp Hill Alabama recounts a kidney stone case cured by Kilmer Swamp Root after doctors failed, describing relief after one and a half bottles and urging readers to request a sample and booklets from Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York. The witness H W Spinks verifies the statement.
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