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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1908
Page
7
Lafayette reports the state veterinarian outlines the tuberculin test for cattle to detect tuberculosis. A rising temperature after tuberculin indicates disease. no change means freedom. The test is conclusive and may be performed by any competent vet this spring. Infected cattle must be reported or face penalties, and may be kept for breeding under conditions or slaughtered after inspection.
In Logansport the five councilmen backing impeachment charges passed two ordinances over Mayor George P. Mc Kee's veto by a 5 to 2 vote as the meeting reconvened after adjournment.
The Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes opens with Edith Willis as superintendent. The two story buff brick building sits on a central city block and cost Knox county over 50000 to build and furnish. The city bought the lot for 10000 and Clarke Gibault Hospital association aided the project with public support. Memorial wards cost 200 each.
A man jailed for refusing to pay an $11 police court fine for an Owm restaurant charge claimed the soup tasted worse than dish water and had a dishrag flavor. Having prepaid for the soup, he then ordered a sandwich and refused to pay, prompting his imprisonment.
Wabash Indiana is shocked by the sudden death of A M Gibson a prominent newspaper figure. He served 29 years at the Plain Dealer rising from printer to city editor and business manager and later held the offices of coroner of Wabash county and county recorder. He was a Civil War veteran in an Ohio regiment.
A. T. Hinshaw petitions the circuit court to appoint a receiver for Dismal Oil Company alleging insolvency. He seeks control of the firm to dispose of its property and satisfy a claim of several hundred dollars. The company comprises local prospectors active in the Hortonville field.
Miss Ruth B. Jones, a Lewis Creek graded school teacher, married Lowry C. Southerland of Hanover in the city while pupils waited. Principal Melvin Jackson and Te. Cee foungor teach staff noted the decision to wed was made.
The article describes council actions around an impeachment case with two planned meetings. A circuit court dissolved the mayor's restraining order and both the adjourned session and a called impeachment session were planned. Change of venue was sought by Council Metherington's attorneys with Judge Vinton of Lafayette to preside. The impeachment session was never convened and adjournment followed the ordinances.
Four high school students were hurt when a bobsled overturned on the road east of Alexandria. Miss Ming Elsie Maxwell dislocated a shoulder and wrist, while Lewis Prost suffered three broken ribs. The rest of the party were thrown into a ditch.
Elizabeth Vorhees 78 a county pioneer died at her Pa toka home from apoplexy. She was the widow of Holmes Vorhees once the county’s wealthiest man.
Mrs Richards Phillips, 40, died in the attic of her Cane Ridge area home after flood waters forced the family upstairs. She reportedly clung to her kin during the rising water, while others in the household sought higher ground.
London report says the Ship tavern, famed riverside inn in Greenwich, ends a long era dating back to William Pitt and his ministerial whitebait dinners. The customs began under Pitt, famed for hosting annual banquets at session end, featuring whitebait, cayenne, lemon, and brown bread. The dinners persisted until 1880, declined, and stopped about a decade ago.
Herman A. Metz city comptroller and Ettrick mills owner in New England village told 500 workers they could operate mills three days a week. He then said tenants in his houses would pay no rent until full work resumes. He called workers poorly paid and deserving of help stating rents amount to about 2000 dollars monthly.
St Paul reports strong indications of a large 1908 migration from the United States to the Canadian Northwest. Railroads offer favorable homemaker rates matching southwest terms, while reports from Alberta's Cardston praise mild winter and solid yields. Producers from Magrath and area note high acreages and returns on wheat oats hay and beets.
A child named Willie asks his mother about aging and gray hair. He wonders if gray matter in the brain leaks as hair turns gray, revealing a humorous domestic moment sparked by a science talk. The line blends curiosity with a playful misunderstanding of brain science.
An old ad offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements by Walrina Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Drugstore. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials, price 75 cents, sold by all druggists. Also mentions Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Anvy plant growing in a crevice of St. John the Baptist church tower at Yarnborough England has undermined the foundation and lifted stones, with repairs estimated at 3000 dollars. The rest of the text offers various ad snippets and aphorisms with no cohesive news item.
Two rogues pass a poultry shop and plant a whistle in geese to claim a rare whistling goose. A professor buys one gullibly, and the proprietor pays the con artist for a dozen birds before the scam unravels.
Mary, a neighborly girl, mourns after a trolley accident kills a beloved boy. The town grieves as families feel the loss. In her childlike sorrow Mary declares she hopes to die of a disease, not of a damaged fate.
A New York child writes on Animals I Have Seen revealing early grasp of ideas. The piece shows simple questions about robin and goldfish and attributes wonder to God. A separate anecdote notes a wealthy widow and her suitor Launcelot discussing finances, calling it a limited partnership.
A lawyer moves to dismiss claiming the warrant lacks malicious intent language. The country justice dismisses technicalities and orders the case to proceed with Bill Jones as the victim and the hitting acknowledged.
A Philadelphia physician recalls a humorous Atlantic City boardwalk chat between two Irish domestic workers. They discuss rising disease claims and a liver medicine ad, debating how a sluggish liver develops and joking about ancestral liver trouble.
A speaker recalls quitting smoking after being urged, then faces a refusal or disappointment upon returning home after washing his face for a week. The tone is confessional and slightly accusatory about the expected support.
Anson P Morrill of Maine faced a quip from an opponent in his first congressional bid. A minister crossed paths on a road and asked who the old man would vote for. The minister objected Morrill’s Universalist beliefs and denial of hell. The reply: send him to Washington and see if he changes.
Since the Van Dyck robbery at Courtral the churches of Bruges have heightened security. Notre Dame in Bruges uses a night watchman with a dog, and the Cathedral of St. Saviour along with other churches follow similar measures to deter further losses.
A mother explains to a physician that her son seemed ill due to his unusually kind, gentle behavior on coming home from school. The doctor finds no disease, while the boy’s actions include offering to help his mother and refrain from mischief, revealing a puzzling worry about his health.
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