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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
12
The Leader advertises ladies jackets for 2.98 and urged readers to shop at Loeb's for further bargains. It notes David Kimes dies in West Point at 81 and reports New Year closures, sales changes, court openings, church services, and school reopens. Local incidents include a Tolono bank raid loss, a corn shredder accident, strikes, and community events with names and places across Covington and Crawfordsville.
The Wabash College Glee Club will perform on the evening of the 11th under Presbyterian church auspices. It promises top entertainment for the season. Aug J Bogel of Shreveport La and J F Campbell of Safford Ariz praise Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption and offer free trial bottles at Lee Allen s drug store.
The Big Four announces holiday excursion tickets at low rates for travel on December 28 24 25 26 40 31 and January 1 returning by January 3 1900. Christmas comes but once a year and friends will be glad to see you. Call on agent Big Four Route.
The piece extols folding bicycles as a new convenience for flat dwellers and commuters, praising its compact design for stairs, elevators, and rail travel. It contrasts with a bizarre unrelated section on animal torture methods and concludes with statistics on rising English divorces and a note on Japanese bicycles needing low frames.
Public notices advertise weekly Covington market items and a Big Four route excursion to many territories including Alabama and Oregon with rail rates, stopovers, and agent contacts. Also announces Iowa Central homeseekers excursion dates and prices to multiple states and territories. Ends with Foley's Honey and Tar as throat treatment endorsement.
Real estate listing urges buyers to act fast on bargains offered by live Meal Estate firm of J Roach Johnson & Co. items include farms 40 to 330 acres with prices from 60 per acre to 70000 for a house lot, various outbuildings, and nearby towns Covington Veedersburg and Vermillion County Indiana.
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