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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
8
Detailed financial ledger covering funds including Township, Local Tuition, Special School and Road funds. Lists receipts and disbursements, dog fund items, and balances. Names trustees Coggins and Johnson appear with audit notes dated January 1912.
A brief anecdote recalls a self described self-made man who once sold papers at fourteen. He sought a dentist but found the dentist absent, returning with a paradoxical smiling face and a sense of relief despite the missing service.
Milk bottle returns are requested promptly with tickets each day. Leave empties with tickets to avoid annoyance and trouble.
An old warning promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a cure for la grippe coughs claiming rapid relief and cure after several doses. The ad urges purchase from druggists in Fisher Washington and emphasizes the genuine product in a yellow package.
C F Lowe of Covington Indiana offers a complete threshing outfit after a 30 year farming career. The sale includes a Port Huron compound traction engine with boiler tender cab and equipment, a 12 barrel water tank wagon, an Aultman Taylor 36 inch cylinder separator with latest features, a Port Huron shed, and a corn sheller capable of handling 3000 bushels daily. The seller notes the items are lightly used and in first class or nearly new condition.
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable family medicine. It claims to ease coughs colds and croup and to prevent bronchitis and pneumonia. Sold by all druggists.
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