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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
7
Public health notice promoting Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney remedy. Claims kidneys purify blood and that most diseases begin with kidney trouble. Offers sample bottle by mail and urges mentioning the paper when writing to Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York.
Catarrh and hay fever sufferers turn to Elya Cream Balm and its liquid form sold for 74 cents with a spraying tube. Physicians increasingly prescribe and use this treatment, claiming the liquid retains all the medicated properties of the famous Balm. Mail orders handled by Ely Brothers at 56 Warren Street, New York.
The Louisville and Nashville Railway advertises rates and timetables for Florida, the Gulf Coast, New Orleans, and Cuba. Illustrated booklets are available from local representatives F. D. Bush, J. E. Davenport, H. C. Bailey, J. H. Milliken, and L. Stone.
A survey of diverse notices includes Sir Alfred Harmsworth’s purchase of the London World, Lord Sheffield’s photograph of the Burlington Cricket Club, and Andrew McConnell’s plan to place libraries in small towns. Other items mention Walter Vaughan Morgan’s niece as lady mayoress, Dr Eiger’s honorary Tokyo position, Iva Sankey’s gospel book project, and bios on U S senator Bramieoe. Statues proposed for Tom Reed and others appear alongside notes on railroad magnates and ex Archduke Leopold. Commentary from Kansas City Star and Buffalo Times headlines conclude with a quip on liberal demands and busy lives.
The guide states men use Mr on cards while unmarried women wear Miss. Married couples use double cards for formal occasions. Mourning cards are oblong on glazed linen with vertical or slanting English script. Widows may retain their married name or resume their maiden name.
In a pair of clipped quotes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Chicago News lampoon graft and national efficiency. The Post-Dispatch hints graft is widely understood, while the Chicago paper cites Venezuela as a counterexample to Rosebery’s praise of Japan.
A summary of various notes from Germany: police decree requires Berlin cabmen to wear white hats. Berlin masons earn the highest daily piecework wages of $1.90 to $2.14. The census will employ women to collect returns. Burglars smash the editor's home after a critical article. Tuberculosis treatment at imperial insurance sanitariums shows nearly 80 percent discharged as cured or convalescent. Salt cleans teeth and hardens gums with a moist brush in a glass dish.
A playful circle game features alternating questions and refusals without certain letters. The piece then retells The Wreck of the Fast Express with a train’s dramatic, rapid descent and a dramatic accident across a kitchen floor. A receiver’s sale notice follows for Covington Canning Company assets in Fountain County Indiana.
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