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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
5
A compact rural update lists Butcher Reed connections and local arrivals from Crossport and Veedersburg. The notes mention folks like Rob ert Brewer, Jim Allen senior, Dr. Zimmerman and others, plus rail wage increases, real estate remnant sales, and ongoing county events as a snapshot of daily life.
Lanham Md based 1st Lieut Chas W Bowman reports rapid relief from a severe cold in forty eight hours using Peruna. He notes personal cure and preventive use, with family adoption, and advocates recommending the remedy to friends.
The investigation led by expert J. M. Martin, under contract with the county commissioners, is near completion with officials found thousands short. Opposition plans to challenge Martin’s contract and any county appropriation. Also notes community concerns to protect residents.
Financial excerpt lists January balance and draws from County treasurer, with detailed receipts and expenditures for road work, printing, cement, gravel, and blacksmithing. Names include Jacob L. Oland, Simon Lynch, Geo M Williams, Chas W Todd, and others. shows special school fund and road fund balances, transfers, and indebtedness notes.
L D Reed and wife were in Covington Saturday. Miss Della Foreman of Attica visits relatives here. Wesley Bush and Frank Frenzel cut logs on the Hickman farm south of town. F P Beymer and wife dined with William Foreman and wife. Mrs Sam Otterman dined with Frank Frenzel and wife. Dan Alkire and Joe Cox cut born props this week. Nancy Lathrop visited Bingley Lathrop and family in Warren County. Charles Bushman was a Fountain caller Sunday. Edna Joe Cox and Dale Clark visited Thorn ton Mack Margarette and Lottie Beymer Sunday. Mrs Grant Walden called on Mrs Tom Cox Sunday afternoon. Will Shaffer and family, Steva Brown and wife dined with William Glover and wife. Mrs James Foreman of Attica visited her son Bert Foreman and sister Mrs J C Hopkins.
Classified ad seeking a gentleman or lady to travel for a Mercantile house with large capital. Work at home or abroad, homes may serve as headquarters. Weekly salary of 1,000 dollars per year plus expenses. Send stamp and address to Jos. A. Alexander in Covington Indiana.
The article lauds Dr. Shoop for opposing opium chloroform and unsafe ingredients in cough remedies. It notes the Pure Food and Drug Law enactment and that Dr Shoop's Cough Cure has warned against narcotics for nearly 20 years, aiding mothers in protecting children.
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