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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1899
Page
7
Sundry residents, including Lew Dunotap, Miss Elma Martin, and J. H. McHarry, are mentioned amid travels, illnesses, and social calls. The Crawfordsville Journal notes engagements in Attica, Danville, Covington, and Portland with updates on health, visits, and business in the area.
The community learns of the death of Mrs Henry Clark a longtime city resident. Her passing brings sadness to many friends and her husband Henry Clark who receives universal sympathy from the town. Burial is planned for Sunday.
A dispatch from Fort Wayne reports Bishop Rade macher of the Catholic diocese is mentally incapacitated and unable to provide 3106,000 to parishioners on demand. Money given for building schools and churches was kept at his residence then in a bank. Parishioners urge bonding the building and immediate repayment to the depository.
Mayor Miles says the Electric Road project is alive with negotiations. Delegations from the city and Newtown will finalize papers and arrange terms as spring construction is anticipated.
Henry Clem Lenberg thanks neighbors for support during his wife Believa’s illness and her final resting, praising their care and comfort in distress and mourning.
Robest Lenin son of Ambrose Swain once a city ident and nephew of Mrs. Kat Gay Robert lived in Hoopestin and visited this area. He worked in Chicago at a State Street restaurant and lost his entire $700 stock last week, leaving him jobless after the setback.
A heartfelt note thanks friends who aided during a misfortune. The writer credits Trey Mu campien and Lodge No. 207 members along with Mr D D Martin and Nap Cardiff for generous support during the ordeal. The message emphasizes enduring friendship and deep appreciation for kindness received.
Report details an inmate known as Richardson who escaped from a facility during a harsh period and was later found nearly dead in a haystack after a week away. The article blames neglect by the poor farm superintendent and notes the friendliest efforts of Coal Creek residents that likely saved him.
The Bailey family returns to Fountain county now residing in Veedersburg where J M Bailey takes charge of the Central Hotel. He vows to make it a leading hostelery and invites old Covington friends to visit. The notice blends local business rehiring with a community message from the Mountain County Board of Health.
Fragmentary notes describe a House bill by Representative Lee Leif relating to mortgage property and creditor relief. It mentions terms about owners facing assessments, state probate and estate actions, and deductions by the county assessor after an estate settlement. The text is garbled but centers on debt, property, and tax relief provisions.
A collection of miscellaneous items reports a suicide in Crawfordsville and local sickness in schools. It notes a Dove Tail Buggy Co manager shooting himself, hurled by influenza and grip illness in students, and a few staff changes and lectures at the academy.
A longstanding complaint about severe lagrippe and coughing in a daughter is described. Foley's Honey and Tar is credited with curing the cough and providing lasting relief, while the writer notes widespread loss of confidence in kidney disease remedies.
A noted English oculist notes many color blind individuals excel in art. He cites a provincial theatre scene painter with strong local renown, two London women who paint beautifully, and a Kensington man earning hundreds yearly from vivid promotional posters while color blind.
An Indian officer narrates a Tirah valley incident where a General sends a Pathan orderly to stalk a single marksman. The sowar shoots the target, then explains he killed the man because the marksman was his father, exposing a wily Afridi habit.
A German forestry authority reports the discovery in India of Philoteea electrica a tree whose leaves deliver severe electric shocks to anyone who touches them. The tree influences magnetic needles at seventy feet and its electricity varies by time of day strongest at moonlight and fading at midnight or in wet weather. Birds avoid its branches and no insects are seen on it.
The highest mountain railway in Europe to the top of the Gornergrat near the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa is nearly complete. Begun in 1896, the line carries 110 passengers two miles above sea level. Power comes from glacier water, abundant in summer when demand is greatest.
Describes nitrate of amyl as a cheap, plentiful agent that can render a ship’s crew insensible when fumes are inhaled. Claims a few gallons could quickly paralyze sailors on a warship deck.
An Austrian inventor creates a collection sack with sliding bars across the mouth that lock into place when attached to the bottom of the contribution box, preventing robbery of funds.
In 516 B C Persians coated sculptured rocks with a transparent glass varnish to shield them from weathering. The coating remains intact today while the underlying rocks show honeycombing from decay.
A 1898 newspaper roundup advertises Electric Bitters as a universal cure for back, kidney, malaria and nervous troubles, claiming it purifies blood and nerves. Grain-O coffee substitute and Cough Syrup with no opiates are pitched, with testimonials praising Dr. J H McLean liver and kidney balm and Dr Miles Pain Pills. Lee Allen sells the products.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a lung healer for la grippe and preventing pneumonia with 25 and 50 cent bottles. It includes a money back guarantee by multiple signatories for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if the cough or cold fails to cure, along with Dr Miles Pain Pills.
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