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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer and Company of Binghamton New York claiming Swamp Root cures kidney and urinary complaints. It warns against liquor and urges readers to request a sample bottle and free booklet by mail, mentioning the product name and address.
The administrator of the estate of Jeremias Herdbarger gives notice of a public sale by order of Fountain Court. Sale at private sale of Lot 1 and parts of Kerrs addition in Covington Fountain County Indiana, after appraisal, with terms: one third cash, balance in two installments over up to nine and eighteen months, 6 percent interest, secured by mortgage, taxes for 1927 due. Sale subject to court approval and taxes. William W. Layton. January 24, 1984.
A June 9 timetable note from agent BE W Richeson lists trains serving Covington and Attica with assorted times for northbound and eastbound services, including the Continental Limited, Western Express, and multiple mail and express trains. Details are fragmentary and indicate daily and Sunday variations, with several numbers and stations partially legible.
A compact medium sized agricultural building shown in a photograph and plans. It is designed for horse use and can be adapted for animals by enclosing the open north shed. Main section measures 86 by 40 feet with a 12 by 40 feet south shed, total 48 by 40 feet, eighteen feet to the eaves.
The article details a barn with a half pitch roof and redwood shingles on concrete pillars, plus a cistern pump, multiple stalls and a large hay loft. It notes ample ventilation, fire exits, a grain room, and a masonry clay floor described as nearly concrete when dry.
A feature on photographers who risk great heights for striking city images underscores courage patience and judgment as key traits. A separate historical note recalls pepper’s vital role in medieval trade with Rome sieges and its use as wealth and barter.
A widowed host and a guest argue over the dog named Perchance referencing Byron. The lady claims poetry inspired the name while the visitor questions the fit. A stray cryptic line about a debt and a caller ends the fragment in a Philadelphia context.
The Rev. Jasper Napoleon Pinckney, famed for expounding scripture at sight, misreads Psalm 57 ending and mocks his own tale. Deacon Epaminondas Johnson challenges him with a joke, prompting Pinckney to improvise a humorous, embellished sermon about King David and early mornings.
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