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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
7
A new coaster sled design, built on the bicycle principle, is described. Made from pine, with iron runners and a forked uprights assembly, it features a hinged front fork, a seat with a supporting block, and a foot rest. The construction specifies piece sizes and assembly details.
A short verse notes a tramp approach causing a startled hush yet the children Pat and Rover keep barking playfully. The poem centers on sound and detection as a simple, rhythmic scene.
The article describes how seasoned hunters find drinking water in dry forest tracts by boring into cottonwood or willow trees to reveal a clear sulfur-tasting, slightly carbonated water from a tree vein. The water is produced under pressure, with roots not reaching deep soil.
Mrs. Elien Beadwell visits Yokohama to Kamakura during Japan’s boys feast. Paper carp streamers decorate homes as festival crowds stroll in festive dress. Enormous humming kites with bamboo filaments create a deafening chorus over sea and village. Competitions end with rival factions trying to saw through each other’s kite strings using powdered glass attached to the strings.
A brief dialogue shows Uncle Tom and Harry joking about naming a dog after Uncle Tom. Harry confirms the name, and Uncle Tom quips that it is not flattering as the dog lacks sense to know the difference.
A four year old girl Nettie tells her mother she tore her apron because she got stuck on a nail and it tore itself.
A child named Bobby asks his mother during a family dinner what causes people to have mouth stretchers in a playful exchange. The scene captures a curious moment as the boy probes common phrases. The casual domestic vignette reflects everyday talk in a home setting.
An article describes an entertaining home activity where a picture is formed entirely from figures. It suggests two competitions: one rewarding the artist who creates the most amusing or interesting image with the fewest figures, and another for those using the most figures in a single picture.
A riddle notes twenty tiny sardines packed in a tin and asks how they were placed inside. It teases the mystery of their entry while inviting imaginative solutions.
A tale recalls 1811 in England when John Coveter sheared two Southdown Wedner sheep at five in the morning and, after spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing, the coat was completed by half past six the same day to the acclaim of about six thousand spectators.
A Civil War roundup covers McClernand’s reconnaissance toward Columbus Kentucky, Halleck’s arrest of unionists, Confederate raids, blockade actions, and political moves. Reports detail the Seneca gunboat, port closures, and Burnside’s proclamation while noting casualties, prisoner exchanges, and new orders through January 27 1862.
Shelbyville dedicated a new 107000 dollar high school building at the south edge of the city. Speeches by Albert F. Wray George H Merks Isaac Carter and R W Harrison followed dedicatory remarks by Gov Thomas R Marshall. Dr J N Hurty spoke on sanitation and praised the structure.
Peter Kiefer forty four was killed while lying on the C. and E. I. railroad track after a switch engine struck him at seven miles an hour. A swollen head wound and a broken back were noted. He headed a family of nineteen eleven alive and formerly worked as a jeweler in Brazil. Hammond incident reports Attorney James Douglas saving his life in Judge Atchison's court when a coal piece shattered a chandelier after fellow attorney Jones hurled it. The court did not punish Jones citing provocation.
The State Florists' Association of Indiana elected officers at the annual Commercial club gathering. George Gause of Richmond was chosen president with Charles G. Pah as first vice president and M. A. Barrick of Seymour as second vice president. Herman Young of Cumberland became secretary and Homer L. Wiegand of Indianapolis was named treasurer.
Cass county Prohibitionists choose Marion Flory of this city as county chairman to succeed Earl Stewart who resigned. Flory urged party workers to field a full ticket in Cass county. State convention delegates were elected.
In South Bend the Stephenson underwear mills sue the city for 25000 damage over riverfront land taken for a St Joseph river bridge. First witness was former City Engineer A J Hammond. Twenty similar suits for lesser amounts are pending in circuit court.
Rev William Bryans presents Luke 2 22 39 as the temple presentation Forty days after birth Joseph and Mary fulfill the law describing the Christ as light to all nations and the salvation of the world Simeon faith and Christ revelation prompt personal recommitment and the need to see the glory of God in Jesus.
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