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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
3
A mile runner who spent part of the week in Chicago has returned home. The athlete's brief sojourn included training and competition before resuming regular duties.
Sunday School 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with subject Isaiah a Prophet Among Prophets Epworth League 6 15 p m no evening service preaching at Bend church 9 30 a m Brother Aston Cox student for the ministry will preach his first sermon all welcome Russell B Kern pastor
Will Colvertt attended a Saturday screening as audiences viewed The Valley of Doubt between snow scenes and The Adviser at the Lyric on Monday.
Bob McIntosh found an umbrella on a trolley bench and returned to the motorman after a quick check. The car continued on as he walked away with the item and received a shouted question about the umbrella before the ride resumed.
A playful imagined scene from the North American Review where Adam and Eve stroll a ten story department store. Eve contemplates fabrics like muslin and organdy while Adam admits being out of soundings for modern dress. Eve plans to choose a sunrise colored garment over fig leaves.
A columnist notes that many claim to enjoy games yet few truly play. A sports writer laments a college football defeat and mocks the idea that an inexperienced coach could be paid only the average professor’s salary, calling it a pointed compliment amid flawed school athletics.
A Royal Geographic Society member in England estimates the globe’s fertile lands at 28 million square miles, steppes at 14 million, and deserts at 1 million. He assigns 207 people per square mile to fertile lands, ten per square mile to steppes, and one per square mile to deserts to gauge population potential.
An English observer reports that the American fox, though slower in pursuit, is a master of strategy and timing. The fox uses speed only when needed, then hides and skims ahead to outpace the hunter, proving the animal’s natural cunning rather than mere speed.
Excerpt describes pines as green and compact with conical shapes. Ruskin contrasts pine forests with other trees, noting their soft, carved appearance and minimal visible trunks. He praises the pine’s uniform green carpet and pyramidal shadows shaping luminous forest glades.
A New York suburb farm passed to a son with 16 acres a barn and one cow. The son kept the cow as a memory, delaying development. Ten years later land valued at 1 000 a lot or 192 000 for all. Taxes rose about 15 000 without the cow, but with the cow the property was farm classified and taxed only 1 600.
A tiny girl sits on a hotel lobby couch swinging her feet as a curious observer asks why she cannot place them on the floor. The child gestures that staying seated requires either touching the floor or keeping her legs comfortable, then answers simply that she will grow to fit.
Plate glass is formed by melting ingredients poured on iron tables, rolled to thickness, annealed to remove stress, cut to size, and polished. The back is silvered using lunar caustic instead of mercury, reducing risk and cost while producing mirrors and show windows.
The New York Herald notes four dozen tropical breadfruit trees producing flours and biscuits. The yuka flour is sold in elite New York groceries as a grayish alkaline product, used in cooking to reduce acridity. Dried ripe fruit becomes sweet like a Smyrna fig and the tree-grown cake bread serves as staple food for millions in the tropics.
A double meaning poem titled A Covert Thrust, attributed to Dean Swift, presents lines to be read as printed and then by number. The verses juxtapose royal praise with republican ideals referencing France and Liberty, mixing praise of monarchy with critique of tyranny.
The passage notes witch hazel blooming late in the season beside last year’s seed pods. It describes the flowers as small yellow urn shaped and explains the four seeds pop free when frost comes, taking root for spring growth. The tone mirrors a naturalist observation from a historical paper.
A curious note on mistletoe shows how its sticky berry lodges on a tree. A tiny rootlet forms to pierce bark and gain root hold, swinging toward the host branch to secure nourishment.
Indiana peace officers are urged to delay license plate enforcement until February 15 while the Hoosier State Auto Association pushes for mirrors on trucks and active detour marking. Highway superintendents will report detour details to aid motorists, safety, and travel information across major Indiana cities.
J B Martin and wife traveled to Williamsport on Monday to visit Mrs. Martin's sister Mrs I T Slaughter and to look after business interests. They returned on Wednesday.
Mrs Bowen recalls two months of avoiding the cellar for fear of rats. She smelled fire in bed one night and found a rat had nibbled matches, nearly setting her house ablaze. A dead rat was later found and rat snap touted as an effective remedy sold by Mayer Hardware Company.
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