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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
8
Newly appointed second and third class postmasters must attend training at a central city postoffice in their state. The program covers public relations, mail handling, customer service, complaints, mail security, and the post office’s role with the public and the postal department. Each trainee bears costs and must report upon commission.
A local manager described as running the world’s largest institution is urged to persuade the public to accept and support postal services. The remark emphasizes his responsibility to promote the agency and its offerings.
A urging poem calls on residents to stop belittling neighbors and striking down efforts. It urges action, self reliance, and participation to boost community progress and avoid being a burden to the city.
The piece describes Greek baptismal rites in various regions. It notes salt sprinkling at birth, hair wax rites, amulets, and the naming shift at baptism. It details Greek age terms from baby to youth to full-grown man, with the twenty second birthday marked as full maturity.
Secretary Conrad Jenny of the Swiss embassy at a dinner muses on diplomacy and a village scene where a stuttering man, Mr. Pea, meets a famed orator after a political gathering and jokes about the speakers.
On Friday February 10 1922 at McMahon's Barn Covington we will sell 45 head of choice bred sows and gifts. Sale begins at 12 30 p m. For catalogue address Alva Ellis Hillsboro.
An old hardware store advertises RAT SNAP as a reliable rat and mice destroyer sold in three sizes. It claims rats breed six to ten times yearly and says the product mummifies the carcasses with no odor, remaining untouchable by pets. Mayer Hardware Co. Ady markets the cake form with a money‑back guarantee.
They told us that it was a war to end war and peace talk, yet they are arming worse than ever. General Her ert G Maxwell recalls a joke about a husband advised to buy tin dinner plates after a wife breaks a china plate.
In Los Angeles the noted movie pioneer George Loane Tucker was recognized for his contributions to cinema. During a luncheon at a nearby table he was observed with his characteristic fastidious tastes as he ate, leaning thoughtfully toward the scene.
A Chicago Journal fragment describes a morning scene outside a leading silversmith, where a well groomed colored man named George wears a light brown derby, and a dignified visitor arrives in a stylish car, greeting George and noting his delayed winter hat.
The article warns of rising wood prices and a looming wood famine. It cites only 137 million acres of virgin forest left from 822 million and a cutting rate of 5.5 million acres per year, predicting exhaustion in 20 to 80 years. It notes 160000 forest fires in the five years to 1920 causing over 85 million dollars in damage and loss of lives and property.
The Eas ton Quaker meeting house in Maryland is likely the oldest intact frame building in the United States with an authentic record dating to 1683. Its original frame interior woodwork and some weather-boarding remain, having undergone only roof and siding repairs and whitewash preservation.
An elderly woman hurries through a wayside station seeking a train time. She wakes a porter with a shake and learns the next train departs in an horn and forty minutes. She expresses relief at not being late.
A family away, a young housemaid left in charge, and a charwoman’s angry inquiry about the phone ringing for half an hour. The housemaid mistakes the sound for the tele phone, prompting a humorous exchange. The anecdote, from London Tit-Bits, captures a quaint miscommunication.
A reader letter condemns a Democrat Auditor article for inflating school tax costs and accusing the public of fiscal mismanagement. It questions road, bridge, and contract decisions, noting alleged favoritism and law-evading practices, urging justice and public accountability for all residents.
Robert Patton of Veedersburg called on friends here Tuesday as Marguerite Clark appears in the Lyric production Mrs Wigs of the Cabbage Patch Tuesday evening theatergoers enjoyed the performance by Clark in the title role.
Amos Reath announces his bid for the office of County Recorder on the Republican ticket subject to the primary on May 2 in Veedersburg Indiana.
A Fountain County resident announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for sheriff in the upcoming May primary election. He urges voters to support his bid and outlines his intent to run in the primary.
The speaker announces candidacy for Sheriff on the Republican ticket in the May primary. An ex-service man of both the Philippine Insurrection and World War I, he seeks support from all county ex-service men.
Tilden Purfeerst delivered a grocery load to the new Terre Haute store. The week saw two mornings with temperatures at eight degrees below zero. Also, Alice Brady stars in HUSH MONEY tonight.
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