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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
2
A historical ad promotes Electric Bitters as a quick remedy for kidney troubles, headaches, nervousness, insomnia, melancholy, and digestive discomfort. Testimonies claim relief for long-standing issues and renewed ability to perform daily tasks. Also mentions a Banner Salve refund if ineffective and travels notes about Springfield Missouri and Frisco System accessibility for investors.
Sam Sheats and wife visit J C Ballah. Harriet Wright dies at 64 11 15 leaving a daughter and two sons. Miss Sara Balth celebrates 14th birthday with friends, gifts include a gold bracelet dress pattern and a shell box.
Protracted meeting continues at West Liberty with several additions reported. Harry Snoddy cut his foot at the new schoolhouse last week. D. D. Elwell and Mrs. Dora Spinx are on the sick list. Mrs. Mack Whitford of Lodi visited sister Mrs. Richardson last week. About one hundred lots laid out at the Rush coal shaft. fifteen sold with plans to build in spring.
The new school house is rapidly taking the place of the one burned last week. Richardson Bros are leading the construction with credit to Barons of the School and Viuste Pavey for swift work. They expect to be ready for school next week.
Real estate transfers filed for record over the past week in Mountain County include numerous acreages and parcels. Notable entries involve Lucinda Cooper to Salina Ep pereun for 160 acres. Robert A. Miligan to Azarian Leath for lot 34 in McDS Co add Attica. and others detailing parcels in Richfiend Van Buren and Cain, with prices ranging from 50 to 4100 dollars. Executors, guardians, and various couples appear in the transfer list with assessments and locations in Covington, Jackson, Wabash, and Logan townships.
World wide interest in Hot Springs Arkansas health waters brings thousands for restorative baths. Season began January 1. U S government controls baths with moderate charges and good treatment. Iowa Central offers quick routes from the West with low round trip rates. for details contact Geo S Batty in Marshaltown Iowa.
The article describes sponge fishing methods in Greece Lycia Tripoli and Madagascar noting diving depth and a pail like instrument. It laments hurricane months August September and praises industry vigor the piece also surveys strict western chaperone norms for unmarried women in California and compares U S practices to France. Geraldine Bonner in San Francisco Argonaut comments on evolving proprieties.
The Tasmak or veil varies by class with black veils for middle and lower tiers and white for higher ranks, worn with habara and a metal nose tube. The disguise lets women flirt unseen while a goose and turkey joke ends the item with a pun about being wrung off.
The article explains rubbing borax into a wool skirt to remove grease stains, repeating until the spot disappears. It notes a kettle’s steam cloud forms only after lifting the cover, caused by sudden vapor cooling in a sealed glass boiler.
A young Japanese student entered the University of Berlin as a medical student and, though ignorant of German and science, passed an examination in German and several branches of the medical curriculum after three months.
The St. Lawrence river allows vessels of 4,000 tons to ascend to Montreal, a thousand miles from the sea, second only to the Amazon for such depth. The speaker praises a physician known for treating the heart with wit and humor.
An advertisement warns that the name Chase is imitated to sell inferior products. It touts Dr. A W Chase as originator of Dr Chase's Receipt Book and nerve remedies. The notice emphasizes authentic signs, including the signature A W Chase M D, and cautions buyers to purchase genuine Dr Chase medicines from Demot be anti Medicine Co and Geo D Cook.
Prank Treadwell Bennett Sr. battled kidney disease for two years and tried many remedies. He reports trying Foley's Kidney Cure and a one dollar bottle cured him, according to Geo. D. Cook.
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