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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
2
Governor Goodrich will call a brief session in late August or early September to ratify the Federal Constitution's woman suffrage amendment and address other unfinished business. Officials warn against a prolonged session over tax and county unit issues, while French politics and Clemenceau’s status draw attention abroad.
Miss Esther Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Campbell of Newtown wed Omar Peveler of Wingate in a quiet Monday ceremony at the bride’s home in Newtown conducted by Rev Smith of the Methodist church. After the ceremony the couple left for Whiting Indiana where the groom works and will reside.
A War Savings campaign in Indiana promotes reversing the phrase to spending what we don't save. The treasury outlines wise spending as thoughtful budgeting to balance present and future needs, ensuring today’s urgencies do not erode tomorrow’s security and encouraging capital for emergencies and opportunities.
A compact historical note on Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment highlights how saving electricity, via a Leyden jar, proved atmospheric electricity. It connects Franklin's method to modern thrift with a push to buy War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps.
The Lafayette Insurance Co. moved to a new ten story building at the northwest corner of the public square in Lafayette Ind. The first floor houses the Lafayette Savings Bank and the Lafayette Building and Loan Association. Upper floors host various professionals and the tenth floor houses the Lafayette Life Insurance Co. The Life company held a Home-Coming for its salesmen and state representatives, inviting policy-holders and the public to tour the new offices. D F Smith represented the local office and welcomed visitors.
The Elkhart Truth argues personal freedom hinges on thrift. It contends money management, saving, wise buying, and avoiding waste grant independence from material worry. War-time Thrift Stamps and War Savings stamps are promoted as a path to lasting freedom and opportunity for Americans.
Dr Robert Clements drove off the road when blinded by bright lights on a narrow roadway south of Rileysburg. His car overturned into a culvert and lay on its nose in a ditch, but he escaped injury. The writer calls for motorists to use dim lights when approaching another vehicle.
Harry C. Stutz lauds Ben Franklin as a model for thrift urging Young America to invest in War Savings stamps. He says thrift stamps appeal to laborers and youths and offer secure, profitable savings that grow over time even while resting or working.
E H Harriman who died leaving an estate of 75000000 dollars was credited with one day picking up a steel letter clip dropped by a careless worker. He said he would like the annual income that comes from value thrown away by indifferent workers in American offices and factories. He predicted he would become the richest man in the world in a few years.
The South Bend News Times argues thrift is a process distinct from saving. It defines thrifty living as balancing necessary expenses with future needs, avoiding unnecessary spending, and using savings wisely to ensure present comfort and future prosperity.
Receivers are the closet skeletons of habitual spendthrifts. Government War Savings stamps will lead the way to financial stability.
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