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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
2
A columnist outlines seven key potato farming rules covering soil, aeration, nutrients, texture, moisture retention, seed selection, and crop rotation. Emphasizes well drained soil with sand and silt, abundant air, rich plant food, firm porous soil, deep plowing, careful seed selection, and rotating crops after legumes to avoid diseases.
A Country Life in America piece defines good soil texture as mellow loose friable porous and easy to work. It emphasizes how texture governs how water and plant food are supplied to crops, not the total amount of nutrients.
Instructions describe poisoning piles of shorts or bran to destroy cutworms and using a tin can with shorts to trap cabbage worms. Dew helps the poison stick, killing worms without harming cabbage. Also advised watching trees for San Jose Scale, noting its tiny shelllike appearance under magnification.
In Washington the President’s church routine centers at All Souls Unitarian where Taft attends services each Sunday at eleven. The President sits alone in his pew. rarely does a family member join him, and since Major Batte’s death Taft’s presence has grown quieter among secret service and visitors.
A testimonial extols Electric Bitters as a remedy for dizziness weakness and distress, praising its health benefits. A Republican county option chairman urges active support for county local option, arguing that success hinges on party involvement and delegate influence at primaries and conventions.
A Boston man lost his leg from an insect bite two years earlier. Bucklen's Amica Salve is recommended to kill poison and prevent inflammation from stings and bites. It also heals burns boils ulcers piles eczema and bruises. Only 25 cents at all druggists. The Republican office for job.
Informal convention bulletins describe the drug store site being repainted and rearranged under Mr. Irvin. The notes reference public display of the work and the ongoing efforts to complete the project as it progresses.
Mrs J Davis advertises a throat remedy described as a popular medicine to treat coughs and colds. The notice claims the product relieves symptoms and is sold by all druggists for a dollar.
A severe storm hit Odell on Thursday afternoon causing extensive damage. A blacksmith shop was demolished and telephone lines torn down, with a mile of Odell poles lost and the exchange pole destroyed. Gail system suffered losses but remained active later. No injuries were reported.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo endorsed by Waldteg, Ktaonan & Marvin, wholesale druggists Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the mucous surfaces. Prices five cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Farrell Williams leaves for new position with Pressed Steel Car Works in Pittsburg, starts in emergency department at salary per month.
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