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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1898
Page
3
An advertisement touts the thrice weekly New York World offering remarkable news coverage, price deals for a year with a Republican paper, and urges healthy lifestyle products including Tale Cascarets and Dr Miles Pain Pills with claims of cures.
The Indianapolis News reports the Monon railroad likely to pass within sixty days to the Big Four, finalizing transfer after officer signings. The deal aims at midwest consolidation with Monon’s Chicago to Indianapolis line, Louisville route, and coal and quarry assets fueling broader strategy.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised as a universal remedy with guarantees and small 26 cent price. Lizzie, sister of Mrs. Geo D Cook of Linden Indiana, visiting the family. A small roof fire at Rhodes’ carriage factory caused by a traction engine spark. minor damage reported. Dr Miles Pain Pills recommended for women.
An article explains ash and spruce oars used worldwide, with British and other ships sourcing from U.S. factories. It then details the Florida Seminole War mortality, troop losses, and pension rolls totaling millions, noting 6,461 pensioned individuals and ongoing government payments.
The Chinese buyers have surged for Philadelphia pig iron, previously supplied by Brits, Germans, and Belgians. The British ship Perseverance has taken on a partial cargo for Shanghai, filling remaining space with refined petroleum and organic materials. The iron serves as ballast and as a ballast substitute, saving loading and unloading costs and earning freight on what was once dead weight.
The bloomer girl, once a spectacle on Coney Island Cycle Path and in the Boulevard and Riverside drive, is vanishing quickly. A coin on a Sunday reveals the rise of sedate divided skirts and three quarter skirts replacing the bloomer, a change described as greatly for the better.
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