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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1909

Page

4

Livingood and Yount Attorneys at Law Notice

Livingood attorney at Covington Indiana with office over Covington Banking Company. H C Yount notary public offers general practice in all courts. Specialties include estate settlements and insurance law with loans. Agency offers best insurance services. Office east public square over Latter’s store.

Loney Agency Best Insurance Office East Public Square Latter Covington Indiana Petewe Jock Public Square Allen Broutheast Corner Real Estate and Exchange East Side Square

Boys City to Open In Winona Lake July 26

The third assembly of Boys City in habitants will meet at Winona Lake on July 26 with boys from the middle west expected. Mayor Joe Clark plans to open his office in Winona Lake to manage the city affairs. W Henry Collisson of Winona Lake acts as business manager this year. Judge Willis Brown is not connected this year. Officers will be elected around July 39 and daily features include a newspaper, bank, post office, souvenir stand, boathouse and bathhouse.

Winona Lake Middle West Joe Clark Portland Ind W. Henry Collisson Willis Brown

Winona Academy Names Dr. Palmer President

Winona Lake’s Winona Academy for Boys announces Dr. F. N. Palmer as new president. Palmer, a Wabash College graduate with A B D D degrees, is hailed as a top authority in Biblical literature and a strong educator shaping student growth. The school, in Westminster Building, boasts ample dormitories, fine dining, skilled faculty, and robust athletic and boating facilities.

Winona Academy For Winona Lake F. N. Palmer Wabash College Westminister Winona

Venetian Night at Winona Lake to Dazzle Visitors

Venetian Night returns August 13 at Winona Lake with a royal carnival court and enhanced productions. Mrs. R L Spinning of Chicago leads the planning with Winona ladies as assistants, following a record thousands of attendees last year. Billy Sunday will headline four sermons at the Bible Conference in Winona Lake the last week of August, drawing a large audience to his forceful, popular preaching.

Winona Lake R. L. Spinning Chicago Winona Billy Billy” Sunday Bible Conference Illinois Sunday

Caleb Powers to lecture at Winona Lake July 6

Caleb Powers, nine years imprisoned for Goebel murder, will tell his prison years and seven trials story at Winona Lake on July 6. Evangelist singer E O Excell will lead music and Senator Albert Beveridge will speak at the Bible Conference.

Caleb Powers Winona Lake Goebel Kentucky

Moving Time

In a Detroit Free Press snippet a speaker notes signs of spring while his wife plans to move. The short verse blends hopeful seasons with domestic concern as the couple faces relocation. The tone is poetic and resolves with the wife’s decision to move.

Detroit

Not to Be Outdone by Auntie How Kiss Offer

The cartoon caption shows Auntie wondering why Meggendorfer Blatter notes no objection when a lieutenant offered a kiss and Dearie replies that since she did not object it must be allowed.

Leutenant Meggendorfer Blatter

It Was Too Much Brigadier Burt Empathizes With Soldiers In Baseball

Detroit Free Press recounts Brigadier General Andrew 8 Burt of the U S Army as an avid baseball fan. Before his 1898 brigadier promotion he led a negro regiment and once filled in at bat after taking off his shoulder straps, joking that he felt treated as a private. The scene ends with Burt donning his blouse again as the men share the moment.

Andrew 8. Burt United States Army Detroit Free Press Burt

Where She Lost Interest

A conversation during an automobiling outing reveals a shift in attraction. The young woman asserts that courting elicits a strong effect, while the male companion suggests practical items for the walk home. The narration hints at a growing realization that he is not the right match for her.

Chewing Rule Provokes Laughing Reply at Dinner

A Detroit Tribune joke features a wise doctor advising a boy to chew each mouthful thirty times. The boy protests that at home he would starve as the rest of the family finishes before he finishes one bite.

Johnny Detroit Tribune

No Use in Government, Rail Leader Declares

A political economist asks if one could run the government, while a railway magnate replies that it would not pay dividends without being accused of graft, reflecting skepticism about reform and corruption.

Washington Star

No Questions Asked on Marriage Certiffs

A terse exchange from the New York Press quotes Hewitt and Jewett debating romantic conventions. Hewitt asks if one has kissed another man’s wife while Jewett avoids confirming, claiming he never asks to see a marriage certificate before making love.

Hewitt Jewett New York Presa

Archivist Notes: Quip on Stage Obscurities

The excerpt features a dramatic line with the heroine lamenting ruin and a gallery god comment about collar hooks. It captures theatrical humor and stagecraft from a period-era dialogue.

Graial Gallery Puck

Success in Life What the World Owes a Man

A concise argument that the world owes a man nothing unless there is market demand for his goods or services. It contrasts workers with dreamers and asserts value comes from useful offerings, not entitlement, ending with a note on fair business.

Philadelphia Ledger

The Valentine Myth Origin of the Variety Show

James L. Ford recounts a tale from Mr. Valentine about a pre Civil War New York City venue. A friend suggested calling it a variety show after Valentine planned a mixed program leading to the term’s birth in McClure's Magazine.

New York City T. Alston Brown New York Stage Mr. Valentine James L. Ford McClure's Magazine

Locating Her Car

A four year old at Broad Street station asked what a parlor car is while watching a Pullman observation coach. Her mother explained it as a parlor car and the child quipped that their own might be a kitchen car, prompting laughter among passengers awaiting a westbound train.

Broad Street Philadelphia Record

Silent Language Asks Quiet Minds Across Nations

A Life magazine quote collection notes that silence binds nations and minds. It argues silence reveals breath, thought, and social judgment, suggesting that quiet can invite suspicion or indicate burden in conversation.

The Sun as Part of Star Streams

Professor Kobold of Kiel argues the sun moves with a stream of stars in the same direction and velocity toward a Milky Way edge point. Kapteyn of Groningen counters by asserting stars drift in two directions after studying 2,500 repeatedly observed stars.

Professor Kobold Observatory of Kiel Kapteyn Groningen

Birthday gap between siblings haunts Ethel Weill

In London Punch a child named Ethel Weill laments she will be eight next month while Tommy will be a year older, expressing the frustration of trying to catch up. The dialogue conveys a family moment of birthday timing and sibling competition.

Ethel Ethel—Weill Tommy London

Platonic friendship questioned by cooking lesson clue

A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a public figure facing scrutiny over a claimed platonic friendship after hints of a new cooking lesson. The remark points to evolving personal ties and possible romantic speculation surrounding the individuals involved.

Louisville Courier Journal

Charity In Publicity Loses Its Color

A reflective aphorism notes charity withers when spotlighted, comparing generosity to a flower whose hue fades in glare. The saying frames public attention as a force diminishing quiet virtue.

Infuriated Bees Attack Fouts Family in Barn Lot

Mr and Mrs Joseph Fouts of east of Waynetown were badly stung by a mad swarm while cutting weeds in a barn lot. The bees also stung their horses as a neighbor trio and others used smoke to drive off the swarm. A physician treated the couple whose faces and hands were covered with stingers.

Joseph Fouts Waynetown Mr. Fouts Hal Epperson Rola More Ray Mitchell Mrs. Fouts

Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Hall's Cure

Beware of ointments for catarrh that contain mercury. Mercury damages mucous surfaces and the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F L J Cheney Co Toledo claims mercury content and internal action. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Price 75 cents per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall FL J. Cheney & Co Toledo

The Kingman Fair Catalogue Under Way

The Kingman Star reports the fair association has ordered linotype and paper stock for this year’s catalogue. Work will start as material arrives and the program will differ by omitting a formal ace program while including a local horsemen contest not funded by a purse.

Oon Kingman Star

Life Brightening Quotes from Dickens Style Prose

A compact quote-style note highlights Dickensian wit on making life brighter. It emphasizes smiles as a path filler when grand towers are unavailable, reflecting a hopeful, witty sentiment.

Dickens

Learnings From Complaints Without Experience Echo

A short reflection notes many complaints catch attention while true experience remains scarce. The quote from Hutchinson implies lessons come from learning rather than from mere grievance.

Kilmer's Swamp Root Promised to Aid Weak Kidneys

A health advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as the top remedy for weakened kidneys and related ailments. It promotes a trial, claims quick relief, and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York, warning buyers to insist on Swamp Root.

Kilmer Samphlet Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

Puck Quote on Aim and Effort

A quoted line from Puck reflects a view that trying to shape the future carries no harm, even if outcomes seem predetermined. It frames effort as meaningful and worthwhile regardless of result.

No Failure If You Truly Try and Persist

Motivational quote by Joaquin Milier asserts the only real failure is not trying and persisting toward the best. It emphasizes continuous effort and resilience as the path to success.

Joaquin Milier

Delay in Taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy

An old advertisement warns that delaying Foley's Kidney Remedy worsens backache and kidney or bladder trouble. It urges starting the remedy now to avoid serious illness and notes it is sold by M. C. Vaudor o.

Fooley Foley M. C. VauDoro

Confidence Gap Persists in Salary Opinions Among Women

A survey finds nine of ten women believe men would earn higher salaries than their husbands if born male. The claim reflects attitudes on gender wage gaps and personal earnings assumptions.

Anxiety and Time Theft in Public Life

A Chicago News observation notes the ease with which some men seek to separate others from their time as readily as others pursue money. The piece contrasts time and money in social interactions, framing time loss as a form of anxiety in public life.

Chicago News

Plain speech sparks a sharp quip about naming tools

A witty remark contrasts plain talk with misnaming objects, joking that a blunt speaker would not find a spade in a hardware store if he called it a pianola. The exchange highlights linguistic candor in everyday discourse.

Jokesmith and Poet Spar Over Aging Humor

Jokesmith recalls editor’s jab that his gray paper jokes are so old they turn gray. Poet asks if there was any comment. Jokesmith confirms the editor’s quip about aging humor.

Notice of Administration for Sylvester Roades Estate

The under signed has been appointed and qualified by the Circuit Court of Fountain county, State of Indians, as Administratrix of the estate of Sylvester Roads, late of Fountain county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. MELLA M. ROADES, Administratrix. John B Martin, Atty. for Admin. 6-2-00. aw

Circuit Court of Fountain County State of Indians Sylvester Roades Mella M. Roades

Also Mentioned on This Page

Covington, Indiana B. Livingoud Attorney AT Laws Ofice Over Covington Banking Company H C. Yount Ashington Street M. Church B. Martin Attorney AT Law P. Lewis Newtown Notary Public E. A. Gilson Semer Sewell Homer Sewall Col C. W. Cowan Cov Ington Wilkey & Bonebrake Troy Township Firs K. of P Fravekers Dearborn St Ake MAS E. O. Excell Albert J. Beveridge Indiene Valentine Kingman Fair Hutchinson John B Martin Niagara Falls Bet Raya Main Street N.Y Toronto Alexandria Bay Montreal Quebec J. D. McNamara General Paseeneca ST. Louis, MO
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