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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
6
Veedersburg residents note the Fountain Mercantile Company has assigned amid dull trade since the Bash Clay works closed. Visits include Mrs. Frank Newkirk of Chicago shopping in Danville and relatives traveling to Lake St. Clair.
John M. Hopkins hosted visitors from Covington while Mrs. Bert Foreman’s illness worsened to a serious condition. Family social rounds included visits by Ray Hickman and kin, and a Salem trio enjoyed a Sunday gathering. Wheat harvests progressed amid favorable weather and a large Arch area crowd picnic. A Marsh field versus Alyesworth game tallied 12 to 3 with Aylesworth scoring. Fountain plans a Sunday cross bate with Stone Bluff. Wes Corey sustained back injuries from a heavy trout line mishap and later wrenching his back while handling logs, sidelining him for days.
In Kingman the death of Corrine Lindley, second daughter of Sam Lindley, occurred Sunday morning after a brief illness. Her father, also injured from a scaffolding fall last Wednesday while aiding his brother Herb Lindley, remains bedridden with a severely strained spine. Community friends visited Shades Sunday and Turkey Run while others kept vigil at home.
Everyone kept in mind the Fourth of July celebration with a Cayuga trip for a big time. The Saturday band concert drew a large crowd and B O Hudler impressed with a cornet solo. Wheat crops look good and corn yields are expected to rise with favorable weather. Hudlers hosted Turk Hudler and Gertrude Hudler from Pine Village along with Harrison and Mrs Hickman of Attica and others. Rev. W O Martin visited Wingate and returned to preach Sunday.
William Calvert of Attica visited town Thursday. Several residents traveled to nearby towns for jobs and errands. A heavy rainstorm caused damage including a lightning fire at Harley Stucker’s barn near Aylesworth with no insurance. A runaway accident injured Miss Audrey Babb and Miss Fayo Campbell but the injuries were minor.
Circulation notes list visits and family news from Perrysville and nearby towns. Among items: Mrs John Fitch hosts Bloomingdale and Cayuga sisters. Albert Watts and W F Adkins families visiting. Beatrice Adkins returns from Danville. Mrs Ward Adkins with relatives in town. Mrs Underwood improves after illness. Ed Norths family attend St Joe church dedication. Mrs Lemon and Vinnia visit W M Jones and Robbie Cheneworth. Mabin Swem burial at Hughe s cemetery. Frank Roberts visits grandparents in Denver. J L Smith repairs roof. wheat harvest begins with Vermillion county’s large crop and notes on oats and meadows.
Expressing earnest thanks to many kind friends for their sympathy and assistance during a great bereavement. May the good Lord bless you all.
The First Church of Christ invites the public to Bible School at 9:30 a.m. and a social meeting at 10:30 a.m. Rev Briles preaches at 7:45 p.m. The pastor, D. H. PauMeEr, will preach at Walnut Corner over the Lord's day. Address 821 Fifth street.
The First Presbyterian Church holds Bible School at 10, morning worship at 11 with the pastor preaching a suitable theme. The Lord's Supper will be administered and members may unite after conferring with the pastor or session. Evening worship is 7 30 with Children’s Day program replacing the sermon. Annual Bible School picnic next Thursday at the same location.
The Caroline Islands group includes five basaltic islands with rivers and springs. Folk tale says a west man carried soil to create an island for a weak mother, and a son left a trail, then cursed by turning back, forming the chain of islands.
A bank man recalls a brutal Newfoundland captain who forced men to fish in storms. The skipper shouted it was a fishing day, dismissing danger and threatening lives. The dory man refused, and no boats sailed that day, illustrating peril caused by reckless leadership at sea.
Barrie rushes at Waterloo station carrying a bundle of sixpenny papers when Rudyard Kipling, also in a hurry, collides with him. Kipling jokes about Barrie’s papers, takes the bundle and pays Barrie with money, leaving Barrie to lament the lack of compensation for his loss.
A doctor notes a patient suffers rose colds from a bouquet of artificial roses. He explains the perfume uses essential rose oil, causing colds just as real flowers can. The item discusses the mystic view versus natural allergy.
A three year old girl recalls her cousins John and George saying prayers to be good. She adds with childlike frankness that their efforts have not yet succeeded, prompting a sober moment for her father.
A kind man wandering at night in a dark kitchen falls into a cellar after misjudging his path while seeking water for his fretful child. The incident ends with the loss of another well meaning man, as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Berlin shop window advertised a reproduction titled The Coming Storm as suitable for a wedding present. The display used large type beneath the title to attract buyers seeking a keepsake for nuptials.
A Health Record excerpt notes that at age thirty one may feel aging by mental focus, predicting how persistent beliefs shape the body’s material state and future self. The reflection links mental expectations with physiological aging.
In a witty exchange the master asks why a great discovery was underappreciated and a quick schoolboy answers that it failed because it did not advertise. The remark plays on the idea of publicity shaping recognition.
An old temperance anecdote recited by W A Mowry in Recollections of a New England Educator recalls a colored man tempted to steal boots. The story contrasts temptation by the Devil with a church counsel, ending in the narrator compromising and taking a pair.
Women at a New York upper residence district card party misplaced a fur coat. A guest took an inferior coat by mistake, later returning it after finding the owner. The hostess’ coat was recovered after a dealer search, and no more invitations were issued.
Maori women of New Zealand greet with nose rubbing, a practice shared by men. Friends touch noses when meeting, then rub them side to side. In lamentation they sit with noses touching for hours over a chief they likely never met, sharing collective sorrow.
A churchgoer and a backslider meet on a hillside. The rising backslider is headed uphill while the churchgoer hurries downhill toward the church. They exchange quips about going the wrong way and going downhill, with the punchline noting the hill as the culprit.
A man with a very large nose in Leeds drew remarks as a woman paused to stare. He stopped, pinched his nose aside, and asked, "Now, then, missus, can you pass how?" She continued on.
A fragment from a historical text depicts a judge addressing a prisoner with a hanging sentence. The dialogue mentions an Irish judge invoking a warning by execution. The lines suggest a courtroom scene with archaic language and unsettled rhetoric.
Quote from Chicago Record-Herald notes that women’s artificial beauty fools men who are too gallant to admit they see the difference. The remark reflects social attitudes and gender norms of the era.
A New Orleans mistress finds her two longtime Black staffers, Martha the cook and Eliza the maid, in a feud that erupts during revival meetings. Martha champions religion while Eliza, defiant, derides churchgoing, until Eliza unexpectedly attends and disrupts, claiming spite as motive.
The Montagnais Indians spend nine months in the bush hunting and trapping for pelts and meat, then meet at Hudson Bay posts in June for rest and trade before returning to the bush in August. They do not farm, and bands are named for lakes and rivers they inhabit, with multiple subbands around Lake Mistassini, Lake St. John, and along the gulf of St Lawrence.
Cape Colony Argus notes Abyssinian brides endure a three month confinement to burn green branches that fumes skin away and reveal a lighter complexion. Elders and young women guide the process as part of ritual marriage customs.
A veteran actor reflects on dangers in the profession and recalls Wisham Brown who toured in South Africa. The cousin reveals Wisham was killed by eggs thrown in Cape Town, with the punchline that ostrich eggs did the deed.
The readable text shows a child's question about growth and a father’s reply in a garbled financial context. Names, places, and clear events are not discernible due to missing or corrupted OCR.
A fashionably framed scene from Philadelphia Inquirer has a young man kneeling and offering himself as a birthday gift to Mildred, who replies she only accepts useful presents. The quote about vigor and personal power is attributed to Emerscos and adds a tangential aside.
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