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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
3
Readers in Covington Indiana debate garbled imputed quotes in the Citizen. D W Sanders defends himself against misattributed expressions and echoes a larger critique of Sunday baseball, business success, and religious sentiment.
Chas Hutson and wife visited town on Monday. Vermillion county visitors played a game against Foster’s team, losing 15 to 149. Charley Printy adopted a foundling boy after a street encounter. Granda Ratcliff visited Charley’s selectee. Notables travel to Indianapolis and nearby residents visit family, with Mrs Holycross injured and using crutches. Jessie Hower from Indian Territory arrived at Wesley Switzer’s.
A first person Civil War diary covers the Battle of the Wilderness. It describes nightly fighting, shelling, and medics at work as the writer and soldiers endure sharpshooters, gunfire, and wounded comrades. The piece mentions General Sedgwick’s death and a carnival planned by Lafayette Elks for July 14, plus a Rocky Mountain Tea ad ending with Lehoy Allen.
A powerful oil company president worth about 300 million dollars laments troubles at a Bible class. A friend suggests he shares his wealth or uses Benson's Plaster, a remedy claimed to relieve pains. The ad touts Benson's Plaster as quick relief with warnings about imitators and a bulk order offer from Seabury & Johnson.
The Lafayette Elks Amusement Association, chaired by George Seeger Jr., is preparing a July carnival and race meet starting July 14. It is Lafayette’s fourth carnival and second under Elks auspices, with railroads offering special reasonable rates to attract visitors.
In Coviicton Minnesota a livery barn offers rental with city water and lights. The ad claims prime city location and superior bus and cab services, inviting a live liveryman to investigate the enterprise with contact Mrs Catharine Cardiff.
An advertisement touts Plastico as cheaper than paper and healthier to use. It claims easy application and durability and directs readers to Buckner's Drug store to investigate. The notice also promotes Foley's Kidney Cure from Geo. D. Cook as a remedy when other medicines have failed.
An advertisement urges kidney care to combat rheumatism and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as an effective treatment. It claims Dr. Hopkins from Volar Wisconsin found relief after three years with other doctors and cites testimonials from Geo D Cook and Geo W McDuff. It also advertises Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with a customer in New Orleans praising two bottle results.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years confined to bed by kidney disease and 89 fever finding no relief from experts until Foley’s Kidney Cure was prescribed, calling it a Godsend. Geo D Cook.
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