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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
2
A cleansing cooling healing salve marketed for burns, scratches insect bites and sore feet is praised as unequaled with imitations warned against. Sold by the Hedges Drag Co.
A collage of short dated anecdotes and ads including a Kaiser in civilian dress joke, a $25 farming success note from Cashmere Washington, a son-in-law punch line from Houston, and an ad for DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills via The Hedges Drug Co. Several old time remedies and local notices populate the page.
In a quirky exchange a nurse questions how the water escaped a bottle while patient Rafferty explains he drank it, joking about instructions to apply it to his stomach. He describes the hot liquid nearly burning his throat and the scene as a rough, humorous moment in care.
A historical advert states De Witt's Little Early Risers relieve sickness headache biliousness or constipation. The small pill is described as a sure safe and prompt remedy and is sold by The Hedges Drug Co.
Scriptural mottoes decorate the Wall Street office of Mrs J Alven Gaylord, a broker and Biffle promoter, a practice echoed by other New York houses. The habit recalls Harry Hill in Houston Street whose biblical cues drew patrons, and a famed downtown purveyor whose device influenced a New York paper’s daily editorial inscription enjoyed by many today.
The Fountain County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for seven bridge constructions the Jones Strader Isley Meeker Buckhorn Rice and Grimes bridges plus repair work on the Perrysville grade Bids must include a double bond and follow Indiana law The county may reject all bids and reserves the right to seal approval to the bid process dated July 8 1907 and signed by Auditor William B Gray
Notice to members of Covington Methodist Episcopal Church announces July 20 1907 at 2 20 p m election of two delegates and two alternates to represent the Covington charge at the Annual Conference in Greencastle on September 4 1907. Election at Covington M E church. Committee John Hileland Martin L Stanton.
Notice to property owners that Covington Indiana's City Clerk announces the assessment roll for Fourth Street improvement from Washington Street north to the street end. The Common Council will meet July 19, 1907 at 7 30 p m in the council chamber to consider and confirm the assessment roll and final estimates. John La Tourrette, Clerk.
An old advertisement promotes Swamp Root with the claim of benefits and lists Binghamton New York as part of the bottle labeling. The notice emphasizes the product name and usage context within a regional market.
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