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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
6
An advertisement announces low round trip rates by the Wabash Railroad to western and southwestern points. It states sales on the first and third Tuesday each month, 21 days from sale date, with E. W. Richison named as contact.
Nimrod would be a mighty hunter if he explored Temagami where indigenous canoe makers are celebrated. Local guides offer superb bark canoes and expert paddling. Summer campers on Temagami lakes can accomplish two years of work in one through fishing and hunting, with accessible travel via the Grand Trunk Railway. Free descriptive publication available from W. Robinson in Pittsburgh.
Wabash offers a round trip excursion from an eastern city to Atlantic City Ocean City Sea Isle City and Cape May New Jersey with a July 26 sale date and a 15 day return limit Stopovers include Philadelphia Niagara Falls and Detroit Tickets valid for return travel Round trip rate 19.00 E W Richison T A
Five dollars buys a trip to Lake Maxinkuckee via Wabash Railway with a 10 day limit. Tickets available June 1 through September 30. K. W. Richison and T. A. advertise. Also a note touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for sunburn and minor wounds sold by Gee D. Cook.
Essay compares working girls as salt of the earth praising their dignity and usefulness. Notes roles as stenographer teacher saleslady or housekeeper and lauds their self-reliance in a world of opportunity. Also advertises Cascasweet for infants and cites a census report on wage earners and tariffs discussed in political terms.
Real estate transfers in Fountain County compiled for the Republican by O S Douglass abstracter list transactions from Attica Veedersburg and Logan districts. Notable entries include Kemper Ahrens to Benjamin Mosier for Lot 1 Block 5 Attica 1100 dollars and Mattie A Dunkin to Wm J Martin Jr 90 acres Logan 3800 dollars.
First Seashore Excursion from Covington Indiana on July 19 1906 offers a round trip via Big Four L and M S Ry and Lehigh Valley Route to Atlantic City Ocean City Cape May and Sea Isle City with a 15 day return limit. Rate from Covington 1850. Stops include Philadelphia Niagara Falls and Chautauqua Lake side trip via Westfield. Tickets available through Big Four agents or at Cincinnati Ohio general agent H J Rueern.
Cooper button spent Monday in Veedersburg visiting Paul Gossett. Miss Jessie Panhallegan of Decatur Ohio stayed with Miss Alma Board. Mrs. Ethel Warner of Indianapolis is visiting relatives and friends in the city.
Community updates include visitors such as Mrs Permelia Crane and Miss Franie Bender, plus a note on lost gilt belt. Reports mention hospital stay of Mrs Will Lemon and the death of George Vandevender. Personnel changes at Big Four and post office furniture upgrades are summarized alongside campus notes from Chicago University and Meeker family visit.
A spectacle near Senator John B. Henderson’s heights home featured the destruction of the wine cellar contents. Rechabites, joined by Henderson tent and Onward tent, toppled bottles into a gutter while Mrs. Henderson endorsed the act and quipped about the “dram shop” being emptied. An aged spectator drank from the gutter flood, praising the stuff.
On September 18 to 20 a Chickamauga National Park reunion will gather regiments from twelve states including Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Missouri Kansas and Kentucky. Veterans and officers will lead tours of battle markers while Louisville and Nashville routes promote travel. Local agents offer rates and materials for the event.
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