This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
5
Monday through Covington items highlight visits, real estate trades, carpentry, and social ties. Scattered notices include Ada Newhouse visiting Green Castle, Francis Smith renting Fourth Street property, and Wallace Myers moving to Ft Wayne. Local commerce features Canning Co threshing coal, Perfection stoves, and Riverside Dairy ads.
A scattered page notes promotions at J. Loeb's Stores offering cheap ladies waists. Miss Ethel Evans returned home after visiting Indianapolis and Crawfordsville. Heavy rain washed out bridges north and east of town. Barnard Yount of Kansas City and Ovie Taylor of Wabash are mentioned visiting locals. Cement deliveries arrive. electric storm damages a chimney at Mort Steely’s home. Sevuors Graham of Wabash reports health improvements and farm work. last November was the previous visit.
Wash dress goods offered at J Loeb's Stores with an assortment described as new and desirable. Prices are advertised as the lowest.
Wednesday in Danville saw Con Martin and family visiting Geomartina and wife Arthur Yeager of Newman Illinois visited Miss Fay Quinn. T A Clifton and others attended. harvests in oats and hay are abundant. Ray Sailor joined C J E F railroad. Grandma Jones faces serious condition after a broken leg. stock losses reported from a storm. Ford agency in Attica promotes autos. a wreck near the river bridge delays Big Four traffic.
A Warren county farm of 220 acres with a large house and good barn. Rich soil and strong value at 174 dollars per acre, offered for a short time at 8150 per acre. Contact W. RK Massey & Sons in Covington Indiana for details.
The seller offers the Model 40 car with sub agent commissions, promises to tour the territory to show it, and lists contact at Williamsport Indiana. Also notes south side pool room services and tobacco goods available. Rewards offered for lost locket and found sachet with money involved. claim at the office.
Veedersburg defeated Covington 5 to 2 on the home grounds Sunday. Covington led late, but a costly lapse in the final inning swung the game to Veedersburg. Local notes mention a funeral for Mrs. Sheahan attended by about thirty relatives and friends from Dalton, Tennessee.
The local Baptist congregation undertakes a re-shingling and improvements while continuing regular prayer meetings and Sunday school. A preaching service will be held next Sunday morning and evening. Mrs Rose Bowers hosted the Thimble club at her Fourth Street home with Miss Jessie McGuire of Lakeview Hospital as guest. Vaccination for hog cholera shows good results as herd losses decline and farmers express cautious optimism for broader use.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.