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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
1
The item advertises New York World thrice weekly at one dollar and a bundled offer with The Republican for 1.85 per year. It also promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a constipation cure and Dr Miles pain pills with money back if not cured.
A song lyric narrates Sally and Johnny parting as he sails to fight the Spanish on the Oregon. The couple exchange farewell lines amid the Yankee ship’s battle imagery and a torn handkerchief as intensifying war sentiment spreads. A Boston church notices a pastor’s sermons titled Reasons for Resting in the Loving Arms of God and To Hell with Spain.
Indiana Audubon Society acts to enforce bird laws with a circular from Secretary G Cottman Irvington outlining prohibitions on killing wild birds destroying nests or eyes and penalties ranging from ten to fifty dollars plus five to thirty days in jail. The law also allows the Indiana Academy of Science to issue collecting permits upon a $200 bond and sets hunting seasons for game birds.
The piece from The Greatest Discovery Yet highlights Dr King’s New Discovery as a trusted remedy for coughs colds and consumption. It claims superior results after testing other products and notes a guaranteed satisfaction with trial bottles available at Lee Allen's drug store.
Camp Thomas speculation focuses on which regiments from the First corps will join General Brooke’s army to Porto Rico. Most expect the First and Second divisions to form the core, with changes possible. potential units include Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, and Minnesota regiments. Officers at Brooke's headquarters predict departure this week.
Francis M. Dice of Crawfordsville has received final instructions and departs to assist in setting up free delivery in Muncie and Montgomery. He will base in Louisville. The Divine Healer Francis Schlatter is arrested for malicious mischief after tearing down a hotel flag and bail is set at $300. A Riverside dispatch misidentifies a Rockville man as Allen, with no matching local banker. the alias remains unconfirmed. Real estate transfers involve Veedersburg and Covington properties, while the Mill Creek township marks its twelfth annual commencement with 18 graduates at Kingman’s Methodist church.
Washington reports arrangements nearly complete for moving Spanish prisoners from Santiago to Spain. Spanish Transatlantique Co. to carry 24,000 enlisted and 1,000 officers at government cost, with five ships ready in nine days and total expense around 530,000 dollars. Santiago reopens amid renewed commerce as ships unload supplies and locals barter medals and relics with American soldiers.
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