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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
2
The note lists advertising pricing: one year contracts eight cents per inch, six months to under a year nine cents per inch, contracts under six months ten cents per inch, metal base electros six cents per inch. Local rate for one insertion eight cents per line, two or more insertions five cents per line each.
A Republican editor urges citizens to back the candidate before the upcoming Democratic city convention for the mayoral nomination. The letter is signed by James Slim and expresses party loyalty and intent to seek the post.
The interurban issue remains unsettled with officials offering few new details and the public awaiting further guidance. Community leaders urge patience as debates continue and commuters await any concrete plan or timetable.
Commentator notes political thoughts have stalled as workload remains heavy. The piece implies a light shift from campaigns and public debate due to time constraints affecting even the editorial team.
The township gravel road remains a central issue across Indiana, described as crucial yet costly by officials and residents. Observers note budget strains and maintenance needs, while stakeholders seek durable, affordable improvements.
A menacing reflection on restraint and public conduct notes a man who can play the fool only with family, a habit deemed fortunate by the narrator. it hints at social expectations and private versus public personas.
A reflective line notes conscience can steer people toward acting bravely, aligning personal behavior with others’ expectations and social judgments. It suggests inner restraint can override fear and prompt responsible action.
The president demands a tariff bill acceptable to the people and forces the Conference Committee toward a satisfactory law as he vents his anger.
A group of ten Republican senators voted against the tariff bill’s final passage, a stance described as brave and linking party fate to constituents accepting the vote. The text argues party discipline would risk members being read from their constituencies if dissent is punished.
A brief note urges mutual aid between Covington residents and helpers to improve the town. It emphasizes reciprocal support, practical practice, and a quick shift to a better communal condition. No specific events or dates are provided.
Senator Beveridge recommended A T Claypool of Aylesworth for the Ninth district census supervisor role. Supervisors receive 1500 dollars plus 1 4 per thousand local population, with enumerators paid about three dollars daily for 90 days. Work begins next December and spans four to five months plus continued duties.
Arthur T. Long will be succeeded this fall by George Thompson as Lincoln school principal. Long exits after one year teaching colored pupils and will move to Indianapolis to teach in its colored school at a higher salary. Thompson, a graduate of Indians University, arrives from Covington, seeking a home and will relocate soon.
Auction style notice from Covington Indiana listing a stock of stands tables chairs feather bed dressers 1 shooting gallery 2 spring targets 24 birds and 2 gas and related items. Indicates selling all or part due to poor health at 310 W Crocket St Covington.
The Covington and Bend M B K churches held the fourth quarterly meeting in Covington with District Supt McKenzie presiding. Reports showed steady work across departments and a promising close. Rev Dougherty received a month’s vacation and the Conference expressed appreciation and memorialized the annual meeting at Crawfordsville September 7 for his return. T A Clifton named delegate to the conference.
In Fort Wayne Daily News it is argued that insurgent Senators defend the party platform against Aldrich’s tariff plan. The piece praises their stubborn fight, warns the party risks if “stand patters” prevail, and calls the insurgents the vanguard of progress in a crisis that could split the Republicans.
A barn and its contents on George Tolbert’s Danville road farm four miles west of town burned Wednesday night. Loss estimated around $2,000 with little insurance on the building. Fire believed to stem from spontaneous combustion after hay was recently stored.
Orville Wright piloted an aeroplane at Ft Meyer for one hour and twenty minutes ending the flight with eighty three figure eights and a safe landing.
Suedtman reports a tornado crossed southern Ohio and northern Kentucky on July 21 damaging farm property in several Ohio counties. The storm left widespread ruin in its path and prompted official attention.
If people with symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble could realise their danger they could without loss of time commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. This great remedy stops the pain and the irregularities strengthens and builds up these organs and there is no danger of Bright's disease or other serious disorder. Do not disregard the early symptoms. Sold by M. VanDoro.
The sixteen year old son of Raymond Cooper of Odon drowned in a deep pond about a mile from Washington while bathing with friends. He was seized by cramps and could not be rescued.
Joseph Robbins aged 56 committed suicide in Maxwell Briscoe park Newcastle Indiana as coroner Hiatt ruled melancholia from ill health. The inquest found suicide as the cause and cited poor health as the motive.
A compilation of short notices covers a railroad accident in Danville Illinois where a man named A T Green was killed by a freight train. Also reported is a large factory fire in Evansville Indiana causing near fifty thousand dollars in loss. A derailment blast on a Lackawanna cut off in New Jersey kills workers. Other items note wage talks among window glass manufacturers and a testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar.
Indianapolis grain and livestock bids shown for wheat corn oats hay cattle hogs sheep and lambs with direct prices. Cincinnati Chicago East Buffalo and Toledo figures listed for various commodities and markets. The note closing cites New York as leading in hotel and theater investments.
A couple married a month when the husband loses his job and drifts through eighteen months of unsuccessful efforts. The wife watches a fraying trousseau and dwindling hope for new gowns as she questions their union's fate in a sharp exchange.
An fragment-poem contrasts life and love with fleeting joys and sorrow. It hints at death as the final stillness, with repeated motifs of dreaming, crying, and a silent wall portrait where Love and Death echo the drama of human existence.
Miss Ethel Barrymore publicly grants sketches to various artists. A young impressionist painter finished a portrait and asked for her signature with a sentiment. She declined the sunset line and wrote This is not a sunset, it is Ethel Barrymore.
A parish rector returns from autumn leave and questions a cottage scene. He inquires about baptism as a mother with her baby hesitates, saying the curate may have performed a religious act without stating it outright.
An English actor complains Ellen Terry laughed during a key scene and writes a sad letter asking her to change. Terry replies bluntly that she never laughs on stage and waits until home to laugh.
Mr Gaynor, a noted Irishtain, dined on haddock but found the fish not fresh. He lowered his mouth to the head and then his ear as if speaking to it. The hostess asked his purpose and he joked the haddock would tell of his friend Captain Murphy who was drowned last Monday, though the fish claimed no knowledge.
A brief aphorism attributed to Mill asserts a single binding rule of life. It urges persistently seeking the highest personal achievement one is capable of and then performing it with unwearied effort.
A cautious customer asks about a returned check marked No funds. The teller explains the bank has no funds and an overdraft of $60 exists. The patron decides to move the deposit elsewhere, praising the honesty shown.
Sunday evening at the home of Justice John F. Davidson occurred the marriage of George Purnell of Veedersburg to Miss Pearl Stevens of Richland Township. The newlyweds will reside in Veedersburg.
Sheriff Kerr seized Sam Keller in Jackson township this week after he was declared insane and transported him to Central Hospital in Indianapolis. His friends hope for a swift recovery.
The pastor delivers the last evening sermon before vacation on The Sin Against Love at First Presbyterian Church. Congregation urged to attend. morning worship moved to the Methodist church. Trustees and Deacons will meet briefly after the evening service. H. K. Fox P.H. D. Minister. 620 Fourth Street. Phone 5%
A Covington baseball game at Covington fair grounds is slated for Sunday July 25 with emphasis on clean conduct and orderly attendance. The Covington Cubs invite community support and promise sober play. a note thanks Newtown Fair Association for complimentary tickets and criticism of others who misuse such favors.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services with sermons on Divine Multiplication and We Stoop to Conquer. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. evening preaching at 7:30. Miss Beulah Watkins from Danville to play organ. Choir and chorus rehearsals scheduled. Board and aid society meetings list. Bend M E Church Pastor Frank K Dougherty announces schedule.
ClerK Madden reports the week’s issued licenses to wed include Clarence Newman and Myrtle La Baw Frank F Schriver and Haze Levons George Purnell and Pearl Stephens Charles A Adams and Daisy Adams Henry Moorehouse and Bianck A Stephens.
The labor question remains unsolved as long as talks must persist on worker rights and wages. Analysts argue political pressure and economic shifts shape outcomes, with unions and employers balancing demands in a changing market.
William Jennings Bryan spoke to about three thousand at Shades Chautauqua then met with local Democrats led by J. Harvey Canine in Crawfordsville. He later left for Pontiac and planned an August 2 Attica lecture, The Prince of Peace. He praised Taft on the income tax and favored state Referenda and local option in temperance.
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