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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
6
Local notes list visits and travels of residents and guests from Stone Bluff Rob Roy and surrounding towns including Mayfield Schooonover Bebbe Haverstick Crane Voliva Beebe and others. Also mentions Bellows grocery venture and a Lafayette surgery. Medical ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic coughs and lung issues.
Miss Alma Williams returns home from West Lebanon on Friday. Earl Bonebrake and Edith Gerrard visit Danville on Saturday. Rev. Watkins conducts services at the Christian church with good attendance. Dr. George Porter of Williamsport visits his mother Saturday. Mesdames Lape and Shepherd host visitors from March Field Saturday and Sunday. John Johnson and nephew Opal Haskins spend Sunday with Jacob Johnson in Judyville. Claude Williams Virgil Knapp Myrtle Miller and Ruth Eider visit Portland Arch Sunday. Leon Haskins spends weekend with brother in Danville. Mrs. David Parker and George Henderson visit Peace Friday. Mary Gaskin calls on Cora McKinney Saturday. John Johnson and wife and Mrs. Frank Taylor visit Danville on Saturday. Jacob Robinson and wife visit Dr. Larkin family Sunday evening. Ezriah Haskins and wife of West Newell with relatives at State Line Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. John Martin and son Goldie return from Foster and Danville after visiting relatives. Edward Menefee of Williamsport visits State Line on business Monday.
Community figures and relatives gathered for a Thursday Tabernacle meeting in Newtown. Attendees included Rev. Phelps Mrs Hulse and family, Granville Gebhart, John Gebhart, George Rice, and Jamez Gilpin families. Several out of town visitors joined, with 154 at cottage prayer meetings last Friday morning.
Local hay and oat crops near completion. J S Albaugh improving after illness. Mrs J S Albaugh returns from Chicago visit. Sarah Westfall and Ollie Hollis return home. Mrs Alice Dehart Lizzie Bowman and Edna visit. Several couples wed last week: Paul Smith Fannie Jester Joe Atkinson Minnie Christman and another unnamed pair. New baby for Ernest Hunt and wife. Keller couple welcome daughter. Nellie Marks plans trip Lincoln Marion Oxford. Friday dance and Sunday ball game draw town attention. Mr Harbort hosts surprise gathering with ice cream and cake.
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers a free silvered NoDrip Coffee Strainer to any woman who writes for the No-Drip Cap on privilege. He also sends a free booklet about his Health Coffee a grain based imitation of real coffee without taste or real caffeine. The ad promises no boiling and a quick preparation.
Mrs Exum Palin and daughter Mies Lucile visited George Duncan and wife while attending meetings. Several social visits noted across Danville area including Miss Eva Patterson returning from Kokomo for six weeks, Larkin club picnic planned, and numerous family gatherings. Foley kidney remedy and Pink Pain Tablets advertised in local notices.
Local fragment recounts a July to August schedule with a school yard basket meeting planned for the first Sunday in August. It notes several residents visiting Covington At tica West Lebanon and Danville, social calls at homes, and a church fundraiser ice cream supper raising over 15 dollars. It ends with a medical ad for Foley's Kidney Remedy.
Fred Stevens and his son visited George Frock and wife in Danville on Sunday. Homer Richardson of Rileyburg was here Sunday. Sam Parsons left for St. Louis on Saturday. Several residents visited home folks over the weekend including the Coffman sisters in Danville and Ethel Reed from Gilman visiting Wm. Kizer. Roy Morgan and wife may move to Montana next week. Matt Boyd suffered two light paralysis strokes but remains mobile. The address of Frank Skinner and party is 2444 Allen Ave Niagra Falls NY.
The Fountain county teachers institute will be held the week beginning August 30 in this city. Further announcements will be made later.
All persons interested in Mt Carmel cemetery are asked to meet at the church on Friday July 30 at 3 pm to plan cleaning and care. Men and women are both expected to attend. A FRIEND.
Bertha Brown Earl Johnson Miss Jessie Wells listed for the week ending July 21 1909. Recipients are urged to mention advertised when calling for the above. F OW. Boyd, P. M.
Paul Finan and Mont Faust closed a deal to purchase the Gwynnup barber shop from Mrs. Gwynnup. The new owners will operate the shop at the former location and also continue running their west side shop as before to serve the public.
Fifty years ago a group of Covington’s leading citizens urged county officials to install a clock in the courthouse tower offering to fund a quarter of the cost. The proposal, though generous, was never adopted. The Attica Ledger recalls the bid and urges renewed local effort to have a clock chime from the tower, noting a near completion years ago.
Mr and Mrs C E McDowell and family of Plymouth visited Mr and Mrs BE Dodson last Saturday.
A portly lady tells a boy he should be in school while he insists he is "working" the lift. He explains hydraulic pressure, valves, and counterpoises, asserting his expertise and liberty to manage the device on a legal holiday.
Frederick J. Maynald notes in American Industries that Liebig observed noisy grinding in iron mortars improved pigment yield. The louder the friction, the better the color, as iron wore off machinery and entered the mixture.
Archibishop Tait arrives in a Scottish hamlet and inquires at the village general store about Canter bury. The storekeeper jokes that the visitor might be the purser, and the prelate confirms he is. The dialogue includes a London shop connection and a nod to St Paul’s cathedral.
Max Beerbohm notes in a London Gazette column that New York’s harsh climate fosters a ruthless, fast paced society. He argues the chaotic bustle breeds a dynamic, explosive use of language to match the urgency of daily life.
A London Mail item records a witty exchange where Mrs Rawson complains of having many dresses while her husband, a domestic diplomatist, replies that a well dressed wife can draw attention from her face and that dress cannot heighten her charm.
Fragment describes a child assisting the mother during a bee encounter, with dialogue about safety and prior action. The text references Philadelphia Press as the source.
A dialogue shows Maude asking how old Grace is and May answering that she heard Grace says no girl ought to marry before twenty six. They discuss the idea as a civic virtue and the age standard is cited. The exchange reflects social expectations on marriage age.
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