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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
8
A historic newspaper ad offers one year free of cost with a yearly subscription to The Covington Republican for $1.50. The promotion emphasizes returning readers and full access to local news and community updates.
The Cincinnati Weekly Gazette, a widely circulated West publication, features departments on agriculture poultry markets literature and more. A limited time offer includes free one year of the Gazette with a one year Covington Republican subscription and renewal extension for current subscribers.
The author argues mothers should use Scott's cod-liver oil emulsion for two. Nourishing two requires strength uncommon in extreme women. Luxurious people are weak by habit, overworked people are weak from exhaustion, and few women have surplus life for two.
Publisher thanks citizens and local businesses for support in the Covington Souvenir Edition. The issue aims to reflect Covington and surrounding interests, despite financial strain and unrepresented homes and firms. The editor notes the edition is a credit to the city and will have lasting benefits.
Bradstreet's weekly review reports varied trade across regions. The East shows midsummer activity while the Southwest suffers drought and heat reducing orders. The Northwest remains active on good crops with easy credit, the Middle West holds steady, and the South sees ordinary conditions.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper page shows various ads and notices. It promotes Hobbs’ Sparagus Pills for kidney ills, a cuff holder ad from J. M. Marks & Co., a Bromo Quinine cold remedy, Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for digestion, and Castor oil branding. Additional items mention the Endowment Bank deficit of 225,267 and Cass township farmers facing a lynx-like predator threatening livestock.
In Tampa Florida on July 10 a gunfight near Plant City left farmer Edward Franklin dead and Franklin's son in law David Kinard his wife and their baby seriously wounded.
The article explains a plate glass factory workflow. A casting table measures about 20 feet by 15 feet and 6 inches thick with iron strips guiding roller thickness. Glass pours, rollers spread to uniform thickness, then cools and moves to an annealing oven for several days. Afterward it is rough for skylights or polished for clear panes.
The M E church of this place will reopen next Sunday July 24 with Rev Dr BE A Schell officiating. Preaching at 10 45 with a special song service of hymns anthems and solos. Presbyterian ladies offer ice cream and cake on the courthouse lawn Saturday evening for 15 cents. No preaching at the Presbyterian church Sunday due to the M E reopening.
A letter from a Washington reader extols Grain-O from Genesee Pure Food Co noting its health benefits for families and children. The writer claims no other beverage matches Grain-O and signs with initials C F Myers. A stray line mentions a person named Limis week and a missing Aly? home.
This family favorite offers a quick no bake dessert. Simply add hot water and chill to set. Available in Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors at your grocers for 10 cents.
Mr Beddard of the London Zoological Society notes a peculiarity of tiger ears with bright white spots on the back. When the ears face forward these spots may resemble eyes and could deter predators or enemies by creating the illusion of watchful eyes in dim light.
W W Goodwin, a longtime Harvard professor, quips at a dinner in his honor about aging and perception noting how his view of adulthood shifted with each decade. The remark blends humor with reflections on aging and status at the event.
Humorous exchange at a Chicago Post wedding vignette with a maid of honor gushing over the event and a sharp quip about the groom as a minor detail. The banter underscores social wit and wedding etiquette in a clipped newspaper voice.
July 10 report from Terre Haute Indiana says Frank Swemoy of Coal Bluff filed a police complaint that his wife vanished from home taking six hundred dollars of his savings.
A brief notice urges readers to share the issue with others. It emphasizes distributing copies to broaden reach and community awareness.
Indianapolis July 22 The first annual camp of instruction under Indiana's new militia law is underway and will run without interruption until next Saturday morning when orders to break ranks are given. Civilians entering brigade headquarters will be halted by privates in present arms and hear salute the colors. A flag atop a 16 foot staff will be raised as observers note the ceremonial homage to national colors.
On July 31 Idaville Indiana hosts a notable reunion for former residents who left to seek fame in opera fields. The committee reports extensive entertainment plans and many distinguished guests expected from across the country.
Warsaw Indiana reports a bumper French pea packing season with 22 000 000 to 24 000 000 cans prepared for markets worldwide. At market prices from 75 to 81 5 cents and 1 15 per case for extras, the state may gain 800 000 to 900 400 dollars, boosting wealth.
William Young, a nearby Bear Creek placer farmer, sends 400 dollars in crude gold to the Philadelphia mint. Frank Wells has collected about 160 dollars worth of gold. Speculators cover the streams while farm owners resist selling. Modern machinery will soon operate on the ground.
Edmund Frank visit develops was found dead in the Mississippi River below Memphis. He was murdered and robbed of 125 dollars, his gold watch, and diamonds. He was Gus Frank's son, a wealthy retired merchant of the county, and represented a New York company building an electric light plant at his death.
In Laporte Frank Eggert, who recently underwent hospital surgery, was found dead in the woods near the city. He had vanished a week earlier and reportedly killed himself with morphine as ongoing fears of illness weighed on him. His body, discovered near Laporte, had been partially eaten by hogs. In Kokomo, Dowieite George Shelly and Mrs. Farris were Egged Out of Walten, and now threaten lawsuits for damages in this city after attackers vented on Sunday night.
Terre Haute July 22. John T Bays states the final options are in hand and a Chicago committee will meet early next week to review them.
T Thomas Thompson of Red Cloud died in Vincennes Indiana after wading in White river and piercing his foot on a submerged pitchfork. The injury led to lockjaw with death occurring the following day.
Warsaw Ind July 20 Dr Joseph A Chandler 73 veteran of the 152nd Indiana Infantry died last night after suffering heat exhaustion while returning from a professional visit. He was a long time physician and respected local figure.
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