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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
4
Rates listed for display ads include one year contracts at 8 cents per inch, six months and under one year at 9 cents per inch, contracts under six months at 16 cents per inch, and metabase electros at 6 cents per inch.
Martin L. Curk was brought to Augustine Hospital Chicago Thursday with Dr Andrus accompanying. Dr Oschler operated Friday after a thorough exam revealing pus in the gal duct and inflammation of the duct and pancreas. The operation was successful and he is doing nicely at bedside, expected home in about three weeks. Friends follow his recovery closely.
John W. Poole of Fower seeks Col. Morris to lead his defense as his comic trial for the Kemper murder unfolds. Poole contends the killing was accidental while Emory Poole’s testimony remains pivotal. identity of the body and witnesses hinge on pending evidence.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co past year coverage totals four and a half million in force at twenty cents per hundred while Indiana Mutual Cyclone Insurance Co reports three million in force at five cents per hundred. Bro farmer, you cannot afford to carry your own insurance at these rates. SPROSON WILSON, Agent.
An old advertisement from the American Registry Company offers life and health coverage with a $2,000 death benefit, $15 weekly accident and sickness benefits, $81.40 for loss of limb or eyesight, and a $100 emergency relief benefit. It lists $600 yearly cost with no other dues and invites applicants aged 16 to 65 to send applications to Dept 163 at 208 Cadillac Building, Brie Pa.
An explanation of wind origins and behavior from St. Nicholas. It describes air weight, motion, and the sun's heating effect. Warm air rises creating a vacuum that cooler air fills, with earth rotation shaping trade winds and global air patterns.
A comedian recalls the origin of the black lines on the whitened face of clowns. The tale links Fat William in Paris to tears after his wife’s death and a strike of pain, creating a lasting theatrical image. It cites Dickens and a Westminster Gazette anecdote about rapid election reporting by hand.
An advertising manager recalls a dry goods merchant asking for prime placement, prompting the paper to joke that when publishing pure reading matter meant to reach women, they place it next to a dry goods ad. The anecdote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer highlights newsroom humor on audience targeting.
A Chicago News item recounts a junior chemistry pupil named Thomas answering a professor by joking that leather is an oxide of beef. The exchange showcases a playful classroom moment.
An adrift dialogue fragment frames a witty exchange about marriage as a woman rejects a proposal while another woman accepts, noted in the Houston Post with period voice. The quirky line underscores early 20th century newspaper style and social tones.
Glen Cecil of Mingman and Bert Sowers with families visited relatives. Mrs. John Ferguson returned as postmistress. J B Mellett wed Miss Della Parson at Hillsboro. he’s long-serving postmaster. Various notes on visits, births, and a Highland ad for Foley Kidney Pills.
The county board of tax review began its first session Monday and will sit for forty days to hear complaints on personal property and real estate assessments. The board, the county’s sole power to change assessments, invites dissatisfied residents to file complaints. After adjournment no redress until the next session in June 1912. Members: County Auditor W. K. Gray, Assessor Charles H. Dochterman, Treasurer Will J. Thompson, Jacob Fine, and Marion Hilderbrand, all Democrats.
The piece notes that in 1906 lightning killed 169 people nationwide and argues the odds are under two in a million. It highlights a success story of Robert Madsen of West Burlington Iowa who recovered from liver disease after using Electric Bitters, praised as the best remedy for stomach liver nerves kidneys and blood purification.
Montgomery county officials announced the re election of Supt Otis Hall to a new four year term. Hall, a Montgomery county superintendent and former Wa bash College graduate, faced no active opponents. Republican trustees James D Wilson Irving Fuller winder Charles V Hodgkin J W Elliott S G Rogers and John W Miler pledged support in January caucus.
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