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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
7
J Loeb's Stores reports no goods received while shoppers await new linens. Veedersburg visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Grigg yson and Rev O W McGaughey at baccalaureate services. Speedways draw W W Layton party and many autoists passing through town. An eight passenger steel launch for sale or trade. Market chatter notes Rainiers Pharmacy and Foley Kidney Pills ads.
An old established company advertises a $2 000 death benefit and 815.00 weekly accident benefit with 15.00 weekly sick benefit 81¢ for loss of limb or eyesight and 100 emergency relief benefit. Cost is 60 per year with no other dues. Applicants aged 16 to 65 invited. Send application to Dept 165 American Registry Company 208 Cadillac Building Erie Pa.
The shop promises citywide pickup and return of sharpened mowers. G. W. Martins Shop on West Liberty street Covington Indiana offers repairs for buggies wages plows wood and iron work with a stated guarantee of satisfaction.
An excerpt notes a kidney and bladder remedy widely sold by druggists. It mentions Uncle Joan Bilsland of Madrid Iowa visiting Fountain County relatives. Alonzo Lewsader moved to Coyington, selling his Perrysville property and occupying the Margarette McMahon home on East Jefferson Street.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kine's New Life Pills as a remedy for constipation and biliousness claiming they regulate liver stomach and bowels and build health. Also notes Dr. C. M. Kennedy and wife visiting Camden and Judge Rabb visiting relatives and attending court in Crawfordsville.
Community updates note storage shifts and travel as residents move between Perrysville Danville and local farms report a strong tomato crop plus strawberries now available. Health ad cites Foley Kidney Pills with patient praise. Attendance at speedway races and a history professorship decision at State Normal affect local elections.
The 19 month old son of John Wright died of measles around 10:30 a m Tuesday after several days of illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday with interment at Mt Hope Cemetery. Also notes a forthcoming personal subscription collection campaign asking readers to settle outstanding accounts.
A Manila New York carpenter K. 8. Lopez notes his pocket box of Backlen’s Arnica salve trusted for quick healing. He claims it heals cuts burns boils and skin ailments, available for 25 cents at all druggists in the ad brief.
In Indianapolis on Wednesday M Boord promoted a grand demonstration of free sewing machines at his store read about in this issue. The notice highlights his new ad and urges readers to visit the big store for the event on June 10 1911. Sheriff Kerr and Will Adkins attended the Speedway races. Homer Sewell suffered a cold and rested at home. Jo Thomas and S Sowers from the county lower end visited Covington on business.
Oliver Board of Attica attended decoration day ceremonies Tuesday and left for California on Wednesday. Samuel Keller, previously shot himself in a failed suicide attempt and died last Thursday from his wounds. Martin Clark remains unstable after Wednesday transfer to a Chicago specialist. Friends express concern while M W Snoddy of Coal Creek, owner of the county mill, visited the city Thursday morning.
A bidder offers to haul 5000 props from John Zeigier’s to Nebeker station. The seller will pay 1 cent per prop. Delivery by July 15 is required. The contractor may employ 1 or 2 men, with William Russell named as contact.
A Pasadena druggist report from March 1911 extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant safe for children. It claims quick relief from coughs with no nauseating aftereffects and easy digestion, urging purchase from all druggists.
Frank Bilsland and family from Chicago arrived Saturday to visit Mr Bilsland’s parents and other relatives in the area.
A dated reminiscence notes lightning fatalities in 1906 and promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for liver and related ailments. It also reports Philip Hunt rebuilding a barn near his home, relocating it, raising it ten feet, and adding a concrete lower story with Chas Brown and his carpenters completing the work.
An article claims aging weakens organs and circulation and promotes illness. It promotes VINOL as a health booster for the elderly, citing a proof case from Albany and promising money back if no benefit. The advertisement ends with Manford L. VanDorn, a druggist in Covington, Pad.
An advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills promises relief for backache and urinary issues. It claims to strengthen kidneys, improve tissue health, reduce uric acid, and prevent Bright’s Disease and Diabetes, urging consumers to refuse substitutes.
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