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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
6
A bishop's young son in India, restrained by his nurse from an improper act, contemplates the nurse's handling. He then threatens with seriousness to worship idols if not allowed to proceed. The anecdote captures a child's logic and momentary defiance.
Tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory at about one fare plus 2 for the round trip. Gulf points in Texas and intermediate points to Oklahoma priced at 25 40 for the round trip. Colorado and other points on application. Tickets valid thirty days with liberal stop overs. For more information contact E. W. Rickeson Agent.
Clinton D. Sirs, trustee, announces weekly office hours in the first front office room of the K of P building on Wednesdays and Saturdays to transact township business.
Special rates to the west and southwest via Wabash railway one half fare plus $2.00. Sales dates March 5 12 19 and 16 April 2 9 16 23 30. Billing locations include Billings Montana and Hilldale Montana. Other routes to Portland Oregon Tacoma Seattle Everett and Bellingham 84.10 Ogden Salt Lake City Helena Butte and Ancon 30.40 Spokane Washington and NP railway routes March 1 to April 30 and Sept 1 to Oct 31 1907. E W Richeson agent.
The two cent fare law disrupts popular excursions and prompts a Methodist shift to Winona Lake. A $60 000 to $75 000 hotel is planned, with the Northern Indiana Methodist Conference considering Winona as a permanent meeting place. An interurban network from Goshen to Winona Lake is under construction, linking to Indianapolis and expanding west to Fort Wayne. The new power plant supports the system, boosting land and home demand at the lake.
A dramatic incident at a San Francisco court when prisoners heard The Holy City sung by a former opera member. The judge granted thirty inmates another chance after the powerful voice moved the room to prayer. The note links Florence Maybrick to Chandler Day and Michael Maybrick, composer Stephen Adams.
A New York Press quotation discusses paper handkerchiefs from Japan as a safer, cheaper alternative to linen handkerchiefs. Doctors argue linen spreads germs linked to consumption and pneumonia, while paper handkerchiefs are discarded by fire. The piece notes Japan’s low consumption rates and future adoption.
The roulette wheel was devised by a monk in a six months retreat for meditation. Monte Carlo, the famed gambling resort, loses over five million dollars yearly to players with the Casino run by the Sea Bathing and Strangers' Club. In winter 1904 05 profits reached seven million two hundred four thousand. A long electric elevator at Hammer Schwand near Lucerne lifts visitors to 3600 feet, carrying seven passengers per ride in three minutes.
A laconic deaf and dumb man in a town conveys meaning with a pad. He wins Bob's gold watch then returns a two word message And chain to the pompous father who expected a confession. A second scene shows a lawyer posing a hypothetical question to Miss Prittly about a capable suitor and a witty fulfillment.
A carpenter attempts repairs at a flat but finds the door locked. After a quarrel, a woman from the opposite flat reveals there is no one home except the parrot, ending the scene with a light note of humor.
The manager of a war drama storms into the office calling an actor a blockhead. He complains an actor from a cook house kitchen was sent, noting the battle scene miswords scale the walls replaced by scale the fish prompting laughter and confusion.
A New York drummer at a Texas hotel breakfast table asks about egg preparation. The waiter explains the cook combined eggs with cheese to make a cheese omelet, noting the eggs were promiscuous and only slightly so. The exchange captures regional dialect humor from a period voice.
A humorous note from Chicago Record-Herald about Mrs. Henpeck training her husband to jump through hoops and assisting in celebrating the anniversary of her first marriage. The itemPlayfully contrasts domestic control with a lighthearted jab at marriage routines.
A British firm builds a stern wheel paddle boat to haul sand from Tierra del Fuego where a dredger at work reports gold findings. Claims say river banks and beds hold abundant gold and that within twelve months the region may become a world famous gold producer.
A humorous exchange reprises a courtroom pun with a taunter claiming loss of a leg and a lawyer retorting that none exists. The quip captures a wartime or stage dialect flair and sharp wit between speaker and patron.
Collectors seek the Simplon tunnel Inauguration card showing Labor guiding Commerce and Agriculture on one side and a laureated frieze with In labore pax and Inauguration of the Simplon on the address side Five hundred thousand copies will be struck and the block afterward destroyed.
In a Baltimore American snippet Mrs. Gossip and Mrs. Ridhleigh exchange jabs about embionpoint and fat while a New York Press dialogue with Ella and Stella riffs on wealth, money, and face value as fortunes. The panel blends humor and social mockery in brisk dialogue.
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