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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
10
Display advertising rates for terms vary by length. One year contracts eight cents per inch. Six months to under one year rate is six cents per inch. Contracts under six months ten cents per inch. Meta hase electros six cents per inch.
At about 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon George Clark passing the Clark and Galloway saw mill spotted a fire under a lumber pile on the west side of the building. Mel Marshall quickly helped extinguish the flames before damage spread. Winds could have carried embers toward the business district. The blaze started from embers from a gravel train engine on the towpath road.
In a fundraising style letter, residents dispute the Ledger's claim on how county superintendents are chosen. They insist a majority board governs party alignment, citing past examples like Young and Moffitt and noting Boone county parallels. plus local ads for lawn mower sharpening by G. W. Martin's Shop Covington Indiana.
First Presbyterian Church HK FOX Ph D Minister presents morning theme Presbyterian Church History. Evening topic Jesus Teaching on the Church and Family. Bible School at 10 o clock. Morning worship and C E Society at 6 30 Evening worship at 7 30 Mid week service Thursday at 7 0 Choir Rehearsal Saturday at 7 0 p m
Barney Lister and wife entertained their son James Lister and wife from Danville this weekend. Oscar Winters purchased a new automobile. Gertie Wilson has returned to work at John Finch's. Carl Carpenter and wife visited his sister Mrs. Charles Winters on Thursday. Tom Adams Miss Jennie Sowers Ronny Rogers and Miss Sophia Arren were Danville visitors last week. There will be children's day exercises at the Mr church Sunday night.
An old Yankee farmer on his deathbed craved a fine nutty fruit cake. His daughter spared no expense in making it but kept the cake uneaten, saying they could not bear to eat such a perfect cake before the funeral. The doctor approved but learned no one would taste it.
A quoted reflection recalls not acting hastily and a moment of concern over misplacing a cigar end, illustrating cautious self-critique and a stray memory in a reflective aside.
A guest at the Colonial quoted M. E. Gaul about bar profits in major U S cities. He cited Chicago’s hotel bar as leading, noting 1909 receipts of 737000 dollars and profits just over 501000 dollars, with 1910 figures unavailable.
In the Canadian cobalt district eight miles south of the mining town Cobalt at Ragged Chutes on the Montreal river a power plant generates over 5000 horsepower of compressed air. The system uses falling water to trap air bubbles, which are released in a confined chamber under pressure making it the largest natural air compressor plant in the world.
Harper's Weekly quips about Jorrocks meeting Binks at a Willoughby fancy dress ball. Binks reveals he dressed as a bill file using his New Year's mail as the disguise. The exchange humorously links tax, mail and costume.
A humorous exchange about Christmas gifts repurposed as valentines. One person recalls past gifts and jokes about a crimson heart pasted on them as a playful misrouting of intended gifts.
Calcutta and Bombay pearl merchants report strong American interest in pearls from the Persian Gulf. They warn a potential American syndicate buying could trigger a crisis in India’s pearl market. Arabs are increasingly the direct link, pushing high prices and moving last year’s stock as fresh. The season’s pearl fishing is described as very successful.
The census bureau notes 7.6 million dollars spent in 1900 on poles for telegraph and telephone lines, electric lighting, and railways. About 3.3 million poles were purchased, with most by telephone firms, and cedar accounted for 2.44 million while chestnut reached 608,000. one sixth received chemical treatment.
In a puzzled scene a passenger asks how late a train is and the clerk estimates ongoing delays in hours. The back and forth ends with the man asking the direction of the train, highlighting humor in a delayed rail service.
Official data show Russia in Europe and Asia had 74,435,300 people in 1858, 126,896,300 in 1897, and 160,095,200 on January 1, 1909, with only 21 percent literate in Russia proper. Poland 31 percent, Caucasus 12, Siberia 12, Central Asia 5, Baltic provinces 80 percent.
The advertisement highlights new dress goods arriving at J Loeb's Stores with a focus on fresh patterns and fabrics for the season. Shoppers are invited to browse wares and compare selections.
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