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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
3
A fragment expresses that no word is fully sufficient for all meanings. The text hints at limits of language and interpretation, underscoring the elusiveness of complete linguistic coverage and the multiplicity of interpretation.
Customer praises Mother's Friend comparing labor pains to earlier experiences and cites the Bradfield Regulator Company advert. The text notes price 61.00 and free book with testimonials, sent from Atlanta Georgia via druggists in Carmi Illinois.
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a grain-based drink that imitates coffee in taste and appearance but does not disrupt sleep. It claims nourishment and cheer, recommending it for nervous people, youth, and children, with 4 packages sold by grocers at 15 and 25 cents.
An old health ad warns that illness has many causes but recovery has one path, urging the right medicine. Carter’s Carniva Svara Corial and Caseinets claim to ease dyspepsia indigestion and constipation. Sold by Lee Allen.
John Gilman and Riley Massey, both Covington visitors, are noted along with Henry Lindley of Harveysburg visiting Covington. Mrs A H Lindley and her sister Della Ratcliff return to Covington. Sam Durman of Harveysburg appears before Crawfordsville pension board seeking a pension increase. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised with sample offer and health claims.
Rain has arrived after a dry spell. Attica residents Jack Shields and family hosted Benemire visiting relatives. A death and wedding occur in town as Miss Bertha Clawson dies after illness. William Shaffer weds Cora Stevenson. Newtown announces its fifth annual racing day on July 1 with strong entries. Foster and State Line High Schools held fifteenth commencement with eleven graduates and staff speeches.
Low rates to Detroit Saratoga and the West via the Wabash Route. Details include June sale dates 1898 good for return by Aug 31 with extensions, also excursions Covington to Lafayette for Indiana Music Teachers convention and other destinations like Washington D C. Osborn & Miles take over Covington poultry house operations.
An advertisement declares agents for Hudson's Bay Company and multiple transport lines from Chicago to Teslin Lake. It touts cheaper outfitting, reliable deposits, and two-year Yukon supply plans led by Mr. Tuttle to a rich placer location.
Under a circuit court decree directed by the Fountain County Clerk William Hall and Burton Strader defendants, a public sale is ordered for a bid loan totaling thirty three dollars and twenty seven cents, with interest and costs, to the highest bidder.
Public sale described for the Chico and Pridhene Coal Tract in Fountain County Indiana. The parcel lies in the South West quarter of Section Seven, bounded by the railroad and nearby landmarks. The sale aims to satisfy a decree with costs and interest, no bid meeting minimum, and will happen at the courthouse door. Calvin H. Au Eur, W. I. L. Cox attorney for plaintiffs Covington Indiana, June 1898.
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