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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
3
Kansas experiment 1903 tests baling alfalfa green wilted or cured. Green and wilted bales proved hard to press and inferior in quality, while cured bales graded No 1 with good color and leaf retention. Conclusion: baling is feasible only when alfalfa is well cured and dry for stacking.
An inventor explains a self made saw he used extensively since manufacturing it. He notes it was not patented and describes its usefulness as a fine working tool for precise cutting.
Owing to rising business, the stallion 20031 will stand the entire 1905 season at Schulenberg and Schma barn Covington Indiana. Black 17 hands foal getter, recorded in the Percheron Stud Book of America, foaled May 10 1897, sired by Introuvable out of Nudene with noted pedigree. Fee ten dollars to insure colt stood. risks noted. lien on service money. care limited responsibility. Shalenbere and Schma Owners.
A playful verse contrasts festive cheer with financial worry. The speaker jokes about gift giving while noting the sting of economic strain reflected in the pocketbook. Mamma disapproves of accepting valuable presents from gentlemen amid Christmas imagery.
A Canadian farmer reports brome grass produces 400 to 600 pounds of seed per acre and about two and a half tons of hay with good rains in May. Seed sells around 10 cents per pound. Four crops possible from one seeding, best to hay two cuttings then pasture two years. Also mentions pruning saws and a Kansas eye laying contest at the state experiment station running Nov 1904 to Nov 1905.
The article explains how Japanese women reportedly chose death by neck stab with a girdle dirk rather than heart suicide. It notes the lack of records of self-inflicted deaths by males or females in Japan in the manner often depicted in Western fiction, citing a nineteenth century perspective.
A Chinese vegetable named petual, praised in the Chinese court, will be grown in the Elysee garden as a new dish for President Loubet and the peasants. It resembles cabbage in looks and offers a delicious baseinut taste.
Catarrh and hay fever sufferers turn to Ely Brothers liquid Cream Balm. Sold in atomizers with a spraying tube, the preparation mirrors the trusted Cream Balm in liquid form. Widely prescribed by physicians and available by mail from Warren Street, New York.
Bay stallion Young Chimes described as elegant and gentle with fine conformation and prospects for racing. Pedigree notes sired by Chimes with Young Jim and Shelby Chief in the dam line. Terms call for $10 to insure two colts to stand and suck, with service dates in 1905 at H. H. Gilascock Farm near Steam Corner, Indiana, and Simms barn Covington, Indiana. Further information available by request.
The Fountain County Auditor James T. Bell announces bids for three months of meats groceries dry goods house furnishings and other materials for the asylum inmates. Estimates filed for inspection and bids due by noon June 24 1905. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
The undersigned has been appointed and qualified by the Circuit Court as executor of the last will and estate of James T. Biddle, deceased, Fountain County. The estate is supposed to be solvent. Robert H. Biddle named Administrator. Lucas Nebeker, Attorney. 0-9-05-3.7
The notice promotes up-to-date printing services offered by The Republican. It invites readers to visit for modern styles and printing options.
The popular yearly excursion to Niagara Falls and the Jersey coast via Clover Leaf Route runs on August 2 and 11 to Niagara Falls and August 2 and 10 to Atlantic City Sea Seje City Cape May NJ and other Atlantic Coast resorts. Tickets valid for twelve days from sale. See Clover Leaf Agent for rates. W L Ross General Passenger Agent Toledo Ohio. $15
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