This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
7
An awkward social exchange reports Gap Johnson bragging about misadventures and family illnesses while recounting household misfortunes and recent mishaps, including a lightning strike, a broken arm, a shooting at his car, a horse swap, and litters of hounds.
A breathless boy flurries into a passerby asking if they have seen his father. The narrator replies that they do not know the boy’s father, and the boy insists the narrator should know him, speaking with credulity and round-eyed wonder.
Retired Philadelphia lawyer famed for long speeches is halted after an associate passes a note inviting him to join at a hotel for a bumper of bourbon. The orator, interrupting mid sentence, ends his case to head to the hotel bar.
Essay pondering labor and wealth asks who would perform essential tasks if universal affluence existed. It questions the economic balance between rewarding work and distributing riches and hints at social implications.
The article discusses summer hats and the rise of large brimmed styles, favoring small close fitting designs for wind and sun. It notes home made hats as chic in high society, stresses careful fabric selection and stitching, and describes chiffon or georgette hats with minimal trimming and floral accents.
Millinery this season favors real and imitation blooms. Lollyhocks, poppies, bleeding hearts, violets, roses and lilies appear in hats. Ribbon flowers are stylish too with clusters of sunflowers crafted from navy ribbon in refined colors.
This piece suggests practical ways to cover a couch to serve as a bed for guests. It compares plain couch covers and made covers, notes the pitfalls of fringe, and explains how boxed corners can be pinned and shaped for a neat look.
Mrs. Gertrude Holspeter of Richmond Indiana says Pepgen relieved her nervous dyspepsia and restored her ability to eat sweets. She previously lived on liquids and endured pain enough to need a nurse. She notes many locals endorse Pepgen and that it is available at leading drug stores.
The article notes wash friendly materials dominate garments for six year old girls with wool and silk options during war and ordinary times. Guimpe dresses in heavy linen or cotton top summer styles with white underwaist, pongee in high demand, hand embroidery and smocked details prized, georgette party frocks praised for washability.
An army adjutant posts a sharp note after the commanding officer helps himself to his garden strawberries. The notice warns trespassers that their cow will be shot, reflecting wartime humor on demobilization and camp life.
A secretary quotes a line about a former lover asking a man to return home for marriage. The husband, picturing his stern wife and kin, says he cannot accept now due to uncontrollable circumstances. The text also includes ad lines for Red Cross Ball Blue and a political quip about a politician’s conscience.
Fabrics include Chinchilla satin described as a Roshanara crepe with satin surface for tailored frocks and skirts. Kumsi-Kumsa appears in fall plaids with black purple henna brown and dark green for wraps and street dresses. Whippoorwill, related to Dew-Kist and Kumsi-Kumsa, offers a finer ribbed crepe suited to evening frocks and draped wraps in dark and afternoon wear.
New York report describes two slender young women in Directoire style on Fifth Avenue. One wore an Oxford suit and the other navy tricotine with mannish tailoring and full fashioned waistcoats. Taupe duvetyn with center tucked skirts echoes the look, adding side pockets at front.
The article outlines current fashion trends featuring embroidered trims on hats, white silk gloves with plaited edges, and simple fabrics like serge toile de soie and tussor. It notes boys in white waists and colored trousers, girls and women with embroidered panels, and velvet bags with beading accents.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.