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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
3
A local roundup reports varied events across communities as progressive readers seek continuous coverage. The piece highlights civic notices, social happenings, and community responses shaping daily life during wartime.
Saturday ramble west plans and local life in Foster and surrounding areas. Reports cover dances, church visits, illnesses, births, travel, farming, and family events from Veedersburg to Mt. Olympus with updates on Mrs Shute surprise and community gatherings.
About a hundred gather for Mrs Shute birthday as she remains an invalid. The feast warms her long day with care from all ages. Guests bid farewell to her son Mave departing for Missouri soon. The notice ends with a sales pitch for Dr Cadwell’s Ssam Pepsin at LeRev Allen’s.
Fire set by a passing engine damaged materials and tools of bridge painters delaying work until new supplies arrive. Loss estimated around 3500. Local docket filled with varied cases. youths fined. two boys jailed for line damage. An anecdote praises Electric Bitters for kidney and liver relief with a 30 cent guarantee.
Mrs H C Wyand was sick early in the week but is recovering. A basket meeting is planned for Munday at Josiah Frazier's grove near Hillsboro with Elder Penny of Annapolis and other speakers. Sunday night youths Larkin Morris and Homer Dever stole a horse and buggy from Livengood church, crashed it during a high speed turn, but fled as Jan Love and neighbors arrived. the boys claim they meant only a ride. They are deemed incorrigible locally. Miss Helmore Rinn, back from Ann Arbor, visited Danville with her sister Mrs McLean.
The Jackson and Mill Creek townships held a railroad election for Crawfordsville traction subsidies. Jackson 5 votes carried, Mill Creek defeated by 8s years. Danville colored Unions beat Covington Leaders at Covington fair grounds, likely to face Danville next. Illustrated Edition progress pledges strong support for a comprehensive industrial number benefiting Covington and Fountain County.
In a State Teachers Association meeting last week Prof Hart of our city schools was chosen permanent secretary and treasurer for the duration of the association or until his retirement. The report also notes a Richland township fence dispute with Ben Carpenter resolved in favor of the township by Special Judge C. M. McCabe, ordering the fence moved to the proper line. Covington wool makers and local merchants are highlighted, with Wool industry praise for J. Loeb and M. therzog offering higher prices drawing wool from distant areas.
In 1900 Cascarets Candy Cathartic rises to six million boxes per year after 1895 says the public verdict. Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure claims cure for deafness by constitutional remedies. Ear disease linked to inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. offers $100 for any case not cured. F J Cheney Co Toledo advertises. Hall's Pills praised.
Laxative Bromouinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. Priced at 25 cents for a three day supply.
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