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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
2
Advertising rates list eight to ten cents per inch and five cent per line for local insertions. A dying farmer asks for cake, the daughter reveals the cake was saved for the funeral as a neighbor sent a rich fruit cake that proved too rich for his appetite.
Around 2 PM Sunday George Clark and Mel Marshell spotted a blaze under a large lumber pile on the west side of the Clark and Galloway saw mill. Fire was extinguished by bystanders before departments arrived. Wind posed risk toward the city’s business district. Sparks from a grave train engine on the towpath road started the fire.
Lawn Mower Grinding offer for the latest Model Ideal Lawn Mower Sharpener with satisfaction guarantee. We pick up in the city and return sharpened machines. Also repair work for buggies wagons plows wood and iron. G W Martins Shop West Liberty St Covington Ind.
H K FOX Ph D Minister presents morning theme Presbyterian Church History as pastor's focus. Evening topic Jesus Teaching on the Church and Family. Bible School 10 am. Morning worship 11.00. C E Society 6 30. Evening worship 7 30. Midweek service Thursday 7 0. Choir rehearsal Saturday 7 0.
Barney Lister and wife hosted their son James Lister and wife from Danville over the weekend. Oscar Winters purchased a new automobile. Gertie Wils a has recovered from illness and returned to work at John Finch’s. Carl Carpenter and wife visited sister Mrs. Charles Winters. Tom Adams Miss Jennie Sowers Rony Avgars and Miss Sophia Arren were Danville visitors last week. Children’s day exercises are planned at the Mr. church Sunday night.
A clipped remark notes a regretful consequence from a past act. The speaker muses on hasty deeds and missteps, joking about incorrectly placing the cigar end, illustrating a humorous reflection on error and consequence.
A guest from the Colonial recounts a statistician’s findings on U S bar profits. He cites figures from 1909 Chicago hotel bar showing receipts of 737000 dollars and profits around 500000 dollars, noting similar tours through New York and other cities.
In Ragged Chutes on the Montreal River eight miles south of the new mining town Cobalt, a remarkable power plant yields over 5000 horsepower in compressed air. The device uses falling water to trap air bubbles and release them under pressure in a confined chamber, claimed to be the world’s largest natural air compressor.
The Hindu pearl traders in Calcutta and Rangoon show strong interest in a potential shift in the market as American buyers push for direct Arab dealings. High prices have driven Hindu merchants to ship last year’s stock to Arab merchants for resale to American and European buyers. Pearl fishing this season is reported very successful, threatening India’s middleman role.
The census bureau reports that in 1960 telegraph and telephone, electric light and power, and steam and electric railways spent over 7,000,000 dollars on poles. About 8.25 million poles were bought, with a tenth chemically treated. Cedar poles led at 2,440,000, chestnut followed at 608,000.
A train was reported thirty minutes late and the would be passenger asked for the lateness. The clerk said about an hour late then an hour twenty, then nearly two hours. The passenger finally asked which way the train was going.
Official data show Russia in Europe and Asia totaling 174.54 million in 1858, 126.90 million in 1897, and 160.10 million in 1909. Russia proper only 21 percent literate. Poland 31 percent. Caucasus 12. Siberia 12. Central Asia 5. Baltic provinces lead with 89 percent literates.
In Harper's Weekly a playful exchange has Jorrocks greeting Binks who attended Willoughby’s fancy dress ball. Binks reveals he dressed as a bill file by gathering his New Year’s mail, adding a humorous twist to the disguise.
A brief exchange describes gifting useless Christmas presents repurposed as valentines. One person admits pasting crimson heart marks on the items for a Valentine's surprise, highlighting a playful, intimate moment between two individuals.
The notice highlights a new item or promotion at J Lovb Stores titled New Driss Good. It notes an opening week display and a customer-friendly sale period, with emphasis on availability and value for local shoppers.
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