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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
2
Albert J. Veneman, Speaker of the House, says he will not seek reelection. He cites a wish to focus on family and lawful work, criticizes political practice, and predicts Boehne's likely Democratic gubernatorial bid, noting developments may unfold in thirty days.
A leading California druggist recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient expectorant. It contains no opiates or narcotics and can be given to children. The letter from C H Ward Drug Co endorses the product and notes the yellow package as the original Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, available at all druggists.
Ten reasons urge supporting local merchants, from price parity and satisfaction guarantees to tax contributions and community value. The list argues home merchants fund schools and churches, support local markets, aid residents in need, and keep dollars circulating to raise property values while contrasting distant cities unfavorably.
The First Church of Christ announces preaching on the second and fourth Sundays each month by Elder George Watkins. All are cordially invited to attend these meetings.
The article surveys diplomat privileges such as backward or sideways retreat after audience, door ushering, and access to the sovereign at any hour. It notes the sword as a symbol of status and recalls jokes about ambassadors using blades to fire bills or fire broken treaties, with Abdul Hamid’s stance on embassies.
A woman suffered a severe accident requiring a painful operation and months in bed. After the doctor finished, she asked how long confinement would last. He replied that she would be helpless for only a day at a time, a phrase that brought present comfort and continued quieting through the long weeks.
A humorous anecdote from Youth's Companion notes that in earlier times a teacher’s preparation could be practical work. A Mississippi valley county examiner asked a young candidate about preparation, who replied he had dug taters sold his mare and was ready to teach. The tale highlights plain, self fashioned readiness over formal schooling.
In a Detroit Free Press item a mistress tells Mary she will host friends this afternoon and does not want the hired girl to stay. The girl offers help but is refused, fearing guests may see her competence and start bidding for her services.
Ellen Duvall notes in Atlantic on Goethe claiming Gozzi said only thirty six dramatic situations exist. Schiller counters with fourteen. the observer and readers alike find even fourteen hard to fully grasp in grasping dramatic literature.
An Englishman lent money to a Turk whose family faced paying the debt after deaths. Four members remained, one daughter balked, but at a set meeting with a mullah the others paid their shares. The Englishman warned that failure would be settled in the next world, and the family complied to avoid that fate.
A naturalist argues that human ears are deformed by brain weight. He claims animals keep erect ears while humans develop a heavier head requiring a pillow, which crushes and crumples the ear. He asserts the deformity became universal as brains grew.
Veedersburg hosted the annual horse show with many exhibits and music by the home band. In forenoon drafts awards went to Thomas French for stal lions three years old and over and John A Wilt for stallion or gelding two years old.
In Cayuga Indiana on June 24 residents hear that despite reports of a nationwide shortage, there will be an ample supply of Sandtown watermelons. Growers note well filled vines as the key indicator of good yield, offering reassurance to the public amid melon scare stories.
Funeral services for Homer Keler of West Lebanon were conducted by Rev Jesse Devall of Marshfield. He died Thursday, aged about 70, and was buried in West Lebanon cemetery beside his wife after a large funeral attended by local citizens.
The Pall Mall Gazette recounts an anecdote where Victor Duruy, the French historian and minister of education, offers to pay a cab fare but the driver takes no change. Duruy then gifts a five-franc coin as a souvenir of driving the greatest man of science in France, and Pasteur adds a second coin to honor the greatest minister of education the world has seen.
A Brons zoological Gardens monkey named Jake was implicated in pocket picking from visitors. Police tracked the behavior as he waited near the cage and reached into spectators' coats. Jake has since been sold to an animal trainer.
A successful self made man displays his orderly library and business method. His card index system labels cases such as Travel, Art, Poetry, and Science. A handsome gold titled volume, Alice In Wonderland, sits in the Travel case, noticed by a literary friend.
The First Presbyterian Church Los Angeles presents morning worship at 11 with The Presbyterian Church in France as topic and evening service at 7 30 on Jesus Teaching About Last Things. C E Society consecration, Bible School at 10. Busines Men's Class address by Mayor McGeorge in council chamber. Mid week service Thursday 7 30. Choir rehearsal Saturday 7 30.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that Raffles draws envy, citing a secondhand car purchase as a catalyst for the sentiment. The brief remark hints at social perceptions around used auto deals and status.
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