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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
5
Mrs. Alice J. Bordner of Harrisburg writes she found a cure in Peruna and cannot recommend it enough thanking the editor for attention. Mr. Tefft Johnson of Bath Beach Brooklyn reports experiments with medicines in an effort to improve a condition.
Miss Mary Cox visited from Veedersburg while Charley McLaughlin moved in from Warren county to the Franklin property. E M Board remains home dealer for granite work. Mrs R W Crawford of Brazil visited her son and daughter in town. Mrs Mary Hasselton returned home after weeks here. Mercymn Bo selling Fresh Baltimore Oysters. Miss Anna Clawson looked after estate matters in Covington. Lucile Port has been sick but is now better. Pocahontas Sisters cleared over $20 at a Washington's Birthday supper. J D Bybee plans a spring move for his wife's health. Mrs Isaac Hoagland of Sheldon attended Hawkins Hoagland wedding and old Stenographer Josephine Webb noted.
Miss Ella L. Matthews of Hill City Tennessee writes that Peruna is the greatest medicine in the world and praises it to friends, stating it greatly improves health and acts as a superior tonic for overworked professionals.
Charley Peters and Robert J. Miller visit Covington. residents report community activity in Pekin and Jackson townships. The Leader Dressmaking Dept under Grace Wolf and Mrs King invites calls. Local events include a Friday armory play In a Spider's Webb and notes on property moves, farming plans, and a $25 lard find reward. Col C W Cowan racks up sales as a top auctioneer.
A string of brief local items lists dining, shopping and visits. Walter Prather spent part of the week at home while Howard Myers of Danville was in the city Sunday. Miss Mortke Monger attended the Prather Bennett wedding. Miss Eleanor Rinn hosted G. G. ladies. Glascock Hall shipped hogs and cattle. Mrs. Helen Vyse bought millinery in Chicago for The Leader.
Mrs Peter Harmon is recovering well after a fall that fractured her arm near the shoulder and is expected to return to normal strength soon. Take your wife or sweetheart to the Nickelodeon for a strictly moral show that educates and entertains.
Willard Smith, brother of Frank and George, is seriously ill with pneumonia at Mrs. Butcher’s residence. He is improving with Dr. Myers attending. Mrs. O A Johnson and daughter of Delphi visited for Bennett Prather wedding and know many locals. Francis M. Stalker of State Normal spent Tuesday in city schools and praised the progress then left for Indianapolis.
Local notes mention Burton and Reed's specials, social calls from Burton figures, and visits by Red from Attica and Frazier from Hillsboro. Several residents including Mrs. Harber, Miss Nebeker, and Mrs. Bonebrake are ill or traveling. Nickelodeon advertises fresh pictures and three daily changes.
Jack Crayton, a former county citizen and noted newspaper writer, is elected secretary of the Coalgate Commercial Club. Frank Donahue, tied to the canning industry, has moved his family to Kokomo for a new position in a similar factory.
A fire last Thursday night at the Iron Lough home south of Hillsboro burned the dwelling to the ground. Part of the contents were saved. Loss about 700 dollars with 500 dollars covered by insurance.
G W Elliott, former Nebeker farm occupant now in Van Buren township, sold farm implements and stock and bought a hardware stock in Atta where he started a new business. Oral Ludlow of North Van Buren township is appointed a government mail weigher on the railroad running between Indianapolis and Peoria, with work through December after a trip to India.
George Pennell of West Lebanon is jailed awaiting trial for horse theft after being found in a serious condition in his cell by Sheriff Hardesty. Dr. Gilson treated him, ruling out self harm. Arista DeHaven, former Springfield fastball player, sold again to the Indianapolis League and headed to the New York A A league this season. Itch cure Woodford’s Sanitary Lotion advertised by Geo. D. Cook, Covington Indiana.
The report recounts General Kearny’s swift overland trek from Santa Fe to Fort Leavenworth by dragoon escort. A rider describes surviving on a blanket and salt, drinking from rifle meat sustenance, and switching nine horses across nearly 532 miles in just under eleven days while evading Ute camps and Indian bands.
The article explains ocean wave heights in storms, noting typical waves rarely exceed twelve feet, with violent gales reaching up to fifty feet and lengths around 600 feet. It cites measured waves of 43 feet in the south Pacific, 39 in the south Atlantic, and 36 in the Bay of Biscay, plus up to 100 feet at lighthouses like Bell Rock.
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills for weak kidneys and back pain. It claims to beat lumbago rheumatism bladder and other troubles from bad blood and says the product cleanses the kidneys and clears the system. Sold by M C Van Idora.
A historical anecdote links Hannibal Hamlin to his first U S Senate race in Maine. A fellow legislator, renowned for polish and vanity, refused to vote after a perceived insult during Hamlin's speakership, costing him an early defeat before later success. Lives of Twelve Illustrious Men.
The chauffeur recalls the first automobile built by Johann Haus stack of Nuremberg in 1572 powered by a coiled spring. It traces the first steam car by Cugnot in 1770, its museum status, and later advances by Murdoch Watt Read and Trevethick.
Bowdoin College at Brunswick Maine was founded in 1794 and named for James Bowdoin. His son James Bowdoin provided 1000 acres and 5000 dollars, and at his death in 1811 left 6000 acres, a large library, paintings, and scientific equipment. The school later hosted Longfellow as a teacher for five years.
A writer outlines life stages using multiples of seven. At age twentyone he gains legal competence, at twenty eight strength, at thirty five worldly business fitness, at forty two wisdom, at forty nine apogee then decay begins, at fifty six first climacteric, at sixty three grand climacteric, and at seventy the allotted lifespan is reached.
A New Orleans man testifies that a chicken lived twenty three days without food or water after being left in a box in the cellar during a family move. The emaciated bird was found when the box was opened, proving remarkable endurance.
A woman seeks divorce on grounds of insanity, prompting the lawyer to ask if her husband was insane at marriage. She replies that she herself was the one unfairly deemed sane, revealing a twist in the case.
A didactic exchange on coal and endurance contrasts with a chiding remark about reputations and character. The fragment presents a moral aside attributed to Thomas Paine and framed as a reflection on virtue known to God and angels.
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