The Dusting Cloth Duster Uses Kerosene For Dust
A cheap duster made from cotton batting and kerosene brightens furniture and reduces dust. The method claims to gather dust more effectively than a cloth and warns of tiny oil odors.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
2
A cheap duster made from cotton batting and kerosene brightens furniture and reduces dust. The method claims to gather dust more effectively than a cloth and warns of tiny oil odors.
The piece notes Lady Warwick aiding a Socialist candidate's election, reflecting how Englishwomen lack franchise rights but have long stood beside husbands on public platforms during campaigns. It highlights many women, including several American born, taking active public roles in the ongoing campaign.
A famed British peeress, Lady Warwick, nicknamed the democratic countess, spoke to dock workers as comrades and friends to back a Socialist candidate. Wife of Earl of Warwick since 1893, she helped convert her husband to Socialism and aided the recent election of a Socialist, Thorne, to Parliament.
Captain Mark Casto of the schooner Alberta is praised for rescuing passengers and crew from the stranded steamship Cherokee off the New Jersey coast. He earned a Carnegie Medal, a New Jersey legislature medal, and a diamond studded medal from the Clover Club in Philadelphia, after steering his small cutter toward the danger to reach the imperiled ship.
Captain Casto of a fishing smack, amid tempestuous seas, chose to risk his life alongside six sailors to save the six Ty people from the Cherokee. The 36-year-old Pleasantville New Jersey resident, son and grandson of sailors, sought no glory and stayed modest about the rescue.
In a clipped exchange from the New Yorker, one character notes Johnson’s wish to borrow money and another warns they would not trust him with a dollar, signaling tense financial distrust between rivals.
In Portland Oregon a child taunts another with warnings of telling momma papa and grandma. The dialogue ends with a joke about candy as a bargaining prize, reflecting a domestic vignette in the Journal.
A reflective note on Christmas spirit emphasizing love and giving over receiving.
Travel offer highlights low rates for round trip homeseekers with trips to the west and southwest. It notes schedules on the third Tuesday of each month and a 21 day window from sale date to outbound pointe.
Winter tourist rates to Cuba Florida via Big Four Route extend to June 1906 with daily sale from all points. Tickets good for return travel until June 1 1906. Citizens warned of limited sale period and extended return window.
The circuit court of Fountain County Indiana appoints Homer J Osborn as administrator of the estate of William M Osborn late of Fountain County deceased. The estate is stated solvent. Lucas Nobeker is attorney. February 2. 06-3w.
Complaint in Fountain Circuit Court No 8 1906 lists Benjamin W Hobart as plaintiff suing Samuel Cook et al for quieting title to real estate. Defendants believed nonresidents must answer by April 6 1908. notice names many unknown heirs and widows and directs appearance at Covington court with attorney Jon B Martino.
Low winter tourist rates are offered on daily sales through June 30 1906 with antil dates ending April 30 1906. The promotion invites travelers to take advantage of discounted visits to popular destinations during the season.
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