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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
2
A fragment from a column describes game bird habits and hunting lore with terms like brush, pad thief, and pegs. It notes foxes, vixens, fawns, and doe behavior, plus temperaments of horses and mules under the bell mare.
A leading physician blames everyday folly for illness and misery rather than disease. He cites crossing legs, coughing hard, ill-fitting footwear, wrong posture, unsuitable food, excess water, chilling indoors, smoking, overexertion, and poor self discipline as cause of debility and sickness.
The article recounts a Baltimore friend refuting sensational tales that Poe died drugged by ward heelers. He notes Poe’s non involvement with politics, and claims Poe died after repeated drinking and stomach illness. Also included is an 1886 Toledo testimonial for Hall's Catarrh Cure and endorsements for One Minute Cough Cure.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that tastes like coffee but costs about one third as much. It claims Grain-O distributes health with increased use and is sold by grocers in sizes 150 and 250.
The piece explains karat values and alloy compositions for gold alloys. It defines twenty four carat as pure gold, twenty two carat as gold with silver and copper, eighteen carat as eight parts gold and three parts each of silver and copper, and twelve carat as half gold with silver and copper in the remainder.
The London street accident toll runs around 3,500 annually, averaging nearly 10 per day, highlighting ongoing traffic danger in the capital.
An endorsement from Geo Cook urging use of Filey’s Honey and Tar to treat coughs and colds notes a refund guarantee by Leroy Allen for syrup of tar and Green’s Warranted Syrup of Tar. The agreement promises money back if cures fail and mentions 25 cent and 50 cent bottle pricing.
American Tourist Association presents three guided isle tours led by famed traveler Walter Boyd Townsend. Departures from St Louis and Chicago in special sleeping and dining cars on Wabash Continental Limited January February 15th and March 8th via S S Ponce and San Juan connections to Covington Attica by 12 20 pm. Inquiries through Wabash RR agents or C S Crane G P T A St Louis. Also mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar for lagrippe cold and coughs credited by E Presson of Presgonville Kansas.
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