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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1922
Page
3
A Chicago reader reports using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a serious illness and notes steady improvement. She credits the medicine with restoring enough health to return to work and caring for her children.
Chicago Police Chief Charles Fitzmorris cites bootlegging cops aiming to profit and join high society at the Blackstone. He recalls a New York move by a profiteer and a persistent, secretive push by an named figure, with a nighttime sound prompting a wary reflection on crime and climb.
A printed ad touts using Red Cross Kalil Blue in laundry to brighten fabrics. The message invites readers to try the product and promises dazzling results for garments such as tittle dresses. The tone mimics vintage advertisements.
A fragmentary note from Dartmouth College presents a jumbled discussion on modern girl imagery and optimism. The piece hints at poetry, a musical study, and patriotic or festive tones amid garbled wording and half formed ideas.
A brief aphorism notes caution about vanity and appearances, implying that wealth or status can mislead judgment. The lines compare fine feathers and costly hats to value, suggesting prudence over display.
Daily average 2 173 new members join American churches over the past five years. Congregations rise by about three daily while ministers average four and a half new entrants per day. Total membership nears 46 million with 233 104 congregations and 200 000 ministers, per Dr E O Watson Federal Council of Churches.
C H Stall of Cincinnati claims to have formed the biggest ball of twine in the world from waste string. The ball measures 24% feet in diameter and weighs 87% pounds, with an estimate of over five miles of twine pulled together during several months.
Bronx zoo ape Gabong, an orangutan, reportedly discovers the lever and fulcrum principle, using a heavy crowbar to break chains and dismantle his cage. Keepers intervene when Gabong shows attachment to his new tool and crowbar, while noting his potential danger.
Magistrate Cobb of New York City traffic court declares war on horn honkers who summon a friend with a honk. He fined one driver five dollars and plans a special squad to bring all honkers into court for their just deserts.
A London Telegraph item notes an office boy asking if scissors could trim letters instead of filing them. The quip highlights workplace frugality and a humorous glimpse of clerical routine in a newspaper office.
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a trustworthy laxative for babies and children, claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels within hours. It urges mothers to ask for genuine syrup with official labeling to avoid imitations and notes directions printed on the bottle.
A brief Waryside Tales line features a futurist fortune teller predicting four marriages and an actress replying she seeks the future, not the past. The exchange captures a witty vignette on fate and desire.
An elderly French woman left most of her estate to charity and a substantial sum to her cat Minnette. The will specified two cats receive meat broth on individual plates, a provision contested by relatives who challenged the will as possibly not testamentary.
A fragmentary note from the Boston Tran script describes a tall man with an unpleasant facial impression and a woman famed for a strikingly blasphemous beauty. It hints at self-portrayal imagery and iron linked portraiture.
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