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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
4
A Fountain County candidate, announced by the Editor Republican, seeks a seat as Representative to the General Assembly of the State of luci ans. The bid rests on the decision of the Republican county convention.
A candidate letter from Elmer E Cuats of VanSuren township announces his bid for county treasurer subject to the Republican nomination at the coming convention. The editor is listed as Republican.
Van Buren township resident Smack Irvin announces candidacy for county treasurer subject to Republican nomination convention decisions. The filing asserts intent to run for the office and represent local interests in county finances.
The Republican Primary Nominating Convention will decide the nomination for County Treasurer from Mill Creeks township. Frank M Shell is the candidate presented for consideration by the committee.
A message from Charles Manrlatt endorses the candidate for Commissioner in the Second District, subject to the decision of the Republican primary convention. The notice is written as a formal political endorsement.
For City Marshal the Republican party seeks its nominee subject to the decision of the Republican nominating convention.
A statement from William M. Haines announces his candidacy for City Marshal, pending the Republican City Nominating Convention decision before the city primaries, as printed by the vice editor.
A group of northern county Republicans urged Trust and Frank Beard of Davis township to run for Commissioner in his district. Beard refuses absolutely to run and backs Uncle Jim Brown if he seeks renomination. Beard is described as an excellent com-
The piece traces how kith and kin became linked as related terms. Kith means kent folk connected to knowledge and familiarity, while kin denotes family. It notes shifts from ky to kyth to uncouth and cites Burns on uncos as news, concluding that kinship and affection emerged from familiar association.
The clock plant from Borneo is rare even there and has two leaf sizes acting as time indicators. The smaller leaves serve as minute hands, completing a cycle in about one minute, while the larger leaves act as hour hands, finishing their cycle in about an hour. The leaves rise from the stem and then fall back, starting from a closed position.
In Myndd Menigdd colliery Swansea Wales a miners chapel has stood for over fifty years. The sanctuary lies near the shaft bottom lit only by a Davy safety lamp over the pulpit. The oldest miner typically officiates, a unique canal mine chapel.
Lyte, aged fifty four, facing death from consumption, prayed to finish a work that would glorify God. On his final night at Brixham after a farewell sermon he penned Abide With Me as ships glowed at dusk. He departed for the Riviera and died a month later.
Congressman Crumpacker backs Hanly for governor and the Tenth District will give him united support despite hostile press reports. Crumpacker’s telegram vows strong backing, aiming to silence detractors and show district loyalty.
The bishop of Brisbane recounts a bush clergyman on a country tour asking a child of an English squatter about Christmas. The child could not answer, and the mother explained their ignorance since no newspapers had reached them for a long time and they had not heard the latest intelligence.
A London Queen critique notes that love is the sole enduring appeal in fiction and that penny novels provide working girls a brief escape from daily toil, though reality intrudes when tickets are checked. The piece argues these stories center on love as a universal, lasting taste.
A Plain Dealer cartoon bit centers on a playful exchange about two new friends, Annette and Margaret. The dialogue suggests swift affection and loyalty as the woman describes knowing each friend for about ten days and a week respectively.
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes Parker says their family has moved due to noisy children provoking neighbor complaints.
The World s Work describes brutal practices against boys and men in Colombia forced into or fleeing the army. It notes boys as young as twelve subjected to whipping with cowhide until death and youths hung by thumbs for silence, with women punished for loyalty or denial.
A fragment from the Washington Star has Mrs. Tomkins accusing Charley of unspecified injustice. She explains she doubted his poker skill after asking several of his friends, who each paused before replying that he did not know how to play.
The envious person finds no joy in others success and even precious pleasures of life. Jost is named as a pinnacle of satisfaction for the envy free, while admired traits in others bring sharp pain to the envious. Perfections in others appear odious to those who suffer this passion.
In China a wife is rarely named by her husband in plain terms. Playful phrases like my thorn in the ribs and my dalf companion appear, yet they lack grace. The mean one of the inner room conveys a masculine selfishness in a strong, earthy way.
Newitt-Well notes weather as a safe conversation opener while Burroughs recalls unsettled conditions and connects it to an earlier account involving Lendham. The exchange hints at a shared interest in forecasting and past reports without detailing specifics.
Dialogue from New Yorker shows a timid new girl asking if the mistress is a good cook. The young mistress denies knowledge of cooking, and the new girl replies they will get along fine since she does not know either.
A Swift quotation notes that when a man forces distance, the comfort is he maintains his own distance too. The line reflects on mutual separation and personal boundaries in relationships.
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion helps those who have lost flesh to gain fat and increase all body tissues including flesh blood and nerves, presenting it as a great fattener and strength giver.
The Frisco System invites travelers from the north and east to inspect and visit Oklahoma and Indian territories and Texas on February 16 March 1 or March 15. Low round trip rates via St Louis and Kansas City corridors with stopover privileges are offered to Texas and the Southwest.
By order of the Fountain Circuit Court of Indiana, I will, as Commissioner in case No. 422 Sherwap Voliva vs Rebecca F Voliva, et al, proceed to sell at the law office of Robert Voliva in Newtown Indiana.
On Saturday March 19 1904 a public auction will sell the real estate from a complaint in a paid cause. The 16.31 acres lie on the east side of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter section five township twenty north range seven west. Bids start at not less than two thirds of the appraised value. Sale begins 1 30 p m with at least half cash and balance in twelve months. Deed required for deferred payments. Attorneys fees and 6 percent interest per annum mortgage on the premises. John B Martin Robert N Yoliva attorneys for plaintiff commissioner.
Notice of a commissioner sale by Fountain County Court in cause 445 with Theodore Weber et al as plaintiffs and Albert Weber et al as defendants. The property is the north half of the west one third of Lot 72 in Covington, including rights to a brick wall along the lot line and any appurtenances. Auction to the highest bidder for the stated land and improvements.
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