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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
5
Local and personal notes list residents visiting and moving, with names such as Jos Hays, Lon Lindley, J F Davidson, and Charley Marlatt. Mentions Haas, Hon O P Lewis, Mrs Diffenderfer, and Mrs Z J McFadden. Also notes pension change for Rev J J Claypool and upcoming ballot candidacy.
A farm gathering is scheduled in Attica on March 19. The Newtown Bank plans to open for business this week. An Odd Fellows lodge will be installed at Stone Bluff on March 22. Local news notes mention business and travel of several residents. Covington residence values have surged amid prosperity. M Herzog and son Marx traveled to Chicago to shop for spring stock.
Candidate L. P. Newby greeted supporters Thursday as he campaigned for second position on the Republican state ticket. Observers credited him with charm and potential to secure the desired spot.
Albert Vice cut Ernest Muse during a quarrel Tuesday night. Muse is recovering. Vice is jailed. A girl named May Elizabeth was born Monday to Mr and Mrs Henry Caroaga with Dr Rowland attending. E. J. Earl of Davis Township visited discussing an appropriation request before the Advisory Board for Fountain county’s Independence bridge project.
W. B. Foresman of Glen Hall Tippecanoe county visited the city on Monday. He is a leading local businessman with interests in grain and telephone ventures and is regarded as a fine gentleman.
A perceptual oddity from Harper's Weekly reports a youth born into a neuropathic family who, despite epilepsy, retains acute color vision for human voices and animal cries. Vowels map to specific colors like A to light green and I to white, with printed vowels producing similar effects.
The article notes monkshood or aconite as a poisonous but respected medicine in the pharmacopoeia. It cites Stoerck’s early rheumatism use and its sedative effects on the heart and respiratory system, aiding fevers. It describes the plant as four feet tall with dark blue flowers, the sepal hood giving the common name monk’s cowl, and mentions many color varieties in cultivation.
An anecdote recounts Samuel Taylor Coleridge or a Carlyle tale where a younger companion dares object to a monologue. Carlyle then admonishes, warning the man he could become the greatest bore in Europe if he keeps speaking.
The bushmen of Australia are described as primitive, unable to construct huts. They gather twigs and grass to build large nests in thickets as their homes, often with no protection from rain or storms. If families are large, nests become very sizable. Sometimes foliage overhead offers some cover.
The text describes how Japanese harvest wheat by pulling the plants by hand and clipping roots, aiming to keep the long golden stems intact. The straw is valued and used to weave matting, baskets, hats, and other items after flattening and softening.
Mrs Plimton Henry and Mr ibnton discuss taking a horse to the races. The horse Selim is called pretty but incapable of racing beyond a canter. Pamelia retorts she sees horses win in a canter in papers.
A servant girl recalls using macaroni to light the gas rather than cook it. Her mistress asks if she cooked macaroni at her last place, and the girl explains they used the dried pasta as a fire source.
A brief exchange notes Towne and Browne recounting a man who refuses to listen to reason. DeBates is mentioned as the fellow observed earlier, with Browne confirming the tirade and Towne remarking on the lack of receptiveness.
A concise quotation attributes to Huxley the view that man is a mix of horse nervousness ass stubbornness camel malice and an angel bobbing about like an apple in posset.
A brief aphorism reflects on the value of a man’s will and the difficulty of relinquishing it. The quotation credits J G Hollam and presents a timeless meditation on personal autonomy and resolve.
A rare Saturday evening banquet in Foster hosted by Mound and Kent townships honored Trustees Clem and Cunningham. Covington Orchestra provided music reminiscent of Aeo lian harps as Gertrude Ballah led an earnest invocation. Florence Hall opened with a strong address on educators, followed by Louis Boughner’s talk and a letter from Supt. W. J. Bader praising Excelsior. Supper featured white linen table settings and varied fare, with talks by Miss Miller, Miss Hughes, and Principal Alward stressing labor energy and self mastery in teaching before Clem’s closing remarks and departure for next season.
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