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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
A collection of farm guidance discusses care of brood sows, clean milking practices, and attention to dairy cattle. It urges local seed and nursery stock, suitable breeds, water quality, and hygiene for workers. Also covers poultry care, crop moisture, experimental farms, and prudent planning for the coming season with anecdotes and practical tips.
Purdue agr extension head Prof. G I Christie reports a seed corn train will tour the C and E I line March 12 to 14. Farmers will learn practical seed selection and testing methods with demonstrations by expert corn men. The program, funded by the railroad and university, offers free lectures and literature and seats for attendees.
New Albany seeks an injunction against Louisville and Northern Railway to prohibit operating its suburban line without city permission. The suit cites an October ordinance requiring city consent and alleges defendants plan to lay broad gauge track, with a second suit naming multiple rail entities as defendants.
Terre Haute Rosa Gray, 30, amid domestic troubles, deliberately stepped in front of a train and was killed. Police say the case appears to be a suicide with no foul play suspected.
Miss Mary A. Stubbs state statistician wed Harry C. Moore at the bride’s Indianapolis home. The couple invites friends with no prior engagement announcement. Mrs. Moore will complete her term ending December 31 while residing at 517 Sutherland avenue.
The article notes the opportunity to hear lectures and obtain printed literature with schedules available from C. & E. I. railroad agents at all depots.
Mrs. P. A. Walters of Jasonville has learned she is an heir to an English estate once owned by her grandfather. Heirs had been sought for about 20 years by those managing the property, and she is said to be the last to locate. The estate will be settled promptly.
Terre Haute reports 69 year old John Wickliffe walked from Xenia Ohio to Jasonville near Terre Haute to avoid riding trains for religious reasons. He plans similar journeys to visit a son in Moberly Missouri next year if travels permit.
Mrs H Meachen of Michigan City marks her centennial birthday. Born March 4 1808 in West Point New York she retains all faculties and goodwill from a long life of activity and memory.
In a compromise for the National Glass company versus Clover Leaf Railroad over damages from the Marion Glass works fire at Greentown the agreed payment is five thousand dollars. A. B. Thompson of Beaver, Pa. will receive on behalf of the company. Loss estimated at one hundred forty thousand dollars. The complaint was set aside after the settlement.
A woman attempting to cross moving box cars on the belt line in the city’s southern section was fatally injured within hours. Both legs were severed below the knee, one hand at the wrist, and a hip broken. She drank from a bottle before stepping in, whisky traces found, and she had recently been divorced.
A new trial request was entered in circuit court seeking reversal of Doyle’s conviction for attempting to murder his sweetheart Miss Lida Scott. The filing cites four issues with the sensational claim that Scott had a concealed razor a week before the alleged throat cutting.
The police board orders an end to card playing in saloons in Michigan City. Although previously allowed, it will not be tolerated. Rumors also say pool tables may be removed from saloons.
Alpha Croly aged 12 of Indianapolis by her next friend Joseph Croly won a $4,000 verdict against the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company for injuries suffered when she was struck by a street car on Roosevelt Avenue September 20, 1907. The defendant faced a claim of $28,000 in Marion County.
An elderly man dreams of homeland through memories of County Clare and St Patrick’s Day green leaves. He sits late, murmuring of Acushla Norah and the Shannon, then dies with a small green sprig pressed to his silver hair, a symbol of his life and longing. The Chicago Tribune attribute.
The piece extols St Patrick as a missionary who unified Ireland and advanced Christianity, banished superstition, and inspired Irish devotion and global influence. It argues Irish enthusiasm and civic energy propel humanity toward progress, urging continued celebration of Patrick’s ideals.
A St Patrick’s Day prank at the House of Commons sent a box to Arthur Balfour containing shamrocks and a sugar lemon compound. A chemist confirmed the “infernal machine” was harmless sugar and lemon flavoring. The box included a corkscrew spring and a nutmeg grater with a note urging self supplied whisky.
The shamrock, linked to St Patrick and the Trinity, originates in Ireland and is called shamrakh in Arabic. It is regarded as sacred in Iran for triadic symbolism, while Pliny notes serpents avoid the trefoil. Patrick’s route leaves place names across Ireland England Scotland and Wales.
A promotional piece explains that no other medicine has relieved women like Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites the Pinkham laboratory with over a million letters from grateful women and claims the product cures by gently restoring the feminine system without drugs.
A brief exchange shows Jack asking what a strait is and the father replying that it is a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies, as described in Harper's Weekly.
Sales of Lewis' Single Binder cigars top nine million units this year with an advance over last year. The firm reports strong demand and growing distribution across markets, noting a significant year over year increase in volume and revenue.
In The Age Index Ella and Stella discuss gift horses and how to judge if a present is new or not in a lively Harper's Weekly exchange. The dialogue reflects common caution about gifts and appearances in a periodical humor style.
Old fashioned patent medicine blurb extols Allen's Foot-Ease for hot feet and swelling. Garfield Tea advertised as a herbal laxative with health benefits. Includes address for Allen S. Olmsted of Roy New York and quoted moral lines from Farrar and Young.
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