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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
6
A child asks what happens after life and how parts of her body relate to heaven and the grave. The mother explains stages from young girl to great grandmother and then death, with the soul in heaven and the body beneath the grass and flowers. Dorothy queries further, seeking a vivid, final detail about what goes to heaven versus under the ground.
Thos. M. Brown of Springfield proposes a Farmers' Canning Factory within 8 to 10 miles of towns of 1500 plus. He offers 15 sizes for farm, neighborhood, or large community with prices from 85 dollars. Farms can earn 25 to 75 dollars daily and growers can profit 500 to 1200 dollars yearly from canning tomatoes.
A terse exchange between Hewitt and Jewett centers on speaking well of the deceased. Jewett resists praising the dead while Hewitt insists on honoring them.
An advertisement touts Ciarfield Tea as the pure and proven remedy for the simple life, claiming it as the only medicine and urging readers to buy from druggists.
In Harper's Weekly a man named Winkleby stares at newborn triplets with pride and concern. He asks his wife if they should build their family on an installment plan, hinting at cautious future planning.
A juvenile speaker apologizes for a stolen kiss in a quiet conservatory corner. The woman retorts that the act itself matters more than the memory, prompting a judge to remark on the offended feeling and the circumstances surrounding the stroll away.
A persona praised for stage potential, highlighting Dubsley's unique talent to wiggle ears and imitate a cow with precision. The exchange notes the discussant's belief in a brilliant career on stage.
A terse exchange mocks the search for a white boxing champion. The speaker questions the premise and jokes that a true white hope cannot exist without a white challenger. The remark satirizes racial stereotypes in sports discourse.
Indications about a girl in high society show she is polite to all she meets. A woman who believes every word her husband tells her signals that the honeymoon is still in its infancy.
A reflective quip about perception and love notes that women may misjudge a man’s appearance due to affection, implying blind love shapes beauty. The line contrasts divine creation with subjective affection, hinting at humor about romantic ideals and appearance.
A Purdue University agricultural extension exhibit car travels across Indiana on the New York Central lines for four months starting January 25. It aims to reach hundreds of hamlets and towns, exposing about 200000 people to agricultural principles through boxes of horticultural, dairying, animal husbandry, soils and crops displays and a seed corn germinator in constant use. Two Purdue graduates lead the car while various railroads assist, expecting beneficial results for Indiana agriculture.
The Babcock test, devised by Dr. Babock in 1893 at the Wisconsin experiment station, provides a rapid accurate way to measure fat content in milk cream and related products. It lets creamery operators calculate butterfat yield from milk samples for pricing and pay on fat content.
The Purdue extension department reports strong turnout for its short courses, with northern Indiana cities like South Bend highlighted for planning and success. At the Purdue farm cattle feeding program the herd remains in good condition as winter work continues. a February 19 carcass demonstration at the judging pavilion showed cuts and dressing percentages using a fat steer a thin steer two hogs and a sheep for winter course students.
South Bend fire causes 75000 loss to J P McGill Furniture and National Grocery. Fire chief Captain Wentland overcome by smoke. origin undetermined though furniture logs burned in McGill chair department on the fourth floor. Insurance covers all logs per managers. Fire reported by George Hulley. five hose lines kept blaze from adjoining buildings.
Shelbyville farmer George Gundrum wins a $2,500 judgment against Freeman Little of Jennings County for damages of $25,000 in an alienation of affections case. Mrs. Gundrum, now Little’s wife, had divorced her first husband before marrying Little. Little was formerly employed on Gundrum’s farm.
Police search extends as W. O. Baker seeks missing wife and two children. In Logansport St. Joseph's hospital the family is reunited by the bedside of five year old Olie, shot in the abdomen by her six year old brother Darwin.
In Elwood Edward Baker, a Civil War veteran, was knocked down and badly trampled when he attempted to stop a runaway team by grabbing the bridles. The accident occurred in the city center witnessed by many and his condition is reported critical. In Richmond authorities investigate a jail suicide attempt by a man claiming to be Joseph Busch of Salem Ohio, later denying that name.
Indianapolis judge warns physicians who forge sickness certificates to excuse men from jury duty. Judge Collier declares he knows certificates are written by family doctors to get men out of service.
Fresh rhubarb can be raised during winter by storing roots in a warm cellar or basement after digging them in fall. Keep roots with dirt attached, place on the north side to prevent freezing thawing, then plant in shallow bins with moist air allowing good circulation.
The description explains a standard dairy method for determining butterfat in milk or cream. It details placing a sample in a Babcock bottle, adding sulphuric acid to dissolve non fat solids, and reading fat content from 1 percent graduations in the bottle neck. Butterfat averages 83.25 percent fat and 16.75 percent salt moisture.
The fall born calf avoids constant battles with flies unlike spring calves and enjoys cooler temperatures that improve milk quality. Scours are rare in fall or winter, making the season favorable for young cattle management.
Columbus hosts a large turnout of ministers from the Southern Indiana Christian Ministerial association led by Rev John Marshall of Chicago and Rev J J Legg of Indianapolis. Legg says southern Indiana is a ripe field for missionary work and specifically cites the city.
Levi Evans, age sixty, of southwest of Redkey, died after food lodged in his windpipe. He walked to the porch from the supper table before family found him unconscious. he died within about thirty minutes.
Sister Mary Regina Kerr, after fourteen years at Mercy hospital in Jeffersonville, suddenly assaulted a woman attendant in the locked asylum. The struggle drew reinforcements as inmates watched behind barred doors and windows.
The lesson centers on Jesus in Capernaum teaching to a crowd that fills the house. He declares forgiveness of sins to a paralytic after faith and friends lower him to Jesus. Critics question, but Jesus heals and commands the man to rise, illustrating divine power and the primacy of spiritual forgiveness.
Mrs J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan says the Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash kept her healthy while raising thirteen children on a farm. She reports it helps her and her eldest daughter with painful periods and irregularity and urges others to try the medicines.
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