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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
7
Readable county columns report community happenings from farms, towns, and camps. Items include deaths, employment, weather, and local business notes centering on families like Hannah and Shoemaker, plus criminal and legal notes such as bootlegger arrests and a suicide at Danville veterans home.
Al Banks has a son and Ligaby boy. Mrs. Mary Bennett of West Point visits sister Mrs. C. J. Johnson. William Goudy to move back from Danville. Mrs. Ballal visited Thursday evening. David Tolbert and Ruth Johnson are listed as sick this week with throat trouble or related ailments.
A grim death toll echoes through numerous homes as communities confront sorrow and loss. Families mourn loved ones while local leaders call for aid and solidarity amid continuing hardship and grief.
The column records a fatal illness, deaths, marriages, and community events. Notable items include infant death near Attics Hod, Mrs Zerelda Wallace’s obituary, Chambersburg resident Mrs Mary Ansbury’s death, and William and Edna Winter’s secret marriage in Wabash township. Mentions of school exams, sports, and local civic activities follow.
Sell a few strawberry plants of top-tier varieties. Offered are select roots ready for planting. Ideal for home gardens and small-scale production. Limited stock available, inquire for varieties, pricing, and shipping details.
John Phelps returns to school. Mr Boughner visited on Wednesday. Maggie Clem and rertruide Ballab have returned to the Normal. Yetta Miller and Robert Panter of Warren County entered last week. Henry Holloway called to see his Setadsim Govirgren fast Uresday. The text includes garbled lines about daily routines, a food item, and references to a pharmacy pill and a diver.
A grocers lineup introduces four fruit flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry. Available in packs of ten cartons the novelty aims to attract shoppers with a bright new taste option.
Flora Walters aged 17 years four miles southeast of Covington died of consumption. Her funeral was held at Mt Hope with services by A. R. Heath. Also noted is the death of Mrs Lorinda Ballou Bryant born Dec 24 1836 in Ohio. Funeral at residence Saturday at 2 pm with interment Mt Hope cemetery. Go to the popular store for bargains in shoes.
The article describes crowds at the Washington Monument preferring the eight minute elevator ride to climb the 6600 steps. It mentions near views of inscriptions and a vivid mash of historical references and show business anecdotes from Paris and New York amid a chaotic OCR excerpt.
The article argues handwriting is a physical characteristic unique to each person. It notes even skilled forgers cannot erase inherent handwriting traits. The piece compares handwriting to voice and mannerisms, claiming any study cannot reveal all unconscious writing features.
The Chicago Record notes a claimed invention of a ring that will cure rheumatism. A follow up joke suggests adding another diamond ring might improve the effect. Also advertise Banner salve by Geo. D. Cook as a cure for chapped hands cracked lips and rough skin.
Siir Walter Besant settles a dispute over a cab fare by proposing a mock boxing match in a garden. He offers five shillings, sets stakes, and watches the cabman balk at the plan, then pays three shillings sixpence and ends the confrontation.
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