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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
7
In ancient Greece from 400 B C to 200 A D teachers of the alphabet faced derision and low social rank. Lucian’s satire imagines a ghost quipping that esteemed princes and governors end in misery among salt fish sellers and tutors, reflecting widespread contempt for educators.
A cargo ship off East Africa carrying 40 elephants rolled and dipped as the elephants swayed their trunks to the tune of a phonograph. The crew halted the spectacle after alarms and shouting as the vessel risked turning over. No other cargo was aboard.
The report recalls a French fraud case where a dying client was duped via ventriloquism by a clerk and notary to falsify wills, ending with the notary and clerk sentenced to prison. It also notes a contractor’s estimate that reproducing the Cheops pyramid would cost about 100 million dollars and take two years with 40 000 workers, contradicting earlier claims of 100 000 men for 30 years.
Ashington colliery in Northumberland is claimed as the world largest. The company holds royalties on 25 percent spiles and operates seven winding shafts capable of 11 000 to 12 000 tons daily. Current average output runs about 9 000 tons per day with a fort nightly wages bill between 125 000 and 150 000 dollars.
An analysis of Hebrews 11 1 19 and Isaiah 35 8 tracing how Abel Enoch Noah and Abraham exemplified faith through God s promises. It contrasts faithful figures with the faithless and explains the earthly inheritance of the promised land and the symbolical New Jerusalem in Messiah s reign. The study situates the worthies as representatives of the invisible Messiah awaiting resurrection.
Indiana auto enthusiasts flock to the State Fair Grounds where the Indianapolis Trade Association showcases a nearly $2,000,000 display at the Coliseum and Annex. The exhibit emphasizes self starting devices, electric crank features, longer wheel bases, deeper upholstery, and larger tires as modern improvements in body design.
R P Henderson of the Henderson Motor Car Company joins the directorate of the Indianapolis Auto Trade Association. He remains active in car production and sales while promoting the Indianapolis Motor Show held at the State Fair grounds in the Coliseum building and the Coliseum Annex.
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