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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement touts Nature's own remedy Garfield Tea for constipation without drugs and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate stomach liver and bowels. Copy promotes sugar coated granules easy to take as candy and ends with nostalgic lines about a newsboy recalling youth.
In the Woman's Home Companion, Dr. Roger H. Dennett urges mothers not to expose children to contagious diseases even in simple illnesses. He notes alarming death rates from common childhood diseases like measles and whooping cough and stresses preventive care.
In St Mary Major's church Exeter Devonshire a sailor bridegroom awaiting permission from his commander postponed the wedding after the bride swooned at the altar. The groom, recently paid off from his ship at Portsmouth, departed to Plymouth to obtain the necessary document.
A condensed war diary recounts Union gunboats Wyandotte Seminole and Norwich reconnoitering toward Wilmington river Georgia and engaging Skidaway batteries. Confederate defenders fall back as Union troops burn the batteries and dwellings.
The article explains thickened pigeon crops with milk glands feeding young. Edward Jesse notes enlargement during incubation in birds, similar to mammal milk glands. John Burroughs cites a comparable process in crocodile-like reptiles and birds.
John D. Shoop recounted a tale involving a colored man Lazarus at an Anti Cigarette league banquet. Lazarus complains of misfortune and jokes about his afterlife in a punchline about rising not first but fifth.
Miss Etta Narber of Spring Lake Michigan reports four years of eczema on her hands improving after three days using Cuticura Remedies. She had tried three doctors with no relief and used multiple salves before the treatment. A free sample offer for Cuticura Soap and Ointment is extended by mail from Boston.
A fragmentary exchange notes concern about a hash and missing ingredient. A moral quip contrasts fair sharing with harshness of selecting weak members to shear them, citing a line from the Christian Herald about scarce goods and greed.
A dialog scene shows a Medium asking a woman about her future husband while the woman seeks her current husband when he is away. The exchange hints at themes of marriage and seeking in a light conversational tone.
Arthur Brisbane in New York praised moving pictures for their educational value but argued the newspaper remains a greater educative force. He cited the saying that news is made by unusual events, noting a dog bite is not news unless a man bites a dog.
A dated oddities brief discusses bluing and junk bottle reuse. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a 5 cent buy, claims it yields whiter clothes, and humorously notes alimony demands tied to cosmetics and personal items. The piece jokes a husband should deal directly with factories.
An ad promotes Paxtine as a cheaper alternative to liquids for toilet and medicinal uses. It sells for 25 cents a box at druggists or can be mailed postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass.
Mrs Boggs scolds Willie for not shutting the shutter. Willie answers that it is already shut and cannot be shut any more. The fragment hints at a lightweight moment of domestic humor.
The ad promotes Cole's Carboli salve claiming it stops burns and cuts, heals quickly, and prevents scars. Available at druggists for 25c or 50c with free samples by writing J. W. Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin.
Catalog-like item lists Nat Goodwin as the center on the All-America marriage team among a 4-page merchandise book promo. It notes free showing of thousands of clothing and household articles from W. & W. Walker of Pittsburgh Pa while highlighting various ads for remedies and moral quips.
A lightward exchange ponders beauty and time as an old maid jokes about makeup. The quip implies she uses paint to compensate for years past and the social gaze on aging and appearance.
An old advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with PAZO ointment and offers a refund if not cured in six to fourteen days. It cites a proverb about virtue and a garfield tea claim available at drugstores to aid digestion.
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