Covington Indiana Newspaper Stamp Scrip Editor Note
Established 1847 T. A. Clifton Editor and Publisher listed as second class matter at Covington Indiana post office.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1923
Page
2
Established 1847 T. A. Clifton Editor and Publisher listed as second class matter at Covington Indiana post office.
Subscription rates per year in advance six months and three months listed. Display advertising per inch locals front page and non front page lines priced. Blackface locals and card of thanks per line with varying rates. All ads run until forbidden with Tuesday noon deadline. foreign ads commission applies. public sale notices possible.
The article notes Charles Chaplin's new comedy featuring Pola Negri as the lead. It also reports state that gasoline costs one dollar per gallon and that the U S Senate oil committee forecasts price implications and bootleg activity.
Officials warn the United States may need a foreign bill collector if conditions worsen. The question arises who would take on the controversial role and under what authority.
The Post Office contemplates reform as questions arise about its operations during downtime. Officials weigh efficiency gains and public service impacts while labor discussions unfold.
The text asks why France would loot Germany as a reparations method and questions where the United States, Britain, Italy and other allies fit in and why they do not intervene. It underscores the geopolitical debate on postwar economic settlement.
The District Superintendent Dr Leazenby preached to a large Methodist Episcopal audience in this city Sunday night. A man accused of being a K K K claimed the sermon was splendid but noted the preacher did not fully know the K K K doctrine.
A local report notes strong influence in the community praising church attendance at the M. E. church Sunday night. It mentions convicting criminals through juries despite talent and a finer audience at services, with a sense of awakening among the “ary bones.”
A reflective note warns that bad news travels fast through a community while good news loses little from distortion. It urges kindness, restraint, and self focus, since today’s talk can echo back as tomorrow’s misfortune.
The passage urges readers to buy from local merchants who live in the community and offer fair prices. It argues out of town sellers lack ongoing customer care and contends that supporting local business keeps money circulating locally and strengthens newspapers and emergency needs.
Farmers nationwide praise Farm Bureaus for promoting cooperative marketing associations and soil building programs. Membership supports family involvement and advances in livestock, cultivation, and favorable agricultural legislation, with outsiders already benefiting from higher price levels and better market access. The movement promises more progress ahead.
The article extols wireless progress as a near miraculous age capable of restoring hearing and showing distant events. It cites Edouard Belin and Nicola Tesla experimenting with telephoto and remote viewing, claiming devices may transmit audio and vision across vast distances, even through the earth.
Reader notice urges residents to shop locally for growth and accessibility. Mentions opportunities for easy home-based hauling and saving pennies, with directions to apply at the office and references to Larry Lemon in the Suitor and The Devil's Pawn lyric on Monday.
The piece recalls soldiers who returned from war and those who did not, honoring their sacrifice. It celebrates resilience, Christlike sacrifice, and the lifting of spirits despite wounds. Caroline Russell Bispham notes the scene in the New York Times.
Named for Mrs. Harding the white amaryllis The Mrs Harding was displayed as the first white specimen of its species at the ninth annual amaryllis show held in the Department of Agriculture greenhouses.
The text notes that dyed Easter eggs trace back to pre Christian northern Europe as a folk custom. A writer claims Easter symbols from Norse festivals, with egg and rabbit images linked to prolific reproduction and colors borrowed from aurora borealis and dawn light.
Local note recalls a church basement supper this Saturday evening with an invitation to bring good foods. Bee lines report several town visitors and residents visiting relatives, including Wesley Bush family near Marshfield, Mrs. Albert Santmyer, F. P. Beymer, Ben Smith, and multiple local households.
Coal Creek reports Mildred daughter of Barry Snoddy recovering from scarlet fever. Nearby, Mack Rhodes husband of Fannie Richardson Rhodes died suddenly at his Covington home. Interment held at Mt Hope cemetery. Attendees to Mrs. Albert Suiters funeral from Crawfordsville Newtown Danville Mellott attended by several families. Other local social visits and institute attendance noted.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and children of Danville Indiana attended the operetta at the high school auditorium Friday night.
A mail order pitch from Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa offers a trial package for 5 cents. The bundle includes Chamberlains Cough Remedy Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and Chamberlains Salve for coughs indigestion burns and skin ailments. Send name address and 5 cents with the slip to receive the sample.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Covington Indiana school board until 3 p m on Friday March 30 1923 for repairing the present high school and building an addition including heating ventilation plumbing painting and decorating. The addition is about seventy by one hundred feet two stories brick with steel rafters. Estimated cost 28000 dollars. Bids required for general construction heating plumbing and ventilating and electrical work.
An advertisement from Mrs. Wrubel of Box 26 Oakland promotes The Old Reliable Club claiming 18 years of operation and a large wealthy membership offering confidential descriptions for speedy marriage to both sexes.
Robert N. Voliva appointed as attorney for the administrator in the matter of Rufus B. McCullough. Filing date reference indicates March 16, 1923.
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