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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
2
The Delphi Journal argues county local option is preferable to the recent township and city option law. It says larger units help the people and urges dry Democrats to support broader units, noting recent elections showed many dry counties voted wet in cities and farmers would differ if not disenfranchised. The piece ends with a market ad for Merry Man Meat Market oysters.
A Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root advertisement touts the remedy for kidney liver and bladder issues. It offers a free sample and a book by mail and notes bottles sold by druggists in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. The copy urges readers to mention the paper to receive the sample.
Merryman Bros pay top prices for hides. Mrs. Knapper Belsland hosted the Girls' Cooking Club. Mrs. C N Harter repairing Crockett street home. Drew Shoe promotes stylish footwear. Keys Bros of Attica advertising Ford cars. A home cured ham preservative linked to poisoning of the Lowe family. For sale Indiana Runner Duck eggs five cents. John Hess, 76, dies near Crossport. funeral services held with Mt Hope cemetery interment. G W Kerr & Son reported as undertakers. Hess described as highly respected.
Twenty five and fifty cent lessons offered in piano instruction with special voice culture training. Reasonable terms. Adda Clifton invites interested individuals to confer.
Advertisement touts Foley's Honey of Tar as the best and safest remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough and bronchitis with no opiates. It also promotes Merryman Bros buyers offering top prices for hides.
For sale is a black stallion named Jud, described as a sure foal getter with a track record of 2 19. The listing lists owner James P Price of Covington and a Covington address at N W car of Liberty and Eighth streets. Best offers should go to W F Stilwell, owner, Emporia Kansas.
Lindley P. Little named Administrator of the Estate of William Stevenson late of Mountain County Indiana by the Fountain County Circuit Court. He has qualified as Administrator and states the estate is supposed to be solvent.
In Fountain Circuit Court February Term 1911 the estate of William A Sommers deceased is declared probably insolvent after petition by the administrator. Creditors must file claims. court seal date March 18 1911 Covington Indiana. Leroy Sanders Clerk.
Mrs. L. Torris of Mexico City arrives home late last week with her parents believing it safer away from the war zone. Her mother Mrs. H Nebeker has been ill since Grace's return, while Mr. Nebeker's condition remains about the same.
In this issue the Republican carries an advertisement for Mrs. L. K. Faust's millinery opening this week. Read it carefully as the date is near and time is short. Today and tomorrow, beautiful hats in all styles and prices.
Elderly patients report relief from kidney and bladder issues with Foley Kidney Remedy. Isaac N Regan of Missouri claims it cured his condition and urges others to try it. Available from nine druggists. Also notes chicken pox at a grandson’s home, Plymouth Rock eggs for sale, a restaurant ad, and a measles case in Sheriff Kerr’s daughter.
The Philadelphia School for Nurses in Philadelphia Pa offers free scholarships to young women nationwide. The two year course includes room board laundering incidental expenses and railroad fare home on completion. A special short course and a home study option exist for rapid self support. The school is a benevolent non profit institution inviting applicants. Readers can obtain full information by writing the school promptly.
An 8 room brick house with cellar and a smith shop, renting for 10 dollars monthly, includes one vacant adjoining lot. Located one block north of the public square. John Lewellyn invites you to inspect new press goods at J Loeb's Stores.
The Greenwich meridian became the global time reference as most nations adopt "west European time." France joins, leaving Portugal Greece Ireland as exceptions. A 1884 Washington Conference endorsed Greenwich time and a universal day beginning at Greenwich midnight, without changing local time.
The article notes Glenn Curtiss and Eugene Ely achieving overwater flights and McCurdy’s 96 mile test despite a sea fall near Havana. It states these naval aeroplane feats influenced Congress to allocate 125000 dollars to equip the signal corps with aircraft, a sum smaller than some nations but larger than prior US appropriations.
The article notes Fukui Kotei painting 1,224 vests in a day from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Tokyo, averaging under 43 seconds per picture with two brushes. It also describes a hollow olive tree in Damascus housing a family, with a lamp inside and furniture, underscoring its age and continued fruit-bearing potential.
A Prague consular report notes tip culture for streetcar conductors in Austrian Prague. It states conductors expect two hellers per passenger, about one fifth of a cent, likely matching or exceeding their regular pay.
A brief humor item recalls Nat Wils and Mrs Wills in a domestic scene. Mrs Wills finds Nat missing from breakfast, only to discover him absorbed in a yellow journal at the dining room table, prompting a light remark about being married to a bookworm.
Signor Ferranti told the British Institute of Electrical Engineers that Britain’s weather could be controlled with an electrical defense girding the island. The approach would ward off sea vapors and prevent rainfall, potentially increasing sunshine hours as desired.
Testimonials from W. E. Waterhouse of Portland and Thos G Wallace of Detroit claim Vinol cured long standing stomach trouble and indigestion. The ad credits cod liver elements and tonic iron for digestion and energy, offering a money back guarantee through Manford C VanDorn, Covington Indiana.
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