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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
5
A mixed local brief noting J. Loeb's new goods, Sunday visits by several residents, meals at Phipps restaurant, a found Brooklyn lock key with reclaim offer, Dr. Al Spinning to occupy Harrison street property, seasonal ice cream parlors opening, Lew Nebeker Scott Sturgeon visiting Covington, and a Catholic ladies exchange planned for April 8 at John Mc Donald’s grocery store.
Local notices mention eatery specials at the Phipps Restaurant with a full meal priced at twenty cents. The item appears among several social and business updates including visits, relocations, and upcoming millinery displays. Additional short reports note weather, university activity, and community ads.
Our Opening of Spring Millinery will be Friday March 31 with Mrs Grace Metzger. Prof E E Lowinsley of Alexandria La reports Craughton Business College students thriving. Lew Nebeker’s ice cream parlor offers homemade dishes and sodas. J Frank McDermond Jr, studying at Culor, visited with an auto party. Hillsboro high school graduation set for April 25 with President Whittaker of Merom College to speak. Bert Hushaw of Newtown sold his racer Local Option to A P Chatland of Vancouver DC. horse to be shipped Monday. Local Option posted a strong season mark.
Advert aims to help sufferers avoid costly climate cures by using King’s New Discovery. A testimonial from W R Nelson of Calamine Arkansas claims a long cough ailment cured and 47 pounds gained, with promises it cures coughs colds influenza asthma cropp throat and lung troubles. Trial bottle free at all draggists with 50 cents and 31 dollars prices listed.
For Sale two fresh cows offered by Farmer McMahon. Farmers have been sowing oats this past week. Enoch Robbins and wife visited from Cates on Wednesday, among the county’s best residents. Miss Phrona Bender hosted cards Friday evening at her city home with light refreshments. Mrs. J W Price’s millinery ad promises a rose filled bower of hats, opening today and tomorrow. Hurry.
The ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a safe cough medicine that expels colds slows la grippe and prevents pneumonia. It notes it contains no narcotics and is sold by all druggists via Lewsader and Clem. Ray Keefer is visiting Los Angeles for the season. William Ennis, Civil War veteran from Fountain, died after a long illness. funeral held there with interment in Fountain Cemetery.
Crawfordsville voters approved a dry statute Wednesday by a wide margin of 135 in a hard fought contest. The outcome ends yesterday’s municipal debate and sets new limits on alcohol sales in the city.
Tri Kappa Society plans an exchange at Wm. Dennis' grocery tomorrow April 1. A variety of pies cakes bread and more will be sold with proceeds for a charity case.
The County Council of Women will hold its regular meeting at the Methodist church on Sunday April 2 at 3 pm. All ladies are invited to attend. The notice also includes endorsements for Foley's Honey of Tar as a cough remedy and Foley Kidney Pills with testimonials from J W Kahn of Princeton Nebraska and Ellen J Corbin Seldiers of Lafayette Indiana.
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