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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
4
Local items list visits and departures including Prof Hart in Veedersburg and Mrs L P Miller from Indianapolis. Reports on Maple City Soap, Charley Brown and wife returning from Hillsboro visit, and Otto Hershberger returning from Kansas City. Mention of upcoming Leaders vs Mellott game and ball park match with Champaign Huffs.
George and Ed Mayer drove toward Perrysville on Tuesday night and returned in rain when their car hit a freshly worked stretch. The vehicle bogged in mud and Ed flew from the car into the mud hole and had to swim to safety. They reached home exhausted, likened to nobles seeking aid.
Uncle John A. Spence of Chicago writes in Hoosier State about a Covington exhibit woman with four babies born at one birth. He suggests moving the couple to Newport, joking it would beat a brick yard and require fewer hands. He even offers to contact Wash Boyd to acquire the whole setup.
Miss Carrie Strain sues Du Four lodge No 104 I O O F in Warren Circuit Court seeking 100 dollars she says is due for care and expenses after Gilbert Strain death near Portland Fountain County. The case notes prior relief from Milford lodge Illinois and nurse charges paid by Rainville lodge and Milford.
The document lists participants including Stipes Geo. F. Montgomery and Orie M. Dreilinger with others such as Harry D. Oyler and Gay Keller and Thomas D. Moffett and Lola Lowe Hershel Carwile and Eva L. New burn in a local matter.
Keeper C B Hull of the Fountain and Warren Breeding Company operates at McCabe farm forty rods north of Prescott Grove cemetery in Covington Indiana.
Mrs Georgia Belle Poindexter wife of Ernest Poindexter died Sunday afternoon in Dr Reid White's Lexington hospital after a week of illness She was born in Covington Indiana almost 27 years ago Daughter of Julian M Martin She married in June 1898 and lived in Walla Walla Washington two years later returning to Arnold's Valley Indiana for burial Her funeral was held at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church at 3 15 led by Rev Dr McBryde Her father accompanied by husband and others escorted the remains to Indiana for interment
The article promotes Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues affecting both women and men. It claims relief from symptoms and invites readers to obtain a sample bottle and pamphlet by writing to Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton New York.
Dr Pyke the missionary to China who survived the Boxer siege will preach at the Bend next Saturday evening at 8 o clock and at the M E church in this city on Sunday morning at 10 o clock Those who heard the Dr last Sunday praise his ability to engage and entertain all should attend W C T U meets at Mrs Oliver Boards on Monday evening May 5th
Miss Gertrudge Slattery who had been ailing for two weeks is able to be out again. C. N. Harding returns from Crawfordsville after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends in that city.
A local notice reports several illnesses including Mrs. Chas Wagoner and Mrs. Dave Switzer with Walter Cunningham on the sick list. A wedding occurred last Wednesday at 6 PM at the Bal Lan home joining Sarah Bal Lan and Henry R Groves with Rev. A A Dunlavy officiating. The couple will reside with the bride’s mother. Ida Switzer served as bridesmaid. Gifts included silver spoons, a lamp, a quilt, and more from numerous friends. a splendid supper concluded the happy event.
Le Roy Allen offers a refund on a 50 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory with money refunded.
A collage of lines contrasts gender roles and education with daily life. The Man of the House remarks on male authority while the woman of the house asserts boundaries. Other notes cite education through life experience and fatigue from overexertion without employment.
A late father asks about his son's wife through a blunt servant. The servant remarks the bride is rich and clever, but cautions that beauty is a sin she cannot answer for, revealing a humorous domestic view from a London periodical.
The clove tree yields buds that dry in the sun to brown and are stored for market. A ten year plantation should produce twenty pounds of cloves per tree, while twenty year old trees may exceed two hundred pounds.
A playful dialogue set in New York features a city nephew asking about his uncle while the aunt waters stock in a barn. The nephew explains he learned the broker’s trade at the office and plans to help.
A humorous exchange features Happy Hogan and Birdie on money and nerves. The Judge notes Birdie hesitates to take a price, while Birdie claims he paid but lacked nerve to pose.
A humorous exchange shows a wife criticizing her husband’s Banly while a kitchen cookbook sparks envy. In a later moment a husband lunges for a cookbook, declaring he must burn it or rob a bank to pay for it.
The article explains using a large mirror placed in front of the object to photograph subjects in a room with a fixed focus camera. Position the camera in front of the mirror and avoid reflections by shifting slightly to one side.
Miss Thirsty Smith's father questions Spooner about making his daughter happy. Spooner replies that he already has by asking her to marry him. The exchange, attributed to Smart Set, preserves a light humorous tone.
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