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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
4
A fragment from Frank Duusin in the Times Herald contemplates love and memory. Amid archaic diction the speaker questions moralists and fate while urging a hastened union before oblivion. The poem layers themes of mortality, devotion, and the value of remembered affection.
In Brussels auction rooms a British observer recalls a sale of Gustine letters and related manuscripts. Marie Carbara, a theater actress, competes with a university professor for Jetta Teverol’s letters, ultimately buying them and burning the lot in a dramatic gesture before departing into the street.
In a Balil Master Jowett tale a nervous undergraduate’s sister asks to marry him after his kindness. He blushes and refuses, saying it would not be good for either of them. The anecdote ends with the sister joking about paying the preacher.
A noisy mishmash of ad copy and instructions mentions tire repair cautions about nails, a travel job ad seeking dependable people for a boldana-based house, and details about new chair cars on the CX BOL line. It notes Dearborn Chicago and Brazil routes with chair car capacity and seating, plus Indiana Mineral Springs promotion.
The Wabash Railroad advertises a through first class sleeping car and tourist sleeping car service from Chicago to Little Rock Malvern Springs Austin San Antonio Laredo with direct connection to City of Mexico Los Angeles and San Francisco via the southern route. It claims unique service from Chicago and invites readers to write to Wabash or its lines for printed matter, schedules, and fares.
The Wabash railroad in alliance with Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe offers vestibuled sleeping cars from St. Louis to Los Angeles with departure nights each week. Through service from Chicago Toledo Detroit connects, with weekly departures from St. Louis and other points. For full details contact a Wabash ticket agent or C S Crane.
Florida winter travelers are urged to use the Big Four Route as the best path from East and Midwest points. Through Wagner Buffet sleeping cars parlor cars and dining service connect New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Sandusky Chicago St Louis Peoria and other points to Cincinnati. From there direct Pullman service to Jacksonville via Queen & Crescent and Louisville & Nashville with agents E O McCormick and D B. Martin handling inquiries.
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