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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1922
Page
2
Advertising rates and deadlines for agents
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Conflict Brings Development and Innovation
It states that exercise of mind or body drives development and progress. Ideas stimulate thought and action, leading to inventions, reforms, and new worlds through mental exertion and discovery.
Censoring Words to Shield People from Truth
A fragment warns that one man will censor a fellow for speaking plainly so the people may know his thoughts and meaning, highlighting fears of control, censorship, and free expression.
Let the Sunshine In Through Truth and Policy
The article extols sunshine as a force for cleansing and elevating business, society, and politics. It asserts the newspaper’s policy of bringing truth to light with the refrain let the sun shine in and let the sun shine into dark places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Are You Game to Fight for Better Men in Politics
The speaker urges cleaning up politics with persistence. He emphasizes slow progress, obstacles, and eventual victory while praising endurance and justice. He warns that early skirmishes occurred but the main battle remains ahead.
Born of Corruption in a New Political Committeeman
The piece argues that a new Republican organization formed last Saturday is tainted by corruption as spoils and pre ferment promises sway the selection of wecklings. It condemns the prostitution of reform by venal tactics and emphasizes how durable virtue would require integrity beyond brief, self-serving gains.
Betrayal and loyalty themes echo in public defense of honesty
A declamatory passage denounces corruption and treachery while praising true devotion to principles. It condemns "committeemen" who sold honor for hire and asserts that a clean deal will prevail, promising victory for upright citizens who stand for rights.
Filing Expense Accounts The Primary Law and Odd Claims
The article describes filing an itemized expense statement within thirty days after a primary. It recounts a defeated candidate from Indiana who listed humorous and hyperbolic expenditures such as lost sleep, teeth, and various whimsical gifts, ending with the note that he was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Indiana
The Mysterious Rider Lyric Tuesday Feature
West Lafayette residents W R Smith and family visited D F Smith and wife on Sunday as the newspaper notes a Tuesday signal for Zane Grey's most powerful story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Lyric
W. R. Smith
West Lafayette
D. F. Smith
Sunday
Calves Liver and Schubert Serenade Joke
A Birmingham man dining on calf's liver and onions requests Schubert's Serenade from a pianist. Waiters laugh as the guest learns they find humor in his suiting his taste. The waiter explains in broken English that the gentleman eats calf's liver and enjoys Schubert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Birmingham Age-Herald
Better Plan Mentioned Amid Kooshy Starvation Note
A Kansas City Star passage records a heated exchange in Fiddle Creek about a note claiming 4,000,000 people will starve in Kooshy this winter without aid. One acquaintance mocks the report while vowing to move his family to Oklahoma if conditions worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Sagg
Fiddle Creek
Kooshy
Oklahoma
Akansas City Star
Little Dorothy Recalls Sunday School Fun
A minister visits Dorothy and her religious mother after a trip to Aunt Elsa in Washington. Dorothy cheerfully says she enjoyed her time and the loveliest Thunday school where the music played and the shade went up as girls danced, in a humorous judge’s quotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Elsa
Washington
Thunday
First Car Driver Tries to Turn Around in Town
Constable Slackpater of Petunia scolds a new car owner for driving recklessly. The offender says he is still learning, seeking space to turn around. He is advised to drive six miles to Torpidville to circumnavigate the public square and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slackpater
Petunia
Torpidville
Kansas City Star
Unhappy Husband Testifies In Court Over Courtroom Tale
In a court case the unhappy husband described his woes while a judge ruled after hospital discharge that the defendant acted in self defense. The exchange included a joke about meeting in a church choir and chants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Remark on talkative boy in hot water incident
The Kansas City Star quotes Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge Arkansas noting a boy who is quiet by nature but speaks up when needed. He recalls the boy slipping and landing in hot water, then making pointed remarks about the surrounding scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Kansas City
Doctor Seeks Cause As Family Mistakes Coin
A late night call brings a doctor to a home where a mother and father explain Isaac did not swallow a shilling but a sixpence. The doctor listens as the puzzled scene reveals a playful family misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac
Poets Pledge and Snow Shoveler Jokes Signal Summer Gaffe
A fragmentary Detroit Free piece features banter about a poet seeking his pipe, a friend promising not to gamble, and a jokey exchange about a professional snow shoveler amid questions of summer plans.
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Detroit
Covington Seeks Bids for Fifth Street Sidewalks Project
Covington Indiana common council calls for bids to construct concrete sidewalks on both sides of Fifth street from Commercial street to the Fair Grounds south approach. Bids due May 22 1922 at 7 pm. Bid bonds $300 and affidavits required. council may reject all bids. City Clerk Charles A. Baldwin certifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Covington
Indiana
Fifth Street
Commercial Street
Fair Grounds
Charles A. Baldwin
Lumbago relief with Chamberlain's Liniment urged
A Brockport resident reports Chamberlain's Liniment cured lumbago after a year. She describes being bedbound and unable to turn before applying the liniment, which promptly relieved the back pains and aided recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. J. Dann
Brockport
N. Y
Adv
The Old Reliable Club Ad Offers Quick Marriage
An Oakland California notice promotes a matchmaking service named The Old Reliable Club run by Mrs. Wrubel Box 26. The ad touts speed, large scale, and confidential descriptions for both sexes seeking early marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Reliable Club
Wrubel
Oakland
California
The Golden Gallows and Captain Kidds Finish
Lyric Friday presents a duo of maritime tunes with nautical themes. The features include The Golden Gallows and Captain Kidds Finish, drawing on seafaring lore and period songcraft.
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Captain Kidd
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Covington, Indiana
The
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W. W. Layton
A. N. Hendrix
J. E. Romine
Lee Philpott
J. Loeb
M. Mayer
C. H. Dicken
E. E. Leas
J. Metzger
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Tobe
Ble
Eudge
Taur Company
Ork City
Lumbago
Sheak’s Storage
M. C. Faust
McGeorge Block
C. C. Wert, M. OD
Frank Luke
M. E
Pate Mott
R.N. Voliva
Newtown
Hones
O. R. Kerr
OUR Service
Kerr & Sons
Covington, Ind
Rivate Ambulance Service
J. W. Haines
Robt
A. Butler
Williamsport, Indiana
O. C. Deselms
Optometrist
T. E. Rainier Drug Store
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Fletcher
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