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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
6
A weekly paper announces a free $400 piano and other prizes in a popularity contest across Fountain Warren Vermillion counties. Readers vote to support their chosen girl by subscriptions and votes accrue with each paid year. The goal is to boost circulation and youth engagement in the three counties.
A report notes the gulf stream requires about two years to move water from Florida to Norway’s coast. The article also mentions India holding a steel secret about inlaying gold into blades to preserve strength and temper.
The houzehog cactus spines in Mexico are sold as toothpicks. A single plant may produce as many as 50 000 spines for this use.
The pole star marks the celestial pole for practical use yet is not exactly on it. Like other bright stars it circles the mathematical pole, though its orbit is so tight that the naked eye cannot detect the motion.
Montaigne noted during his 1580 Swiss visit that meals featured as many spoons on the table as there were people present.
The bluefish is described as an unmitigated sea butcher able to attack prey smaller than itself. It forests menhaden with fierce ferocity driving schools into narrow lanes on the coast.
A bamboo lighthouse in Japan is said to resist strong waves and not rot like ordinary wood, attracting attention for its durable construction and potential maritime use.
A discussion notes that a drunkard's loud voice is not a desire to dominate but results from alcohol affecting the hearing nerves, causing louder vocal output.
An English court describes a nerve test for neurasthenia requiring a man to stand with head erect eyes closed and whistle. The claim is that a neurasthenic subject cannot perform this action successfully.
Dodder seeds contaminate Indiana red and alfalfa clover crops with high rates of infection. Seed samples show 56 percent of Red Clover and 61.5 percent of alfalfa seeds harboring dodder, while white and Alsike Clover seed remain clean. The weed parasitizes host plants, spreading in fields and threatening crop viability. future bulletins will cover dodder types and eradication.
Jeredy's Summer Hotels estimates place the White Mountains hotels at 5 million dollars, Vermont at 5 million, Massachusetts at 10 million, the Catskills at 3 million, the Adirondacks at 7 million, Connecticut at 4 million, and New Jersey hotels totaling over 50 million. The note adds a cheerful mindset tip: cheerfulness comes from birth and education and smiles can rise above trouble.
A terse exchange centers on plain speaking and naming a tool. The dialogue contrasts blunt honesty with a playful mislabeling, highlighting tensions between direct language and common usage in everyday humor.
A motivational saying attributes success to effort and persistence. It quotes Joaquin Miller stressing that only abandoning effort constitutes real failure. The message urges continual striving toward the best outcomes.
Fulton Township Trustee Jon Starkey says he will hold weekly office hours at his residence in Cates Ind on Saturdays for the transaction of all township business.
An 19th century advertisement touts Halls Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy for catarrh, arguing local applications fail. It promotes a formula by A Kean F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and urges testimonials. The ad also recommends half a family pills for constipation.
The article lists four Roman detention methods for the accused: common jail, commitment to a military guard, care of the consuls in their houses, and security for appearance known as out on ball.
In eighteenth century England the fashionable woman's headdress often had to be left untouched for weeks at a time.
In France oxen plowing fields are routinely sung to as encouragement, and peasants believe the animals listen with pleasure. This practice reflects a cultural belief that music aids labor among agricultural teams.
To prevent rust on polished steel dissolve the ounce of bleaching shellac in spirit of wine. Warm the steel and apply a flowing coat of this lacquer.
The article compares mahogany and walnut, arguing walnut offers better workability and durability for furniture. It highlights walnut's hardness, warp resistance, polish quality, varied grain, and richer appearance as it ages. Codfish lines are described as lengthy eight mile lines with 4 680 hooks costing $2.00.
The article explains gold teeth are harder to clean than natural teeth or porcelain dentures. It advises rinsing with tepid water and brushing with soda or borax to avoid gum issues.
The article explains coin weights by comparing values: two half dollars do not equal a silver dollar, two quarters are lighter than a half dollar, and thirteen dimes equal one silver dollar. It presents a simple equivalence chart for silver dollar weight.
A radical cure attributed to Zaleucus of around 500 B C echoes modern temperance ideas. He ordered death for invalids who drank wine against medical orders, a harsh ancient stance reflecting attitudes toward alcohol.
The Kite Record reports the world record kite flight reaching S3.111 feet above sea level. The ascent began from a mountain site where the temperature was 70 degrees above zero and the peak marked 54 degrees below zero at its highest point.
The pentophthalmus or walking fish inhabits the south Pacific and at low tide may be seen on white coral beaches. It is described as promenading on two yellow scaled legs in search of canderaba.
A premium jewel box display at the office accompanies a contest for girls and young women. Each $10+ subscription to The Republican before 6 p.m. Saturday May 21st qualifies, with nominations encouraged to ensure a winner.
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