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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
7
Weak kidneys trigger illness and organ failure. A trial of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is urged with mail sample and brochure. Available from Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY, drugstores carry fifty cent and one dollar sizes. Remember the product name and avoid substitutions.
Mrs Corntessel challenges a farmer about sociability while he reveals his reason for avoiding company. He explains he belongs to the SPCA and dislikes the idea of chickens being killed, framing a humane dilemma in a rural exchange.
The British Museum preserves the oldest dated pure glass specimen, shaped as a lion’s head, bearing the name of an Egyptian king from the Eleventh Dynasty.
A quotation by Nelson emphasizes that life lacks joy without friendship and that finding a true friend is rare and precious worth cherishing like an exotic plant.
Unique 2843 the Imported French Coach Stallion will stand season 1910 at T C Webber's Covington farm 5 miles SE and Covington on Saturdays. Brown bred by M Jean Viel Breuville La Manche France Sired by Government Stallion Naples out of a Wanderer line Term 1000 to insure a colt to stand and suck lien on mare and colt for service money due when mare parted with or bred to other stock Care not responsible for accidents T C Webber owner and keeper.
The State of Indians issues a notice to defendants in the Fountain Circuit Court April Term 1919. Albert P Barnsite, Rona B Phelps, Ora B Randolph named in case No 1985.
Real estate transfers filed in Fountain County show numerous deeds recorded via O. B. Douglass. Transactions involve buyers and sellers in Veedersburg Covington Attica and Kingman with prices from $1 to $12500 and many fractions of lots and additions.
From early childhood the Masai shape their ears by stretching the lobes to long lengths. The practice, admired by both sexes, uses holes and progressively larger implements until the lobes can bear heavy ornaments such as a mustard tin. A safari anecdote notes a man who split his lobe trying to fit an ox tongue tin and tied the tassels when it hindered him.
A traveler laments the reaction to the first airship visit, saying the sight makes his neck stiff and his head unable to rise. The remark captures local awe and discomfort at the unusual ascent.
A 1738 Will by Sir Joseph Jekyll set aside for a foolish national debt claim. Lord Mansfield called him good, but the bequest failed on grounds of mental weakness. A Dublin gentleman then left all his money to an elder nephew, failing a first son.
In Rome an elderly senator and his nephew die in street accidents. The senator was struck by a carriage wheel passing over his head and killed instantly. His nephew, a magistrate, slipped on tramway lines and was run over by a passing car.
A fragment recalls an original Florodora girl, noting she wants privacy despite the musical’s long-ago run. The dialogue hints at memory, pride, and the era of flared theatrical fashion.
A witty quote discusses a man’s rise after taking his wife into the business. It notes she began by making waste as small as possible, reflecting on partnership and efficiency in enterprise.
A humorous fragment recalls Mrs Givem asking what to do with a dime and Weary Willie offering a musical education in Indy with Harper's Bazar as context. The brief item hints at a light uproar about spending a small coin on culture.
A commentator compares railroad wreckers to city firemen noting on duty cycles and peril. They endure blizzards, hunger, long treks, and days without rest while racing to manage wrecks that immobilize lines and cost vast sums, yet the work remains ardently valued by the men.
Paul Morphy, visiting Philadelphia, impressed a clergyman with a painting of a chess duel between a young man and the devil. Morphy studied the board, arranged the pieces, and in swift moves demonstrated a forced win for the young man, checkmating the devil.
A wedding breakfast tale explains why rice is tossed at weddings. A bridal party frightened doves causing an omen of peace and long life, leading to rice being thrown to lure birds back, a practice that became a symbol of good luck and happiness for the newlyweds.
The article notes there are 635 013 559 600 possible hands in a whist deal and that even with one million dealers working nonstop for 100 million years they would exhaust only a hundred thousandth of all card variations.
A pope asks visitors in Rome whether their stay has been days weeks or months. He notes those here briefly may not return while those who have lingered months are sure to come back, as quoted by the Bastop Herald.
A man recalls his wife learning to cook after daily complaints from relatives and friends. As she gains skill they drop by less, and a good cook is finally hired, ending the domestic friction.
A brief quoted remark from Lavater emphasizes that improvement comes from being better than one’s best friends. The line suggests personal growth through striving beyond close companions.
A described party game where a teacher leads a row of scholars who finish given quotations proverbs and rhymes. The leader poses part of a quotation and players complete it with a time limit. Those who miss go to the back, those who answer rise. A prize quits the best performer.
The Prince de Ligne owns an extraordinary book formed of letters cut in vellum and pasted on blue paper. Despite the unusual presentation the text reads easily. Titled The Book of All Passions of Our Lord Jesus Christ With Characters Not Composed of Any Materials. Rudolph S. reportedly offered 11,000 ducats but was refused.
A description of a classroom parlor game where girls request a boy and chairs are arranged for each girl. A doorkeeper claps to summon white ghosts that rise behind chairs as the boy walks the line. If he sits in the correct chair he stays. otherwise the ghosts shriek and he leaves. The process repeats with new girls and boys.
A newspaper snippet describes a travel friendly game where players name dishes for the grand mogul, avoiding the letter E. Each participant answers in turn, dishes must lack E, and a player who uses E must forfeit or stand out, with the last remaining player declared winner.
A curious method describes inserting a pointed instrument into a door lintel with a nut beneath the threshold. Releasing the knife cracks the nut, aided by a water drop formed on the handle to strike the exact spot.
A magician’s trick relies on a confederate in the room. While the performer exits, the confederate prompts the audience to touch a chosen article. Recalled, the outside performer asks questions about items and the confederate answers no before saying that the touched item was “that.” The secret is using that instead of this before the object.
A poetic meditation contrasts summer heat and clover fields with autumn harvests and maple glow. The speaker cherishes each season from crisp days to spring flowers, imagining warmth, family meals, and the promise of renewal as bluebirds return.
The first appeared in 1829 and were invented by James Chalmers of Dundee who died in 1863. England issued public stamps on May 6 1840 after a 1839 decree. The US Switzerland Bavaria Belgium and France followed within a year or so.
The article notes widespread counterfeiting of Spanish five peseta pieces by private producers. The forgeries imitate government coins in fineness and weight, using seignorage as their profit, and are still in circulation during the period described.
Mrs Lapsling quotes about Pearley Wintergreen seeking a divorce contending a mistaken marriage and declares her husband is not her real spouse. The fragile personal dispute surfaces as a striking domestic drama in the community.
In the Fountain Circuit Court April Term 1910 Benjamin F Lindlay as Administrator filed a final settlement for the estate of Aaron Lindley deceased. The court will examine the account on May 1 1910 and all heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why the account should not be approved. The heirs must also prove their claim at the same time and place.
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