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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
4
One year contracts rate eight cents per inch. Six months to under one year nine cents per inch. Contracts under six months ten cents per inch. Weta base electros six cents per inch. Local rate for one insertion eight cents per line. Two or more insertions five cents per line per insertion.
The article notes three prominent bull moose newspaper leaders retire from the press, selling papers and leaving the movement in doubt. Rudolph Leeds and William Foulke exit major Indiana papers, while B. R. Inman sells the M'dd'etwa News. Public interest shifts toward Republican papers amid fading progressive support.
The Covington high school team faced the Covington Sluggers, a group of business young men, in a Friday afternoon game at the fairgrounds. The ten inning contest ended 7 to 6 in favor of the Sluggers with both sides showing solid lines. A rematch is likely today.
C G Blythe of this city was taken to St Elizabeths hospital Danville Wednesday for treatment. For some time past he has suffered heart trouble and did not improve, prompting the move. Friends express hope for his speedy recovery.
A grateful user testifies that Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root cured fistula and bladder inflammation after two years of suffering. She reports lasting relief with continued use and praises the medicine as one of the greatest on earth. The testimony is sworn on July 1 1909 by Mrs John Baily of Portland Indiana.
An advertisement from Dr Kilmer and Co promotes Swamp Root with a sample bottle offer and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The copy urges readers to visit Covington Weekly Republican and notes bottles priced fifty cents and one dollar at drug stores.
After ten days at home E. W. Richeson returns to Peru hospital for another operation before leaving. Peter Post suffers a foot amputation after a gravel pit accident at the Big Four site. Benjamin Foley Jr. heads to Attica to work for the city light and water company after recent Bloomington Street Railway work. A woman and child leave footprints along David Pavey’s Crockett street walk. Rev. E. W. Strecker hosts the Anagram club gathering with Mrs Strecker providing refreshments. See us for your stationery.
A compact guide outlines making a small decorative photograph frame from stout card stock and fabric. It describes cutting a two circular portrait space, padding with Swansdown or similar fabric, and layering pale pink silk with a stitched design to form the front panel.
A decorative wall piece features a floral design with green silk leaves stitched across a frame. Brass rings at the top edge allow wall hanging, while photographs are held in place by glass panels and paper backing.
A twelve year old from Crawfordsville, Indiana, traveling with a transcontinental car, was found wedged on a rear tire at Pomona, thirty five miles east of Los Angeles. He gained food and continued the journey, claiming two months’ travel with no spend. Sir Henry Roscoe retells a tale about Faraday and his assistant Anderson in a laboratory mishap.
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