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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
8
A weekly paper launches a popularity contest across Fountain Warren and Vermillion counties offering a free $400 piano and other prizes. Readers vote by subscriptions and votes accrue per year or per prepaid renewal, with the top entrant winning the piano. Readers can submit nominations via blanks printed in ads or directly to the paper.
A Tunis ruler Mohammed Bey is deposed and later restored by his enemies who seek the philosopher's stone. He returns with a plow as a symbol that wealth comes from disciplined craft and industry, not magical metal transmutation.
The passage describes a children’s game where one player hides a handful of beans or similar items and the other guesses whether the count is odd or even. A correct guess yields the items to the guesser. a wrong guess requires payment or retention of the beans, with the turn passing to the next bidder.
A collection of jokes and riddles with references to opera etiquette citations and fairy tale notes. It includes quips about ladies at the opera, a mirror, a map of European Turkey, and a long digression on Cinderella slippers with a French language note.
The Denver Post notes a global crowd in Singapore and Penang where most wear minimal clothing beyond a yard or two of cheesecloth. Malays, East Indians, Cingalese, Chinese, and Japanese mix traditional dress with practical wraps while tourists influence the scene.
Lorin F. Deland notes two bootblacks soliciting passersby on a Saturday. One calls Shine your boots here offering an immediate service. the other with Get your Sunday shine! implies tomorrow is Sunday and a better shine, boosting business.
A minister praised his half shirt sermon while a donor who heard him left new shirts at his house. The pastor thanked her and noted the missing front half, joking that the other half was indeed in front. The anecdote appeared in London Answers.
A London shopkeeper explains using carbon paper and a folded bill book to imprint a coin’s image on the duplicate bill. By pressing a half sovereign onto the page, the impression records the coin, providing a proof of payment to deter disputes and prevent accusations of miscount.
An enlisted man at Fort Leavenworth fails to hit any of twenty one targets on first drill. An officer jokes about his misses as the recruit explains the target marker may not be aligned straight from the shooter.
The author argues that most modern buildings are temporary, unlikely to stand 500 years. Masons of today cannot match ancient stonework, so contemporary structures will deteriorate while ancient Greek and Egyptian edifices remain relatively sound.
A reader cites a paradoxical phrase in a reporter’s story noting unusual diction. The editor explains the term by illustrating the comment with the phrase hag pipe music and its implication of impossible or contradictory wording.
The Hotel World estimates summer hotel values by region. White Mountains reach 35 million, Vermont 35 million, Massachusetts 10 million, Catskills 3 million, Adirondacks 7 million, Connecticut 4 million, and New Jersey hotels total over 50 million.
The piece suggests cheerfulness comes from birth and education and can be learned by smiling. It notes that a sluggish life pulls at the mouth during trouble, implying attitude affects mood and resilience.
A brief humorous exchange contrasts plain speech with a verbal slip about a spade and a pianola. The dialogue plays on misnaming objects to highlight linguistic bluntness and wit.
A short meditation on failure tied to effort. The author argues only real failure is not trying and not persisting toward the best.
Trustee Jos Starkey announces weekly office hours at his residence in Cates Indiana every Saturday for processing township business. He invites residents to attend and conduct official matters with the Fulton Township trustee.
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