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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1911
Page
8
Judge Tom Dinnean recounts aboard the Nomad a dusk off Block Island encounter with mackerel and a swordfish. The battle saw a harpoon strike the fish’s back, a beer keg tied to its tail, and the fish diving and resuming its struggle before tiring.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions figures like 2,500,025 and 21 percent, with scattered names and terms. The readable content is highly garbled, lacking coherent events, dates, or sources to establish a complete news item or identifiable entities.
Ellen, an obedient child, chafes at plain living restrictions on her tastes. Though she is fond of sweets, she is told they harm her teeth and tummy. One morning she pleads to her father for sugar in her cereal, asking for more than is best.
The crowd aboard an American sightseeing party nears Grosvenor House. A guide identifies it as the duke of Westminster’s town house, sparking an astonished exclamation from a pretty girl: “Who landed him?” in Tit-Bits style humor.
The Lancet cautions that while sea air is cool and clean it may not suit all health conditions. It warns against assuming sea air cures chronic weakness and notes digestive and circulatory systems can be overwhelmed by bracing coastal environments when debility exists.
The page lists brief notes and ads from a small town, including sore throat reports, a Sunday home visit by John Wheatley, local shoppers and merchants, court term upcoming, stock shipping, fever illness, meat prices, and various classifieds and notices. Names include Elmer Marsh, Merryman, Geo. R. White, and Miss Gertrude Harlow.
Announcement notes convenient ice service through Bodinelee Company and a late season supply push to aid immediate distribution. Also mentions a newborn girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huffer in Danville Illinois, former resident Annetta Newburn, and church services with heated auditorium at M E church.
A eunuch named Yusert an killed Eunnch Aids, a famed beauty in Sultan Abdul Hamid’s harem, after a failed love pursuit. He was captured and declared insane. The sultan ordered all eunuchs removed from the harem to quell the outcry.
Indian census notes odd occupations in hyderabad and central provinces villages. Shrines and temples labeled occupied houses with idols as occupants. Idols listed as granting boons from tenants contributions. Other entries include birds nest collectors and receivers of stolen goods.
A terse witty exchange contrasts rumor and fact about a man who supposedly drinks heavily with a claim he only drinks water. The punch line notes that a fish also never touches anything but water, underscoring irony.
Klondike offers kiloke tops at J. T. Pratt's Carriage Shop in Covington. These sturdy tops are advertised as among the best available, suitable for buggy use and built for durability.
Peter M. Oliphant of Los Angeles visited with a copy of Perrysville Hepavneh volume 1 number 31 dated July 22 1643. The four page six column folio shows old newspaper styles and includes local ads and periodical notices. It discusses prices and political mentions and invites further discussion on public issues.
The passage notes that red and green side lights for ships were first used on the Hudson River in 1862. General Benjamin F. Butler supported the development, citing his interest in a factory producing the navigation lights. The source urges readers to “Take the Republican” for the news.
A botanical term has been adopted by the U S medical press to describe a division of a surgeon or specialist fee with the practitioner who refers the patient. The London Hospital notes the illicit business sense of this dichotomy and its usage in professional circles.
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