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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
4
The notice lists pricing for advertising contracts: one year at 5 cents per inch, six months to under a year at 5 cents per inch, contracts under six months at 10 cents per inch, and Metalbase electros at 6 cents per inch.
A representative of the Agri cultural Department of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway promotes an exhibit car touring the North with samples of cotton rice sugar cane and other South crops. The car aims to show farmers business people and school children the agricultural potential of the Southwest with free admission and talks by car staff at the Big Four depot on November 14 from 10 a.m. to the evening.
Preliminaries for the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago run November 29 to December 6 are completed. Entries exceed prior years as pure bred livestock and draft horses prepare for a premier display. Show facilities are being expanded and buildings enlarged to accommodate exhibitors and spectators amid a looming beef pork and mutton shortage driving producers to boost production.
The 1918 exposition will forcefully teach economy in production through current methods adaptation. It will present new feeding and breeding problems with partial solutions and promises a markedly different event from the 1913 Chicago International Live Stock Exposition, offering instruction and diversion to attendees.
The Wabash Township Institute notes two sides to school room discipline before judgment. It cites U S divorce rates vs Europe with Switzerland at one in twenty two marriages and cites causes such as legalistic marriage, selfishness, women's rights movement, free divorce advocates, factory labor, cost of living, and fashion costs.
In a 1912 testimonial, Mrs. Alva Baxter of Orange Texas credits Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with curing years of kidney and back problems after starting the remedy and continuing for several bottles. Notary public verified the letter and the ad promotes samples and booklets from Kilmer Co. for Covington Weekly Republican readers.
Ray mond Lucas gave a recitation and Hesler spoke on Agriculture 12 Rural Schools. He urged teaching scientific farm management to counter farmers' prejudice and falling yields. He questioned where farmers stand financially and invited patrons to the Coal Creek institute on Saturday December 6.
A cough signaling possible consumption is eased by Dr King's New Discovery which loosens the chest fights fever and aids sleep. A Glen Ellyn Iowa woman reports it cured a stubborn six week cough after other doctors failed. Money back if it fails. Price 50 cents and 1.00 dollars. Recommended by Irvin's drug store.
Mrs John Dunklebarger died at 9 last night at her mother's home in Veedersburg after months of ill health. She moved from Lawrenceburg to her mother's residence this summer. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 am from the residence, with interment in Attica cemetery. In Hillsboro, the Kerr family reunion greeted J P M Kerr on Sunday as relatives gathered for a meal and celebration.
The Democratic slate led by Thomas Dotson was elected mayor with 336 votes while the Socialist ticket received 79 votes. Dotson is the current mayor and other local social and social club notices follow including host Miss Golda Snyder at the Thimble club gathering on Walnut Street with a menu of oysters salad wafers and coffee. Local visits include O W McGaughey and wife in Morton Indiana and several Misses visiting from Covington Attica Craw fordsville Danville Watseka Kingman and Purdue alumni Emmett Moffett.
An advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a reliable candy form medicine for children and adults to remove worms. It claims safety for delicate children, digestion aid, and liver activity boost, with directions to buy at drugstores or by mail from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Also includes a Daniel Webster quotation about American education and self governance.
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter compares fashion spending and debt. The speaker jokes that buying a gown would incur fifty dollars of debt while suggesting borrowing more to appear generous. The tone mocks social emphasis on appearance over prudence.
A Galveston News item comments on small worries and rejects the idea of women bearing heavy burdens like a Chamois skin and satchel, framing the issue as an exaggerated expectation placed on women.
A brief literary remark by George Eliot expresses a lack of pity for those who travel with self‑comfort in mind. The line reflects her view of self-sufficiency and detachment in social conduct.
Dealer advertises sale days every Wednesday and Friday for 30 years offering 240 Ford cars plus new Oakland Overland Allen Paige Detroit models, many wagons buggies harness and horses. Cash or time terms to suit buyers with cheap sale prices.
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