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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1913

Page

7

Vinol endorsed by Mrs Heckman for lung health

Springfield Ohio resident Mrs Kate Heckman credits Vinol with curing a long chest illness and ulcers on the lung. The ad touts Vinol as soothing inflamed surfaces and boosting appetite and digestion, with a return‑policy guarantee and Saxo Salve for skin troubles.

Kate Heckman Springfield Ohio P. S Granford C VanDorn Covirgon

Advertising Builds Consumer Confidence

Manufacturers spend millions creating trust in their goods and brands. They rely on honest pricing and quality to retain customers, with advertising driving confidence and repeating purchases.

Ao O

Trustees' Notices Troy Township Meeting Dates

Trustee Charles Dickens announces meetings in the first office room at the K of P building on Wednesday and Saturday each week to transact township business. Praviownetap remains the cited locale.

Troy Township K. of P Charles Dicken Praviownetap

Oregon Journal Starts Western Information Bureau Offer

The Oregon Journal announces a Western Information Bureau and offers a six month Semni-Weekly Journal subscription for 50 cents plus a 144 page illustrated booklet detailing Oregon resources and opportunities. Address Oregon Journal.

Western Information Bureau Oregon Journal Bureau of Western Information Oregon

Father of Phrenology and its 18th century rise

A New York American summary notes Franz Joseph Gall, the Vienna physician, advancing phrenology from 1798 public notice to a Europe wide craze. It details his theory linking skull shape to talent and character, public fascination, opposition from authorities, and eventual decline after a peak in 1828.

Weiland Mercury Gall Vienna Ile Europe Truth Mortaity Germany New York American

Banish the Rats and Their Rampant Destruction

A reader notes the extreme harm caused by rats and mice in India and homes. Rats attack livestock and humans when cornered, loot nests, and stockpile food. The India plague commission ties bubonic plague to rodent outbreaks, while mice threaten agriculture.

India India Plague Commission Man Europe

Turning point in Glasgow tennis match after bird interference

In a Glasgow tennis tie, players A and B battled evenly with lead changes. Near defeat for A, a bird crossing the court caused Boomis to smash at it, missing narrowly and turning the rally. A then surged to win the match.

The Glasgow News Boomis

Lord Palmerston Buys Gordon Painting at High Price

Lord Palmerston purchases Sir John Watson Gordon’s work titled Summer In the Lowlands after Lord Walmerston’s remark about long grass and many sheep in the field. The artist explains the sheep were turned in only last night.

Lord Walmerston John Watson Gordon Lord I’tmerston Lord Palmerston

Boy’s Warts Trade Begets Penny Dispute

In a child’s quizzical tale, Maurice, age six, laments to his mother that he bought two warts from Vincent for a penny, but receives neither warts nor refund. The note appears in the Indianapolis News under a Round and Square column with playful quotes on language and diplomacy.

Maurice Vincent Indianapolis News

Two Know-It-Alls Trade Lessons in a Playful Exchange

Two confident figures, Pack and his counterpart, engage in a spirited instructional clash. Each asserts expertise while attempting to outdo the other, delivering a humorous display of mutual challenge and vanity. Their banter unfolds with quick retorts and lighthearted competition.

Quote by Cowper Reflects on Tempered Manners

A brief quotation asserts that only a moral sensible well bred man can refrain from insulting others. The line captures a stance on conduct and civility attributed to the poet William Cowper.

Modernized the Angel Ball Bearings at St Marks Campanile

A write up in the American Machinist notes a new angel type atop Venice's Campanile di San Marco. The San Marco statue now rests on ball bearings and pivots with the wind to minimize surface exposed, turning to the wind to reduce pressure on its eleven foot wings.

Campanile di San Marco Venice Angel San Marco Lagunes

Dream Reveals Washington Gift to Light Horse Harry Lee

Washington and Harry Lee shared a close bond with Mount Vernon visits. Lee once dreamt Washington gave him the Westmoreland estate, and the next day a deed appeared under his plate. Washington calmly warned him not to dream Mount Vernon away from him.

Washington Harry Harry” Lee Robert FE. Tee Lee Westmoreland Storry Mount Vernon Met

Young minds ask moon men angels and graves in childhood

A child asks if people live on the moon and what angels do at night. A girl drawing a grave after a death is redirected to imagine a beehive with bees, showing innocent coping with sorrow. The vignette, attributed to Hilda Cowham in Straud Magazine, captures quaint questions and gentle humor amid grief.

Tanie Sid Hilda Cowham Straud Magazine

Agitatress Quips About Suffrage Visit Banter

A New York World quip portrays two agitatresses debating woman suffrage. One jokes a married woman must ask her husband before deciding, and the other notes the marriage lasted three weeks. The exchange satirizes early suffrage campaigning and gender roles.

New York World

Alphabetically Arranged Quote From 19th Century Papers

A sequence of sentences uses each letter of the alphabet in order. The text presents a boy’s playful activities listed from A to Z and a sibling exchange involving Mrs. Call and young Ethel expressing worry about blame. The items cite New York World and St. Paul Pioneer Press as sources.

New York World Mrs. Call Ethel St. Paul Pioneer

Poor Jack and Clara Weather a Matrimony Misunderstanding

In a domestic chat, Clara asserts her mother’s concern about Jack and Clara marrying. Clara says the marriage aims to relieve Jack’s mistaken belief, revealing a private motive behind the union.

Jack Clara

Poor Man Quote Sparks Laughter in Houston Post

The Houston Post recounts a joke about wealth and marriage as a quip on a punchline involving a "Poor man" and the man a sister might marry. The humor centers on mispronunciation and social perception of wealth in domestic futures.

Houston Post

Newspaper submission deadline reminder

Notice urges timely submission of news to ensure print in the current issue. It warns Wednesdays and Thursdays are busy and presses run Thursday afternoon, so late submissions risk missing publication.

New Time Card Sets Train Schedules on Wabash Line

A new time card took effect Monday detailing east bound No. 34 from 7:32 to 12:24 am and No. 2 from 1:40 to 12:24 am. Eastbound No. 28 runs 6:20 to 6:02 am, No. 8 westbound 1:22 to 1:42 am, No. 9 westbound 4:07 to 4:2? am. Attica to Covington service: morning train leaves Attica at 8:00, reaches Covington 4:36, departs Covington 10:50, arrives Attica 11:40. afternoon runs Attica 4:05 to Covington 4:45, departs Covington 4:50, arrives Attica 3:45.

Attica Covington

Bequeathed Land to God in Old 1864 Deed Found

In Sullivan county Pennsylvania Marine Trust agents uncovered a dated 1864 deed that transfers nearly 700 acres to God and his heirs in Jesus Messiah. Peter Armstrong and his wife executed the conveyance to remove land from neighbor disputes and land sharks. Treasurer Joseph McNamee displayed the deed, saying the discovery answers long standing local questions.

Sullivan County Marine Trust Company Atlantic City N. J Peter Kk. Armstrong Jesus Messiah Joseph McNamee the Marine Company

Immunization Breakthrough Claims Seen by Berlin Specialist

Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedmann advocates tuberculosis culture as a means to immunize newborns. He boasts treating 350 Berlin infants under three days old with no disease development or adverse effects over the subsequent seventeen months.

Friedrich Franz Friedmann New York Berlin

Unnamed Liberty Street Man Rolls Dice at Lunch

A prosperous man who frequents a Liberty Street cafe for two years is seen shaking dice at the bar before luncheon to decide whether to wake a drink. He plays solitaire with dice and never wagers with others, according to New York Proga.

Liberty Street New York

Cheap One Way Rates to Western States and Canada

Travel ad announces low one way fares to California Colorado Oregon and other western states and Canadian points. Tickets on sale daily from Sept 25 to Oct 10 via Daily Tourist Car Service from St Louis. Inquiries to the Bash agent G C Knickerbocker CPA Danville J N McNamara CPA St Louis Mo.

St. Louis

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