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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
6
The GestiMieral Water at Pluto Spring French Lick is presented as the best natural medicinal water on earth, surpassing famed French and German springs in health benefits. New management and moderate rates announced. Menon agent listed for particulars.
Letter excerpts praise Foley's Kidney Cure and Foley's Kinney Cure for backache kidney trouble and cough relief. Writings from Geo. D. Cook Seymour Webb Moira V describe long ailments cured after using the remedies. Trainmen and friends urged to use Foley's remedies for relief.
Indiana state board of education approved yearly visits to the state’s 118 high schools. Each member will inspect assigned schools and report back, guiding decisions on new or renewed commissions. The plan aims for the most thorough high school inspection yet and enforcement of course, staff, facilities, library, and equipment standards. The session also included library board discussions led by State Librarian W. E. Henry. The board adjourns today.
Sufficient, Indianapolis. The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the murder conviction of Joseph D. Keith for the Nora Kifer killing. The stay was extended to Nov 15 for appeal, with the decision written by Judge Baker and supported by all justices.
A story from Saturday Evening Post recounts Count Boni de Castellane’s first duel as a disbelieving schoolboy. In a prank, club rivals staged a fatal duel with bread crumbed pistols. The supposedly dead opponent sat up. Castellane then threw the “corpse” into the river to bury the joke on him.
A compact account of the bronze Colossus of Rhodes, its construction by Chares, height around 108 feet, shipping through its legs, interior staircase and mirror reflecting Syria to Egypt, its 64 years standing, earthquake collapse, 923 years on shore, sale by Saracens to a Hebrew dealer, original cost about 500 talents.
The ad declares kidney disease as a deadly threat and cites Bright's Disease. It touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney bladder and urinary troubles, claiming cures after other efforts fail. Free sample bottle by mail from J Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
James H. Farrell of Chicago is a noted figure in Democratic circles, long serving in Illinois House since 1887 and linked to the Cook County Marching Club. The document mixes this with ads for pepsin syrup, One Minute Cough Cure, Big Four tickets, and Foley's Kidney Cure, reflecting a period newspaper blend of politics and commercial notices.
A tronk end bag maker notes hats and box styles vary widely. Hatboxes come in oval, square, and oblong forms from sole to harness leather, enameled leather, and canvas. Some include removable sections to carry one to four hats, with trays for collars and cuffs and adjustable hinges for different uses.
A playful collage notes distant gibes about Essex quake tolls and parish workmen, with witty asides from Spurgeon and a Dublin dean. It captures a Sentiments list style quip, including Johnny Lizzietop praising electricity and Willie Goeorum poking at doorbells, as printed in the Brooklyn Eagle.
A New York press note recalls Edith s tale of deceit by her husband who confessed after marriage that he was sixty rather than seventy five. Gladys comments on moral contrasts, reflecting on judgment and reputation amid a sharp social remark. Tomorrow is not elastic enough to press the neatly tea duties of
The readable fragments show times and initials but lack a coherent event or names. It appears as a garbled schedule or notice with entries like 2:50 p m and 6:00 pm and initials such as MR. Act, offering little substantive detail for a proper summary.
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