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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1913
Page
7
Patrolman Midgett of North Carolina is hailed as a real sea hero after saving ten men from a wreck a few miles from his station during a hurricane. Without a boat or life gear he swam seven times through 100 mph winds to pull each survivor to shore and accepted a gold medal with humble words.
Speech by Hon. Frank Buchanan of Illinois in the House of Representatives on May 23. He defends a new member’s right to speak and notes two prior unsuccessful attempts to address the body, asserting the access is not by choice.
A St. Louis doctor reports testing a theory 275 times to detect skull fracture. He explains: tickle the ankle a half inch above the sole on the inside. if the big toe turns upward and other toes outward, the skull is fractured. if the toes turn downward and draw together, the skull is intact.
A brief dialogue about lending money tests friendship. The speaker notes a willingness to help only if the loan is split, warning that a loan could end their friendship. The other party agrees to try a compromise and suggests halving the amount.
A domestic telegram miscommunication leads to a conflict as a husband recalls being told not to bring his mother along and the wife cites her mother’s insistence after reading the telegram.
A garbled excerpt contrasts benevolence with motion and duty. A fragment shows a line about debt and politeness in a conversational tone, with a stray dash and odd spellings creating a puzzle-like historical quote.
A weekly list of property transfers shows multiple deeds filed in Bountain County. Transactions include Lot 87 Prospect add Attica for 200 dollars and various parcels in Attica, Troy, and Richland ranging from 1200 to 4000 dollars, with several owners named. Also appears the Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertisement and an essay on etiquette for engaged couples stressing respect for families and friends and proper social conduct before marriage.
The use of red and green sidelights on vessels began on the Hudson in 1862, prompted by Gen. Benjamin F. Butler who supported a factory producing the lights. This sparked adoption of standardized navigation signals.
Amy W. Hotchkiss describes pidgin English used in Shanghai ports where Chinese and foreigners trade. The article cites phrases like That book pay my and B long allo same chicken fur and notes the language arose from Chinese to English, similar to Lingua Franca, with examples from tailors and social interactions.
The uninhabited Henderson Elizabeth island, 120 miles northeast of Pitcairn, hosts a small, peculiar colony of animals including a fruit pigeon, lori keet, a little rail, and a reed warbler. Two birds tolerate seawater and subsist without fresh water, drinks drawn from dew or sea water.
A striking telescope view shows the great nebula in Orion with glowing streams spirals and stars. Observers note its enormous size with the solar system a mere speck beside it. It is receding from Earth at eleven miles per second, yet 100 years pass without noticeable change due to its vast distance.
Berties sister searches for Robinson Crusoe as a five year older sibling notes the book is missing. Bertie evasively says it is only lost a little and speculates it could be in the barn outdoors garret woodpile or behind the woodpile.
London Spare Moments notes a Dublin statue in Trinity College honoring King William II with a badly designed horse. One foreleg is straight the other curved and both hooves rest awkwardly on the pedestal.
A Washington Herald quote features a speaker declaring happiness unattainable and explaining a forty year pursuit of wealth. The speaker laments that cast iron dogs on the lawn have fallen out of style, noting the irony of dream fulfillment.
A San Francisco Chronicle quip notes a man with a queer job as the bookkeeper for a local bookseller. The cheerful observer and the book discuss the unusual role in lighthearted terms.
A concise reflection contrasts the wise man guided by righteousness with the inferior man driven by immediate payoffs. It emphasizes moral clarity over short term gain.
Paris readers debate what it means for a man to understand women. Contributors argue equality, tact, and respect while noting coyness and flattery fail to capture true understanding. A chorus of women questions the premise and highlights safe, attentive company as key to genuine connection.
Denver man George W. Smith and a companion, lost in the mountains near Gunnison, drank coffee laced with strychnine in a cabin owner’s defense against thieves. They survived after emetics and oil, then lard, were administered. The cattleman confessed to poisoning to deter theft.
In Everett Washington Robert Carlson a logger long held as a possible insane case regained memory upon seeing prison walls. Detained from Arlington he had been booked as John Doe Christensen. A jail search confirmed his statement that he had previously been in the same jail four years earlier.
Autograph letters of Colonel Roosevelt were sold at eight and four dollars each during the sale of the art collection of Mrs Emily Grighhy. The event drew collectors and marked notable demand for Roosevelt memorabilia.
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