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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1919
Page
6
Readable fragments show a list of items and prices, including Pyrex and other goods. Dates mention May 5 and a March period. The text resembles a catalog or ledger excerpt with prices and item names amid unreadable portions.
The Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana appointed and qualified Alexander Grubbs as Executor of the last will and testament of Nancy Grubbs, deceased. The estate is expected to be solvent. Nebeker and Dica, Attorneys.
Estate of Eston Keller at Jackson township Fountain County Indiana will sell at public auction on Wednesday November 19 at 10 AM the decedent's personal property including 3 shares Yeddo Elevator Co stock 1 share Wallace Telephone Co stock 6 tons hay 40 bushels corn 1 lot baled straw 2 fat hogs 1 surkey plow 128 bushels oats and iron posts Terms cash for five dollars or less and nine months credit on larger sums with note and 8 percent interest running from maturity. Nye Keller Administrator Col A G Madden Auctioneer Ora Mills Clerk Brissey Stansbury Attorneys 1919.
A historical government appeal urges reinvestment of Liberty bond coupons in War Savings stamps and Treasury Savings certificates paying 4 percent interest compounded quarterly. Instructions are to visit post offices or banks to exchange coupons, with redemption available on short notice, while stressing stability and future prosperity.
The drive to organize government Savings societies in industrial plants of the Seventh district uses posters on bulletin boards to show workers they are vital to reducing living costs. Cartoon posters illustrate how they can stop waste and help lower prices.
War Savings educational committee chaired by Shailer Mathews aims to place thrift and War Savings stamp programs in all Seventh district high schools. The plan encourages students to save for college via earnings, allowances, and gifts to fund future education. Attendees included Mathews, Graff, McNally, Boyce, Altman, Benson, and Boswell.
A historical note describes zerainbo as a potent liquor feared for its extreme strength. It states natives must adjust to small sips before drinking more, and warns that a stranger drinking it in the same measure as absinthe risks death.
A 1943 letter from John W. Allen to an ambitious 1853 railway proposal critic shows a sharp rebuke. Allen questions why a man with comfort and family prospects would embark on a risky continental railway, advising him to stay well and avoid physic. The piece reflects on how much the world and railways have progressed since then.
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