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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1923
Page
3
A reflective aphorism compares marriage to dough needing yeast and warns that marrying an unambitious partner risks a weak union. The metaphor frames ambition as essential to lasting commitment, urging discernment in choosing a spouse.
Lieutenant H R Bowes U S N commands the first navy aircraft to win the coveted Navy E insignia for gunnery efficiency aboard an F5 L type flying boat. The award marks general proficiency in gunnery and highlights Bowes’s leadership.
Henry R. Snow of Oakland California a former taxi driver and noted big game hunter in Africa has been denounced across Africa and by Director Hornaday of the New York Zoological Park as a ruthless killer of nearly extinct animals used to supply material for motion pictures.
Near East Relief nurse Grace W. Blackwell returns to America after commendable conduct during the Italian bombardment of Corfu where she cared for wounded and aided in relief efforts.
In Muncie Indiana Claude Michaels aged forty six shot and killed Patrolman Anthony Helis then killed himself on the front porch of his wife home. The body lay on the porch after a neighbor notified police. Investigators noted Michaels returned intending to kill his wife and that he had planned to hide in abandoned ovens of a steel plant. The inquest found he had not eaten for days.
Frederick Ramos twenty one attempted a prison break from the state penitentiary by scaling a 24 foot wall using improvised rope. A guard fired as Ramos reached the top and he fled, later stealing a taxi, buying a ticket for New York, but wounded he could not rise and was taken to a hospital where penitentiary officials found him.
Boston reporter recalls Ralph Campbell of West Lynn who, while driving near his home, struck a sleeping man whose legs were protruding into the road. The motorist halted, asking if he hit anyone, and the victim warned he must break the habit of sleeping with legs outstretched on the highway.
The bodies of Mrs. Gussie M. Durr and Miss Tillie Bang were found on a cot in their Ocean Grove home with a gas stove jet open. Notes onsite suggested a death by own action pact. Each woman wore a bundle of clothes bearing the other's initials for burial.
Firemen arriving at a Pendleton Street home in Cincinnati found Harry Frank a forty year old shoe worker dead and his coffin engulfed in flames. A candle had ignited draperies at the coffin head causing the shroud to burn as the coffin and dwelling burned. Family and friends were in great confusion.
In this peculiar age a cut in the price of gas creates more interest than a price announcement about bread. The world can afford to be generous with people who admit that an earthquake is an earthquake.
A sharp line of thought argues that most international disputes rest in political maneuvering. The idea posits that each diplomat or leader hides a core grievance within their strategies.
The widespread belief about farming in the country suggests the Mexican agrarian movement may not be very SCTIOUS.
The essay argues that harming strangers with a car is irrational, and proposes a mental speed test as a logical measure. It frames speeders as reckless and urges personal responsibility to prevent tragedies. Potential policy implications or safety campaigns are implied.
A Californian denied land to raise butterflies is advised to relocate to New York to pursue the social variety and continue the effort in a new locale.
As the coffin lining burst into flames again, rescuers carried the body from the house and returned to extinguish the fire.
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