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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
2
Mr Jerome dismissed the campaign in New York and let the public focus their worry there. The average Russian is likened to evaluating manifestos and ukases against slick circulars and similar literature.
In view of election day events Gus Addicks muses that failure to become a boss spared him from the tied fate. The remark hints at political tensions and the controversial atmosphere surrounding local leadership.
The article notes strong claims that the President gained the Solid South in the previous month, with all parties asserting he did. It discusses whether a second run is needed to confirm the outcome and political implications.
Jeffries remarks that fans flock to football because it is more brutal than prize fighting. The statement is offered as a public hint to readers about the sport's reputed toughness and appeal.
From last Monday’s forecasts New York may elect at least three mayors with two still insisting they were elected.
A few friends send word of a presidential boom for Uncle Joe Cannon but the veteran politician remains wary and quick to sense attempts at jollying him.
President Loubet awards decoration to Spanish General Weyler during a French ceremony. The reference recalls prior attempts to honor Weyler, indicating repeated diplomatic gestures and a controversial history.
The article suggests the Philadelphia political machine lost the November 7 election not for lack of support but for mismanagement of vote counting and tallying procedures.
A Kansas man invested 7590 in a farm two years ago and has earned 5600 in that period. The yield is described as comparable to becoming president of a midsize life insurance firm.
The note recalls ambiguity about opponents amid Mr. Cleveland's Nebraska trip and hints at potential Colorado events where women could vote, implying unresolved political tension without a clear outcome.
A historical remark notes the Democratic Party’s lone setback in twelve years occurred while William Jennings Bryan was abroad, implying the party struggled without his leadership. The quip frames his absence as the cause of the party’s only notable win during that period.
Mayor Dunne says the Chicago city council knows nothing about municipal ownership and should not see the Dalrymple report. He resists letting them glimpse the study, signaling a split over public ownership policy.
The piece notes turkeys lowering prices while 11,000,000 barrels of cranberries arrive, offsetting saved turkey costs. It says the President pleased the South by framing politics as national leadership, not partisan. The South felt pleased to be called his kin.
The piece defends a partisan newspaper's integrity and independence. It asserts it has never taken pay from candidates, supported principals over profit, and avoided boss control while praising readers and reform-minded measures already enacted. The author pledges continued honesty and loyalty to the public.
Mrs Henrietta A S Marsh of Los Angeles describes suffering seven weeks with la grippe and credits Peruna with a rapid recovery. She endorses the remedy as effective and notes its continued use after travel through Kentucky and Tennessee. Address given for Dr Hartman, Columbus Ohio.
The Covington city campaign produced a strong Republican showing the evening of November 7. While a broad victory for good government involved many Democrats, the organized Republican effort under leaders like Chairman Williams, Treasurer Julian Martin, and city committeemen E. M. Board, Clint Kaufran, and Jos. Moore receives notable praise for its disciplined execution.
A Maine man sends a gift of ice packed clams to relatives in Kansas. New Town Conn clerk preserves 1723 town deed by encasing in silk. Black Butte mountain near Lisson California yields an immense buried ice mass. Klondike polar bear dies in New York zoo, third in a year. San Salvador issues 405 stamps, England 205 home plus 5,711 abroad. European issues total 4,089.
In 1619 a London company sent ironworkers to Fall ing Creek Virginia. Captain Buiett and later John Berkeley led the works at Warwick until Opitcha pap’s forces murdered them on March 22, 1622. Mills rose on ruins, exporting flour, and Warwick grew as a key manufacturing and shipping village. Colonel Archibald Cary later owned Ampthill on the James River, and Tarleton burned Warwick and Cary’s mills during the war. the Ampthill house still stands with Cary descendants owning it.
Eugene Wood reflects in Mc Clure's on a vanished era of clowns led by a singular, irreplaceable ringmaster and a witty performer whose humor shaped childhoods now missed by a new generation of audiences.
A historic stone kept at the British naval offices in Portsmouth saved the frigate Pique in the 1850s. The ship ran ashore on the Japanese coast and was refloated in seemingly sound condition. Docked at Portsmouth the stone wedged itself in the hull preventing leakage, a drop likely sealing the vessel’s fate.
In a Philadelphia kindergarten a teacher explains a pendulum to young pupils. A child smiles and calls it Pendulum Franklin, noting she has heard the term before.
The teacher asks for an illustration of providence. A bright boy volunteers and uses porous plaster holes as the example. When the plaster is removed the holes do not hurt, illustrating a gentle or providential outcome.
Scribbleton and Criticus spar over a new novel with wry humor as they critique its culinary metaphor. The exchange highlights wit and literary self critique in a compact dialogue.
A Jefferson quotation notes that error of opinion may be tolerated when reason remains free to combat it. The remark underlines the value of open inquiry and civil discourse in a society that protects debate.
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