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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
3
A Boston lawyer touts Vinel cod liver and iron tonic as a blood building strength creator. The ad promises quick results or money back and also includes a Saxo Salve eczema guarantee from a local veteran pharmacist in Covington.
A discussion on how confidence in a manufacturer’s integrity and the “good will” attached to brands drives demand. It explains that honest goods at fair prices build trust, and advertising sustains that trust by showcasing quality and maintaining customer loyalty.
Western Information Bureau invites readers to send 50 cents for six months of the Semi-Weekly Journal. A 144 page descriptive illustrated booklet on Oregon resources and opportunities will be mailed at no extra charge. Address Oregon Journal.
The Woman's University of New York State launches a 1915 campaign with a diploma as a ballot and a Victory 1915 chant. Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw leads a statewide effort, aiming to extend campaign schools to every town and farm kitchen across New York.
The text profiles John D. Rockefeller Sr. who shuns umbrellas, Italian composer Charles Grimaldi blind since birth and teaching in Rome, Queen Margherita showing interest, and Burleson the Postmaster General described as an early riser. It notes Rev. R H Charles becoming Westminster canon with Oxford lectures, and James Wilson receiving an honorary degree from Edinburgh while touring abroad.
In the world there are under three times as many miles of railway as in the United States. The Panama railroad construction used 140 000 ties and 7 000 laborers over five years. US single track rail converted from steam to electric totals about 1 600 miles with about 1 500 more expected in coming years.
Philadelphia plans a new art museum costing 3 million dollars on the former Fairmount park reservoir site. The article contrasts city projects with crime and health spending in major cities including Los Angeles and New York, and cites Tokyo population figures for the year ending last year.
The paper warns contributors to submit news before Wednesday afternoon to guarantee print. It emphasizes Thursdays are very busy and explains press time constraints to avoid missing publication.
A new timetable affects several trains on the Wabash line. Eastbound No. 54 runs 12:24 am to 7:52 am, No. 2 from 1:40 am to 12:4 am, and No. 25 from 6:20 am to 6:02 am. Westbound No. 8 runs 1:22 am to 1:42 am, No. 9 from 9:07 am to 1:48 am. The Towpath morning train from Attica to Covington arrives 8:56, then 10:50 and 11:40, with afternoon trips 4:05 Attica to Covington, 4:45 Covington to Attica 5:45.
In Sullivan County Pennsylvania Marine Trust agents discovered a deed from 1864 by Peter E. Armstrong and his wife that conveyed nearly 700 acres to God and his heirs in Jesus Messiah. The deed aims to remove the land from disputes with neighbors and land sharks, according to Treasurer Joseph McNamee of Marine Trust.
The report notes 17 238 students at the University of Pari with 3 267 foreigners. It cites ongoing citizenship studies in France Denmark and Finland. It estimates six of seven English children do not attend school after age fifteen. A New York district collected letters from 26 foreign countries via a school letter exchange.
The report shows over a million pleasure autos registered in the United States and 83 941 motorcars in London with 22 110 motorcycles. It notes 40 million dollars of autos and parts exported from the continental United States in 1913, up from about 1 million in 1903.
Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedmann, now idle in New York, touts his tuberculosis culture as a way to immunize the coming generation. He cites treating 350 Berlin infants under three days old, sixteen months ago, with no disease development or adverse effects since.
Dr Mary E Pennington chief of the government's food research laboratory in Philadelphia ranks among the highest paid civil service women. She heads a 15 assistant corps and oversees pure food investigations focusing on eggs and poultry for improved preservation methods.
Science notes estimate Uranus at 1 781 680 000 miles from the sun and Earth at about 92 882 000 miles. It states planetary motion from west to east and mentions Professor Barnard using the Yerkes 40 inch refractor to track temporary stars long after they fade from common telescopes.
A prosperous man who visits a Liberty street cafe for two years shakes dice at the bar to decide whether to drink at lunch, never playing with another person. The note appears in the New York Press and mentions his solitary ritual.
Practical advice for laundry care mentions using little bluing on faces to protect lace and using an asbestos pad as a safe iron rest. It notes no danger of scorching the ironing board cover and suggests bleaching handkerchiefs by washing and soaking overnight in water with a bit of cream of tartar.
Mine Lily Fannie Pain becomes the first woman in English history to be admitted by the Royal College of Surgeons in London as licentiate in dental surgery. The achievement marks a historic milestone for women in the profession.
Tickets on sale daily from Sept 25 to Oct 10 for Western states and Canadian points. Through Daily Tourist Car Service from St Louis. Ask for particulars at the Wahash agent. G C Knickerbocker D P A Danville Ill J D McNamara C P Ann Louis Mo
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