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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
4
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Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, hailed as one of the most remarkable documents and said to endure through history.
The speaker asserts war with Mexico may begin, contending the Administration’s policy cannot endure and the nation must maintain its dignity as other countries watch for the outcome.
At St Joseph's church Rev M F Shea leads Forty Hours Devotion starting Friday morning November 21 and ending Sunday evening at 7 30. Friday evening Rev E Wurpillat of Lafayette preaches, Saturday evening Rev Scheideler of Rensselaer delivers the sermon, and Sunday morning services feature a 10 o'clock sermon. The concluding sermon Sunday evening is by Rev Thomas Conroy of Crawfordsville.
Hats and caps draw attention at J Loebs Store as new styles debut. Shoppers browse the updated display featuring a range of headwear for the season with price tags and promotions.
Recount shows Thomas Bauer elected mayor by sixteen votes over George R. Durgan. Bauer leads by 89. City clerk race initially tied. Vaughan ahead by 86 after recount. Democrats vow to appeal to the supreme court over alleged irregularities in the first canvass.
Jacob Keerns takes possession of his remodeled residence on South 11th Street at Merryman's venue. Lee Harbert occupies the property vacated by Keerns, marking a shift in local residency and property occupancy.
A baby boy named Robert Gordon is born to Gordon Ost and his wife Sunday morning. The family reports all are doing nicely except Poxy Grandpa Ost who has been inclined to give treats to women and children, while Albert Davis struggles with his partner’s change in behavior.
Help wanted advertisement from The American Remedy Company of Tiffin Ohio seeks a diligent man to represent a large line of home remedies spices extracts soaps perfumes and disinfectants in Fountain county and nearby areas. Candidate must provide conveyance and bond with large profits and a permanent position. Address promptly.
On Saturday November 22 an auction will offer 60 head of cows and heifers for sale. Do not miss this sale.
Physicians advise extra kidney attention in winter indoor life as reduced water and richer foods increase workload. Warning signs include back pain and urinary trouble. a mineral free herbal compound is promoted with a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. Addresses and a local paper mention are included.
Bert Lewis and his wife moved to Heppaston from a farm below town this week. Bert secured a job with the American company. Mrs Laura Nuno visits with Mrs Lemuel Howell. Ms. Chas Reed and her son from Martinsville arrive Saturday to stay with Mrs Reed’s parents Elmer Harden and wife. Hair products offered at 75 cents per ounce.
For sale a good work horse and a Jersey milch cow. Sold by E M Michael at the greenhouse in Covington.
Mrs. Ben Crowe of West Lebanon, a member of a prominent family, died Sunday evening after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband and daughter.
Danville eye specialist Dr Surratt announces a new advertisement in this issue. The expert will offer eye treatment and promises proper care to patients.
Good fitting and most comfortable underwear pronounced by every wearer, the Munsing at J Loeb's Store.
The Sunshine Thimble club met at Mrs. T. A. Cronk hite's home east of the city last Thursday for an all day design meeting. Eleven members attended with dinner served at noon and much chatter and cricketing noted.
A woman with a small child seeks domestic work and can provide strong references. Inquiries should be made at the listed office.
Henry Wheeling, twelve, of Crawfordsville ud, Indiana, rode two months from Los Angeles to Pomona on the rear tire of a transcontinental car. He was found wedged into a large tire 35 miles east of Los Angeles. He received a meal and continued the journey without spending any money.
An advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a safe, effective candy medicine for both children and adults to remove worms. It claims to improve digestion, tone the system, relieve constipation, and boost liver action, with a 25 cent price and guarantees. People urged to buy at drugstores or by mail from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.
The article describes Mongolia's lamas living in tents and temples. It notes temple lamas as lower and coarser than tent lamas, with the latter held in high esteem across Mongolia. The Sume lamasery hosts about 2,000 lamas, including young students, and features gold leaf prayer wheels atop temples, with long prayers on rolled script.
A gelignite blast in Nanaimo B C caused twelve workers to die. A steel rail thirty feet from the blast wrapped twice around a large tree trunk, slicing into the wood as shrapnel. The explosive blends nitroglycerin nitrocellulose sodium nitrate and sodium carbonate with wood pulp.
A French corporal Andre Desrats survived twenty eight days without food after a mine fall near Brest. He was rescued from a 100 foot deep shaft in a state of extreme weakness. A separate note from the London Mail cites a 160 pound pig entombed by chalk cliffs at Dover, dug out 160 days later alive but down to forty pounds.
The mousedeer or chevreta is a tiny ungulate under twelve inches tall at the shoulder with brown speckled fur and white underparts. It walks on the tips of its hooves giving stiff legs and no knee joints, lacks horns or antlers, but males have large upper canine tusks. Extremely timid, it hides in jungle and feeds at dawn and dusk.
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