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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
6
A Baltimore meat company claims a gas heated smoke house marks a new departure in curing hams frankfurters and similar meats. The method aims to improve flavor and efficiency in the smoking process.
A speaker urges moving beyond care for the afflicted to preventive action. Proposes health officer issued marriage licenses with venereal disease testing, prohibition of marriage if positive, and compulsory sterilization for epilepsy or feeble minded at puberty. The plan aims to reduce venereal disease, epilepsy and feeble mindedness and their toll on Indiana society.
Advertising copy touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a reliable remedy for worms in children and adults. It claims to ease digestion toning the system and aiding liver action in pleasant candy form. Sold by drugstores or by mail from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
The Saturday Evening Post reports wireless engineers seek an automatic alarm system to alert when a distant station sends a message. Marconi proposes a prolonged signal that triggers a galvanometer and bell at the receiving end, but blocking false alarms from atmospheric discharges remains a challenge.
Promotion for Allen's Foot Rise powder to ease shoe break in. Claims it helps with foot comfort and includes a sample offer. Advertises price nine pence and lists A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York as the address. No further context.
A guide outlines proper conduct for introductions and recognition between genders. It notes women should not bow to unfamiliar men, older women may take initiative in recognition, and a tacit rejection signals ending acquaintance. Men should rise for introductions. hats may be removed in public.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. He notes the remedy is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces.
The piece argues youth is a mindset not a age and vows that youthful vitality comes from hopeful ideals. It urges continuing ambition and interest, cautions against cynicism toward others, and advises looking ahead to stay vibrant and inspiring to friends.
Practical guidance on skincare and digestion from a bygone column. It recommends rubbing cold cream before bed, using gloves, curing conditions like tetter and ringworm through proper diet, and iodine for temporary relief. It praises Scrim fabric for face cloths and promotes enjoyable, light exercise as a health habit.
A German doctor reports a new electric sleep cure that can be turned on and off at will. Tested on rabbits and dogs, the method uses a current at the base of the brain, supposedly inducing instant sleep and restoring normal alertness when switched off.
The piece notes eyebrows tend to grow sparse with age yet a bow shape could endure if the owner brushed them daily with a soft toothbrush kept for the purpose.
A short recipe describes making a good shampoo by combining castile soap with water and washing soda. The method uses about two heaping tablespoonfuls of powder and two saltspoonfuls of washing soda dissolved in a small amount of water.
An Indianapolis lawyer and a friend visit Greenfield to see the James Whitcomb Riley house but the hotel keeper knows no Riley residence. The pair search city directories and hear jokes about staying power and movement as they seek the famed Hoosier poet's home.
The poem argues that no sin remains secret forever as guilt spreads beyond the guilty mind. It uses ocean imagery of breakers and ostrich imagery to warn that silence fails and truth resurfaces despite attempts to forget or deny.
A New York lawyer famed for cross examination learns a costly lesson in trickery after buying a heavy knitted bathing suit for cold Maine waters. He realizes a year too late that he was duped by a haberdasher clerk who steered him to the wrong garment.
A London clergyman visiting a Lancashire town guest house is asked if he is a teetotaler. He says not exactly, prompting the host to relax and remark that plain water will suffice since the guest is not a teetotaler. The tale is relayed as London Answers.
In early Ohio days a Yankee using a stone to balance a grain bag fools a Dutch farmer who believes all locals carry trick bags. The farmer later replaces the stone, thinking a different trick is afoot, and continues to the mill with grain in one end.
A frugal guide to making a baby picture book from Japanese grass cloth. Cut soft green or blue fabric into pages, fold and optionally paste, insert gentle pictures, and bind with rafia. Praises simple, durable pages and small, well proportioned images over bright, gaudy color.
The guide compares washboard types noting corrugation affects fabric wear with wooden boards being gentler but uncomfortable, while metal or glass covered boards are best for long use if not rubbed hard. It covers wringers, iron varieties, heat retention, and tips like wax balls for greasing irons.
A housekeeper explains using a large office style white calendar on the kitchen wall. She marks daily ice deliveries milk bottles guest dinners and shifts for the maid to coordinate household tasks and determine special evenings.
Three fruit baskets planted with yellow myrtle along the edges and portulaca in the centers create pretty back yard ornaments. Paint cheese boxes green and fill with pansies nasturtiums portulaca or white alyssum for side porches. Tiny hanging baskets from strawberry boxes with small Japanese ferns offer another decorative option.
Instructions advise laying the stain on blotting paper and sponging with equal parts alcohol and ether, then rubbing dry and lightly applying household ammonia. If leaves blot rub well with powdered chalk on the wrong side.
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