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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1901
Page
5
Loebs Stores and East End Grocery feature price cuts and new stock. Shoppers note Manners and McCoy promotions, with mentions of Danville figures Albert Bostic and Tom McCoy, plus Veedersburg and Perrysville visitors.
Frank P. Earl of Covington is in the city for cancer treatment. Rudolph Coffman on sick list this week with asthma attack. Avis Blakley returned home near the city after visiting relatives near Silverwood. J. L. Allen Jr. attended the Bachelor Club dance at the Aetna House. Monroe Walker left for Indianapolis to join a religious paper. Breed price ads for shoes and meat market notes appear amid social items.
An advertisement argues thinness stems from overwork or under digestion and recommends Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as balance. It warns against overreliance, notes limited eating and activity, and urges readers to try a free sample while listing TT and Bowne as the chemists and $1 price at druggists.
Veedersburg notes cover local travels and visits with Mrs. W. C. Cox returning home from a week with Mr. and Mrs. Will Alexander. Ads promote foot wear, meat market services, poultry buying, and new knife and utensil lines. A veteran and notable local figure Josiah Bush returns home after funeral visit.
A collage of testimonials promotes Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills at 50 cents a box from Buffalo. Local merchants in Covington advertise eye tests and glasses, and a jeweler hawks watches. Various claims tout Grain-O and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with letters from physicians. recruitment ads seek U S Army men and nursery agents.
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