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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
4
Linen retailer promotes cloth and napkins for Thanksgiving dinner. Describes stock as best and prices low, urging customers not to buy without examining what is available.
Over six weeks underwear sales equal nearly all of last fall's business. The store attributes the rise to value pricing and invites customers to inspect the seasonable goods, noting no trouble to show them.
Community notes cover church services at M. E. church in Covington, job ads, and travel promos. Reports mention diphtheria in Lafayette, a football clash with Waynetown, and a Covington team loss to Urbana. Notices include obituaries, real estate offers, and a Frisco Lines expansion into Arkansas with stage links and literature.
The piece reports Sheriff Miller detaining thirteen prisoners including a man named Fruits on perjury charges after a Waynetown arrest. It notes Sunday whiskey violations, calls for enforcement of closing laws, and criticizes saloon operators while urging adherence to law and public justice.
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