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Newspaper

Covington Republican

Location

Covington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1911

Page

5

Spectacles for sale and local visits dominate Covington week

Buckner Hastings and Lannie Cox of Fountain were seen in Covington Monday and Tuesday. Postmaster Boyd visited Attica. Mrs Ed Richeson and Mrs fed Daller engaged in social activity and real estate matters. Dr Beckett of the Fair, Rev Hutson preparing to travel to Cowden IL for meetings. County Supt Livengood and Ed Bonebrake returned from Mississippi with hopeful prospects.

Fed. Daller Covington R Livengood Ed. Bonebrake Mississippi Country

J Loeb's Store Promotes Ready Made and Made to Order Suits

Local store touts new pants and clothing at lower prices than competitors. Notes city speed limit enforcement, Christmas services at M E Church on December 24, and Thanksgiving Day observance on November 30. Mentions visitors, real estate inquiries, and farm crop troubles from recent rains.

J. Loeb

Local notices and ads highlight visits sales and events

John Wheatley visits Tuesday while J Loeb stores promote nobby suits. Mrs Tittle visits Danville. Rainier releases holiday stationery ads. Layton and Bilsland offer potato supplies. M Board advertises furniture and undertaker services. Bridge Club hosted by Mrs Nebeker. Layton travels to South Dakota on business. White Kitchen to serve turkey dinner next Thursday for 20 cents. Mrs Dunlap visits Cincinnati. Postmaster Boyd attends Scottish Rite in Indianapolis. Girls Cooking Club hosted by Miss Blossom Board. Soft coal offered by E W Richson. Herzog and Ferguson visit Goshen and South Bend. Frank McMannony attends Grand Lodge via Encampment 85 Indianapolis. Don Berto travels to Indianapolis as Fountain Lodge I O O F delegate. Phipps restaurant promotes turkey feast for 20 cents. David L Steele attended Indianapo lis Grand Lodge as I O C F delegate.

Merryman's Meat Market Lard Price and Local Notices

Lord home rendered lard priced at 12 cents per pound at Merryman's Meat Market. The M. E. parsonage opens next Tuesday evening for a general house warming. Mrs. Hill of Chicago ill with pneumonia. friends recall her as Miss Bessie Hunter. The Misses Hills move to North Third Street residence. Mr and Mrs Sam Groves of Terre Haute visit Mrs Groves' parents Mr and Mrs Sam Martin. Mrs Roy Rogers and Roy Jr visit Atica guests of Mrs Charles Zeigler and Miss Ruth Board.

Lord Merryman’s Sam Groves Terre Haute Roy Rogers Roy Jr Atica Charles Zeigler Ruth Board M. E Hill Chicago Bessie Hunter

House Cleaning at M. E Church Led by Ladies Aid

Wednesday featured a general church cleaning at the M. E church under Ladies Aid supervision. Mrs. Margarette Randolph is back out after ten weeks recovering from a lower limb injury sustained in a cellar fall. Also notes a coal order offer from E. W. Richeson by phone.

M. E Church Margarette Randolph

A series on Yellow Stone Park by Julian M Martin runs in Republican

A series of articles by Julian M Martin on Yellow Stone Park for the Republican is now running. Dr J P Buckner is in Indianapolis this week for the Scottish Rite Masons meeting and holiday goods purchases. Dr J H Honan and wife from Berlin are guests of Mrs Elizabeth Sullivan last Friday. Mrs Honan is Mrs Sullivan's sister and a former resident here.

Julian M. Martin Yellow Stone Park Republican J. P. Buckner Indianapolis J. H. Honan Berlin Germany Elizabeth Sullivan

Mrs Ost Hosts Shower for Miss Wilkey Ahead of Nov 29 Wedding

Mrs Gordon Ost and Miss Leota Bilsland hosted a miscellaneous shower Wednesday at Mrs Ost's home in honor of Miss Elizabeth Wilkey. Wilkey will marry Leslie Spence on November 29. Guests presented useful and beautiful gifts. The Republican office for job work.

Gordon Ost Leota Bilsland Ost Elizabeth Wilkey Leslie Spence Wilkey

Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing at J Loebs Store

Hart Schaffner and Marx fall and winter wear advertised for sale at J Loebs Store. Wabash coal agent E W Richeson promoted by phone. Mrs Carrie Stilwell appointed general agent for Gilbert Co perfumes in Indiana and Illinois with recent work in South Bend. Max Sullivan returned from Purdue to visit family over weekend. River neared flood stage Friday and Saturday but receded.

Hart Schaffner & Marx J. Loeb’s Max Sullivan Purdue Max Carrie Stilwell Gilbert & Co Cleveland Ohio Indiana Illinois South Bend

Steely McMahon Visits Mother Amid Baby Talk

The report notes Steely McMahon visiting his mother last week while friends congratulated him on a new baby he denies having. The exchange hints at expectations he should be expecting and captures local curiosity about his family life.

Steely McMahon

Attica Council Plans Skating Pond in McDonald Park

The Attica city council votes to create a shallow skating pond in McDonald Park to provide winter recreation for children and keep them away from risky skating resorts. Citizens are urged to inspect flues and prepare hoses for rapid response as cold weather nears.

Attica McDonald Park

For Sale or Trade and Local Notices

FOR SALE OR TRADE A second hand hard coal base burner offered cheap trade options available. Elizabeth Gill described as charming with magnetic personality and unique impersonations of children life. Her dramatic work praised with rich contralto voice and harp accompaniments. Ice notice requests ice orders by phone 243 from Bodine Ice Company. The Republican for your stationery.

Elizabeth Desrrie Gill

Grandmother Lemon Injured At Home This Week

Grandmother Lemon fell early this week and injured her head. Dr. Andrus treated the injury and she remains very feeble at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ward. Lam bertville Snag-Proof Rubber Boots and Shoes advertised at J Lords Stores. Orville Dix and Benj Harrison, Danville Illinois, sentenced to ten to twenty years in the State Reformatory with five years disfranchisement after pleading guilty to breaking into Berry Shuler's saloon. Ages listed as 19 and 20. The writer adds a quip about harsher sentences for those who break into saloons without boots.

Lemon Orville Dix Benj. Harrison Danville Illinois Berry Shuler

Foley Kidney Pills Promising Quick Urinary Relief

An old advertisement urges Foley Kidney Pills to treat backache and rheumatic pains as kidney trouble. It claims the pills regulate urinary organs, act as a tonic, and deliver prompt results, sold by all druggists.

Montezuma Tile Plant Destroyed By Fire

The Montezuma tile plant was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Loss is estimated at about $50,000 with only a small insurance. The plant had operated fourteen years and was among the largest in the country. Trustee Mary O. Smith from Shawnee visited Tuesday morning to oversee interests. Local capitalists left Kingman Tuesday for Louisiana to seek land bargains, joined by Samuel Sowers and Isaac Harbert. they expect a ten day to two week trip.

Mary O. Smith Shawnee Mark Kingman Louisiana Samuel Sowers Isaac Harbert

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promoted for Coughs

Mrs. Anna Pelzer of 2526 Jefferson Omaha Nebraska recommends Foley's Honey and Tar compound as a sure cure for coughs and colds. She cites her daughter’s recovery and reports neighbors curing themselves and their families with the remedy offered by druggists.

Foley Anna Pelzer Jefferson At

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Covington Buckner Hastings Clint Royal of Newtown Boyd J. Loeb's Lannie Cox of Fountain Ed. Richeson George W. Beckett the Fair T. S. Hutson Cowden, Il R. N. Voliva Mound City Rainier’s Pharmacy Neely Diem Kent Township Warren County John E.lamb Cunningham John Craig Catlin Arkansas Diffenderfer & Jones North Side Public Square George Boughner John Wheatley Charles Tittle Rainier Layton & Bilsland M. Board Lucas Nebeker Bridge Club W. W. Layton Tuesday Poon South Dakota White Kitchen Mary Dunlap Cincinnati P. A. Schmidt Miss Blossom Board Girls Cooking Club E. W. Richson M. Herzog David Ferguson Goshen Frank McMannony Grand Lodge Don Berto Coal Creek Fountain Lodge Phipps David L. Steele Steel T.E. Rainier Rexall Store Misses Hills North Third Street E. W. Richeson The Republican Office For E W.richeson Wabash Ice Nortice Bodine Ice Company the Republican United W. B. Coleman East Side Square Lambertville J. Lord’s Stores Ness Illinois Dry Cleaning Danville, I Boord Homer Clawson U. S M. Mayer Jr Connties C. M. Gardner Covington, Ind All Cruggist
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