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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
2
A London gentleman advertised for apartments at a fashionable watering place and agreed to rent after a deposit. He discovers the sea view claim referred to a painting in the drawing room, and the landlady clarifies the wording caused the misunderstanding.
A brief excerpt discusses wing shooting training from James W. Dixon, stressing practice and perseverance to improve. It notes common novice errors such as overreacting to the bird and failing to aim with one eye. It also suggests better technique of not fully closing both eyes and not tracking the bird with the gun muzzle.
The passage discusses the natural desire to please and presentable appearance. It argues that striving for taste and elegance is uplifting and not absurd, framing attractiveness as a normal and constructive aim.
In a Nashville American reflection, the Rome Tribune notes the best hotel fire story was kept away from headlining, relegating it to the body of the article while the parade’s prominent feature led the page.
An Atchison Globe note laments over idealized book heroes and champions the ordinary good man as a relatable hero. An advertised remedy Foley's Urinex laxative claims to aid constipation and liver trouble, with M C Van Dora selling it.
A compact aphorism by Ca Tullo Mendes extols prudence in dealing with fools and warns that politicking with them isolates one from others. It highlights the uneasy social satire of political interaction.
The Administrator of the estate of Aaron Lindley will offer by private sale at John Young's store in Cates Fountain County Indiana on November 27 1909 at 2 PM and thereafter until sold. Two separate tracts totaling about 18 16 100 acres are described with detailed metes and bounds and terms require at least one third cash and two further payments at nine and eighteen months secured by mortgage. Benjamin F. Lindley administrator and W N White attorney.
In 1855 London, Wagner walked daily in Regent’s Park feeding ducks with French rolls. A regal swan drew his affection, likened to Lohengrin’s chariot. The scene, described by Ferdinand Praeger, shows a natural affectionate man generous and gentle.
James Hannay, Pall Mall Gazette alumnus, and Huxley, famed scientist, recall their meeting at the British Museum steps. Hannay mocks man as a creature of history, while Huxley likens him to gas and water. They agree mutual respect in study would improve understanding.
Dialogue reveals Mrs. Everson keeps her own baptismal names on her calling card and once printed as Mrs. William Edgar Everson. The husband boasted of authority after hearing of the card, prompting caution about letting some men overreach.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts caution with wealth as the ant warns about misused funds while the grasshopper imagines sneers at both poverty and riches, reflecting on finance and public perception.
A small boy in Philadelphia asks his father what wrinkles are, prompting a thoughtful exchange that reflects a curious, inquiring mind. The anecdote appears in the Philadelphia Inquirer as a human interest moment.
The text argues resting with arms overhead is physiologically wrong and worsens breathing by tightening neck muscles. It also mentions banana skins burned to ash for soap on the west coast of Affice and a cleanser mixing palm oil with ash water. It closes with a social observation on money, power, and influence attributed to Bulwer Lytton.
A young critic complains that the statues appear odd to her with eyes that look cloudy as if having a cataract. She voices a candid impression that the sculpted figures lack clear vision and lifelike detail.
A female moth laments her daughters, one devours books and the other obsesses over clothes. The speaker contrasts intellect with frivolity, highlighting tensions between study and vanity in a concise fable-like remark.
A professor thanks his longtime cook Regina for 25 years of faithful service and reveals he will name a recently discovered bug after her as a reward.
A German traveler in Brazil says local coffees, prepared by natives, surpass ordinary coffee as champagne does wine, asserting a superior style and quality.
A historic reflection notes the urgent call for well developed thinking. It argues that society now prizes competency and intellectual growth more than ever, framing it as a motivator for advancement and achievement.
A jumbled column notes a window glass stock at Rainster's and comments on sugar stock and matinee attitudes. A spicy writer praises a man of 60 staying youthful by following style. Another piece humorously mocks diet advice from Doctor Ox in The Matin. An letter from Paris in the Daily Mail Gazette closes the item.
The piece urges mental and physical development to match evolving societal ideals. It emphasizes faculty growth and sensory development as essential for timely progress and prevention of being left behind.
Quote from Smart Set on power and honesty. It argues that true power lies in compelling others to deal honestly, not just doing so oneself.
A proverb notes that waking early alone does not guarantee success and may mislead a person who assumes effort equals outcome. It contrasts hopeful effort with the risk of overconfidence and failure.
An article notes a woman's belief in her husband’s bravery comes from his willingness to swear over the telephone in the area described by the New York press. It then shifts to cattle feed, describing ordinary corncobs in India valued at 16 cents per 80 pounds when ground into a molasses‑mixed meal.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a landlady boasts about a generations old heirloom
A fragment contemplates value, stating if every pebble were a ruby both would hold equal worth. The reflection contrasts gemstones and ordinary stones to ponder perception of value.
An ironic note surveys natural beauty myths and the clash between genetics and fashion, questioning the pursuit of flawless brows and the gendered ideals that shape cosmetic trends.
A Life magazine quip notes that among 1 001 young women who fainted last year 998 fell into men's arms, two collapsed on the floor and one into a waterbutt.
A Missouri man sent a quarter several hundred miles to learn how to save his seck heels. The adviser suggested cutting out the heels with scissors and placing them in the top drawer.
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