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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
4
The notice lists advertising rates: one year contracts eight cents per inch. Contracts six months to under a year at g cents per inch. Contracts under six months at nineteen cents per inch. Metal base electros six cents per inch. Local rate for one insertion five cents per line. Two or more insertions five cents per line each insertion.
A reflective piece argues newspapers should airing faults of public men as a civic duty. It contrasts generous praise with cautious reporting and questions why harsh scrutiny prompts boycott while positive coverage remains light.
An appellate court on Tuesday upheld the Beardsley law ruling wholesale liquor dealers and brewers cannot act as retailers in Indiana. The decision blocks supplying whisky to clubs or individuals, aiding law and order efforts to locate bootleggers. No ex-saloon man or brewery agent can vend booze without becoming a bootlegger.
A critical editorial questions a forthcoming City administration's ability to enforce laws and serve the public, accusing the prior Republican regime of failing the people and suggesting current party restraint will prevent true principled leadership despite high stakes and moral aims.
The Indianapolis Star, a Republican paper, criticizes Mayor elect Shanks before he takes office for failing to fulfill campaign pledges and betraying party principles. It argues newspapers must demand a square deal, praising the Star for its courage and integrity.
A Monday night blaze damaged a millinery shop housed in the old post office building near Cayuga. The fire caused about 450 dollars in losses, marking another blaze in the Cayuga area.
The ruling voids section 63 of the act authorizing gravel road building by taxation in townships with certain populations. It holds the tax scheme to be local and discriminatory, affecting all provisions 62 to 82 linked to gravel roads by taxation. The decision upends bonds and contracts, with county funds and audits in limbo as lawmakers face next session.
The piece weighs party outcomes in Indiana with warnings about Jesuits and Antis politics. It argues on balance that a Republican sweep could secure reelection of a U S senator while criticizing party promises and local electoral maneuvering. The column questions accountability for recent court house offices.
A Sunshine orator urges the audience to laugh off troubles and disappointments amid a somber time. An old man asks for jokes while laments over hardship are shared. Lip Pin colts quote about life and death underscores the moral tone of the gathering.
The speaker recalls a domestic clash in the morning as a wife demands order in the house or a change of role. The tone is humorous and pointed, reflecting household power dynamics and a teasing threat of work division.
A Scottish parish minister argues with a beadle who delays a visiting preacher until dark to avoid village notice. A Toronto householder pays a small parcel debt after an Irish youth demands a receipt, jokingly noting Maloney came for the money and got it. Birmingham prize fighting lore links to Bendico and the boxers, with a sharp quip about atheists.
A housekeeper applies strong oxalic acid to ink stains on a kitchen floor or bare boards and then rinses with fresh water to remove the marks.
A long list of Danville and nearby area residents visiting relatives and shopping routes is reported. Names include Mrs. Jackson Hall Mrs. Edward Spencer Aunt Bell Hannah Robert L Goben family Mrs. Frank Ingrim Miss Dora Hughes Cy Henderson Col Will Beckett Mrs. James Strawser Rolla Reiff and many others with trips to Covington Foster and Galloway Chapel noted. Local weather mentions an April shower day with 60 above zero morning and evening closing.
A lighthearted reflection compares cheerfulness to paint and sun shine, noting that happiness costs little yet remains plentiful when spent. The author likens good temper to paint that preserves through damp climates and suggests cheerful spending yields lasting smiles.
Chauncey Depew recounts a midnight interview in which a spiritualist dies and his friends seek a funeral sermon from a clergyman. The widow claims a message from the deceased and berates the preacher, with the clergyman noting it's the freest mockery he has faced.
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