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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
6
The career of the railroad wrecker is like a fireman’s but far harsher. Workers face blizzards and blinding storms, travel vast distances, endure privation and hunger, and labor for hours at wreck scenes before another alarm demands a new 60 to 70 mile shift. Despite danger and hardship, the work’s action and pace endear it to the men.
Paul Morphy visiting Philadelphia with Reverend H. enters a library and studies a painting of a chess duel between a youth and the devil. Morphy re-creates the position and plays to win, checkmating the devil in a few swift moves.
A wedding breakfast story explains rice as a symbol of luck after a doves omen. The text also surveys card variations in core games noting the enormous number of possible hands and deals beyond belief.
A Boston Herald note recalls a pope asking visitors in Rome whether they stayed days or months. He warns short stays may prevent return, while months-long visits ensure a future return to the ancient capital.
The passage recalls a husband and wife sharing domestic duties with guests, noting how daily company led to fatigue and later to hiring a skilled cook. It includes quotes from Blatter and Lavater about excellence beyond one’s best prior efforts.
A Youth's Companion article explains rabies forms furious and dumb, signs of a rabid dog, and steps after a bite. It advises immediate wound cleansing, potential incisions, ice packing, and observation of the dog, noting only about 16 percent of bitten individuals develop hydrophobia if Pasteur inoculations start promptly.
The article explains European Yule log customs in Germany Brittany and Normandy where the log lights Christmas Eve and burns for days. It notes firewood under beds to avert lightning and links these rites to ancient sun worship later absorbed by Catholic practice.
A French physician advises treating colds and grip by inhaling copious amounts of the best cologne from a handkerchief rolled into a funnel. Inhale the fumes every two or three minutes until a burning sensation occurs, then wait ten to fifteen minutes before sniffing again. If symptoms persist beyond twelve hours, the remedy may be ineffective.
Succear Magazine celebrates how immersion in nature fuels creativity across art literature and invention. The piece urges progressive work and fresh ideas, suggesting the mind reaches into infinity to bring back novel insights.
Thales declared there is no difference between life and death. A listener challenged him to end his life, and he replied that there is no difference.
A quotation about bravery and courage. The phrase asserts that true courage involves meeting danger with eyes open and that praise can foster bravery.
The Cornhill Magazine recounts a seven teenth lancers assault on the guns. A regimental butcher rode bare armed through the fight, slaying six men with his own hand while pipe in mouth. The Eleventh private joined the charge on a spare horse, amid a twenty minute engagement where 673 riders fell to 195.
A prominent automobilist at a dinner denounces scorning and the scorcher yet rejects hasty condemnation of the accused. He recalls a Canadian railway luncheon moment when a man jeered a ham sandwich, then the waiter identifies it as the traveler’s meal, illustrating quick judgments.
Snakes have no medicinal qualities and many popular beliefs are myths. Galls, oil, skins, hearts, blood, and flesh are not cures for bites, rheumatism, deafness, baldness, or blood disorders, nor can a second bite counter the first or rattles serve as charms.
A London Ladies' Field passage comments on modern restlessness similar to ancient Athenians. It laments vain pursuit of novelty, then suspicion when found, while people cling to routine like drinking, sleeping, and churchgoing. It also notes fear of God and fear of Mrs. Grundy.
A fragment mentions a Cutting Gown Competition with a remark about saving 250 this year by moving and a query about a cheaper house. It also includes a quip about a wife trying to outdo a rich woman in the same block and a Lowell quote about sincerity and self.
Ad advocates Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder problems affecting men and women. It claims kidney disease causes multiple symptoms from bed wetting in children to general fatigue and poor health. The ad offers sample bottles by mail and quotes testimonials while urging readers to write Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
The article recalls colonial schools prioritizing ciphering and Bible lessons, praising Wingate and Hodder arithmetic variants once used in the Winslow family. It notes Pike's Arithmetic with 368 memorized rules, lacking explanations, and contrasts printed arithmetic with manuscript sums used by many teachers for copying without understanding.
A New York Press retelling credits Isaac L. Ellwood with inventing barbed wire after a pig fence experiment. Strangers recognized its value, ordered supplies, and Ellwood built a factory. He borrowed $1,000, later repaying and amassing substantial wealth.
The piece notes the water lily’s petals opening at sunrise and closing at sunset, a trait cited by ancients as sacred to the sun. Pliny records the Euphrates lotus rising with the sun after midnight, expanding as daylight grows, used to illustrate solar symbolism.
The term scot free traces to Scottish legends described by Sir Walter Scott. The article recalls trials where a condemned person is stripped and set before archers. If arrows miss while running the gauntlet after the command Fire the offender walks free.
Emil Sauer in Strand Magazine hails Beethoven as a monumental master towering like a gigantic tree above the forest of composers. He credits Beethoven with equal brilliance across all musical styles, placing him alongside Shakespeare and Turner as one of history’s three greatest geniuses.
In a brisk exchange, Borem drops in on an unnamed speaker who notes today is the busiest day in two weeks. The brief dialogue conveys a chance meeting and mutual acknowledgment of a hectic day referenced by the Catholic Standard and Times.
A jumble of quotes and ads recounts family yearnings for biscuits and clothing, a drug ad urges readers to consult a doctor about pain remedies, and notes on blue laws origins, with a cough suppressant promotion by M. C. Van Dorn.
A lively saleslady declares a piece of goods speaks for itself while a man on a shopping stunt for his wife asks customers to let the goods speak. The exchange captures humorous street commerce banter with a playful clash of voices.
An Indian woman named Partridge has married three men Robin Sparrow and Quayle and divorced each of them. This Partridge is clearly a bird.
A cleric praises Preventics as effective in treating the Grippe and feverish symptoms in his parish. The maker claims rapid action within hours and safety with no quinine or harsh side effects, sold by the dealers.
A brief exchange features a landlord's daughter asking a motorist for eggs turned and milk, highlighting a humorous miscommunication about meals and speed. The motorist presses for quick service, implying the desire for haste before a latenight glow fades.
The widow Uncle Ezra warns of danger between threat and danger at sea and advises climbing the tellygraft and sending for the minister for aid and guidance.
The piece extols Dr Shoop s Restorative as targeting the internal nerves of the stomach heart and kidneys to strengthen weak organs. It claims this approach corrects old fashioned tonics and urges readers to seek the product from dealers.
A fragmentary meditation questions whether any existence surpasses another when viewed maturely. It contrasts not witnessing resurrection with witnessing many rising from nothing and notes a strange power in striking one’s own hands.
The July 1195 clash between French and Milanese forces marked the end of characteristic Middle Age battles. Infantry rose to pre-eminence over cavalry and cannons became the preferred projectile weapon.
A brief quotation praises American women saying no country owes so much to its women as the United States and that women shape its social institutions and guiding beliefs. The line attributes to Bryce and emphasizes their moral influence on American conduct.
A report states twenty five million squirrels are killed annually in Russia for their pelts. The claim presents a high wildlife casualty figure tied to fur production.
A snippet notes readers thanking heaven that her boy often remains unaware of her schemes and mischief, suggesting quiet relief from his knowledge.
Elm bark cloves oilbanum put chuck sandalwood dust garoo laka anise seed musk orainge peel galan eco dried ginger sapanwood rhubarb cherry cassina camphor enter into the composition of Cipese incense.
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