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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
8
Francis Arnold Collins explains aboard an ocean liner how the bridge controls all critical systems. Indicators, thermometers, barometers, and thermostats cover walls of the wheelhouse with numerous push buttons and levers. A fire alerts via temperature rise, bell sound, and a red light at the danger point.
A historical account describes Antoine-Augustin Parmentier exploiting prejudice to popularize potatoes in France. He leased land near Paris, posted theft warnings claiming royal use, then let peasants steal at night, sparking curiosity and eventual widespread cultivation.
Prepare bulbs by removing brown skin and base callous without separating bulbs. Score main bulb a quarter of its width and cut offshoots. Arrange bulbs in a glass bowl with pebbles marble shells and broken charcoal to keep water sweet. Change water sparingly and keep in dark cupboard ten days for rooting.
A Home Magazine recounts General Andrew Jackson as frugal and fond of simple meals. It notes crowds at the White House for free lunches, a cold steak dinner saved from the ice chest, and dismisses rumors of heavy drinking while confirming a fondness for tobacco.
The article notes George IV prided himself on bows to all in public until he passed a crossing sweeper. He explained the choice, saying saluting a beggar without a gift is a mockery and stopping to give sixpence would appear ostentatious for a prince.
The constituent seeks a nice easy position, while Senator Sorghem warns that such posts draw many applicants. He notes one man may have to fight ten hours daily to hold it, reflecting political jockeying for favorable posts.
Denver News recounts a playful exchange as a teacher asks Johnny about shared change. Johnny replies Trouble, sparking a light moment about math and family dynamics in a local school setting.
A compact proverb attributed to St Chrysostom warns that unreasonable self-harm comes from harming others. The saying emphasizes personal responsibility and restraint as paths to moral conduct.
The Golden Fleece, a medieval order, endures as a prestigious symbol for royals and patricians. Its badge shows a gold sheep figure. robes feature crimson velvet mantles with gold embroidery and a black satin hood, evolving from wool and lambswool to costly fabrics after 1473. The order was founded in 1429 by Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, linked to Flemish wool wealth.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt describes about twenty varieties of false mirrors made for special business purposes. Mirrors flatter patrons by appearing taller or thinner or hide flaws like wrinkles, but the deceitful effect misleads customers about their true appearance.
A narrator notes Japanese walls can be moved easily and mats lifted without nails yet Japanese housekeepers insist cleaning is hard work. The tale contrasts their view with an American woman's, sparking sympathy and a caveat about differing domestic burdens.
In 1780 Paris a carriage with Rhomberg’s emblem of corsets and scissors announced the famed dressmaker Rhomberg. A Bavarian peasant’s son from near Munich, he rose by perfecting figure concealment and defects. He left heirs 50,000 francs annually.
Aberdeen records recount a tale of Lord Byron at his first day in the grammar school. On being called in the catalog as Georgi Baro de Byron instead of Georgi Gordon Byron, he did not reply and burst into tears fleeing the room.
A Missouri veteran recalls Mark Twain as a boy in Hannibal who wrote a composition titled The Result of Laziness and submitted a blank slate after half an hour, illustrating his later wit and early humor.
In a brief exchange Elizabeth asks about a man's expectations and receives the reply that the speaker himself is the expectation. The wording reflects a domestic or social scene centered on marriage prospects and family commentary.
A concise reflection notes that distant perception shapes reverence, suggesting esteem grows from what appears afar rather than near. The observation frames how observers judge people, places, and actions by outward view and perception.
The article describes Crisfield Maryland as built on a vast bank of oyster shells and crabs. A railroad and many boats line the waterfront while crab dealers pack and ship crabs to factories. The town thrives on harvesting and selling crabs and oysters from the Chesapeake Bay.
The article explains muskrat winter houses built in meadows over tussocked beds with two openings to unfrozen water. Animals also dig earth burrows along riverbanks to escape floods, though spring freshets can wash them from their beds.
The term parliament derives from the French parler and was once written parlement. The earliest English statute mention appears in 1272 in Westminster. The institution traces back to Anglo-Saxon witenagemot, with split Lords and Commons under Henry III and separate debate chambers.
The Singapor e Times reports Hindu lore on lunar eclipses describing a contact between the moon and the planet Rahu and contrasting it with popular belief that a serpent like Rahu seizes the moon. Bathing rituals occur before and after contact while water is forbidden during the interval due to pollution fears.
The text cites a Koranic image of bells hung on paradise trees that chime when moved by wind from God's throne. It notes that the author of Lalla Rookh references this motif as musical bells on golden Eden trees stirred by an eternal breeze.
A Philadelphia Press snippet notes Elsie Blugore and her fiancé, Marie Rich and hers, and Belle Browne and hers, all to be married next month, described by a man in the parquet as a box of matches.
A humorous exchange where a boy learns the Specks claim to be vegetarians yet Mrs Specks prepares a roast for Mr Specks after he returns home late, prompting disbelief from the boy and a playful family moment.
A brief cartoon caption contrasts a lawyer and an office boy over shorthand and typing, with the boy dismissing flow ers and candy and the lawyer urging skill growth. The dialogue captures playful office humor.
One dollar and fifty cents buys a handsome overcoat for a small boy at J Loeb's Store. W B Schermerhorn, cashier of the Citizens National Bank, Attica, was in Covington Friday morning. Mr Schermerhorn is a Richmond township boy and an excellent gentleman. The highest market price paid for hides is noted at Merryman Bros meat market Covington.
The Crawfordsville Journal reports Judge A B Anderson received a letter dated November 10 with nine dollars enclosed. The sender expressed remorse for a past wrong and sought to make restitution, signing as Katie. A post office inspector from Indianapolis investigated but would not release details.
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