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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
2
Douglas Raymond, a Morris Manor teacher, confronts Natalie Pelham the sister of two mischievous twins as winter storms close in. He recalls their past, faces a future of duty, desire, and a chance for reconciliation amid family pressure and social expectations. Natalie reveals renewed affection and a path to balance between responsibility and romance.
Excavators in Rome uncovered the ancient dining room of Emperor Nero. The chamber revolved by machinery and a vertical shaft system descended to 120 feet. A nearby shaft revealed a tank and a 20 by 60 foot chamber with stone cog wheels suggesting the mechanism of rotation. A bath complex with decorated walls lay nearby.
Instructions for shoulder broadening exercises with posture, breathing, and arm movements. Steps include raising arms overhead with tense muscles, circular arm movements from the shoulders, and using light Indian clubs to widen the shoulders.
A Baltimore American poem excerpt by Josh Wink surveys worldwide unrest. It notes Balkan battles, suffragette actions, Japanese arms, gold miners in South Africa, labor strikes, coal miners, and Brazilian and Mexican upheaval. The piece links peaceful protests with rampant turmoil and warlike mood worldwide.
A Washington study shows even tiny amounts of iron or copper in cream used for butter can create metallic oily or fishy flavors during storage at 6 to 10 degrees F. Poorly tinned pasteurizers and rusty cans worsen the effect. The finding aims to help buyers inspect butter consignments and identify dairymen with flavor problems.
In Youngstown Ohio Miss Elizabeth Boldi seventeen and Casian Bartt Jr twenty plan to wed this month. Their fathers post two $700 bonds to enforce a model marriage, prohibiting loafing gambling drinking dancing with other women and gossip. The groom’s father pledges a farm worth $700 and the bride’s father deposits $700 to ensure she cooks to his son’s satisfaction. The couple call the arrangement superfluous but say it may deter divorce.
A large captive eagle severely injures Benjamin Harrison, a local printer, when teased out of its cage. The bird strikes the nose with its claws, then sinks talons into the left wrist and hand. Men remove the talons with pliers.
Yale professor C Terry told a Penn audience that the Lord’s Prayer was originally Arabic verse. Johns Hopkins’ Maurice Bloomfield cited the Vedic concordance for ancient use of simplified spelling. McGill’s Brockwell noted thigh swearing as a sign of legitimate birth.
After fifty years studying Christ, Louis Ransom of Boston paints the savior as a muscular giant. He argues Christ’s carpentry and labor justify a powerful, workmanlike portrayal. Ransom says a vision guided his brush as he began the canvas.
The will of Florence Hunt widow of Luigi, marquis of Rocca Gradara, requests burial in her nightgown and a white blanket with a red border once owned by her husband. The document includes other unusual provisions.
In Fountain Circuit Court of Fountain County Indiana judgment action No 275 involves John Itasteret et al against Clara Goiluddle. The defendant is alleged nonresident and is summoned to appear December 1, 1918, or default will be entered. Court clerk Leroy Sanders confirms filing and seals.
The Fountain Circuit Court issues a non resident notice against John A Foster et al for foreclosure. The defendant Joseph ik Irvin is summoned to appear December 1 1913 at Covington Courthouse to answer the complaint and avoid a default.
The Fountain Circuit Court in Fountain County Indiana notifies defendant Anna Fosdyke that she must appear December 1 during the present term at Covington to answer the complaint. If she fails, the case will be heard in her absence. Clerk Leroy Sanders signs the notice dated September 3, 1913. Attorneys Purnell and A T Livengood are listed.
A promotional piece extols newspapers as a daily show window where readers gain knowledge. It urges readers to view advertisements in ads columns for new products and merits, comparing it to street show windows.
Notice is hereby given that the wider sigue has been sepporited and been qiugli fel by the Court of Mountain county Stetend Tudiann as executor for the estate of William RW. Post deposed, Sodelestite is supported to be solvent. FLORENCE FLABDILL executrix. John J. Martin attorney. SD. Ow
Notice is given that Mary Add Crosby as Administrator of the estate of Henry Alderson deceased has filed final settlement with the court. The hearing will be held on the 5th day of September to examine the account and vouchers. Heirs and creditors must appear and prove their heirship, with the administrator represented by John B. Martin attorney.
Trustee Jos. Starkey announces weekly office hours at his residence in Cates Ind for the transition of all Fulton Township matters. The notice specifies the trustee will be in residence every Saturday to handle township business.
Charles Dickens trustee announces weekly township business hours in the K P building front office room on Wednesday and Saturday. The notice mentions a Western Information Bureau and a promotional offer from The Oregon Journal with a six month semi weekly subscription and a free illustrated booklet about Oregon resources and opportunities.
Oregon City rancher J W Rivers plans a two week trip to the Oregon coast after an ascribed gypsy omen promised him Captain Widds buried treasure. Rivers recalls a fortune teller near Nestucca beach predicting a cave marked by a cross and horse shoe would hide the fortune at the end of a log. He believes two trips are required and seeks capital to fund the venture.
Dana Burbank of Barnard, aged eighty-one, walked five miles to attend an old folk ball. He learned to dance at seventy-six and now enjoys it, saying dancing and church attendance both offer enjoyment and keep him from feeling aged. He never learned tango or bunny hug but would like to try once. He believes there is no harm in dancing.
Philadelphia. Dr J E Sweet assistant professor of surgical research at the University of Pennsylvania was held in 400 bail by Magistrate Haggerty on a cruelty charge by the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. A witness testified she crawled through a fence to reach the kennels and identify an iron weight device used to crush dogs. Magistrate Haggerty condemned the device as an infernal machine and noted university practices persisted after a vivisection bill failed.
At Cornell University Ithaca New York 1069 undergraduates work to support themselves their total yearly earnings reach 184906 dollars or 173 per student while their college expenses total 573794 dollars Only123 students earn room and board Individual earnings range with 380 earning 100 to 200 218 200 to 300 51 300 to 400 31 400 to 500 and 42 over 500 Also brief note from Brazil Indiana reports 84 year old Caroline McGregor cutting her third set of teeth with eight teeth already shed.
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