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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
2
A small booklet explains why buyers should seek information before clothing purchases and discusses why some manufacturers avoid warranties. It notes dealers may not always be meticulous and offers to send the booklet free with the name of the nearest dealer in warranted clothing.
The Cincinnati Weekly Gazette is advertised as a leading family newspaper with extensive departments. The ad offers a free year for new subscriptions to The Covington Relean and a one year renewal for present subscribers, extending expiration and including the Gazette free for a year for a limited time.
A jumble of notices includes dessert suggestions with Jell O and lemon or orange flavors, plus various health products. Advertisements tout Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with testimonials. A recruitment note invites a college journalism rep for Murat Halstead’s program in Cincinnati Ohio.
A New York Sun report describes ten percenters among Washington government clerks who lend money in $10 to $100 sums in exchange for IOUs of salaries. They operate under sham beneficial societies with limited members, flourishing briefly until opposition or replacement by new imitators ends their scheme.
A science note cites a researcher claiming lunar snow exists and offers various facts about blood volume and heart motion. It also discusses cyclone and tornado behavior, lightning and thunder distances, and a note on solar diameter changes by Sir Robert Ball.
The piece discusses atmospheric refraction and sight distance from high elevations with a formula linking observer height to visible range. It also recounts General Wise meeting General Lee after Appomattox, with Wise asking about his brigade and Lee telling him to wash his face. It ends with a joke about exported versus transported and a note on the Kongo River’s width and visibility.
In a contested trial yesterday before Judge Martin the State on the relation of Belle Ennis aged 15 charged George Stucker with rape. the court returned a verdict of not guilty. There is notable public feeling and the case is expected to be presented before the next grand jury.
A London summary recalls a Parisian tale from the Westminster Gazette about a shy butter dealer who dined lavishly yet ate sparingly. The butter man paid 200 francs per meal in tips and heavy sums in cash, leaving a fortune in banknotes and gold in his hotel wardrobe before vanishing.
A column offers quick tips such as burning a sulphur candle to chase pests, washing milk glasses first in cold water then hot soap soda for clarity, reviving wilted flowers briefly in warm water with ammonia, and avoiding soda with gilded china. It warns against gilding damage and advises using moderately hot water to prevent glass from uneven expansion.
The text argues bulk coffee may vary in flavor and strength while asserting that Lion Coffee in sealed packages guarantees uniform flavor, freshness, and purity, contrasting bulk purchases with branded sealed product assurances.
A local advertisement promotes shirts for men and boys as the best sod cheapest at Loeb's Stores. The notice also highlights a high bred colt named Black Chimes, entering the fall season at the fair grounds for ten dollars. The colt is described as well bred, of good size and disposition, and a very fast trotter. Paddy Bodine invites patrons to come and see him.
C H Tinsley sold Mefford Conover an elegant steel range and fittings on Tuesday. It was described as one of the finest types and offered at the extreme low price of 32 dollars for a good stove.
Bargain listing describes a four room cottage on corner Washington Street in Covington Indiana with cistern coal and wood houses and concrete walks plus good shade trees and city water. Also notes an organ in good condition and invites inquiries to Geo. Rowland 40w4 Covington Ind. Abstracts of Title by Dove La H. G. Peyton. Peyton sold Miss Jessie Romine eight Lindeman pianos.
The Crawfordsville Journal reports Sheriff P. F. Benson will resign to take a traveling deputy post with Collector Bonnell, a move offering better pay and longer tenure. It notes Parke county applicants and hints at replacements while discussing Indiana Republican hopes in Indianapolis and the Bookwalter candidacy amid county politics.
Advert says eruptions burns and scalds heal quickly with De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Claims cure for piles and warns against counterfeits. Endorsed by J. P Buckner urging buyers to get the original product.
A vintage grocery ad promotes Jell-O as the New Desert pleasing all the family. It offers four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at 10 cents a box urging readers to try it today.
House and lot in Covington Indiana priced at 390 dollars. Address box 19 Newtown Tod 39w2.
The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. These pits change weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, draining into mental power. They're wonderful in building up the health only 25¢ per box. Sold by LeRoy Allen.
Constipation or diarrhea linked to bowels out of order. Cas carets Candy Cathartic promises natural action. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Sold by all druggists, not in bulk.
Dr A Keller of Williford Ark reports a railroad laborer had a severely crushed foot but was quickly cured by Back len s Arnica Salve. The ad claims it heals burns boils piles and skin eruptions and guarantees a cure, sold locally.
An 19th century remedy advertisement warns that gastritis inflames the stomach with fever weak pulse and coated tongue due to irritants and fermentation. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal cure, claiming it prevents gastritis and treats indigestion for the whole family, with bottles sold for 60 cents and a dollar.
Not weather related ailments cause sick headache stomach and bowel troubles. Take Dr Cadwell's Syrup Pepsin, the best regulator, a perfect laxative.
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