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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
2
Advertisement rate card listing prices for lengths by contract duration. One year contracts priced at 8 cents per inch. Six months to under one year at 9 cents per inch. Contracts under six months at 10 cents per inch. Metal base electros priced at 6 cents per inch. Local rate.
Republican editor prints a citizen appeal from JAWES SLIM announcing candidacy before the forthcoming Democrat city convention. He states his mayoral bid is subject to his party convention and seeks no misstep as his campaign proceeds.
Republican voters of Covington are called to a mass meeting at the County Recorder's office on Monday evening October 11 1909 at 7 30 for forming a permanent city organization in preparation for the city campaign and election. George W Williams serves as chairman.
A Republican paper urges Covington Republicans to meet and reorganize party machinery for the city campaign. It blasts the current city administration and city clerk, accusing them of unpolitical acts and breaking pledges, while accusing them of petty retaliation against the paper.
The article analyzes how Bryan’s tariff stance sparks opposition within the Democratic Party. Southern leaders like Bailey and McEnery oppose free raw materials, while Western figures join the criticism. President Taft’s stance emphasizes party unity, with both major parties prepared for a tariff battle at the 1912 conventions.
National Tribune eulogizes Gov. John A Johnson of Minnesota, praising his practical leadership and common sense. It notes his rise from humble beginnings, three statewide majorities, and his impact on reform despite a hostile legislature. Calls for a strong Democratic opposition to balance Republicans.
The ad touts Dr Shoop Cough Remedy as made from healing green leaves and mountain shrub stems. It claims quick relief for tickling coughs and dry bronchial coughs with no opium or harsh ingredients, suitable for adults and very young children.
If people with symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble realize the danger they would immediately start Foley's Kidney Remedy. The remedy stops pain and irregularities, strengthens and builds the organs, and there is no danger of Bright's disease or other serious disorder. Sold by M.C. Van Dorn.
To those kind friends and neighbors who have been so kind and thoughtful and attentive in our recent bereavement we extend our sincerest thanks, assuring them of our appreciation of the help and comfort so freely given and of the floral remembrances which we regard as a tribute of respect to one we loved.
Mont Crain shows rapid typhoid recovery as local residents like James Phipps of Veedersburg and John L Stephens of Richland visit Covington for interests. The Wabash Sunday School Convention is set for October 17 at Cooper's Chapel with a strong turnout anticipated. County Commissioners wrap up routine business while residents return from trips, including John Bisland’s Iowa sojourn.
W B Coleman city chairman calls a Democratic mass meeting at Covington City Hall Monday at 7 30 to organize for the upcoming city campaign and form a new city organization. Charles Shippman aged 23 dies in Danville hospital his funeral held in Veedersburg with interment in Cold Springs Cemetery. M Board handled the undertaker duties. Also a note on Dr Shoop Health Coffee marketed as a quick substitute for real coffee made from roasted grains malt and nuts with no real coffee.
The Fountain County Sunday School convention will be held in Veedersburg on October 15 and 16 with aims for the largest meeting yet. The program covers Friday evening worship, Saturday sessions on committee nominations, teaching training, and various addresses led by Rev. O W McGaughey George Burnie Rev H K Fox Rev B B Kessler and others, plus a Wabash Township convention at Cooper Chapel on October 17 with devotional songs talks recitations and S S discussions led by local pastors and teachers.
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases. doctors once deemed it local and incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co claims to cure constitutional catarrh via internal doses, with a $100 reward for any failure. Sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The passage contrasts a failed marriage after a brief union and rapid job changes with lines about love, life, and death. It reflects on marriage as a panic rather than a success and ponders the transient nature of happiness and the end of life.
A young impressionist artist painted a ghastly yellow and green likeness of actress Ethel Barrymore after she granted permission for sketches. Barrymore calmly signed the piece with a witty remark stating the work was not a sunset but a portrait of Ethel Barrymore.
An old rector returns from holiday and questions a mother about her baby’s baptism. The curate’s attempted baptism is humorously revealed as the mother deflects, saying the rector’s young man did what he could.
An English actor complains Ellen Terry spoils a key scene by laughing on stage. He writes a heart broken letter asking her to change her attitude. Terry replies bluntly she never laughs on stage and waits until she gets home.
A humorous anecdote unfolds as Mr Gaynor, famed for witty humor, questions a fresh haddock about news of Captain Murphy’s drowning. The fish offers no answer as Gaynor jokes that the haddock itself has not sailed in weeks. The tale ends with a moral reflection from a separate quote on self-improvement.
A customer asks about a check returned marked no funds. The teller explains there is an overdraft of sixty dollars and the customer agrees to cover eighty dollars elsewhere.
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