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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
6
A Chicago Medical Society symposium warns that rapid meals and irregular eating threaten gastric ulcers in both men and women. Drs Davis Evans Herrick and Andrews urge regular mealtimes and caution against overeating. Digestive remedy Cadwell’s Syrup Pepsin offered by Lee Allen, with claims of rapid relief and cures priced at 50c and 100 bottles.
The Denver and Rio Grande and Rio Grande Western passenger departments offer a free booklet on summer outings. It covers destinations, gear, costs, and where to obtain supplies. Special excursion rates run May 15 to October 15.
The Iowa Central Railway offers tickets on sale at very low rates to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return to Oct 31. The Minnesota summer resorts are praised for health pleasure and recreation with fishing noted. Consult Iowa Central agent for details.
Ayer's Pills marketed as liver pills cure constipation biliousness dyspepsia and sick headache. The ad notes 28c price and availability at all druggists.
Fragmented OCR shows an advertisement for Gringhan's Dye Centers offering hair dyes and products. Mentions CruacisTs and AR 7, Mae & Co, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
Ads claim fall colds may lead to pneumonia bronchitis or consumption and tout Foley's Honey and Tar as old reliable safe tested cure. Included is a testimonial from Mrs Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois praising the syrup after twenty years of bronchitis.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure for restoring kidneys and bladder. It also promises quick tire fitting for any brand, offered by J. M. Raopes & Son.
Two story residence with good barn and buildings, well, cistern, garden and fruit. Two lots, two blocks from square, suitable for retired farmer. Trade possible for a farm. contact J A Lindley. Money refunded if the cure ever fails.
An advertisement touts Ely's Dream Balm as a cure for catarrh hay fever and coughs with a promise of relief in eight years of use. It claims proof via a 10 cent investment and offers mail order from Ely Bros 56 Warren St New York. Also mentions a free booklet from the Wabash railroad on Railroad in Education with 6 cents postage to St Louis.
The Wabash Railway announces low one way colonist tickets from Covington Indiana to California common points at 34 dollars and 3 cents from Sept 1 to Oct 31 1902. Tickets on sale daily in September and October. A round trip to Washington D C is offered for 14 dollars 85 cents during Oct 4 5 and 6 for the G A R encampment in Washington. Call on or write Wabash agents for details.
A letter dated October 3, 1907 from Harley Moody in Mount Vernon Iowa recounts a September overland trip from Covington through Illinois to Iowa. It details weather, farming conditions including corn yields 60 to 90 bushels per acre and oats 50 bushels, wages, apples and cabbage, river crossings, towns along the route, and local news from Mt Vernon and nearby communities.
The note expresses warm familiarity and closeness, signing as cousins Herley and Blanche Mordy. It conveys comfort and a welcoming sense of family belonging.
Gee Cook asserts there is no danger of consumption when using Foley's Honey and Tar to cure a stubborn cough.
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