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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
4
A New York Herald report recounts Lieutenant Smith in northern Luzon receiving a Tennessee raised watermelon. The host's dinner ends with the melon boiled, provoking a chaotic escape as the cook and guests watch in disbelief.
London Answers reports that onions act as strong disinfectants clearing poisons and germs when eaten or used in sickrooms. They may aid insomnia digestion and rheumatism through sulfur oil, and onion juice provides relief from insect stings.
A noted lecturer addresses women’s ethics group, arguing women lack reasoning power but possess an instinctive insight he calls a superior faculty. He says instinct shows the right conclusion instantly, in contrast to men who overthink and err. The crowd reacts with evident anger yet interest.
The American Forestry association of Washington praises the cliff swallow for its daily diet of thousands of flies, mosquitoes, wheat midgets and beetles harming fruit trees. Known as the cave swallow, it nests on barn exteriors in colonies of thousands. Nests are gourd shaped, made of clay pellets lined with straw or feathers. The bird winters in the tropics.
A new electric lamp is designed to stand on flat surfaces or be clipped onto freestanding edges or posts. It can be wall hung or placed on a surface using the clip base. The clip is felt lined to prevent scratching or denting, making the lamp usable on most furniture.
An eccentric passage praises a renowned French cheese from northeastern provinces. Descriptions emphasize its flat, sunken shape, liquid state when warm, and strong aroma that commands attention. The writer likens it to a “mother of cheese” and notes its place amid rustic travel and local consumption.
The article compares remarkable air speeds from an unnamed test, noting a 1 952 mile gap crossed in minutes at extraordinary velocity, and contrasts with a Boston New York flight of 1 754 miles in under an hour. It also cites a French test showing a swallow reaching 290 feet per second during peak flight.
The American Museum of Natural History reports platinum can form an extraordinarily slender wire from a single titoyetime of the metal. A wire stretched from Santiago to Rio Janeiro would span about 8000 miles. The wire is coated with gold, drawn finer, and the gold dissolved, repeated to yield an almost invisible strand while remaining intact.
Englands Mad Poet Nathaniel Lee born 1603 Statfield was a playwright who won early success with Royal Queens later called Alexander the Great. He worked with Dryden on The Duke of Guise and wrote about a dozen tragedies. Lee fell insane in 164 and spent five years in an asylum before dying in 1692 in London.
The text claims that even skis are slow next to some animals. It notes jumping mice in African deserts reportedly making eighty leaps per second at ten feet per leap, equating to eighty feet a second and surpassing many speeds. It compares this to four times airplane speed and three times a swallow, while also mentioning the flea at around 850 feet per second or about ten miles per minute.
In a humorous dialogue Smith admits forgetfulness after not dipping his pen into the mucilage bottle this week. Jones questions the lapse as the pair share a light domestic moment in a playful exchange.
Amos Carter and trustee A. M. Futeh ton of Adams township plan an open air school for forty juvenile patients at Rockville State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. The school, under hospital supervision, will be funded by state and trustees with teacher Am s Cauldwell of Bellmore hired as instructor and playground leader.
Forest Ward arrived home from Camp Taylor last Thursday with his discharge and now stays with his parents at Hedrick.
Attorney R W Voliva of Newtown attends court matters here Wednesday. Mrs S A Dickenson hosts the Percella Thimble Club Thursday afternoon. Harry Darling, a Williemsport merchant, died after illness Thursday evening. funeral held Saturday. Mrs T A Clifton visits Williamsport friends Thursday. Regular Methodist services begin the new conference year on Sunday. James Everly returns from a summer farm stay. Shuler’s Grocery ad noted. William Price sells his Second Street home to Jerry Shuler.
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