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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
4
The notice outlines pricing for display and classified ads with tiered rates. One year contracts cost 8 cents per inch, six months to under a year at g cents per inch, contracts under six months at 16 cents per inch, and Metabase electros at 6 cents per inch. Local rate for one insertion is 5 cents per line, with two or more insertions also priced at 5 cents per line or per insertion.
Entered as Second Class matter at the post office at Covington Indiana indicating mail status and routing for periodical distribution.
The article notes farmer strain as poor harvests combine with a fresh democratic tariff law, signaling tougher times for local agriculture and heightened financial strain for growers in the district.
The excerpt reflects on how forgetting past tariffs like the Wilson Gorman tariff bill shaped political outcomes, suggesting a generation may suffice to overlook enduring economic policy effects, including the rise of new parties and changes in trade law.
The Democrats place cattle swine sheep and crops such as corn wheat rye and broom corn on a free list. The announcement lists agricultural goods and livestock available without charge.
The excerpt notes farmers produce a wide range of goods including eggs flax straw cream potatoes and wool and questions how many farmers view changes as an improvement over Tafts infamous reciprocity act which helped bring about his undoing.
New York Republicans advocate a special national convention to let states choose their own delegate method and to grant states with large Republican pluralities greater influence in presidential candidate selection. The proposal sparked a major fight at the state convention with Elihu Root Henry Stimson and Nicholas Murray Butler backing it against William Barnes Jr. of the national committee.
The strongest opponent is cited as the measure was amended to favor retaining congressional districts as the basis of representation. The convention adopted the resolution after the revision and final approval.
Preaching services at Burn side Chapel Fulton township this Sunday at 3 PM. The new pastor Rev Clifton will deliver his first sermon and all are invited to attend.
A prosperous man who visits a Liberty Street cafe daily for two years plays solitaire with dice at the bar before lunch. He rolls to decide whether to drink, never gambling with others. The habit, noted by New York Prasa, paints a quiet portrait of routine and choice.
An education committee of the London County Council reports a Peckham boy nearly 13 who has learned only two or three letters in his life and forgets them. He cannot write or calculate, and the committee decides to expel him from school.
A dated testimonial from Mrs Alva Banter of Orange Texas praises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney trouble. The letter claims rapid improvement after starting the remedy and extols its long term health benefits, inviting others to request a sample bottle and information.
The Citizen's Column attacks the mayor and council for bypassing competitive bidding on an $800 contract to repair a power house well. It argues voters must decide if the emergency justified skipping bids and if the city should have officer counsel and oversight.
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and can be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh related deafness not cured, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with offers to send circulars.
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