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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1923
Page
7
Essay advises aspiring individuals to invest time and effort wisely. It argues that continual effort yields lasting gains, wisdom, and skills, while inconsistent, frivolous behavior leads to inefficiency and regret. The piece attributes the writing to McClure Newspaper Syndicate in 1923.
The young lady across the way praises a person who gives solely to help others without seeking credit and who signs his charity checks simply as A Friend.
A essay extols balanced time use for youth, valuing human companionship and books. It argues that play supports intellect, warns against dull company, and urges consulting a librarian to map a reading plan for growth.
A wartime style piece extols mothers as the bravest fighters and then provides a croquette recipe: chop oysters, mix with liquor and crackers, bind with eggs and salt, coat in crumbs, fry in hot fat, and serve with cabbage salad. The passage blends tribute and cooking directions.
Fresh NY fish is baked in a savory halibut recipe. Slices of salt pork and onion line the pan, halibut laid atop, then a butter flour paste and cracker crumbs baked fifty minutes. Sauce blends pan fat flour milk with lemon parsley to finish. Cheese sandwiches pair with tea or supper. Oyster croquettes begin with oyster juice strained from a pint.
A reflective piece by McClure Newspaper Syndicate explores memory limits and human imperfection with concise, period-tinged narration. The author muses on striving for recall while acknowledging lapses and the inevitability of error.
A vine wrapped cottage hosts a quiet scene of ruin after a couple revisits their wedding day. They remove possessions until a small white baby shoe reveals their shattered dreams and hearts. The piece ends with two voices merging in a remembered name.
A compact reflection on how greed drives behavior and corrupts virtue, tracing money’s grip as it spreads through actions and outcomes, likening wealth’s pursuit to a living plant that thrives when unchecked.
In a light exchange, O'Brien jokes about cooking prowess asking Mike if his wife can match his mother. Mike replies she cannot but adds she can cook far better, noting it without repeating the topic.
In Colorado Springs fourteEn year old Elsie Jorgensen Suttle was slain after refusing to break marriage vows for a former lover. Detective say five bloodstained Jack notes link Spanish youth Jacinto Fernandez to the crime. A handwriting test showed marked similarity to Fernandez.
Interior department opens 25 000 acres of Mohave county public land to World War I veterans for homesteading. Unentered land will be opened to general public thereafter.
A seven-year-old boy Gordon Spiers of Forks of the Trees, St. Anthony Idaho, fell about 30 feet from a tree top and suffered severe head injuries. Several men sawed away three limbs to release him after the fall.
Gradyville Georgia three men killed when engine and train of a timber company plunged through a swollen trestle into the river after recent heavy rains.
On the steamship Manamar a brutal knife and wrench fight left Alfonso Rido gravely wounded and Adolpho Mohojo in irons after a squall lunge down in the stokehole. Rido suffered a severed shoulder and lung injury. Mohojo escaped with minor bruises before capture.
Coroner Bausch ruled the death of two month old John, son of Mrs. Jennie de Blasce, a suffocation by family dog. The infant slept in its crib until the mother, awakened by a doorbell, left the room to greet her night shift husband.
In Rodez Aveyron Ivan Celestin thirty five born Jaleyrac faced murder charges in the killing of Constantine Emile. The jury urged mercy but the judge found life imprisonment warranted. Celestin then confessed in court saying he killed Emile because he loved his wife and asked to be executed.
William Creasy, condemned for first degree murder and sentenced to die, asks Warden Lawes to keep him at Sing Sing’s death house after a Court of Appeals granted a new trial. He says the death house is more cheerful than Nassau county jail and would stay there until authorities decide next steps.
A sardonic roundup argues about free speech risk in a free country and lampoons business, family, and public life. It muses on fathers, sons, and conservative communities, noting the value of starting from the bottom and choosing a good father-in-law while poking at timing, authority, and everyday conduct.
Kenneth Frazer of Wilmington stopped Constable L S Ellison in Newark Delaware claiming to have robbed McCormick's poolroom. The poolroom across from the magistrate's court was found to be robbed, and Frazer faces a three year sentence in the workhouse.
In Lisbon Ohio Bobby a shepherd dog sacrificed his life to save Mrs. O W Burlingame by diving to seize a copperhead that struck at her. The dog killed the snake but not before its fangs sank into his head.
A burglar fled Flint home of M. F. Downer after dropping an incandescent bulb which exploded. He had sacked the house with valuables worth several hundred dollars, leaving a sack of jewelry furnishings and clothing near the door.
Nearly a thousand vessels pass Tilbury daily where Sailors' Rest opened by the British and Foreign Sailors' Society. The Thames depth and vast docks accommodate all ships from Australian liners to small cargo boats. Elizabeth I reviewed troops in 1588 and declared her famed phrase about possessing a kingly heart.
A reflective line contrasts self focus with emotional strain from jealousy, suggesting inner priorities shape relationships more than rivalry. The phrase hints at personal growth over possessive emotion.
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