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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
3
An advertising blurb promotes a wide reach subscription drive promising first class prizes free with a small effort. It claims no contest limit, offers twelve new subscribers per participant, and notes a set of dishes as the value. Also advertised are Lehigh Portland Cement and Covington Canning Co products and Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Plaintiffs in the Fountain Circuit Court case No 2422 have filed a complaint seeking to quiet title to real estate in Fountain County Indiana. Unknown nonresident defendants include Isaac Romine John Scott Joshua Cox and many others with unknown residences. The court sets November 21, 1911 for appearance and answer at Covington Court House. case to proceed in November 1911 term unless defendants appear. Clerk Leroy Sanders signs. O B Ratcliff attorney. 922-1911. w4
The Public Library Commission promotes traveling library collections for Hoosiers in homes, schools, and clubs with three month loans and renewals. Open shelf and 40 volume sets are available, with transport charged only for round trips. Local campaigns note community benefits and public library access. A separate item recalls a mad dog scare in Stone Bluff with local fallout.
The Republican lists title deeds filed for record via O. B. Pouglass abstractor of titles. Transactions include W T Coffin to James Monroe Hathaway for 82 A Fulton at 5510 dollars and Isreal Lake to Isaac Embree fraction Van Buren at 81 dollars among others in Attica Millcreek and surrounding areas.
F A Nave and wife transfer ownership of lot 129 in Ravine Park addition Attica to J A Coft ing. The brief deed outlines the conveyance stakes and parcels involved in the city subdivision.
The article traces Ben Jonson from apprentice bricklayer to gifted poet and dramatist. After early hardship his career revived with James I, who appointed him poet laureate in 1619 and raised his pay, proving royal favor and continued court esteem.
An old Boston Transcript item notes Foley Kidney Pills claim to strengthen kidney and bladder function and ease backache headaches and rheumatism. The ad mentions sale by druggists and includes a humorous exchange about Swiss cheese holes in clothes.
The fragment cites a Louisville Courier Journal line about love and marriage and a Puck gag about an angel backing a theater show. It references Loula ville, a teacher named Jacob, and Little Willie with a theatrical father, suggesting light literature snippets rather than a single event.
County Clerk Leroy Sanders reports new marriage licenses issued since the last update. Names include Starry Hicks 21 and Eva Kinzey 18. Logan Dillon 21 and Chloe Printy 20. Charles Massey 21 and Ida McDaniel 18. Utric Hunter 25 and Ethel Hock 28. Monroe Klingensmith 52 and Mary Roberts 50. David Mann 19 and Blanche Auter 14. Robert Foster 33 and Carrie Pyle 30. William Romeon and Jean Small 25 and 19. J Loen's Store advertises ready made and tailored clothing.
James C Dahlman the Omaha mayor known as Cowboy has a lengthy career from sheriff in Dawes County Nebraska to multiple mayoral terms in Chadron and Omaha. He served eight years as Democratic National Committeeman and ran for Nebraska governor in 1910. In a Chicago letter to Foley Co he praises Foley Kidney Pills for relief, signing James C Dahlman.
A Witty stray story fragment contrasts scientific finance with geology noting a thousand years pass as if nothing. A comic line recalls a temporary loan of $10 to a man who holds such views, reflecting dry humor about time and perception.
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Record shows Pearl shocked by flirtation with a stranger, while Ruby argues the man is not perfect if he flirted. The piece captures social foibles in a domestic vignette.
A summer girl defends equal treatment after a man questions bonding with a “worthless chap.” She replies that staying fair would have appeared discriminatory, saying she believes in treating everybody alike, a line reported by the Pittsburgh Post.
Advert says Dr. King's New Life Pills are sugar coated globules that turn weakness into strength and energy into focus. Claims cure for constipation headaches chills dyspepsia and malaria with a 25 cent price at all druggists.
A period advertisement states deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and must be treated constitutionally. It links deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube, caused by catarrh, and promises one hundred dollars for cures of deafness from catarrh not relieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also promotes Hall's family pills for constipation.
Mr and Mrs Williams returning home from Kenosha Wisconsin after visiting daughter Mrs Wallace Babb. Tra Milton and children of Attica visiting relatives here this week. Mrs Anne Slack shopped in Attica Wednesday. About 7 p.m. Wednesday word.
A Boston schoolteacher asks students for the highest degree of animal life. A rear-row girl replies that it is the giraffe, in a humorous Metropolitan Magazine moment.
An ad-like notice touts Swamp Root as a cure for kidney trouble and related heart and bladder issues. It claims kidney disease causes many sudden deaths and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root with offers for sample bottles and a free book by mail.
An advertisement touts Jericho Leaves from the Holy Land as a superior natural laxative. It promises gentle cleansing without irritation, says leaves are palatable and healthful, and offers mail order purchase from Buffalo New York with a 25 cent price and money-back guarantee.
A London County Council education committee report describes a nearly 13 year old Peckham boy who has learned only two or three letters, cannot write or calculate, and is expelled from school. The case highlights severe learning difficulties and administrative action.
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