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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1912
Page
2
Captain Caldwell led a Delaware regiment in the revolution famed for cock fighting. His men were called Caldwell's game cocks and his theory about blue hens gave rise to the nickname Blue Hen Chickens. After the war the label spread to all Delawareans.
A Baltimore meat concern claims a new departure in curing meats by smoking hams and frankfurters in a gas heated smoke house. Uruguay marks a milestone by appointing a woman to its diplomatic service and now plans to train women telegraphers for government work.
A Christian Herald note explains that all eyes contain a retinal blind spot about one twelfth of an inch wide where the optic nerve centers. It describes three demonstrations: covering one eye while staring at a wall point, mapping the blind spot with a moving pencil on paper, and a letter grid test to place the central letter in the blind spot.
A condensed tribute to John Ruskin praising his teaching impact on youth and adults. It highlights his step by step guidance, moral beauty, disdain for shoddy craft, and urge toward fair labor and social reform as described in Theosophical Path.
Farmers on drained Holland marshes install simple gas plants using natural underground gas extracted from soil water. A single well feeds a gas generator and reservoir to power cooking heating and lighting. After initial setup, maintenance costs are minimal and gas quality is claimed to be excellent.
French papers label Italians as devils of diplomacy in talks with Turkey and warn that Rome has sown discord between Arabs of Tripoli and Turkish troops. Arabs distrust Turkish forces and threaten violence if troops leave. Constantinople faces difficulty in withdrawing its small army from Africa.
Sir William Frazer recalls a dining scene with Dizzy and Lord Shrewsbury. Cigars circulate after dinner as Dizzy enjoys being quoted from Disraeli. A quip about the grave of love is met with the reply tobacco is the tomb of love and Dizzy’s pleased admission of thinking it original.
Henry Wheeling, twelve, from Crawfordsville Indiana, rode miles on the rear tire of a transcontinental auto. Found wedged on a large tire at Pomona thirty five miles east. He was rescued, fed, and given a comfortable ride for the rest of the journey. He claimed to have spent nothing during the two month trek.
A wartime style advertisement urges keeping Dr Kings New Discovery ready for coughs and colds. S A Stid of Major Michigan testifies that two 50 cent bottles cured pneumonia and many families rely on it for throat and lung troubles. Irvin s drug store sells it for 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The article explains that lobsters and crabs dismember and chew their prey using stomach teeth after initial biting with claws. It notes they swallow half chewed food and finish processing in the stomach while they strike at additional prey, since they have no teeth in their mouths.
Advertisement claims Electric Bitters aid dizzy spells fainting backache and kidney trouble in women. Endorsed by Mrs Laura Gaines of Avoca Louisiana who says four doctors gave up but the tonic helped her. Mentions price 60 cents and $1 and store recommendation by Irvin's drug store.
A dog named Romp accompanied his master to the market each morning and paid for meat with a coin. When the master was away, Romp failed to fetch slippers, and later, at the post office, the butcher recognized the dog and Romp paid for meat by delivering the slippers one by one.
The piece describes the Pisa cathedral echo as flawless after two notes and transformed into a divine organ sound after three, while a Finnish cavern allegedly answers with terrifying utterances when lungs are fully tested.
Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson argues in The Country Gentleman that every farmer can run a mail order business at home using parcel post. He notes early success of parcel post, says farmers can reach urban buyers directly, and that no rebates or advantages are needed beyond existing newspapers, telephone, and mail services.
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering One Hundred Dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars from J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The term dichotomy is explained as a botanical word adopted by the medical press to describe a split of a surgeon's or specialist's fee with the referring practitioner who directs a patient to them. The note cites London Hospital as the source of the usage.
The use of red and green side lights for vessels began on the Hudson in 1862 when General Benjamin F. Butler promoted the practice, driven by his interest in a factory producing the lights.
Fruit cocktails use a universal syrup made by boiling sugar in water and cooling. Mix seedless white grapes with orange or pineapple pulp, sugar and chili, then top cocktail cups with syrup and maraschino cherries. Sherry can be added. apples turn brown if cut early, while oranges keep pulp when prepared. Pineapple, especially canned, adds a delicate flavor.
Advice on treating mosquito bites and bee or wasp stings with ammonia salt water boracic acid and basic pastes. Notes dangers if stings reach the throat and suggests gargling and physician care in severe cases. Recommends soda borax or alkalis for soothing and antiseptic uses on sunburn bruises and poison ivy.
A historical guidance piece on preparing body and mind for sleep. It stresses outdoor air, quiet, darkness, and fatigue, plus mental release from stress. It advocates prayer as a key calming practice to purge conscience and ease mental tensions for peaceful rest.
Instructions show turning discarded raincoats into rubber aprons for children. Cut rectangles, round corners, hollow neck, bind edges, attach strings at neck and waist. Suitable for various sizes. Soap bubbles, flowers, and toy boats can be enjoyed in a tub without getting wet.
Instructions suggest adding yellow ocher oil paint to starch to preserve ecru lace color. Mix a small amount with boiling water and apply to starch or final rinse. Ocher is available at most stores.
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