North Dakota potatoes and local social notes
Traveling suatter Buzine of the Wabash and Migs Pearl Lane of Veedersburg called in the city on Monday. Mrs. Henry Creavon of Attica, Chauncy Vickery, Ed Rabb returning from Chicago with a carload, and many residents share carnival and church plans. Local business notices, ads, and brief social items accompany reports of travelers, educators, and family visits across Covington and surrounding towns.
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Migs
Veedersburg
J. Loeb's Stores News and Local Docket Notes
Custer Campbell, the new deputy auditor, works at his desk in the County Auditor's office. Mary A. Miller aged 92, widow of Israel Miller of Richland township, visited Tremont Hotel, visiting daughter J W McClura. She remains a pioneer settler, strong minded, remembers county history, and enjoyed the recent fair while trading in the city.
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Custer Campbell
Mary A. Miller
Israel Miller
Richland Township
J. W. McClura
Tremont Hotel
Miller
Reot
Benson's Plaster Exhibition in 19th Century Remedy Claims
The passage touts Benson's Porous Plaster as a universal external remedy used for many ailments and compares it to Oliver Ames & Son currency in the West. It claims universal cure for colds, lumbago, and related diseases, noting widespread acclaim and fifty awards, with references to Dr. Gougha and general public belief.
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Ames
Oliver Ames & Son
Mania for Changing Rooms Brings Household Havoc
In a Philadelphia Record tale, Mrs. Blank’s obsession with rearranging furniture leads to a string of accidents as Mr. Blank and their son collide with moved furniture, a broken bookcase, ink stains, a parrot cage mishap, and a tense resolution. The piece ends with Mrs. Blank resuming control of the furniture.
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Blank
Mr. Blank
Henry
Mrs. Blank
Lie
Master Blank
Philadelphia
Noted scientist mocked for dinner time ignorance
A Boston Traveler quotation contrasts an eminent scientist who predicts comets and lunar distance with his ignorance about dinner time and travel to the nearest town, as a young man in a striped shirt front responds.
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Tralia
Boston
The Spider Am of Yucatan a Living Weather Barometer
In Yucatan a small bright yellow crablike spider called am acts as a living weather barometer. It is harmless to handle but if eaten in food it can kill within hours and it is said to cry am am am. The spider lives on banana leaves, spins a vast web, and rain is predicted when it gathers its web and descends.
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Yucatan
Beauty Spots for Skin and Hair Care Tips
The article recommends lemon juice on the neck for whitening and camel hair brush use with lemon for freckles. It suggests sun baths after shampooing, frequent vigorous brushing for hair growth, and dampening oily hands with light applications of cologne or vinegar. A facial care mix uses rose leaves, white wine vinegar, and rosewater for greasy skin.
The Oil and Gas Belief in Deep Drilling
The piece critiques the common belief that drilling deeper guarantees coal oil or gas. It notes many intelligent, public spirited people in communities push long term drilling with capital, convinced resources lie beneath any locale, while warning against overoptimistic certainty.
Professional Shoppers Test London Drapers' Staff
London firm with over thirty large shops employs about 1,000 assistants. Lady customers visit to judge politeness, creating deliberately difficult scenarios. Any slight rudeness or offense triggers a report to headquarters and potential dismissal of the sales staff.
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London
Quotable quips from Philadelphia Press
A light exchange quotes a line about minor annoyances and a hornet’s sting measuring one-thirty-second of an inch, illustrating a humorous note from the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spence & Plaut
Adair
North Dakota
Henry Creavon
Attica
Covington
Enterprise
B. P. Davidson
Lafayette
City
Chauncy Vickery
Ed. Rabb
Chicago
Loeb
Republican
Express
Bucknot
Gallagher
The
Bertha Stevenson
Leonard
Portland
Permelia Crane
Newtown
Samuel Allen
Cates
Mr. Allen
Clyde McClure
Bubs
Marion
J. W. McClure
Tremnt
Baptist Church
A. L. Gilbert
Michael Wattes
Mill Creek
Coyington
Mr. Watts
4Th
Indiana Cavalry
Thos, Gallagher and Son
Buffalo
Tom
Lou Duncan An Sou
Claude
Crawfordeville
Mex Ff
Baapt
Kitchner
Rytos
Raglan
Coate
Fostella
Kickapoo Indiana Co
Samuel J. Boatman
Misa Effie Brown
Callonus
J. Loeb
G. A. LeDeis
Cedar City
Ose Bottie
Secon
Beere
D. ¥. Beskner
Loet
Anna Tremmel
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Wm. J. Jappert
Canton
Ohio
Ley Rabb
Wabash Town
Mr. Rabb
Fred Harden
Fred
Veederaburg
James Ball
Indianapolis
Clarence Bryant
Fry Bryant
Nepolton, C
J.L. Allen de
Russell
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
United States
J. Loeb’s Stores
Benson
Pain
Fountain
Ireland
Germany
Jerusalem
Frankfurt
Maine
Leader
Ladies Union
Heavsiiaoe
Anna
Asuavill
Childrens Union
New York
East Side Square
W. B. Coleman
McComas & Sullivan
Northeast Corner Square, Covington, Ind
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