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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
7
Adam Seiferth wills his estate to bar women from being present at the division of his property. Filed in New York with an appraisal over 60 000 dollars the will cites his wish that none of the wives of his brothers residing in this country attend the estate settlement.
A colored boy named Bim does odd jobs in a suburb, cleaning cars and mowing. The community praises his efficiency while a delegation asks his mother about his name. She explains Bis full name is Cherubim. The passage adds a line on humanity and cheaper perfumery for humanity.
This fragment sketches Sandy and Maggie in a quiet scene, with Sandy listing nights he claimed to be present. Maggie confirms, and Sandy grows frustrated, hinting at a hidden truth. The piece captures a rhythm of speech and a note of mounting tension.
The article recounts how Athens chose its patron deity. Neptune and Minerva competed for the city site, with Jupiter judging the gifts. Neptune produced a war horse, while Minerva offered an olive tree symbolizing peace, leading to Athens’ patron goddess designation.
Mrs Skinflint retorts she will not wear hers longer. The exchange cites Harper's Bazaar remark about fashion. The dialogue reflects humorous social view on dress length.
The lesson surveys Isaiah Jonah Micah and Zephaniah to show the prophets as guides to repentance mercy and global mission. It highlights Isaiah 60 1-3 the call to rise to light Nineveh’s mercy Micah’s vision of a universal kingdom and Zephaniah’s call for purified speech and nations turning to God.
A remark by George Holyoake argues that eradicating Sunday is the key step to abolish Christianity, reflecting secular critique of religious observance.
A concise quotation on evaluating institutions without overidealization contrasts practical limits with utopian expectations. It suggests fair judgment when assessing public bodies and their work.
A fragment echoes a moral line on wealth and society: Mammon has enriched his thousands and damned his ten thousands, attributed to a Southern perspective. The note reflects 19th or early modern concerns about inequality and moral economy.
A concise quotation emphasizes ambivalence toward the world, noting disdain yet enduring dependence. Baron Wesenberg’s line reflects a paradoxical view of human relation to global society.
Police seek a man who stole an aircraft in Oklahoma City and sold it for 1200 dollars to a buyer named R. H. Tarburton. He offered a demonstration in the plane before disappearing with the money and the machine.
Otto Cole a life prisoner at Nebraska State Penitentiary attempted escape by blending with visitors in female clothes. He passed guards before Deputy Warden Kavanaugh spotted beard and makeup, guiding him from the crowd. Cole, jailed for 1922 murder of an Omaha pawnbroker, was known as Immune Eddie English of Chicago.
Elizabeth Benson nine years old qualifies to teach in Los Angeles high schools after a mental test record of 2.14 and a teacher test score of 86 out of 100. Her mother notes she hates formal study yet reads constantly and is not shy or odd in health or temperament.
Mrs. Bertha Sayre of St. Clairsville Ohio says she is too young to remarry. Married at eighteen, mother of an eighteen month old, she and her ex husband, divorced a year ago, must have parental consent before a marriage license can be issued.
Alberta Stokes returned her engagement ring and was shot and killed by Harold Barrington. After the killing Barrington, distraught by the scene, killed himself with a shotgun.
In Hamilton, an 18 year old girl shot herself with her father's revolver after her mother refused to let her attend a moving picture show in a neighboring town. The incident follows a family dispute over permission to go out.
A meteor burst blinded the second officer of the Orbita for five minutes. The event filled the air with pale green light as the meteor exploded.
Vancouver resident T. R. Wilson, eighty, of Hazeldell, reported he leaped astride a 27 pound salmon while fishing near here and beat it to death with a board.
Omaha police hold ten year old Billy Yates on charges of helping to rob a store safe in Red Oak Iowa. He is jailed in Omaha Nebraska awaiting further action on the case.
A stray critique notes drivers ignore warnings near grade crossings while remarking on Russia producing rubles and the endurance of presses. It also weighs beauty contests against practical skills, favoring a woman who can bake a good pie over fashion or looks.
A sharp observation on taste and judgment in arts criticism. The piece notes that the average highbrow often depends on tomorrow's critic opinions to decide if a performance was worthwhile.
The list of dangerous insects this year includes boll wee vil the Japanese beetle the gypsy moth and the political bee, highlighting ongoing pest concerns and potential impacts on agriculture and public life.
In London a tale speaks of an old woman who lived to nearly a hundred and eight meals a day. The narrator notes such extreme eating will catch up with her in time.
The American hay baler sector reports strong growth as numerous balers are shipped to Russia for use in pay-as you enter car services.
A brief note suggests telegraph reporting offers a distinct advantage over radio for delivering timely news and information without requiring direct company endorsement or praise.
Discovery of a vast radium field in Turkestan suggests possible new complications in managing the world's undeveloped wealth. The finding could intensify debates over control, exploitation, and distribution of radioactive resources among nations and corporations.
The very same agencies which have refused to admit that business has slowed up are now assuring us that the decline is over.
A late night phone call interrupts sleep, described as the worst kind of wrong number because it disturbs rest just as the sleeper settles. The piece notes frustration and the impact of unexpected calls on nighttime quiet.
The treasury department says it cannot find a reasonable basis for prejudice against the two dollar DI. Its main drawback, they argue, is that it is not a five.
A brief observation notes that exaggerated immnility is frequently just vanity or self importance, not a substantive trait. The remark contrasts outward show with genuine restraint, suggesting pretended modesty masks inner pride.
Mrs Eliza Teeter of 413 Middlebury St Goshen credits Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery with curing her year long cough and healing family tuberculosis losses. She says she regained strength and has not had a deep hack ing cough for about 20 years and offers medical advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.
Preservation of hope urged in a church dispatch quoting T Scott. Spiritual counsel emphasizes divine aid amid sin and temptation with emphasis on steadfast faith and comfort from God.
To have a clear sweet skin touch pimples redness roughness or itching use Cuticura Ointment. Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water rinse dry gently and dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Advertises 25c each.
A quiet reflection on a man whose longtime hobby loses public interest. He notes dwindling attention from friends and community as he pursues a pastime once shared by others. The piece frames personal disappointment within a broader social indifference.
A compact aphorism compares expressions of affection to the visible signs of illness, suggesting that love and contagion reveal themselves with equal clarity and immediacy. The line heightens the sense that intimate feelings are observable beyond private treatment.
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