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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
2
A mother parades her son Willie’s party prizes on his twenty first birthday. Guests are shown trophies including a silver cup for Funing, presented by the family, revealed as a playful joke since Willie did not hear the pistol go off.
A witty remark about maintaining balance echoes a character’s focus on keeping a hat straight as part of the scene.
A siphon recorder on the Cape Town submarine telegraph cable was interfered with by a nearby trolley line. A dummy earthplate cable was laid over the old line to stop disturbances. London observations show magnetic field disturbance near electric railways, risking magnetic observatories in the United States.
A reader challenges Henry George's long citation in an editorial, noting that modern historians deem the Cromwell ship story apocryphal and unsupported by any basis. The letter to the New York Evening Post argues against the tale's factual a basis.
The State University of Texas allocates money for a state fair exhibit on child welfare this fall. Many cities will display their efforts and the Texas Congress of Mothers backs the project. Playground programs across the state will be part of the exhibit.
In a candid remark, observers note the prominent family member shows musical promise as a potential singer or instrumentalist. The quote reflects curiosity about the younger Biggie's artistic talents and future path.
The text argues riches fail to beautify or strengthen bodies or minds. Wealth cannot lengthen life or increase virtue. it often brings vanity, pride, and lack of compassion. The narrator questions the real worth of wealth beyond its material comforts.
The head clerk informs the head of a firm that the cashier has absconded with the money after a street dog fight. The startled boss asks for the meaning of a vacancy and learns the cashier is gone with all the cash.
A man recovering from eye surgery stays in a dark room for a week and, upon being allowed to smoke, finds no pleasure in smoking without sight. The piece contrasts blind smoking with the glow of a lighted end and asks about the underlying psychology of this perception.
Maurice J. Myers, a blind stenographer, reported discussions at a conference on the treatment of the blind held last month in Exeter. His notes on a narrow paper strip extended 214 miles and contained about 806 000 dots. He writes 158 words per minute and helped formulate the Birmingham system of embossed shorthand.
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