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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
6
A Baltimore meat concern achieves new meat curing by using a gas heated smoke house for hams and frankfurters. Uruguay becomes first country to appoint a woman to its diplomatic service and now trains women telegraphers for government work.
In Openvale a western town, Miss Editha Loring Jones and John Paul, a plain American lawyer, declare love at the depot. The chaperone Mrs. Whelpley blocks a goodbye but Editha misses the train. Paul then asks her to marry him and they ride off together.
In a newsroom vignette readers observe two editors: a neat sporting editor and a coarse literary editor who spits tobacco juice on the floor. The humorous exchange identifies the two roles by appearance and behavior.
A reflective maxim notes that every intelligent person you encounter possesses knowledge worth learning from, offering a reminder to seek insights beyond one’s own understanding.
Henry Wheeling of Crawfordsville Indiana, age twelve, reported riding the entire two month journey on the rear tire of passing automobiles. Found wedged on a large tire near Pomona, California. He received food and a comfortable ride for the remainder of the trip.
Family remedy for colds and coughs advertised as essential at home. Stid of Major Michigan credits the product with curing pneumonia after using two fifty cent bottles. Thousands of families reportedly benefit and rely on the medicine, priced at 50 cents and 1.00 at Irvin's drug store.
The text explains that lobsters and crabs possess teeth in their stomachs, not mouths. They bite or grasp prey with claws then swallow it half chewed and finish chewing inside their stomachs while grabbing another item.
Advert says women troubled by fainting dizziness backache headaches weakness and kidney issues should use Electric Bitters. Mrs. Laura Gaines of Avoca Louisiana credits the remedy with dramatic health gains after doctors gave up. Also notes candy quiz items from an ad section.
A dog named Romp was given a cent daily to buy meat. After his master left town, Romp hid slippers instead of obeying. Returning home, the dog accompanied his master to the post office and, at the market, the butcher let Romp enter and pay for meat with the slippers, one at a time.
The article describes Pisa cathedral's famous echo from two notes, with walls amplifying three notes into a divine harmony. It also recounts a Finnish cavern that yields terrifying mutterings when lungs are tested to their limit, prompting a fearful rush outside.
Weekly record from O S Douglass lists numerous transfers in Fountain county including Julia Rhodes and J M Hathaway 186 40 acres Fulton to C E Heineman and wife Lot 182 and pt 183 G Attica to Nell Brennan etc. Transfers cover Veedersburg Attica Hillsboro Covington Shaanee township and Newtown with prices from $1 to $2,600 and several one dollar deeds.
Purported doctor prescribed ointment claims to cure eczema itching and various skin eruptions. Advertises availability from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. in Philadelphia and St. Louis for 50 cents.
A frugal guide to making a durable baby picture book from Japanese grass cloth. Cut into pages from a yard wide material, fold and paste for a sturdy form, with one well proportioned image per page. Bind by threading holes with a colored ribbon.
The guide notes washboard angles affect fabric wear with wooden boards being gentler yet harder to use. Metal or glass boards resist wear if rubbed lightly. Wringers save wear but tubs hinder adjustment. Irons include old flatirons and detachable-handle patents. both heat retention and ease vary. Wax balls are advised to grease irons.
A housekeeper explains a large white calendar on the kitchen wall. It shows daily ice deliveries milk bottles and guest dates marked to guide the mistress and maid. She uses it to schedule dinners evenings the girl should stay in and other kitchen duties.
Fruit baskets can be painted and filled with morning glories or trailing vines to decorate yards for the season. Use yellow myrtle around edges with portulacas in centers for a pretty back yard ornament. Cheese boxes painted green with pansies hasturtiums portulaca or white alyssum create neat porch accents. Tiny hanging baskets from strawberry boxes filled with small Japanese ferns offer another decorative option.
Instructions suggest laying the stain on blotting paper and dabbing with a equal mix of alcohol and ether. Rub dry then lightly apply household ammo on the wrong side using chalk for cleaner results.
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