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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
7
Advertising copy describes Asbestos Sadirona irons with a detachable hired component to relieve handling. The iron retains heat, bottom ground to a smooth surface, and features include a secure lock entry grip clean top and sides plus a guaranteed quality.
A farmers bulletin issued by Secretary Wilson details seven kinds of grosbeaks that inhabit agricultural regions and destroy numerous pests. The rose breasted grosbeak fights the Colorado potato beetle, cucumber beetle, pests in corn and fruit, and other insects while not harming crops. Other grosbeaks feed on locusts, cotton worm, armyworm, cankerworms, weevils, and weed seeds, supporting crops and soil health. The bulletin urges protection of these birds as invaluable farm allies in reducing agricultural losses.
Purdue experiment station reports three years of hog cholera vaccination with about 50 000 hogs treated and vaccinated. Farmers observe up to 95 percent loss reduction in infected herds and 225 percent reduction in nearby healthy herds after vaccination. Proper screening, fever checks, and dosing are stressed to prevent spread. Vaccination best at 40 to 50 pounds, revaccination sometimes needed, and strict hygiene advised. Serum supply is limited and priced. no state funding.
Warns that common colds if untreated weaken resistance to serious infections and urges prompt use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds whooping cough bronchitis and throat chest ailments. Available for sale by all dr ugists.
The program lists multiple performances at 8:00 PM including duets by Parker and Prather Genavieve Prather and others, piano solos by Winifred Graham and others, vocal pieces such as In the Garden of My Heart, Night in Jane Plaxo, and Royal March, plus the Baldwin Pianos promotional line by Geo W Kerr.
County Clerk Roy Sanders and wife were guests in Kingman over Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Conas hosted the Girls' Club at her home with a one o'clock luncheon last Thursday. Ei King and daughter Linoa of New Richmond visited Mr and Mrs T D Hedges last week. Mrs King is a niece of Mrs Hedges.
Roy Jr. the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Rogers of this city received a burn on a lower limb after a pan of boiling water spilled on him Saturday evening medical aid was called and the injuries turned out minor with no lasting scars expected the report notes the incident and recovery details.
Sunday Sept 3 1911 schedule shows Sunday School at 19 a m and preaching at 11:00 a m with theme The Kingdom of God Epworth League 6 3 p m Bend Church offers Sunday School 10 30 a m and preaching at 3 p m Frank K Dougherty is the pastor.
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a merciless killer of appendicitis caused by clogged digestion. It asserts the pills gently stimulate stomach and liver to prevent stomach issues, headache, chills, and concupiscence, available at druggists for 25 cents.
The advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a world beating remedy with millions of users over 40 years. It claims cures for sores burns eczema sores and other conditions and highlights its superiority for ulcers and eye ailments. It urges readers to ask druggists for the salve.
A Paris contemporary relays a strange tale of a Scottish town during the Mary Queen of Scots necklace mystery. A lady buys a wire from a shopkeeper to repair a pince-nez cord, later discovers the black pearls are valuable, and an expert jeweler values them at at least £15,900. The piece notes the necklace’s historical distribution among Queen Mary’s attendants and questions how it passed to the shopkeeper’s ancestors.
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts is a leading expert on the fishery question. Ex senator Henry M Teller of Colorado was formerly a schoolteacher in New York. William B Crocker, San Francisco banker, owns the world’s largest postage stamp collection. Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan was a newsboy and telegraph messenger in Grand Rapids for years. Sir Joseph Hooker, English botanist, and Join Bigelow, New York historian, are both 94. Seavor M Teixeira Gomes, new Portuguese minister to London, is a famed traveler author and noted art critic. His grandfather campaigned with Napoleon in Russia and served in a French squadron at Waterloo.
The British government reports ten War Aeroplanes in service with talks underway for more. German army researchers have developed detonating shells that can destroy any aeroplane within a hundred yards. In France aero plane operators are liable for damage caused on landing and two cases have led to homicide verdicts, though penalties were lighter than other crime forms.
Practical sewing tips warn to shrink a new braid before sewing to skirt to prevent puckering. Begin fitting at the shoulders for a proper bodice. Cleaning white plumes uses a thin gasoline and flour paste, applied then dried and shaken to restore fluff.
Jamaica now operates 181 miles of railway with 120 miles built by American syndicates. In eighteen years and a half the Long Island railroad claims over a third of a billion passengers carried with no fatalities from train accidents. Victoria Australia relaid 152 miles of government lines in three years using American Falls rails, plus 142 miles of eighty pound rails and ten miles of hundred pound rails.
A compilation notes quotes from Ohio State Journal and Richmond News Leader criticizing postal accuracy and per capita money circulation, and cites Washington Star on political reform and mosquito control. It reflects public sentiment about government services, finances, and infrastructure needs.
Brief notes from newspapers on rising New York taxicab rates and their impact on hiring. Pittsburg aims for a sane Fourth with normal conditions on the third and fifth. A Boston teacher’s salary challenged as impossible to live on under $1,240 yearly, cited by New Haven as a 15 cent day theory.
A fragmentary notice mentions Mr. Morgan receiving a fourteenth century Italian feast with lamb likely served. Alice Wells identified as a top New York singer. Mr. Jeffries travels to Europe to illustrate Black Hand activities locally.
An incandescent lamp of 442 candle power is designed for illuminating public spaces. Despite advances in electrical signs, manufacturers say the industry remains in its infancy. Lanterns project advertising signs onto pavements so pedestrians must read, with lamps strong enough for well lit streets.
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