Special Trains For The Covington Fair Announced
Special trains will serve Covington Fair week with Danville and Wabash routes. A post race Covington to Crawfordsville eastbound run is planned around 4 30 or 5, with exact time to be announced. Wabash line will stay to 5 pm for northern spectators finishing races. Additional Danville departures and 7 pm returns are noted. Entries rise and prize purses attract top horses.
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Covington
Danville
Bir
Crawfordsville
Ahso
Wabash
Attica
Real estate transfers in Fountain County last week
Abstract of titles lists numerous transfers in Fountain County including David Plant to James E. Martin for 27 acres at Wabaship priced at 2700 dollars. Other deeds note parcels in Covington Wallace Kingman Elm Dale and Wabash township with prices from 1 to 4500 dollars and various parcels exchanged between multiple couples and individuals.
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Fountain County
Douglass
David Plant
James E. Martin
Property Transfers List From Wabash and Attica Areas
Records show multiple conveyances including Bessie Wann and family transferring 37.12 acres in Wabash for 1 dollar. O. J. Peck to Wm. W. Peck 40 acres in Cain township for 1 dollar. Kerrs to Gen. W. Starnes for 5 acres near Hillsboro priced at 81.50. W. W. Peck to O. J. Peck 40 acres. D. S. Ferguson estate Luther Frae Livengood administrator to Kerr add Covington 600. J. W. Fewry to Raymond Hunnings at 126 Ravine Park Attica for 1600. Alvin Johnson and wife to Attica B and L A frae Attica for 1 dollar.
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Bessie Wann
E.S. Wann
Wabash
John T. Kerr
Gen. W. Starnes
Hillsboro
J. W. Fewry
Raymond Hunnings
Ravine Park
Attica
Electricity to Improve Food, Latest Theory at Berlin Congress
Report from the physiotherapy congress in Berlin highlights Drs Wickham and Degrais at the French Radium Institute showing X rays destroy sweat glands seal vessels and selectively affect cancer cells. Dr Bergonie describes high frequency currents increasing food absorption and killing microbes while Dr Kraft urges home cooking education and critiques caloric value measurements.
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Berlin
Kraft
Weisser Hirsch
Dresden
Bequeathed Land to God Found in 1864 Deed
Marine Trust company agents uncover a 1864 deed conveying 700 acres to "God and his heirs in Jesus Messiah" by Peter E Armstrong and wife. Treasurer McNamee displays the document, saying its discovery explains long running disputes and land sharks troubling neighbors in Sullivan County Pennsylvania.
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Sullivan County
Marine Trust Company
Atlantic City
N. J
Peter E. Armstrong
Jesus Messiah
Joseph McNamee
the Marine Company
Berlin Doctor Claims Tuberculosis Immunity for Newborns
Dr Friedrich Franz Friedmann argues his tuberculosis culture can immunize newborns against the white plague. He cites treating 350 Berlin babies under three days old over sixteen months ago with no disease development or adverse effects reported since.
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Friedrich Franz Friedmann
New York
Berlin
Worship program at M. E. Church Covington September 10 1918
Covington Ontario church hosts a September 10 1918 afternoon and evening session program. Speakers include Rev H L Bailey Mr Albertson of Indianapolis and Rev H K Fox with music by male and mixed choirs and a Sunday school discussion.
Do You Fear Consumption New Discovery Advertisement
A vintage ad promises Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs colds throat and consumption with a life saving claim from a patient in Manchite Col and a money back guarantee from Irvin's drug store. It cites two doctors who allegedly said consumption would kill in two years and asserts the remedy cured the man. The ad lists 50 cents to 100 dollars as price.
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Irvin
Double Photo Frame From A Simple Embellished Design
Make a delicate two photograph frame using stout cardboard as the base. Cover the front with swansdown or fleece material, then pale pink silk with green embroidered leaves to form a floral motif. Attach two small brass rings at the top for wall hanging and secure photos behind glass panes with pasted paper backs.
Notice on submitting news before Wednesday/Thursday press
The notice urges timely submissions for the paper and warns that Wednesdays and Thursdays are busy. It warns that articles sent Wednesday afternoon or Thursday may not appear in print and stresses the need to provide material early to ensure publication.
New Time Card Details Changes for Wabash Rail Schedule
A new time card takes effect Monday on Wabash trains. Eastbound No 84 runs 7:52 to 7:48 am, No 2 from 1:40 to Processed times show morning Towpath service from Attica to Covington and back with departures at 8:00 am and 4:05 pm, arrival times 8:56 am and 6:45 pm respectively.
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Attica
Covington
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Quick Gentle Relief
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe laxative for women. A testimonial from Mrs C M Dunlap of Lead City, lenn says the pills helped her troubles greatly. Price 25 cents, recommended by Irvin’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Appointed Executrix for Foster Estate in Fountain County
Florence F. Abdill named Executrix by Fountain County Circuit Court as administrator of William R. Foster estate. John B. Martin attorney listed. Court filing indicates presumed solvent estate and qualification of executrix.
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Circuit Court
Fountain County
Indiana
William R. Foster
Florence F. Abdill
John B. Martin
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Covington Fair
A. B. Clark
Oran Clark
P. Covington
Bowman
L'zzie Dayton
Frac
Thomas G. Marr
Geo. W. Harris
Rob Roy Bulgt
Perry Myers
Margaret Mendenshall
Kingman
H. D. Purviance
Arthur Peck
Elmdale
George A. Keller
Dilla Shoaf
R. Add
Fountainville
Mary A. Smith
William H. Smith
Harry Voltz
Bertham Bergdahl
O. P. Covington
Allen Shaff
Bertha Bergdahl
Belle Buckner
Ost & Davis
Morris Herzog
Worth Reed
Wabash Tp
O. J. Peck
Wm. W. Peck
Cain
W. W. Peck
A. T. Livengood
Admr
D.S Ferguson
Kerr
Alvin Johnson
Attica B. & L. A
New Jersey
Dr. Friedmann
M. E. Church
Strecker
Conkle
Newtown
Ind
Alma Rogers
H. L. Bailey
Mellett
Will B. LaBaw
Apolis
H. K. Fox
Mate
Mr. Albertson
Indianapolis
Chitaren
Cry For Fletcher
Sastoria
O. K
Fletcher
Persep Eionsonal
What Is
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Union Pacific
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Kansas City
Denver
San Francisco
Pullman
G. C. Knickerbocker
Ill
J. D. McMamara
G. P.A
St. Louis
H. L. Parkman
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Uffalo
Hdesvics
Seeandbee
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