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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
4
The notice lists contract terms with rates: one year at 8 cents per inch, six months to under a year at 9 cents per inch, under six months at 10 cents per inch. Metabase electros charged 6 cents per inch. Local rate for one insertion is 8 cents per line, with two or more insertions at 5 cents per line each.
Notice indicates the item is entered as second class matter at the Covington Indiana post office, detailing mailing status and classification for newspaper distribution.
As a new democratic tariff nears implementation, observers await its impact on markets and import costs, predicting shifts in pricing and supply dynamics across industries.
AS YET little has been said of the enormous expense saddled on the people through the present long session of a Democratic Congress.
The piece argues for backing President Wilson's Mexican policy to protect American interests, noting we have little to fight over and insisting we should not dictate Mexico’s presidential choices.
The excerpt urges Republicans to unite after Maine’s message, asserting the GOP can rebound sooner than expected and calling supporters to line up for victory and deliverance.
The Senate vote on the new Democratic tariff measure was 44 to 37 with 12 paired and two Republicans absent. LaFollette and Poindexter joined the Democrats, and the nation awaits the law's impact with interest.
A popular Cay appears to support a Citizens' ticket in Covington. Republicans concede to the demand and grant the ticket the right of way. Citizens must nominate a ticket of their best men and actively pursue election, with all efforts required.
Republicans and Progressives in this city unite to defeat the Democratic city ticket and push for Progressive Republican office holders. The coalition is seen as a model that could end Democratic control if mirrored in the county.
The county clerk states he will not seek re election, arguing four years is enough. He plans to step aside to allow another party worker of his era to take a turn. He emphasizes adherence to the principle of limiting service.
Dr S W Weir of Cates touts Lee automobile tires claiming greater mileage than any other brand. He promotes their efficiency and durability as a practical choice for local drivers seeking cost savings.
Mrs D E Wilson traveled to Columbus Ohio last Thursday and returned Sunday night with her sister Mrs C R Comstock who will stay for a few weeks.
J Frank McDermond Jr of Attica editor of Department Store News was in the city last Friday attending to business interests. He is described as a lively young man full of his father's business concerns.
A 70 year old retired planter from Georgia testifies that Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root cured his kidney pain after years of suffering. He describes sleeping through the night after using a fifty cent then one dollar bottle and urges others to try the remedy. The letter is sworn before a notary and invites readers to request a sample bottle and booklet from Kilmer Co.
The advertisement highlights a large rug assortment at J. Loeb's Stores with styles and low prices. It notes Dr. A. C. Redmon, a veterinarian from Hillsboro, has moved to the city and will enter an equal partnership with his brother Dr. Joe Redmon, planning to make the area their home.
Road project lettings in Richland were not sold last week due to no bidders. Authorities say estimated costs are too low, expecting a postponement of the letting and work until next spring.
A local ad offers a choice lot of tomatoes for canning with country orders filled at the farm and city orders delivered. Phone Phelps' book store for orders.
The piece describes lamas living in tents among the people versus temple lamas in outer Mongolia. It notes a large lamasery with about 2 000 lamas, including Sume as a theological school. Temples bear gold leaf prayer wheels with revolving script rolls.
A Nanaimo explosion wrapped a steel rail around a tree trunk after lifting the rail thirty feet from the blast site. Twelve workmen died in the incident, attributed to a powerful nitroglycerin nitrocellulose compound mixed with nitrates and wood pulp. The event underscores the explosive strength of the material described by the St. Louis Republic.
O. D. Redden and wife visited Veedersburg Sunday to see Mr. David Smail who is quite ill. Their daughter Miss Buelah had been visiting friends locally and accompanied them back home after spending the day.
Lewis Gamble aged 80 years 8 months 6 days died at his son Wm in String town last Thursday. Funeral services were held Saturday with interment in Snoddy cemetery. He died from the infirmities of age his wife having died several years ago.
The fourth and last quarterly M. E. Conference was held at the church Tuesday evening to close the year's work ahead of the annual conference meeting at Hammond on the 24th inst. Rev. HE. W. Strecker has done good work here and will likely return to this charge.
The Homer Sewell Abstract Co has secured quarters in the C. H. Tinsley room on the square's south side and has transformed the interior. They will occupy the new location at the first of the week, leaving the courthouse for ground-floor offices. Call on them.
A Melville Clark Appello piano in good condition with lasting tone is offered for 40 dollars today as a bargain. Two second hand organs are also available at bargains. Cheney the Jeweler invites want ads in the Republican.
A French corporal named Andre Desrats survived twenty eight days without food or drink after a mine fall near Brest. He was found near a disused mine shaft fifty feet deep, barely able to speak. The note compares his endurance with a 160 pound pig rescued after 160 days.
The chevrotain or mousedeer of India and Africa is one of the smallest hoofed animals. It stands under twelve inches tall, brown and yellow-speckled, with white underparts. It walks on the tips of its hooves, has no knee joints, no horns, and tusks in males. It is exceedingly timid and hides in the jungle, feeding at dawn and dusk.
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