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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
6
An old New York Tribune note extols adhesive tape for home use including labeling bottles, mending garments, securing window shades, protecting corns and bunions, binding sheet music, fastening manuscripts, and training plants. It highlights its ease of removal and reusability for practical fixes around the house.
The piece traces the first English public auction in 1700 by Elisha Yale, notes rapid adoption, and describes later taxes and licensing. It warns of abuses in America with fake sales, fire sales and collusion, and cites heavy fines and prison terms as deterrents.
Tamworth castle rises on a Saxon fortress site linked to Alfred the Great’s lineage. The Jacobean edifice sits on a raised mound with a ivy clad tower and somber banqueting hall. It passed from Marquis Townshend to the corporation a few years back.
A Parisian subprefect reports to the interior minister that on seismic tremors he summoned the government attorney the lieutenant of gendarmerie and the police magistrate and has assumed his uniform awaiting orders illustrating France’s centralized system.
A reflective column questions a world worn by exhausted workers and the impact on culture art music and literature as society grows fatigued by predictable tabloid prepackaged content. It laments a future dominated by tired businesspeople scrabbling through life for decades to come.
The bride explains postponing her wedding due to her dressmaker’s illness and her father’s willingness to pay for all desired garments, fearing misfortune if they marry before completing the fittings.
In a brief household vignette, a sister at the piano asks where Herr Braun is while the younger sister explains she rose to answer the door for Fido. Fido slipped out during the moment, creating a small domestic moment.
A concise ethical maxim notes that nothing can be done at once both hastily and prudently. The saying underscores balancing speed with caution, urging measured judgment in action.
Testimonial from Manchite, Col. claims two doctors said consumption would kill him but Dr. King's New Discovery kept him alive. Advertises guaranteed home remedy for coughs colds throat and lung troubles with refunds if no benefit. Priced 50c and 100. Irvin's drug store.
Sir Philip Burge Jones and Sir William Ramsay weigh in on Titian red hair, arguing red haired women marry quickly while noting real red hair is rare today and old maids with such hair are scarce.
A historical advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a reward for catarrh cures not saved by the remedy. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio are named as makers. The copy includes testimonials and claims of internal action, pricing at 75 cents per bottle, and a suggestion to use Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Leslie's notes that the United States with 96,000,000 people outranks Russia and China in size of population among major powers and surpasses them in wealth and activity. It highlights Germany 65,000,000 and other leading nations as rank peers, with the US advantage widening over time.
A dated testimonial promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for weak kidneys and indigestion. Mr John Dowling of San Francisco reports his wife was cured when other remedies failed. Available at Irvin's drug store for 50 cents and one dollar.
The Saturday Evening Post notes a proposed wireless call system where a prolonged signal triggers a bell at the receiving station. Designers, including Macconi, aim to reduce missed calls while preventing false alarms from atmospheric electricity.
A man sought a remote Balham address and learned from a St Martin le Grand clerk that a parcel post option could send him to the destination for a mileage fee. A messenger carried a printed slip describing the parcel and both parties signed before departure. The article notes a mileage rule beyond eleven pounds weight and mentions a clause for express guidance.
Nearly every woman needs a good laxative Dr Kings New Life Pills are prompt sure and do not cause pain Mrs C M Dantap of Leudil lenn says they helped her troubles greatly Get a box today Price 25e Recommended by Irvin's drug store Adv
The British board of trade released new life saving rules with a davit table for vessel lengths. Under 160 feet require two. 245 to 270 feet six. 450 to 510 feet fourteen. 190 to 670 feet eight teen. 750 to 840 feet twenty two. 40 to 1,040 feet twenty six. Each vessel must have seats for all passengers.
London Post notes Dion Boucicault earned £300 from London Assurance but spent it on horses, a cloak, and seven new coats. His Babil and Bijou production at Covent Garden in 1872 deteriorated into a costly fiasco, while his Irish dramas such as The Shaughraun Arrah na Pogue The Colleen Bawn kept his fame.
The City of Adrianople described as a forty mosque urban area with about 80 000 residents split among Turks Argentians Israelites and Greeks. Once strong walls have fallen leaving a ruined outer ring as the city declined after the Russo Turkish wars with notable eastern architecture. The site notes Hadrian founded it in the second century and cites Gothic and Avar Hunnic victories along with two Russian occupations in 1829 and 1878.
Young Jack Tabbs, a new sailor, returns on leave to his mother in Camberwell and orders a rope lowered to the main deck from her window in a humorous exchange reported by the London Express.
The London Standard traces how the term female gained respectability through early novels and poets from Chaucer to Tennyson and Browning, noting later decadence eroded its propriety. It cites Fanny Burkeley calling a princess royal the second female in the kingdom and remarks on evolving usage.
In Paris a young man, regular at a cafe where art students gather, sits in his usual chair and watches the scene. A visitor asks who he is and if he is a painter or sculptor. The response: he has no notable calling aside from being the brother of a poet.
In a clipped exchange, Milligan quips about security and saving while Sands presses for a quick sale. The dialogue shifts to bargaining over two items with insistence on keeping one until the next morning.
In the Chicago Record-Herald snippet a speaker cites Flo’s substantial help and PF’s expectation that the person should acknowledge it. The terse dialogue contrasts gratitude with insistence on recognition, highlighting personal tension over appreciation.
Elsie questions the fiancé's ability to supply an expensive engagement ring while Egerla marvels at the gesture, noting its unexpected generosity and considering the cost.
An advertisement touts Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as a cure for infant skin eruptions. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Strubler of Dubuque Iowa and lists price 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis offices.
A group game explains choosing a bird catcher and assigning bird names. Players imitate each bird’s note while the bird catcher narrates about birds, with silence when owl is named and a joint chorus when all birds are called. A wrong move swaps players with the bard cutcher.
Girls and boys compete across a net in a lawn bubble game. Soap water with glycerin creates colored bubbles. sides win points when bubbles float over the net. Prizes include ornamental pipes bonbons and small trifles.
An ad style notice highlights the product Fletcher's Castoria claiming relief for children and promotes the office as the place to obtain a bill of any kind.
Dr Giacomo Ciamician of Bologna told the eighth international congress of applied chemistry at College of the City of New York that color changing fabrics may appear with light intensity. He urged using solar energy to replace coal and envisioned glass towers and automates for photo chemical processes shaping a smokeless future.
A new portable crib designed for outdoor and room to room use features white enameled wood, steel wire netting, and a floss mattress. It rests on four wheels and can be raised to three heights. The unit stores in a canvas bag with pockets for the wheels. It doubles as a daytime nursery for attending to household duties.
A pink satin evening gown features white patterned net and crystal bead trim. Shadow lace panels along the sides and a white satin corsage embroidered with pearls complete the elegant design. Regarded as one of the season’s most artistic French creations for winter.
The furriers show a fashion where heads are used for muff coverings and tails are used for collars. The trend mirrors past styles with this head to tail split in fur garments.
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