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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
4
A collage of patent medicine pitches and medical quackery appears alongside a teacher licensing history quiz. Claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cascarets mix with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Ely's Cream Balm, while a passed exam notes presidential line of succession and Frye as Senate president.
The seventh annual Allen reunion gathered about 100 direct descendants of Thomas Allen of Virginia at the old Allen farm grove two miles south of Walace on Thursday September 4. Frank Nickell of New Market delivered the principal address as several hundred friends attended and the crowd enjoyed a plentiful supply of free watermelons before adjourning.
Jonathan C. Laban of Veedersburg and Mrs. Francis Moore were married Wednesday evening at her home north east of town in a small ceremony conducted by Squire Marks. The groom near 65 and the bride one year younger rekindled a childhood romance that paused long ago when both lost spouses. Friends wish them happiness in their later years.
At a Jackson township Myers reunion last Saturday John Myers aged 90 spoke for the first time and gave an excellent address. He built the area’s first saw mill on the reunion farm and was a pioneer Wail lace merchant who made trips to Chicago in a ble wagon when Coyington was larger. The editor’s grandfather, Mr Myers, is celebrated in this piece.
Indiana assessors present a lengthy petition to the legislature demanding a raise from $2 to $3 per day and an extension of the assessment period from sixty to ninety days. The bid reflects concerns over workload and compensation.
The author recalls fifty years of district schools and contrasts them with modern township centralized schools. They argue new schoolhouses and renewed districts do not serve the public welfare, likening progress to rural free delivery and innovations like gravel roads, rubber tires, electric railways, newspapers, and education.
The Citizen weighs in on Capt. LaTourette and Harry Randolph in the county treasurer contest. It argues the case against Randolph as lacking ideas while praising LaTourette’s abilities and trustworthiness. The piece suggests Randolph’s supporters allege personal attacks, yet asserts some comments remain non personal. It ends with an advertisement for Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as peculiarly adapted for chronic throat troubles and all bronchial diseases. It warns against substitutes and cites a testimonial from Geo. D. Cook and Dr. J. C. Bishop of Agnew Michigan noting good results in severe pneumonia cases.
The advertisement touts Green's August Flower as the largest medicine of its kind, claiming it cures indigestion biliousness and general dullness. It suggests using a few doses to feel reassured and mentions availability at Lee Roy Allen's along with Green's Special Almanac.
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as gentle liver and bowel cleansers that purify the system of toxins and putrefied matter. The copy claims they cleanse, tone the liver, and prevent fever, credited to J. P. Buckner.
A reader from McConnellsville Ohio credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing piles and fistula after three years of treatment by doctors. The ad promises cures for burns, eruptions and sores with a 25 cent price at Lee Allens. Also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a fast remedy for lingering summer colds and throat or lung troubles.
Advertising copy touts Pluto Spring as superior mineral water surpassing France and Germany. It notes new management, moderate rates, and directs readers to a Monon agent. Testimonials include J J Cox praising relief from kidney trouble after Foley’s Kidney Cure.
The ad extols Cascarets as a top merit product with over ten million boxes sold, praising its bowel and liver regulation, affordability at 10c to 50c, and a money back guarantee. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shelton, Washington praising Foley's Kidney Care for kidney trouble and relief.
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