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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
6
The South urges Northern visitors to Tennessee for the first national Grand Army encampment south of the Mason Dixon line in September at Knoxville. The National Sahystien Exposition runs from September 1 to November 1, showcasing Southern progress and hospitality.
The nation is aroused by the South's Great Exposition and the National Conservation Exposition will showcase it to the world, signaling broader interest and international exposure.
The National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville from September 1 to November 1 showcases the South’s gains in mining, agriculture, education, forestry, health, and industry. Government and state displays reflect advances, with exhibits led by experts and notable figures like Miss Julia C. Lathrop and Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. Visitors from the G. A. R. encampment in Chattanooga are urged to include Knoxville in their plans.
Railroads across the South offer very low rates for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chattanooga in September and the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 11 to November 1. Liberal stopover privileges and multiple side trips are included.
On the National Conservation Exposition grounds in Knoxville Tennessee a historic log cabin is shown as the birthplace of Admiral Farragut the noted Union sea fighter. The exhibit highlights his role in the Civil War and his enduring fame across history.
Arkansas leads as the nation’s top pearl producer with hundreds diving for fresh water pearls. True pearls fetch high prices while baroques and slugs fill out a diverse market. chicken feed denotes the smaller, affordable stones. Shells from fresh water mussels also yield buttons and pins.
The article argues Genesis does not name the fruit and scholars doubt it was an apple. It suggests the quince, prized by Orientals and linked to Venus, grows as a strong candidate due to Babylonian origins of the creation myth and the fruit’s sacred status.
In Ambleside Wordsworth admires Miss Harriet Martineau’s house and landscape. He notes the view is wonderful and, with a witty gesture, predicts the property will be trebled in value within ten years.
The text urges reducing energy waste by living in poise and using imagination to choose immediate goals. It emphasizes picturing larger, more perfect talents to shape mental models, asserting that creative forces replicate the latest model to yield greater abilities.
A Kan sas lawyer presses a hypothetical about stealing a horse to illustrate a legal point before a judge. The judge corrects the framing saying a real theft is a different matter, and the attorney proceeds with the hypothetical.
A street corner exchange between Jones and Smith centers on their babies. Jones boasts a talkative infant who parrots words, while Smith laments his child’s lack of speech and steps. The banter pivots on parenting milestones amid light political chatter.
In a tense parlor scene a nervous man, known as J W P V T RL, confesses to Elizabeth Miss Crumpitts that his collar is so tight he fears he must go home to change it, eliciting reluctant amusement from her as he stumbles through the admission.
In Newark Star humor, Sandy Maclver visits a physician declaring he feels unwell. The doctor warns against whisky and tobacco, urges abstinence, and Sandy exits without paying, muttering he will not take the advice.
An irate customer confronts a taxidermist over a partridge mounted last summer whose feathers are falling out. The proprietor quips that the bird is so lifelike the molt happens in season, leaving the customer crestfallen.
A Portland Oregonian quip notes two factory hands run twenty four hour shifts on the clockwork of the factory. The joke hinges on the literal meaning of clock hours and the illogic of endless work.
A light exchange notes the amusement of a husband using a new canoe while his wife prefers watching from the shore saying it is safer and funnier to see him in action. The Washington Star captures the humorous remark about domestic boating.
The Houston Post quotes a store owner praised for a bold idea. He advertises bagpipes and musical instruments. The remark highlights unique product focus in a retail setting.
Philadelphia Record quotes a light exchange where Mrs Gnaggs laments missing many suitors and Mr Gnaggs muses thirteen as his unlucky number in a brief social note.
A brief exchange shows Mrs Benham remarking on truth crushed to earth and its future rise while a man questions its appearance. The dialogue highlights gendered perspectives on resilience and social perception.
A historical ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo stands behind the cure with testimonials and a 75 cent bottle price.
The London County Council education committee reports a Peckham pupil about to leave school. At nearly 13 he has learned only two or three letters, cannot write or calculate, and has forgotten what he learned. The committee decides to expel him from school.
Florence F. Abdill named Executrix of the estate of William R. Foster late of Fountain County Indiana deceased. Executrix is qualified by the Circuit Court as solvency presumed. John B. Martin attorney. 95-13. 3w
In Fountain Circuit Court September 1913 notice that Harry Alderson as Administrator has filed final settlement. The examination will be on September 30. Heirs and creditors must appear to show cause why accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship. John B. Martin attorney for estate. 9121913. On
Trustees notices advertise a Western Information Bureau offer from Oregon Journal Portland to send a 144 page illustrated booklet about Oregon resources and opportunities under a low introductory rate. The notice requests readers to address inquiries to Oregon Journal in Portland Oregon.
Richard Washburn Child, then a Harvard undergraduate and Lampoon editor, helped create a spoof issue of the Crimson on Memorial Day 1901. The fake edition replicated the paper with invented, gravity defying items causing campus turmoil and a rush to the Crimson office. The ruse claimed extra profits and promised $1.50 refunds on subscriptions, fueling widespread chatter in Cambridge.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, famed poet and wit, declines a committee invitation to give a lecture stating he is not in good health and would not have strength to refuse even a fifty dollar bill after the talk.
Orville Wright recounts a skeptical Daytonian who dismissed early flying stories as lies and fakes. Watching the Wright biplanes circle, the man remains unconvinced, muttering that the miracle is not yet proven.
A small town offered a £250 yearly office. Ezekiel Hicks, expected to win after a large campaign fund, was defeated. He explained he redirected funds to buy a small truck farm instead, reasoning the salary did not justify heavy spending.
A college professor and his refined German wife attend a formal reception after a day of academic duties. He mutters he wishes they weren’t going to this shindig, defining the event as the kind they are about to attend. She asks what shindig means, learning its meaning during the evening.
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