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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
4
A high energy verse recounts the exploits of a suffragette mother who endured prison, arson, arson prevents, window smashing, assaults on police, hunger strikes, and strikes for women’s voting rights. It names London landmarks and protests with dramatic imagery.
A Pittsburgh Press quips that a collector plans to put all his knowledge into a new book. Critics warn the work may resemble a leaflet more than a substantial volume.
A discussion quoted by the Louisville Courier-Journal centers on the number of doors to the state capitol senate chamber. The chairman questions eight doors, while the architect defends the plan as sufficient for ingress and egress, noting senators may want doorkeepers.
A witty exchange mocks lofty musings of Mr Flyre and Miss Flyppe about writing high thoughts. The Chicago Tribune presents their banter on flying and literary ambition in a lighthearted, urbane tone.
A Boston Transcript jab mocks eugenist notions about weddings. The quip centers on the idea that the groom should always be the best man, prompting a brief cultural note on wedding roles and social satire.
A humorous exchange features Mrs. Young and Mrs. Tubbs debating a husband being likened to a mandolin. The dialogue shifts to Mrs. Younger’s quip about treating him the same, concluding with playful banter on domestic dynamics.
Advice for hikers on preventing foot soreness and blisters from new boots and long walks. Steps include soap plaster for red heels, washing and vaseline for broken blisters, avoiding dye contact with sore skin, wearing thick socks well washed inside, and using methylated spirit before long trips. Properly fitted boots and measured feet improve safety and comfort.
A long wry letter excerpt tells of a missing $5 discovered in envelopes and sent back by Howard Strong who denied wrongdoing. The narrator retrieves the bill twice, misreads Howard’s motive, and finally returns the money after a chat with Ellen Fariss. The affair ends with unresolved tension and a break between the writer and Howard.
A New York Sun writer recalls Tahitian natives using a slipknot and knife to tickle a shark from a canoe. The diver nears the reef tail to provoke the fish then surfaces as the rope tightens. The shark thrashes briefly, then the boat tows the 16 foot creature to shore.
The Carroll Riley Shylocks and Germans from Roscommon Ireland have built a nomadic fortune in the south. They own a substantial Atlanta city block and property in Chattanooga Nashville Rome Cartersville and other towns. Holdings total thousands of dollars with Atlanta value above $190,000. The clan travels with tents but maintains sanitary practices and strict Catholic marriage rules within third cousins by dispensation.
The article describes upper New York City cook shops offering open fire roasted meats on revolving jacks. A blue and white tiled grill with a constant coal fire displays meats to attract customers. Slices are sold for 15 cents and patrons may have meats roasted for five cents a pound.
Ex President Porfirio Diaz rose to prominence after Puebla where Liberal forces faced French invaders seeking Maximilian's throne. The gallant defense under defeat made May fifth a national holiday in Mexico. A remark about Britain and Bunker Hill adds a wry note.
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rules a master may discharge an employee for misconduct even if the specific act was unknown at discharge. The case concerns Norcross, manager of a branch warehouse, whose excessive drinking and dissipation were argued as grounds. The court found acts may raise a fact question for the jury rather than prove misconduct as a matter of law.
The article recounts William I granting London its first charter in 1079 written in Saxon on parchment. It notes the portreeve as London’s chief officer, the evolution to provost, maire, and finally mayor, with Henry Fitz-Alwyn as the first mayor in 1189. It also mentions the 1354 introduction of the title lord by Edward III.
A dialogue riffs on a watchmaker client and a prompt praise mockery. A jab lands on the shopkeeper’s flattery, with the punchline about servile service tied to time and words. The exchange reads as a witty aside on reputation and trade craft.
Dr Josiah Oldfield told London's Simple Life exhibition that people can live past the century mark and stay youthful by mental and physical discipline. He urged big thoughts, noble ideals, fruits and vegetables, whole foods, daily washing, and changing underclothes every 24 hours to avoid middle age.
An Historical Medical Museum organized in London connects with the forthcoming International Medical congress. The exhibits cover ancient and modern medical culture, featuring Hippocrates Galen Avicenna and various tribes medical customs as well as surgical relics apothecary scenes and medieval hospital illustrations.
A Paris scientist Dr Navier says pins hairpins and needles vanish by turning into ferrous oxide as dust. An ordinary hairpin fades in 154 days a steel nib in just under 15 months a common pin in 18 months and a polished steel needle lasts 2.5 years. The loss is an iron surface scale off when exposed to the atmosphere without paint.
A Detroit Free Press quotation notes humility and equality, stating the speaker will be remembered for not considering themselves superior due to time spent in New York. It emphasizes fairness and shared humanity beyond urban status.
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