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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
5
Local notes cover store ads and social tidbits. Families visit relatives in Goshen and Waynetown while residents attend sales and fairs. Meat market prices, millinery, and bakery specials appear amid community updates on visits to Purdue and Attica.
A collage of rural notices lists transactions and offerings from Ost & Davis bakery, Covington and Crawfordsville visits, and Buckner Hastings sewing for winter millinery. It notes county commissioners’ meeting for October, entertainment at Salem M E church, and ads for real estate, clothing, cakes, and wedding services with various local names and shops.
Note the new ad for Lewsader and Clem in this issue. The 18 page run highlights Covington’s best buying mart as an inviting shopping destination. Visit their store to see items of interest and value.
Hart Schaffner and Marx clothing offered for fall and winter sale at J. Loess store. Notices include local visits by Judge I. E Schoonrever and Julius Loeb, a new residence under construction on North Fourth Street by Mrs. Bowers, and various local business and personal life tidbits.
Community notices list Oct 7 opening at iOLTG Onegin Salo with a grand ball. Local store sales draw big crowds. Birth announced for Richard Royce family east of the city. Several residents travel between Darville Newtown and Danville for shopping and visits.
Mrs S H Lucas of St Paul Minnesota was there Monday with her aged mother Mrs A E But who is past eighty seeking a home for the rest of her days. Mrs Butt has grown feeble and many friends bid her life and wellbeing good wishes. A Canning Wu expects a carload of potatoes in days, traveling in Michigan to secure more and will handle several cars locally at low prices.
Hoopeston hosted an aviation event last week despite rain, featuring Lincoln Beachey piloting an aerial display that drew a large crowd. Locals note numerous empty bottles, hinting at bootlegging connections during the town’s wet/ dry transition and question their sources.
To the public of Covington Dye House 105 N Welsutst Danville Illinois announces its role as the only practical dry cleaner and dyer in Danville with 28 years in the dyeing and dry cleaning business.
4000 bushels of choice Early Rose and Burbank potatoes offered by John Hunt. Delivery option at 1.00 per bushel or cheaper if taken at car. Sale details limited to stated quantities and terms.
A damaged oblique report describes an attack on School Principal B Alten of Sylvania, with fragmented quotes about torture and illnesses. An advertisement promotes kidneys, stomach, and general health remedies including Keithie Bitters, priced at 50 cents.
Wesley Josthn, a leading Warren County figure, died Saturday night at his home near Johnsorville after a period of illness. He was laid to rest Monday at Isaac Vanbier’s home, his brother in law, following a Christian funeral service. He was a faithful Free Methodist and leaves a wife Becca and several relatives.
A dubious old time remedy claims to cure croup coughs fevers and respiratory woes. The ad touts Dr Kinect New Discovery as a universal cure with dramatic claims and a free trial, urging readers to buy through local druggists.
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