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A compact classified item notes notices for various services and sales. It invites readers to learn of anything and promises Republican outcomes. It lists Covington property for sale and rent, a small farm for rent, real estate loans, and inquiries to L P Little. Also mentions 40 acres near North Vernon Indiana, 160 M Kerney Co Kansas, J G Miller Plainfield Indiana, and R B No 1 Box 31. Real estate bargains offered if sold at once, residence and one or two lots by W F Stillwell. Garber Hotel Frankfort Indiana seeks two dining room girls. Del Kurtz manager.
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Republican
Covington Property
L. P. Little
Covington
North Vernon
Ind
M. Kerney Co
Kansas
J.G. Miller
Plainfield Ind
R. RB
W. F. Stillwell
Investor seeks Panhandle soil spot with Indiana partners
A practical farmer with 30 years in farming plans an October trip to the Texas Panhandle and believes he knows the best soil site to invest. He invites Indiana parties to join and contact Lock Box 232 Waynetown Indiana.
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Texas
Panhandle
Indiana
Waynetown
Ind
Foley to Speak on Temperance Question Sunday
Hon A N Foley of this city will address the Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 7 30 on Why the temperance question and when will it be solved His experience and convictions promise a direct message. All not otherwise obligated are invited.
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A. N. Foley
Presbyterian Church
Foley
For Our Homes Campaign Across City Churches
Churches unite under Rev. A W Conner and family to lead a homes and youth drive. Openings begin Monday at 8 PM in the Presbyterian church with subsequent meetings at the Baptist, Church of Christ, and Methodist churches. Boys meeting Tuesday at 1 PM. Orders for sandwich bread via Crane's bakery.
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A. W. Conner
Conner
Mary Seeger
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Church of Christ
Methodist Church
Frank K. Dougherty
D. H. Palmer
R. C. Neel Baptist Church
H.K. Fox
Local Social Notes Include Marshfield Visit and Home Moves
Daniel Miller builds a barn on his Charley Myers property. Charley Myers of Marshfield visited State Line Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Taylor spent Sunday with her parents at Weet. Newell Gernie Williams and George Henderson were Danville visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Livingston moved to Williamsport on Friday to make their home. William Haskins and family visited Lester Haskins and family Saturday. Bert Martin visited Danville Monday. Mr and Mrs John Johnson moved into the Allison property on Monday.
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Frank Taylor
Weet Newell
Thomas Livingston
Williamsport
John Johnson
Allison
Stranger Ends in Loss as Confidence Trick Fails
Covington report details a confidence game at the fair in which Harry Ellenberger was duped by a stranger claiming to be James Goodloe who used a bet and a claimed pencil to obtain $14. The supposed con artist was arrested for petit larceny but released after evidence failed to prove theft.
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Covington
Danville
Harry Ellenberger
Fair Ground
James 8. Goodloe
Ellenberger
Napper Bisland
Goodloe
Bisland
Stranger No. 2
Hillenberger
Petit
Death of John W. McIntosh Near Cates Farm
John W. McIntosh aged about 73 of the Southeast of Cates near the Lowell farm died Sunday morning from heart failure after a period of poor health. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon with interment in Miller cemetery across the Park County line. He leaves a large circle of friends.
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John W. McIntosh
Cates
Lowell Farm
Miller Cemetery
Park County
Done With the Whiskey Business Statement
In a conversation with Allen Shaft he declares he is done with the whiskey business and will focus on property interests then switch to another line of work. Shaft has many warm friends in Covington and backers in the saloon trade, while the Republican and its editor oppose the business methods rather than the men themselves.
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Allen Shaft
Shaft
Covington
Republican
Plainfield Friends meeting attendance noted in Kingman column
W H Cates Robert Andrews and aunt Sarah Lindley traveled to Plainfield for the annual Friends church meeting. Thomas Glascock and daughter Mrs William Cates returned from Martinsville Sanitarium last week. Ralph Howell visited family, Edward McCord moves to Indianapolis to live with parents and attend Butler College. Henry Gardner of Russellville also listed.
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W. H. Cates
Robert Andrews
Sarah Lindley
Plainfield
The
Friends Church
Thomas Glascock
William Cates
Martinsville Sanitarium
Edward McCord
Indianapolis
Butler College
Plaut Family From Goshen Visiting Relatives
David Plaut and his Goshen family are visiting relatives in town, staying with relatives and touring local sites. The item notes the family’s presence and travel status.
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David Plaut
Goshen
Covington fair honors duroc hogs and Plymouth Rock chickens
Eb M Coz & Sons win two fliats and one second ribbon with Duroc hogs and three firsts with Plymouth Rock chickens at Covington fair. Kingman draws vast crowd while Vern Carter loses a leg to blood poisoning after a foot scratch. Indianapolis specialist operates. mother of a newborn remains critical.
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EB. M. Coz & Sons
Plymouth Rock
Covington Fair
Kingman
William Carter
Indianapolis
Shulars to Open New North Side Restaurant
Will Shular and his sister Mary prepare to open a pew restaurant on Covington’s North side in the former Bill's saloon space. Will has sold his Danville saloon and renounced whiskey, hoping for success in this local family venture. Bill Shular praises his siblings’ plans and predicts a high quality eating house for Covington.
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Will Shular
Mary
Bill
Will
Danville
Bill Shular
Covington
Death of Manford Conover in Wabash Township
Erasmus Manford Conover died at his home near Cooper's Ford after cancer of the liver, aged 67 years 7 months and 4 days. He served in the 63rd Indiana Volunteer Regiment, leaves a wife and two grown children, funeral at home Sunday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev. O. P. Cooper, burial in Mt. Hope cemetery.
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E. M. Conover
Wabash Township
Cooper’s Ford
Indianapolis
Erasmus Manford Conover
O. P. Cooper
Saonday
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy Promises Harmless Relief
Tickling or dry coughs will loosen with Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy. The product is described as harmless and safe for children, using green leaves and stems from a mountain shrub to soothe coughs and heal bronchial membranes without opium or chloroform. Sold by all dealers.
The Arithmetic Horse Exposed as Mere Repetition
McClure's Magazine argues against the notion of horses performing genuine math feats. It explains trainers teach mechanical habits through signals, where pawing and card handling yield answers only in the spectator's view, not in the horse's understanding.
Fortune Teller Tale Comes True at Uncle Abner’s Party
In a corner store scene Uncle Abner Jarvis recalls a county fair fortune teller who predicted a large party at his house followed by a calamity. Two weeks later Aunt Jane visited, a “large party” indeed, as she weighs 287 pounds and breaks the spare bed on the first night.
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Abner Jarvis
Uncle Abner
Mme
Jane
Abner
Paris Bohemian Painter Vollon Kept Forty Homes
The painter Vollon lived as a bohemian in Paris and hid from visitors by owning forty apartment homes across the city. He moved constantly to dodge acquaintances and died in Rue de Dunkerque with three nearby flats.
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Vollon
Paris
Rue de Dunkerque
Stone Houses of Easter Island
The stone houses on Easter Island are built against a terrace of earth or rock, sometimes forming the back wall. They are composed of small basalt slabs stacked without cement, showing little regularity in plan. Typical measurements include a 4 ft 6 in height, 4 ft 10 in wall thickness, 4 ft 6 in room width, 12 ft 9 in room length, with doorways about 20 in high and 19 in wide.
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Easter Island
Farmer reacts to cherry tree myth claim in Washington Star
A farmer questions the cherry tree tale about George Washington and argues that a boy who chops wood would deserve a medal rather than censure. His wife asks what reason supports the myth skeptical view. The exchange highlights doubt about enduring legends.
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George Washington
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Quotes and quarrel echo in old Chicago letters
A playful line about sending kisses is met with a sharp remark as a lover is urged to visit and inspect his terminal facilities in person. The exchange echoes a brisk, sardonic tone found in mid century urban notes.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Rocket accident during Juliet balcony scene sparks theatre fire
A small-town London theatre used a signal rocket as limelight for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. The rocket misfired lighting the balcony and fly gallery, causing a blaze and sulphurous smoke. The audience fled as the promoter blamed the mishap on wrong signaling.
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Romeo
Juliet
Romeo and Juiliet
London Express
Bet Over Egg Breaker Ends With Sporting Authority
In a room bet, one man placed an egg in a corner to block a standard barrel. The rival used a revolver’s barrel to break the egg and collect the stakes. The editor of a sporting paper ruled the second man the winner as no barrel type was specified.
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jJuat
Sporting Authority
Egz
New York Times
Origin of the Term Gringo
Outing Magazine states that Mexicans called all Americans gringos after the Bobby Burns song Green Grow the Rashes. The misheard chorus sounded like gringo to nonEnglish speakers, giving the term a disrespectful, enduring label for Americans.
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Mexico
Bobby Burns
Outing Magazine
What is a Havana cigar according to Sala
George Augustus Sala noted three kinds of cigars from Cuba. Genuine Mavanas are grown cured and rolled in Cuba. Other cigars are made in the United States or Europe using Cuban tobacco with Havana leaf wrapper, and some arrive ready made from Europe via Havana for export.
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Havana
George Augustus Sala
Cuba
United States
Europe
Bremen
Switzerland
Not Guilty. Policeman dismisses beggar with fake placard
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts a policeman telling a man with an "I Am Blind" placard to go his way after claiming to arrest all blind beggars. The man insists he can see and flags the placard as a fake, and the officer, embarrassed, lets him go.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Where Clothes Are No Clew Golf Humor
A humorous note on golf attire notes apparel cannot reveal a man’s wealth or taste. It wryly suggests that clothing fails to indicate social position while praising golf as a sport.
Little Englands and the English Abroad
The excerpt notes that English settlers create "Little Englands" abroad, reflecting a social pattern where immigrants replicate homeland customs in new settlements. It highlights cultural continuity and the persistence of national identity in diaspora communities.
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Psrig
Patient Minds Cure Afflictions, Plautus Quotation
A short quotation notes that a calm patient mind is the best remedy for ailments. Plautus is attributed as the source.
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Plautus
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