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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
6
The piece lists causes of nervousness from low vitality to poor sleep and bad company. It warns that loss of self mastery, improper diet, and harmful associations amplify nerves, leading to restlessness, irritability, and eventual mental ruin. The tone cautions daily self control and vitality.
A Washington Post joke recounts a New Hampshire wife who nightly scrubbed her kitchen floor so clean neighbors could not judge her tidiness. When her husband returned late, she trapped him outside, forcing him to sleep in the barn on hay as men in New England allegedly vanish to spare floors.
The London coster girls rely on ostrich plumes for holiday outings with hats and feathered trims. A single plume costs one shilling for a day, four shillings for a full trip, with extra charges for wet or foggy weather. The market includes shop rentals of hundreds of plumes on bank holidays and steady rentals for outings.
Henry Schmelig announces another car of coal on the rails for delivery Thursday September 14. He offers to fill orders from this car and urges customers to place requests promptly.
The article surveys intricate Chinese carvings on nut and fruit seeds and stones. Carving begins with selection and sizing, proceeds through tracing and cutting, then finishing and polishing. Items include buttons charms earrings and bracelets, often strung as jewelry or ornaments, with witnessed subjects ranging from dragons to animals and landscape scenes.
The passage urges balancing pleasure with self control, celebrating others' success, and enduring trouble with a kind word.It calls for treating all with respect, listening to others, avoiding hurtful remarks, and pursuing ambition without harming others.
A clergyman visiting a neighboring town invited a curate to preach. On return he asked his wife for her thoughts and was told the sermon was the poorest ever heard. Later he met the curate who said he did well, claiming he preached one of the host’s unused sermons.
The London Hospital warns that overweight individuals are more susceptible to disease and injury. Obesity weakens respiratory muscles and pressures the heart, causing fatigue and heavy exertion to trigger sweating.
The art of land surveying arose because Egyptians could not keep permanent land records as the Nile overflowed each year. To reidentify land parcels they used instruments and mathematical methods of astronomy adapted for surveying.
Syracuse Herald notes Genoa’s wealthy and mid tier residents often own only an interest in horses and carriages. Several families pool resources to buy one carriage and team then share access by agreement. A joking aside mentions a doctor’s verdict on Weggle and a dead man letting his man choose his neckties.
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