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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1905
Page
7
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for lame back kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims broad testing and offers a free sample bottle by mail with a letter asking readers to mention this paper and provide an address.
The barometer was invented by Torricelli, a pupil of Galileo, in 1643. He poured mercury into a sealed four foot tube inverted in a basin and observed a vacuum at the top as the mercury column fell. His experiment showed atmospheric pressure limits and gave birth to the instrument’s name air measure.
The text describes Roman and English gambling prohibitions linked to moral and masculine concerns, notes 16th and 18th century laws on money won at play, and shifts to yak behavior in Tibet. It covers yak endurance, diet, colors, and a traveler’s note on boot trials, ending with a misattributed tale about hunters and baggage animals.
The Clover Leaf will sell Saturday night tickets from Veedersburg to St Louis at two dollars round trip. Call at depot for particulars. J W Marshall, Agent.
A seafaring narrator recounts a shark sighting while at sea It details a knife in the mouth escape and then eating the shark providing weeks of food The tale appears in Harper's Monthly.
Catarrh and hay fever sufferers increasingly favor Liquid Cream Balm over solid forms. The liquid preparation, 75c, is atomizer ready and used by many physicians. Ely Brothers offer the product with a spraying tube, available at druggists or by mail from 66 Warren St, New York.
The State of Texas will sell six million acres on Sept 1 at prices from $160 to $300 per acre. Purchasers pay one fourth down with up to forty years to pay the balance at 3 percent interest. Enquiries welcome for details and related cheap rates to the Southwest with scheduled dates August 15 September 5 and 19 October 3 and 17.
The piece describes the unusual horse shoe like marks on a chestnut tree and suggests they appear where a leaf once fell. It notes tiny horseshoes on branches and old lifelike hoof shapes on twigs as if the tree bears signs of horses. The text also discusses tomb perforations for exiting spirits and late urns with holes and glass covers. It closes with a reflection on gratitude as a sacred virtue and its poisonous weed counterpart.
A fragmented OCR excerpt presents quips about kissing and a horse remark. The text includes a bantering exchange on kissing types and a line claiming a horse’s sight was never better, ending with a note that the bestest was born blind.
A playful exchange hints that the hero’s carved features may be exaggerated or shaved to appear bolder. The dialogue suggests mockery of appearance and grooming as a clue to character.
Announcement offers round trip travel from Indianapolis area to Frankfort Indiana on the Big Four Route with prices including 25 cents, tickets sold October 10 and 11, 1908, return by October 14. Agent information provided for full rates and particulars.
Advertisement announces a round trip excursion to Richmond on Big Four Route with a single fare plus 25 cents. Tickets available September 25 to 27 and October 3, 1905, return limit set. Net value listed as $4.05 per person.
Frank J. Cheney of F. Cheney & Co swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, includes a notary seal and testimonial offers.
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