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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
2
A diner clashes over hotel meal practices. claiming an American plan, he protested a bill and demanded his money back. After an altercation, he ordered more food in a dining room run on the English plan, and received a tin bill for a so‑called “Glover” as the dispute escalated.
A dubious newspaper fragment touts Horace A. Cheney Catarrh Cure as a universal cure with a $100 reward for any failure. It urges constitutional treatment, claims blood and mucous action, and promises testimonials. The text ends with ad lines for Hall's Pills and a political pitch for Republicans.
By virtue of a certified copy of a judgment directed from the clerk of the Fountain County Court Indiana the case lists William Gamble Jas e Gunkle and many others as plaintiffs with Rush Coal Company et al as defendants The sale seeks to expose to public sale the sum of 1931 47 dollars and 13 cents with interest on the decree and costs to the highest bidder at public sale prompt details omitted by damaged text
On Saturday October 21 1911 between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse in Vincennes Fountain County Indiana rents and profits for up to seven years from the described real estate will be offered, including the West half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter twenty acres and the East one sixth of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter six and two thirds acres plus a railroad right of way thirty feet wide and forty five rods long totaling about 0.455 acre. If rents fail to satisfy the Reed Coal Company judgment the fee simple interest may be sold to discharge the debt with no appraisal relief.
In a dinner talk, Prof Sir Joseph Thorson warns Cambridge faces near extinction of reading as undergrads rely on lectures. He laments that many students read little and favor digestible material, while libraries and booksellers show a broader trend toward fiction for most readers outside Oxford and Cambridge.
A playful note claims a father's raised salary will enable marriage. The message phrases excitement over financial support as a step toward wedlock, reflecting social norms and humorous tone of the era.
Two locust species the red-winged and the brown plague South Africa. Natal reports a saved loss of over 1,250,000 due to locust officers. Dry summers delay egg hatching, and a three year period of animation fails to kill the germ. The tenacity of life makes extermination challenging.
In Syracuse New York Ferrand Hale seventeen died after stepping onto tracks as a slowly moving street car paused and another car approaching struck the rear of the first car. The fuse blew and the car stopped abruptly then rolled back pinning Hale between the two vehicles.
A brief exchange reflects tension between brutal bullfights and financial ruin on Wall Street. One speaker questions the cruelty of bullfighting while the other laments losing his last cent in the stock market, highlighting a contrast between spectacle and economic hardship.
A playful exchange recalls a party ice cream flavor novelty amid a light taunt about tainted treats. The quip hints at novelty flavors and social banter without detailing any health concerns.
A discussion frames women in agriculture as natural to husbandry, with quotes suggesting modern girls can openly engage in farming science. The tone hints at contemporary attitudes toward gender roles and education in domestic science.
Washington notes recount the constitutional recall debate tied to New Mexico and Arizona admission. Senator Shivey argues the recall provision constrains popular power while state adaptability strengthens the union amid tariff and steel trust inquiries.
Fragmentary text discusses value of games to owners and ego, mentioning Bard of Avon in a speculative, unclear context. No clear names, places, or events emerge to identify a distinct news item or outcome.
An aged classifieds style blurb offers Foley Kidney cures claiming to reach individual cases for any kidney or urinary irregularities and urges purchase from all druggists. The ad presents generic medical claims without verifiable details or warnings.
Kilby claims stock gains last week would have funded a touring car. Dane asks if he bought it. Kilby replies he did not, but wishes he had.
Mrs Lapsting remarks she no longer wears a stuffed bird on her hat and expresses full sympathy with the Audible society though not a member, as cited by the Chicago Tribune.
A satirical line notes how Knicker-Books instruct on before the doctor arrives, while Booker-But offers no guidance for after the visit, as a quip attributed to a judge.
A Louisville Courier Journal item suggests drastic pest control ideas for flies including formalin in water, burning pyrethrum, carbaric acid, bichromate with potash, gold tich in saucers, and sticky fly paper as a last resort, touting their deadly effectiveness.
Count Matuschka Griffenklau recently convened a conference of archaeologists at his house in Winkel on the Rhine. The assembly voted that the count’s residence is Europe’s oldest inhabited house. It formerly housed Rabnus Maurus, bishop of Marence, who died there in 850.
A fragment notes that even long after Corwin’s Origin of Species, no single variety of any wild animal or plant has been proved to have originated by natural selection. The remark reflects historical skepticism in San Francisco.
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