Kentuckian shoots woman during Shelbyville ride in June
In Louisville on June 9, Hattie Wetherby a Middletown schoolteacher was shot in the abdomen while riding with Lee West and others along the Shelbyville pike. West, an insurance man tied to Kentucky Central Life and Accident, was arrested. witnesses say he fired believing Wetherby was Lucile Gwashmey. The party had headed to Churchill Downs for a celebration, then Shelbyville before returning toward Lexington. West posted $5,000 bond. case set for June 15 before Magistrate Dorsey.
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Louisville
Hattie Wetherby
Middlteown
Shelbyville Pike
Lee
Jewleh Hospital
Thomas O. Weat
West
Shelbyville
Weet
Ochurchill Downs
Shelbyville B ‘West
Lexington
Shelbywillsehls
Pogram
Vogt
Telacod
Magisville Dorsey
Wat
Louisvill
Columbia
Tenn
Kentucky, Central Lity and Accident Insurance Company
Gaston
Woman’s tonic hailed in Ferris Texas report
A Ferris Texas report describes a woman confined three months with illness, stating an operation seemed inevitable but improved after using Cardy. The piece claims thousands of endorsements for Cardy as a true tonic that prevents panic and strengthens women.
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Ferris
Tex
Gardai
Advertising Pays When Local Papers Earn Trust
In a survey of town merchants, each refused ad space citing ineffectiveness of local papers. The editor then bought 65 in ad space from a mail order house and soon merchants clamored, admitting ads work, while the piece underscores Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a cold cure promoted in the same issue.
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Spooe
Wall Order
Curtie Courker
Kentucky student sued at Ann Arbor
A Kentucky student, K. M. Bruner, sued in Dundee court near Ann Arbor for damages after a Michigan University Bent Livery canoe rental led to a rock strike and a hole. The plaintiffs seek $20 and plan appeal, stating Bruner is the brother of Dr Bou L. Braver, Secretary of State.
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Ann Arbor
Miéch
K. M. Bruner
Michigan University
Kentucky
Dundee
University of Michigan Bent
Bruner
Oscar Levin
Dammge
Ee Pruner
Bou L. Braver
Hife
Mur Leltehtteld
Texas Woman Near Death From Womanly Ailment Cardus Endorsed
A Texas letter from Willa Point states Victoria Stallings suffered severe pains and coughs from a womanly ailment and credits Cardus with relief and improved health. The note urges others to try Cardus for womanly troubles and mentions its age and guarantee.
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Wills Point
Tex
Willa Point
Victoria Stallings
Cardus
Iced Fruit Dishes and Desserts from Old Cookbook
A collection of cold fruit preparations and desserts including petites a cups with fruit compote and crusted cream, sponge cake pyramids masked with meringue, fruit syrups with milk for freezing, vanilla ice cream with fruit in syrup, fruit custards, and a fruit jelly mold. Advice follows to treat a cold with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Fragmentary 17th Century Verse Fragment on Domestic Life
The text presents a garbled archaic verse about a wife and motherly figures, mentioning a crying baby and domestic acts. The fragmentary OCR preserves only scattered phrases and names, offering a glimpse of a hymnlike domestic scene without coherent narrative or clear entities.
Unscrupulous Patent Remedy Ad Claims Cures All
A fragment from a 19th century notice touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure all for frequent colds and assorted ailments. The ad mentions a Mrs. Wile from Greensboro Pa and notes several children. It promotes the product as effective though unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indore
Bickelamith
Greensboro
Paper Gets Full Hearing In Advertising Era
Fragmentary OCR notes reflect a discussion on advertising in the early twentieth century. References mention publicity, commodities, and two individuals, with remarks on modern advertisers and the era’s print promotion constraints. The text suggests debate over the reach and limits of print advertising in that period.
Call for Republican State Convention in 1911 Ohio
A regular meeting of the Republican Executive Committee of Ohio held at the Court House in Ford on May 26 1911 approved the call for the State Convention on July 11 1911 to nominate state officials for the November 1911 election. The convention will be held at Court House Ki Maviford by July 8 1901 at 1 30 Standard Time to elect 33 presiding delegates and 33 alternate delegates to attend the statewide convention in Louisville Kentucky on July 11 1911 for gubernatorial and other offices to be voted in November. R B Martin Chairman and Ney Foster Secretary.
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Republican Executive Committee
Ohio “County
Court House
Ford
Republican Mate Central Committee
Maviford
R. B. Martin
Ney Foster
Soc
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