John Deere Wagons and Saddles Featured by Lexington Suppliers
John Deere wagons and post buggies are advertised by J R Lyons with saddles and harness. Timmons Machine Shop offers complete repair and oxy acetylene welding at 328 330 W Vine St. Lexington. Willard Battery Service provides free battery tests. Fayette Motor Co at 263 East Main St promotes local news coverage by The Advocate. A free Table Theatre ticket awaits Mrs John W Jones for April 20 show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
J. R. Lyons
Timmins Machine Shop
W. Vine St
Lexington
Willard Storage
Fayette Motor Co
East Main Street
the Advocate
John W. Jones
Table Theatre
Hoff man and Covington to Attend Table Night
Mrs Hoff man will call at the Table Wednesday April 20 and be admitted free. If Mrs Covington presents this notice she will be admitted free. Not transferable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advocate
J. W. Prewitt
W. W. Ginn
the Advocate
H. G. Hoffman
Durs
Cynthia Covington
Mixed Classifieds Include Discounts, Weld Shop and Tire Credits
Local ads offer a 5 percent discount on monuments with invitation to share a meal and view work. Murray & Thomas Co promotes memorials and guaranteed work in Paris Kentucky. Ox acetylene welding and metal repairs. Lexington Engine and Boiler Works ad. D. C. Fox earns $5 credit on U S Tires at Ragan Gay Motor Co. Farmers urged to sell poultry eggs hides and metals at top prices. Capital Flour touted for baking light rolls and biscuits. Stationery printing services also advertised. Dr R L Spratt $5 tire credit offer repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray & Thomas CO
Paris
R. L. Spratt
U.S
Ragan-Gay Motor Co
Anxious crowd mishears lecture on sun’s fate
A lively audience member interrupts a lecture on the sun cooling and dying in 70 million years, mishearing the figure as seven million. The professor confirms the long timescale, prompting relieved laughter and a retreat to seats.
Synonymous Styles of Dress and Outlook
A compact contrast links wardrobe choices to personality or outlook. The belt wearer signals optimism, the single suspender suggests slouch, the double suspenders imply conservatism, and wearing both belt and suspenders aligns with pessimism.
Wool Market Offer From McDonald Bros
John McDonald offers to handle a crop of wool at market price and will furnish sacks from his former stand on South Maysville Street. The message notes McDonald Bros involvement and specifies the location for sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Bros
Maysville Street
John McDonald
Kentucky Crop Report Shows Strong Wheat and Rye Conditions
The April crop and livestock report from the U S Bureau of Crop Estimates notes Kentucky wheat and rye at high readiness, 95 percent of normal for both grains. Sown wheat area matches 1919, rye area slightly down, while farm labor remains tight though 10 percent higher than last year due to wage pressures and price declines affecting overall production.
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Kentucky
United States Bureau of Crop Estimates
W. C. Hanna
Wanted a Good Kind Woman to Care for Elderly Lady
Classified notice seeking a compassionate woman to care for an elderly lady. Contact by calling telephone 622 for arrangements and details.
Irishman Seeks Aid Over Waterflooded Hens
An Irishman appears before a Liverpool magistrate asking for help with hens drowned by burst water pipes in his cellar. The magistrate says to contact the water company. Days later the man returns saying the water company advised him to keep ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Pat
Home Run Brings Quick News to Baseball Fans
A lively exchange captures fans awaiting a score as players arrive in a rush. "What is the score, Billy" elicits a fresh 0 0 with bright optimism. The moment highlights anticipation and the sense that nothing important has been missed.
For Sale Fourteen Shock of Sugar Cane
For sale fourteen shocks of sugar cane advertised by H. Clay McKee in a local sale notice. The listing provides no further details on price or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clay Mc- Kee
Poultry and Butter Markets Seen Pressure From Holidays
Live poultry movement is seasonable and prices rise modestly for fat hens as demand grows for Jewish holidays. Expect price declines after demand eases. frozen poultry in storage remains large. Butter steadies, eggs marketed freely with higher storage than last year. USDA data show Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia stocks up sharply from 1920, signaling softer markets ahead.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Exchange Sale By Spencer Church Missionary Society
The Woman's Missionary Society of Spencer church holds an exchange at Harris and Eastin's store on Saturday April 30. Goods available include a variety of eats.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of Spencer Church
Harris & Eastin
Local notices and moves in Somerset Kentucky region
Dr J T Ricketts accepts a store position in Somerset by E R Little and J M McCormick. Johnie Anderson leaves for Frisco Cal via Indianapolis. Nettie Chase travels to Asheville DC for health with her mother. J H Sebastain moves to Roeder home. Lyceum course at Consolidated school ends Friday with fifth and sixth engagements, patronage noted. M G Wilson and son Everett on Red River buying cattle. Joe A Trimble ill. Mrs J B Riddle seriously ill on Oldham pike. For Printing, See The Advocate.
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Nettie Chase
Asheville
D. C
J. H. Sebastain
Roeder
Consolidated School
M. G Wilson
Everett
Red River
Joe A. Trimble
J. B. Riddle
Oldham Pike
Three Diseases Were Main Troubles in 1920 Tobacco Losses
A Kentucky tobacco circular by Dr. W. D. Valleau identifies wildfire angular leaf spot and mosaic speck spot as the three major leaf spot diseases in 1920. Wildfire and angular leaf spot caused the greatest damage across Burley and dark tobacco areas, with losses rising after mid summer rains and winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
W. D. Valleau
College of Agriculture
Burley
Valleau
Black Tobacco
Lexington
Wanted Wool Buyers Offer Market Price at McDonald Bros
John McDonald advertises paying market price for wool and requests sacks at the former McDonald Bros stand on Maysville street. The brief notice appears in a late 19th or early 20th century classifieds section.
Adam and Eve Told by Shoreditch Slum Child
A Shoreditch slum child recites a humorous Eden tale from Tid-Bits with a curbside crowd outside a public house. The girl dramatizes Eve and Adam arguing over a bite, ending with the angel and sword driving them away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tid-Bits
London
Eden
Shoreditch
Adam
Eve
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Donald
Yen
Vint
Dad
U. S
Tabe Theatre
W.M. Parrish
West Short St
WM. Adams & Son
West Main Street
John W. Bain
W. Short St
Syr
C. H. Petty
Ragan- Gay Motor Co
Walter M Reiceinger
Ford
Singer
J. H. Brown
Singer Office
Bankstreet
Ragan-Gay Garage
Harley- Davidson
Excelsior Motorcycles
Adams & Young
East Short Street
B. Green
E. Main St
T. Foster Rogers
Clell Cockrell
Lexington Engine and Boiler Works
D. C. Fox
E. T. Reis
Kentucky Crop Report
Produce
Camargo and Vicinity
J. T. Ricketts
Somerset, Ky
E. R. Little
J. M. McCormick
This County
Johnie Anderson
Frisco
Cal
Indianapolis
Kentucky Association
Hole Bour
Wandicap
Churchill Downs
Kentucky Jockey Club
Adam and Eve
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