Theater pricing and public amusements debate
A discussion on the cost of going to theaters and the idea of lowering top prices to attract a broader audience. The piece cites Marcus Loew and the rise of affordable shows from 10 to 56 cents, notes shifts between first class plays and vaudeville, and argues that known value amid price competition could expand audiences and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill
Lippincott
Robert Gray
Marcus Loew
America
New York
Plum Lick Community Notes and Local Happenings
Farmers plowing about a month early. Mt. Sterling visitors report hemp sowing in the area. Local candidates campaigned, Mrs. Roy Byrd visited Lexington, and W B Davis kinfolk in Dayton, Ohio are safe from the flood. O S Bigstaff's tobacco barn rebuilt by Laiser Keith. Dances by Strother Oldson and Babe Laughlin. Babe pioneers new pigeon wing steps. E L Fassett bought a sow and nine pigs for 40 dollars. Herman Staggs letter from Northern Canada drew county-wide interest. Hord Scott ill with measles. Lucy Ritchie closed her school with a community entertainment. Owingsville Court attended. Warner visited Pollock in Lexington. Communion services planned at Springfield. Rev. Hopkins’ pastorate ends but he will preach another year.
Train schedule snippet with city pairs and times
The clipping lists multiple train times between Louisville Lexington and other cities with notes on sleeping dining and parlor cars on express trains and consull agents for particulars. It shows daily and weekday service patterns and references express trains between major hubs.
Farm section reports shortages and plant setbacks
The past week brought farm troubles with more feed than stock to feed it, bacco plants set back by cold. Lieutrell Warner is very ill with measles. Mrs. Ollie Kissick of Little Rock visited relatives here last week. F. P. Boyd rebuilt the ten nant house burned on his farm lately. Prewitt and Cockrell are sowing.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Insurance of Cure
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases. once deemed local and incurable, it is now proven constitutional. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. offers $100 for any case not cured. Sold by druggists 75c. includes Hall's Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Public Stenographer Seeks stenography work
Miss Ruth Tharp advertises stenographic services calling for work by phone at 117. The notice appears as a small classified item in the public notices section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tharp
Garden Seed Variety Store on Bank Street
Seed shop ad notes bulk and packaged garden seeds priced best on the market. Located on Bank Street with 40 tf reference. Included are offerings for home gardeners seeking value and range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Street
Sullivan Company Local Listing Mt Sterling Ky
G D Sullivan & Co located on West Locust Street Mt Sterling Kentucky lists office phone 474 and residence 132 for contact in a brief local business notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Mt. Sterling
Court Street
W. A. DeHaven
Exchange Bank of Kentucky
Sterling, KY
W. Locust Street
Mt, Sterling, Ky
Lexington & Eastern Railway BHast Bound Ends
On December 2 1912 the Lexington and Eastern Railway Company announces a eastbound service adjustment with a hastened schedule. The notice outlines the change affecting BHast service and local timetable implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington & Eastern Railway Company
Train Schedules Link Quicksand and Lexington Links
Train No 4 arrives at Quicksand at 11 25 a m and Train No 3 departs for Jackson at 1 25 p m. Train No 1 connects at Lexington with L N for Louisville Kentucky and Train No 3 connects at Winchester with L N for Cincinnati Ohio. Trains 1 2 3 and 4 connect with Mountain Central at Campton Ky while trains 1 2 3 connect with L A Railway to Beattyville Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Winchester
Clay City
Campton Junction
Beatt
Athol— Junction
Lyv Jackson
O. & K. Junction
Athol
Beattyville Junction
Junction
Quicksand
Jackson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Mountain Central
Campton, Ky
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St Nick Hadden, JR
Lees
Lane
Blue Grass Farms
Snadden Old Lane
Dana Low
Great Blood Purifier
Lilo,Ida’s
Drusc
W. A. Sutton & Son
Main and Bank Sts
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Sterling
Slass
KentUcky
J. W. Jones
the Jeweler
James Kendall
Charlie Neal
Roy Byrd
W. B.davis
Dayton
Laiser Keith
Camargo
O. S. Bigstaff
Strother Oldson
Babe Laughlin
Babe
E. L.fassett
J. E. Robertson
Herman Staggs
Canada
Plum Lick
Advocate
Hord Scott
Lucy Ritchie
Owingsville Court
Warner
C. A. Pollock
Springfield
W. A. Hopkins
Bro. Hopkins
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Rothwell
Norfolk
Richmond
Hinton
Tae
Stoops
B. M. Goodan
Lieutrell Warner
Mrs. Ollie Kissick
Rock
F. P. Boyd
Tennant
Prewitt & Cockrell
G. D. Sullivan & Co
M. S. Brow
H. Clay McKee & Sons Co
Henry Watterson
Peageatts
Reray
Rothskeller
Geo. Schenck
Mer
Robt, B. Jones
Hors. Parran
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hore
Ansasy
Atlanta
Sun
Hait & le
Krypton
Hazard
Whitesburg
McRoberts
L. & A. Railway
Beattyville
O. & K. Railway
Cannes City
Chas. Scott Gen
McDonald Bros
Robinson & Moore
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