Good Roads Movement Launched Across Kentucky
The Kentucky Good Roads Association and the Kentucky Division of the National Highways Association spearhead a statewide drive for better highways. Commissioner R C Terrell will serve as secretary. Z D Dunlap and Robert E Woods plan county clubs to mobilize public sentiment and federal-state road cooperation.
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Kentucky
Kentucky Good Roads Association
National Highways Association
General Assembly
R. C. Terrell
State Highway Department
Union
Z. D. Dunlap
Robert E. Woods
Montgomery County Division
Good Roads
Court House
Mt. Sterling
Dunlap
Mr. Woods
State Department of Public Roads
Chas Chenault Promoted to Assistant Manager
Chas W. Chenault son of County Judge and Mrs W O Chenault has been promoted to Assistant Manager at the Western Union Telegraph Company office in Louisville. The position carries an excellent salary and reflects the young man's success as learned by many friends here.
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Chas. W. Chenault
W. O. Chenault
Western Union Telegraph Company
Louisville
Transfer of Tom Owings to Winchester Office
Mr Tom Owings son of Mr and Mrs George Owings of this city formerly in charge of the Western Union Telegraph office at Paris has been transferred by the company to the Winchester office and has taken charge.
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Tom Owings
George Owings
Western Union Telegraph
Paris
Winchester
Ice Cream Supper Aids District School Library Fund
Somerset Christian church hosts an ice cream supper on Saturday night August 15 to raise funds for the district school library. The event invites community support and cooperation from all interested in the project.
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Somerset Christian Church
District School Library Fund
Hall's Catarrh Cure Company Patent Claim
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio pledges to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is taken internally and said to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
A. L
A. W. Gleason
Hall
Prevention of dreaded disease in cattle
The text outlines two main strategies to combat bovine blackleg: environmental controls to reduce infection sources and protective vaccination. It discusses carcass disposal, soil disinfection, and prevention of contamination, plus a simplified single inoculation method achieving high immunity and reduced mortality. It notes regulatory guidance from Dr. S. F. Mussellman and mentions vaccine forms like pellets and cords.
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S. F. Mussellman
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Black leg vaccine program to aid Kentucky cattle
The U S Bureau of Animal Industry provides free black leg vaccine and usage information via the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. Equipment for vaccine manufacture will be installed at the station to supply veterinarians and farmers for spring and fall protection.
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U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Public Auction of Mt Sterling Farm Lands Sept 1 1914
Mongomery county Fiscal Court offers farm near Jeffersonville Ky at public outcry. Three tracts total about 140 acres with dwelling, outbuildings, and unimproved land. Bids paid as one third cash, six and twelve months with six percent interest. Possession March 1 1915. Court may reject bids. W O Chenault County Judge Mt Sterling Ky. Wm Cravens, Auctioneer.
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Mongomery County
Court House
Mt. Sterling
Kentucky
Jeffersonville
Cook’s Branch Road
W. O. Chenault
Wm. Cravens
McCreary County Aims for No Illiteracy by 1926
McCreary County Kentucky plans its first 1920 census to record no illiterates. Superintendent Nora E. Alcorn leads a drive to wipe out illiteracy in six years with fifty one moonlight schools starting September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreary County
Kentucky
General Assembly
James B. McCreary
Nora E. Alcorn
Burglars Attempt Break-In At R P Thomas Home
Burglars tried to enter the residence of R. P. Thomas last Tuesday night by cutting through a screen window. Mr. Thomas awakened by noise caused them to flee.
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R. P. Thomas
Clay County Illiteracy Commission Forms
At the Clay County Institute a literacy drive was announced with talks by Dr J T C Noe and Mrs Cora Wilson Stewart. Ninety three teachers volunteered and $50.75 was donated on the spot for campaign expenses as a commission to cooperate with Superintendent Luther Hatton was elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County Institute
J. T. C.noe
Normal Department of State University
Cora Wilson Stewart
Kentucky
Luther Hatton
Institute
I. S. Manning
Tyne Britton
Charles Goins
Secre
Clay County Enlisted in Illiteracy County Listing
The fragment references Clay county and a claimed enlistment at a county of illiteragy involving the speaker and children. The text is unclear but implies a local administrative matter or descriptor.
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Clay County
Illiteragy
Price of Sugar Rises Sharply in Market
Monday sugar prices jump over a cent as imports from foreign competition retreat and domestic demand grows. The move strengthens Britain’s position in the local market for supply.
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Great Britain
A Cheerful Giver Sparks Wife’s Affection
A wife’s fondness for a cheerful giver emerges as a central theme, illustrating domestic tensions and charitable impulses in a small community setting. The article tracks social expectations and personal loyalties among neighbors and family.
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Chas Chenault
Georgia
Bell
Farmers’ Line Department
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
South Sabiela Amon
Atlanta
Mt. Sterling Laundry Co
THE
Clay County Illiteracy Commission
Len
Young
Manhattan
Walsh Co
Mt. Sterling, Ky
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