Dates Set for Fall Kentucky Race Meeting Schedule
The Kentucky Racing Commission in Lexington approved fall meeting dates for Lexington Louisville and Latonia tracks. Lexington runs Sept 14–23 nine days, Louisville Sept 25–Oct 14 eighteen days, Latonia Oct 16–Nov 11 twenty four days. Endurance Stakes of 12000 dollars will be run in Louisville. New rules would ban auction pools and require removal of telegraphic wires from tracks. Purses for fall meetings will match spring levels. Delegates Harvey Meyers John Hachmeister Matt Winn and Catesby Woodford supported the plan.
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George Long
Louisville
Kentucky Racing Commission
Lexington
Kentucky
Latonia
Louisville Club
E. F. Clay
East
Harvey Meyers
John Hachmeister
Matt J. Winn
Roofing For Sale By Henry Judy
Metal roofing and sheet metal offered with savings. Contact Henry Judy at phone 674 for details.
Dean's Ointment and Thomas' Electric Oil Ad Snippet
An OCR fragment lists Dean's Ointment and Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil with claims of skin soothing, scarless healing, and pain relief. It mentions druggists selling both products and includes a comic aside about trouble and a chimney. It also notes Helene De Sagan's European residence and a critique of French noble privilege and titles.
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Thomas
Winchester Monument Works Ad in Winchester KY
Local ad for Winchester Monument Works offers best quality at lowest prices. F H Jackson, proprietor, invites inquiries and promises home calls and payment assistance.
Hired Man Jealousy Sparks Rural Love Tale
A farmer Belden’s daughter Jennie sparks with Abe Saunders, his hustling hired man, then Jennie leaves for school. Abe returns, finds rivalry, and learns Jennie’s heart has grown beyond him. He confesses plans to marry elsewhere, and Jennie’s future remains uncertain as Abe proposes to another.
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Jason
Getie
Wee H
Ewi
Farmer Belden
Abe Saunders
Jennie
Abe
Mr. Saunder
Tie
Missing Man Jack Hardy Sought by Jones in Quip Exchange
In a brisk exchange Jones asks Gassline for Jack Hardy and Gassline retorts that he rarely stops to name everyone he meets. The dialogue underscores a humorous, casual tone between two speakers.
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Jones
Gassline
Jack Hardy
Heroic self sacrifice in bubonic plague case in Vienna 1897
Frederick Rowland describes Franz Mueller of Vienna who contracted bubonic plague in 1897 and locked himself in an isolated room. He warned others not to send a doctor, predicted his death in four to five days, and died alone after sending a farewell letter to his parents. His act inspired a group of young assistants to offer aid, then decline it.
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Frederick Rowland
Franz Mueller
Vienna
Presiie
Mueller
In the Age of Machinery a Morning at the Country Place
Mrs Fedderton and Mr F discuss various machines as a whirring sound fills the day. They consider a dynamo steam engine water supply and a sawmill before concluding the noise is an aeroplane Jack promised to bring this morning.
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Jack
Food of Russian Horses Oats Predominant Year Round
An American horse expert with years in Russia asserts oats supply three quarters of a Russian horse diet year round. He claims Russian oats offer superior sustaining power and cause less fatigue than bay and corn feeds used in the United States.
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United States
Russia
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Henry Judy
Dean
Helene de Sagan
Europe
Anna Gould
France
Winchester
F. H. Jackson
Prop
Africa
England
Phoenix
W.H. Berry & CO
IEAT
Rogers Bros
Meriden Britannia CO
Meriden
Conn
Georgia
Mar
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Markland & Jackson
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Cincinnati
E. W. Stockton
Maysville Street
Mt, Sterling, Kentucky
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