State crop report shows strong yields and improved conditions
The August 1 crop report from Agriculture Commissioner Mat S. Cohen notes a bumper corn crop and overall improved conditions. Wheat yields are about eleven bushels per acre with 8,811,000 bushels statewide. corn prospects are large though cultivation lags due to wet weather. Rye yields 12, oats 21, tobacco acreage down with Burley at 83 and 87 condition, dark tobacco 83 and 92, buckwheat 81, hemp 100 with 83 condition, broom corn 87 and 89, bluegrass seed very short.
July Crop Report Shows Bumper Prospects for Corn
The July state report notes favorable weather overall with a potential bumper corn crop. Hay is short while pastures are good at 94 percent. Yields per acre for hay, Timothy, orchard grass, and clover reach 2.4 tons. alfalfa 93 percent. potatoes showing 95 percent condition. sweet potatoes 95 percent planted with 92 percent condition. Livestock and poultry remain strong. fruit and melon conditions vary with apples declining and grapes rotting due to moisture.
Few Joy Rides In View For Next Year
Prophets warn of high living costs and rising gasoline prices as 1917 offers limited joy rides. A Kansas inventor claims a powder could replace gasoline, but skepticism remains amid high flour prices.
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Kansas
Guess This Actor's Name At The Table Theatre
A film stars note and news item highlights The Table Theatre event on Wednesday August 22 with a guessing challenge and free passes for the first three correct answers. The feature discussion centers on Robert Warwick in The False Friend and Pauline Frederick in Her Better Self at the theatre.
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Table Theatre
Pippin
Robert Warwick
Pauline Frederick
Vivian Tyler
Famous Players-Paramount
Miss Frederick
Why Pay More for Smith-Form-A-Truck on Ford Chassis
Advertisement touts the Smith-Form-A-Truck usable with Ford chassis for a total cost of 755 dollars. It promises full functionality and satisfaction, inviting readers to discuss requirements with G. D. Sullivan & Son to save money.
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G. D. Sullivan & Son
Plan Advertising of Liberty Loan Plan
The National Advertising Advisory Board recommended to Secretary McAdoo a government plan to advertise the next Liberty Loan issue in newspapers and other publications at a cost of one to two million dollars.
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National Advertisig Advisory Board
McAdoo
Livestock Market Report From Bourbon and Danville Areas
W A Thomason of Bourbon county bought 28 steers weighing 1250 pounds at 11.54 cts per lb from Dave C Fox. Thomas M Greene bought 5 hogs 150 pounds at 14.50 per hundred from Anderson Bogie. Harve K Greene sold 20 steers, 1356 pounds, at 12.00 per hundred to Henry Caywood of North Middletown. Monte Fox bought about 200 head of steers at 12.44 to 12.34 cts per lb with 3 percent shrink. cattle around 1500 pounds. Elijah Coons sold 10 cattle 1300 pounds to Thomas M Greene at 101% cts per lb. Rezin G Owings sold 42 steers to Monte Lux, Danville, average 1546 pounds at 12.34 cts with 3% shrink. W D Craig delivered 35 lambs averaging 85 pounds to Thomas M Greene at 14.50 per hundred. Charles E Duff sold 44 hogs 200 pounds at 15 per hundred. Greene bought 9 hogs 180 pounds from Helton at 14 per hundred. W A Sutton returned from Kansas City with white faced steers around 9.25 per hundred.
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W. A. Thomason
Bourbon County
Dave C. Fox
Thomas M. Greene
Anderson C. Bogie
Harve K. Greene
Henry S. Caywood
North Middletown
Elijah Coons
Rezin G. Owings
Montelux
Danville
W. D. Craig
Bunker’s Hill
Charles E. Duff
Mr. Greene
Helton
W. A. Sutton
Kansas City
Notice of Estate Claims for Geo W Tumphries Sr
All persons having claims against the estate of Geo. W. Tumphries Sr will present them properly proven to the undersigned or to my attorney W. C. Hamilton. 7-31 Geo. W. Humphries Jr., Admr.
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Geo. W. Tumphries, Sr
W. C. Hamilton
Geo. W. Humphries, Jr
Admr
New Hotel for Dawson Springs Plans Revealed
Theodore R. Troendle announces Karlsbad Hotel Company of America will build a 1049 room eight story hotel at Dawson Springs with 3 million dollar cost on 800 acres. The plan includes golf courses and a 76 acre artificial lake and a 500 acre game preserve. L M Boomer of New York named managing director under a five year contract. The note about a fired employee is included as a brief aside.
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Theodore R. Troendle
Hopkinsville
Karlsbad Hotel Company of America
Dawson Springs
Delaware
L. M. Boomer
New York
John Wanamaker on money and life
John Wanamaker says money is not everything but he has devoted much of his life to amassing wealth. The remark contrasts with his lifelong pursuit of financial expansion and business success.
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John Wanamaker
John
Local Bathing Girls Cite Economy in Attire
Observers note that the girls at the bathing beaches explain their scant attire as economy in dress. A local spectator remarks that Mr. Man has no kick to register, reflecting a lighthearted town mood.
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Mr. Man
War Poetry Decline Amid Broad ills of War
The piece notes that among war’s major ills is the poor quality of poetry produced under the strain of conflict. It reflects on how battlefield experiences shape verse and critiques the endurance of subpar war poetry.
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Earl W. Senff
Mt. Sterling
White County
H. M. Wright
Geiger’s
Court and
Maysville Sts
F. A. Millard
Riner & Lapsley
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Mat S. Cohen
C. Fisher
Barber Old Post Office
L. Fisher
Bordes
Liberty Loan
Advocate Publishing Co
Kentucky
Montgomery Stock Sales
Monte Fox
L. L. Bridgforth
Robert Bridgforth
A. S. Hart
The
Advocate For Printing
Marguerite Clark
the Exchange Bank of Kentucky
H. R. Prewitt
Frank Perry
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