Johnny Green to Fly Again in Chattanooga
Chattanooga officials announce three flights by Johnny Green during the G A R Reunion September 15 to 20. The famed Cardus birdman will perform a hydroplane flight on Cardus Flyer No 2 along the Tennessee River, a first for Southern aviators, with spectators urged to catch his dollar drops.
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Chattanooga
Grand Army Entertainment Committee
Johnny Green
Cardus
Green
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee River
Watermelon Offered as Editor’s Filling Snack
In Snagtown Torchlight lore a reader is told not to bring old clippings to the editor but to supply a watermelon instead. The gag notes the fruit will be more sustaining as a humorous suggestion for the editor’s needs.
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the Torchlight
Huyler's Candies Available at tf Geiger's Pharmacy
Huyler's delicious candies can be had at tf Geiger's Pharmacy, Sole Agent.
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Huyler
Tf Geiger’s
Tuberculosis Care Seen As Public Health Need
The Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission echoes to Henderson about a man dying of consumption seen lying on a sidewalk. Neighbors warn the disease spreads through daily life if not properly cared for. County hospitals under the commission are proposed as an affordable solution to isolate and treat sufferers.
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Henderson
John Barleycorn
Blank
State Tuberculosis Commission
Real virtue blooms unseen by all but heaven
A reflective note on virtue as a hidden beauty that flourishes without public gaze, highlighting inner nobility and moral character over external recognition.
Advocate Publishing Co. Stock Complete for Call-In Cards
Announcement states the company has a full line of initial paper and correspondence cards and invites calls while stock remains complete. Advocate Publishing Co. Inc. requests immediate contact to secure inventory.
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Advocate Publishing Co., Inc
Kentucky State Fair Promises Grand 1913 Event
The Kentucky State Fair in Louisville runs Sept 15 to 20 featuring products from mines forests and workshops plus cultivated flowers art needle work and school exhibits. A $35,000 prize list and a famed 100000 livestock pavilion will showcase horses with new saddle horse stakes and four $1000 harness and running races daily. A scientific Baby Show promotes eugenics study as a novel fair feature.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Commonwealth
Commissioner of Agriculture
Saddle Horse Stake
America
State Fair Management
Douglas Park
J. W. Newman
State Fair Board
Iowa
Novel features raise Kentucky State Fair plans
The Kentucky State Fair in Louisville September 15 to 20 will feature Rudolph Berliner’s 35 member Mounted Cavalry Band performing military concerts and parades. Other attractions include the Falling Tower stunt and a hail of daring acts such as Oscar Babcock’s loop the loop bicycle ride and the Diving Vinces Margaret and Thomas leaping from 110 feet into water.
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Rudolph Berliner
First Cavalry
American Federation of Music
Oscar Babcock
Babcock
Margaret
Thomas
Thaw Curse Blights Lives After 1906 White Killing
A retrospective view details a cascade of reputations ruined and careers damaged following the Stanford White murder and Harry K Thaw trial. Notable figures include Stanford White, Evelyn Nesbit, Daniel O Reilly, Clifford W Hartridge, John N Anhut, Governor Sulzer, Alfred Lewis, William A Clark, Dr John R Russell, and Mrs William Thaw, with financial and professional costs exceeding a million dollars. The piece links personal ruin to the sensational case and ends with a moral reflection on suffering and tears.
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Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Floradora
Daniel O'Reilly
New York
Thaw
Clifford W. Hartridge
New York Bar Association
John N. Anhut
Matteawan
William Sulzer
Alfred Lewis
William A. Clark
John R. Russel
Russel
Howard H. Barnum
Liberty
Poughkeepsie
William Thaw
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Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission
Mitchell Avenue
Maysville Street
Depot
Mt. Sterling Bottling Works
Mt. Sterling
Mrs
Jenne E, Shrout
Wm. Cravens
Cincinnati
Queens Crescent
Lexington
Berliner
Mansic
Lever Used
J. A. Steelman
Pattonville, Texas
Thedford
W. H. Berry & CO
Conroy
Qil Springs
Will
Clark
Kentucky State Fair
Paul Jones
J. L. Dent
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