Local neighbors share news and visits in Mount Sterling area
Mr Rob Baker shows improvement while families like Hainline and Bowen enjoy Sunday gatherings. Hunting trips go to Powell county with Judge Knox visiting on business. Barnett, Baker and Willoughby households feature in reports as social rounds continue. Mrs Sherman Lee sprains ankle after a barn trip. Roger Baker remains ill at Fairmont Heights. Community notes mention new homes, oyster supper at Gum Grove, church activity, and current cold weather with stoves hot.
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V. M. Hainline
Sterling
T. R. Bowen
Harve Knox
James Anderson
Y. R. Faulkner
Powell County
Judge Knox
Bogie Barnett
Swampers Rest
Sherman Lee
Roger Baker
Fairmont Heights
Honeliness
Mary Jane Martin
Willoughbytown
B. C. Willoughby
Perry Baker
Charlie Barnett
Wm. French
Buck Witt
Crump Monroe
Banty Knox
Dempy Tice Barnett
Bro. Wilson
Baptist Church
Mt. Sterling
Siby Thomson
Through the Crib and Hog Harvest in Howard's Mill
Farmers push into hog killing as corn cribbing ends and favorable weather continues. Mrs. Mary Tapp, mother of Wayne and Millard, died after a long illness last Wednesday. Sympathy extends to the bereaved. Lizzie Gillispy of Lexington visited her brother Charley Buchman and returned home Saturday. Several attended services at Flate Creek led by Elder McClure with several additions. W. W. Stevenson sold a milk cow.
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Mary Tapp
Wayne
Millard Tapp
Lizzie Gillispy
Lexington
Charley Buchman
Flate Ereek
McClure
W. W. Stevenson
Local Trades Report From Market and Employment News
The record notes sales of a press Belcher for 65 dollars, two meat hogs to James Kelso at six cents per pound, and two loads of corn at 2.75 dollars per barrel. Mason Kash, son of L M Kash, found work in Indiana at 22 cents hourly. Earl Markland sold a pair of mules for 380 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belcher
James Kelso
Mason Kash
L. M. Kash
Indiana
Earl Markland
Neil O'Brien Minstrel Show Delights Mt. Sterling Audience
Neil O'Brien and his group performed at The Table on Saturday night with Eddie Ross and his African harp drawing the crowd. The show also featured Mazier Detze and White, with notable scenic effects, making it one of the best minstrel performances seen in Mt. Sterling.
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Neil O’brien
Eddie Ross
O’brien
Mazier
Detze
White
Mt. Sterling
Ola Rogers Returns to Dressmaking in Town
After four months at home with illness Miss Ola Rogers is able to be out and is again at her dressmaking rooms over Cooper's pool room. She is celebrated as one of the town’s best young ladies and deserving of public patronage.
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Ola Rogers
Cooper
Miss Rogers
Opal Superstition Warns of Misfortune
A historic warning ties opals to deadly omens. The belief says finding an opal signals misfortune from another's fate, advising to let the stone lie despite its value.
The Remnant and Inner Salvation in Lost Life
The passage argues that many in prime and later life cling to a remnant of belief, but disillusionment from lost fortune, love, or health can be transformed by inner energy. It asserts no external ruin is final if the soul seeks a higher phase of living.
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J. Brierley
Definition of a Drop in the British Pharmacopoeia
The British Pharmacopoeia defines a drop as derived from a tube with an exact external diameter of three millimeters. Twenty drops of water at 15 degrees Celsius equal one cubic centimeter.
Valuable Tulip Tree Described by Timbersmen
A tulip tree also called yellow poplar is noted as one of the largest timber trees in the country. It is related to magnolias and is unique in its kind worldwide.
Useless Hope in Smiths Luncheon Query
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a local referendum context with mentions of a luncheon at the Smiths and a cryptic reply about local option. No clear event or named individuals beyond Smiths.
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Smiths
The Origin of Right and Moral Duty in Scripture
A compact reflection contrasts use and meaning with moral law. It argues that rights arise from duties fulfilled and warns that misuse of language or power corrupts society, noting figures like Maz Zini and Bishop Hall in the discourse. It emphasizes spiritual tools as swords and cautions against deceit and oppression.
Master Retires After Solar Delay Comment
Joshua Business reports Tompkins asserts daylight saving issues delayed wake times. He blames the sun for not rising early enough, noting a retirement as schedules shift with seasonal glare.
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Joshua
Tompkins
Silence Reflects Integrity Says Phillips Brooks
A quote from Phillips Brooks notes that a man who lives rightly and is right gains more from silence than from words, emphasizing quiet integrity over loud speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brooks
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Rogers Company
Rob Baker
Howard’s Mill
J. C. W. Beckham
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Bishop Hall
Mazzini
Bryan & Robinson
Jewelers
Santa
Odham’s
Oldham’s
Oldham
S. Zeigler
Queen
iLay
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