Local notes and holiday items from the county
The column reports cattle sales, travel notes on Walter Moreland and Halley Gillaspie, Dr. J. M. Waldeck's death in Morgan county, and local shop developments. It mentions Thos. B. Hamilton returning from Montana, a visitor “ghinds” Lyons from Sharpsburg, Bert and Jesse Carr operating the blacksmith shop, and Santa Claus affecting county candidates. Also notes typhoid illness of Henry Dragoo and tobacco sales by Roy Byrd and Will Copher, plus Greenwade's Xmas produce and candy stock ahead of the holidays.
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Bert Carr
Judy
Jesse
Will
Santa Claus
Henry Dragoo
Large shipment sweet oranges direct from Florida
Sanitary Meat Co advertises free delivery and low prices for Florida oranges and other fruits and holiday items. Vanarsdell's offers fruit baskets and assorted produce including oranges grapefruits lemons dates and cranberries with Christmas candy and cake ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Sanitary Meat Co
Vanarsdell’s
Health culture class to continue under Prof Curtis Adams
The city learns Prof Curtis Adams will run his health culture class again next year. Enthusiastic members praise daily exercises for building willpower, energy, and refreshment of mind and body. Separate classes for men and women. Turkey and poultry sale, with a Christmas shop display at The Fair offering affordable gifts for all.
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Curtis Adams
Adams
Christmas Savings Club Starts at Traders National Bank
The Traders National Bank launches the Christmas Savings Club for 1917. Last year the bank had over fourteen hundred depositors and members, with many more expected. It promotes saving among children and urges opening an account now. Also advertises fireworks at the Fair Store including Roman candles, fire crackers, sky rockets and torpedoes.
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Traders Nation Bank
Savings Club
Dressed fowls for your Christmas dinner at Greenwade's
Local shop Greenwade's advertises ready dressed fowls suitable for Christmas dinner. The note invites shoppers to visit and purchase poultry prepared for holiday meals.
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Greenwade’s
Married in Winchester
Notice of the marriage in Winchester on Friday afternoon of Mrs. Callie Gay Craycraft and Mr. W D Fite of Cincinnati Ohio. Mrs Craycraft is a niece of John and Ed William of this city and has many friends who will be interested in the announcement.
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Winchester
Callie Gay Craycraft
W. D. Fite
Cincinnati
Wanted No 1 Man for Tobacco and Corn on Shares
Help wanted for tobacco and corn work on shares. No. 1 land available. Phone 659 W-1. Ray Moss advertised the labor need with contact details in a concise help-seeking notice.
Snagtown Torchlight Grid of Local Wit and Wanderers
The Snagtown Torchlight reports a Washington visit with Open Door snubbed and a mockers’ peek at office seekers. Local figures from Peavine Ridge and Gimlet Creek share quips, hunting tales, moonshine suspicions, and a Christmas swap offer for rabbits and turnips alongside a catalog of household wares.
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Snagtown Torchlight
Washington
White House
Secretary of State
The
Earth
Morgan’s
Snagtown
Fashion forecasts longer dresses and muted color tones
Fashion announces that women's dresses will be longer in the spring and that their colors will be less vivid than now. In other words, there will be more dress and less stocking. There is some consolation in this for the pipe stems, but the rubbernecks are not overjoyed.
For Sale House on Sycamore Street with 7 rooms
House and lot on Sycamore Street offered for sale by Mrs Anthol Sullivan. Property features seven rooms two halls two cellars and front and back porches on a sizable lot 60 250 feet.
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Sycamore Street
Anthol Sullivan
Sour pickles discounted at Greenwade's
Hoints Sour offers pickles priced from 10 to 20 cents per dozen at Greenwade's store.
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Greenwade’s
Heintz
Greenwade's
Soldiers Gone Close of Local Army Recruiting Station
Army officers in charge of the city recruiting station have been transferred and the station closed after months of strong business but recent decline in applicants.
Christmas Shopping List and Store Offers
A cluttered sale column lists aluminum roasters pans utensils and kitchenware alongside gun cases and carving sets. It mentions Prewitt Howell Heintz pickles at Greenwade’s and bulk candies with seasonal specials at Vanarsdell’s and Conroy’s offering warmers horse covers and other items at old prices.
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Prewitt & Howell
Conroy’s
Rabbit hunters blamed for cow shot dead last week
Mr. J. P. Sullivan found his cow had been shot in two places after skinning her to learn the cause of death. The animal, valued at $75, had been owned less than a month. The incident, blamed on boys hunting rabbits, prompts a warning that young sters should be supervised with firearms. Store promotes Roman Candles, Fire Crackers, Sky Rockets, and Torpedoes.
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Es al Belding
Gimlet Creek
Dad Lindsay
Hot Water Springs
Sloan
J. P. Sullivan
Nuts and Apples Sale At Greenwade's For Christmas
Greenwade's offers mixed nuts and fine apples for Christmas with bars priced from three to four dollars each.
Improvements Boost Owingsville Outlook Linotype Pen
The Outlook of Owingsville reports major equipment upgrades including a Model 15 linotype. The paper credits Mr. Oo Thompson for overseeing improvements that have made the Outlook one of the best equipped newspapers in a city of Owingsville size.
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Owingsville
Oo Thompson
Owingsyville
Pure Candies Offered by Ton Candy Co in Varied Weights
Advertises pure candies of all kinds priced at 10 Mb and 20 cents per pound. Claims production by Ton Candy Co with mention of sanitary meat as a possible product line or label.
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Byton Candy Co
Lost Calf With Brand G Seen Near Winchester Pike
Hereford calf about 700 pounds with hip brand G and small horns last seen on Winchester pike. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Contact Richmond Turley in Mt. Sterling Kentucky by phone 83.
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Hereford
Winchester
Richmond Turley
Mt. Sterling
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Stoops
Walter Moreland
Lexington
Halley Gillaspie
Thos. B. Hamilton
Montana
J. M. Waldeck
Ezel
Morgan County
Dre Waldeck
Ghinds" Lyons
Sharpsburg
L. H. Fassett
Johnson City, Tenn
Roy Byrd
Will Copher
Loée
Ray Moss
J. D
Hazelrigg & Son
Daddy Kirk
Peavine Ridge
Goat Hill Index
Blue Front
J. F. Cheneastown
Ney
Vanarsdell
W. A. Sutton & Son
MT. Sterling, KY
Traders National Bank
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