Blanton Chosen President of Blue Grass League for 1913
Albert Blanton of Frankfort was elected unanimously as president of the Blue Grass League at a meeting of directors in Lexington. William Neal of Louisville resigns as president to become general secretary of the Louisville Association club, with Blanton to organize the 1913 circuit and schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass League
Lexington Baseball Club
Albert Blanton
Frankfort
William Neal
Louisville
Louisville Association
Lexington Club
Messrs
Thomas Sheets
Hogan Yancey
Maysville
Thos. Russell
T. M. Summers
A. B. Coleman
Richmond
Mt. Sterling
Paris
Blanton
New Five Cent Coins Coming
The Treasury approves a new nickel designed by J E Fraser of New York to replace the long circulated piece. Mint director George E Roberts will order coinage within a week, with circulation likely after February 1. One side shows the Indian head with Liberty at the top and 1913 at the bottom. the other, a buffalo and the denomination 5 cents. The design is praised as simple and artistic.
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J E. Fraser
New York
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
George E. Roberts
Mint
Treasury
Vinol Builds Strength to Cure Chronic Coughs
Mrs Olivia Parham of East Durham North Carolina says Vinol cured her two year chronic cough and also rebuilt her strength. The product contains cod liver oil elements with added iron and tonics to boost a run down system. Money back guarantee if Vinol does not perform as claimed.
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Olivia Parham
East Durham
N. C
Vinci
Inflation and currency in a generation’s final year
The year ended with near record price levels and inflation. The rise in living costs hid underlying issues and speculative excess, while real wages sagged when compared to earlier times. Collier’s Weekly notes a failed push for a gold standard and warns of currency depreciation. Burdock Blood Bitters touted for health in this context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
For Rent First Floor on Antwerp Avenue
For rent on the first floor of my residence at Antwerp Avenue four nice rooms with gas electric light and hot and cold water Phone 204 Mrs Mary Schlegel. I have all my accounts made out and would appreciate settlement if you are in debt to me.
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Antwerp Avenue
Mary Schlegel
McKee and Sons Real Estate Services Ad
Local firm H. Clay McKee and Sons advertises buying selling renting real estate loans and insurance bonds. The notice promises best investments and vehicles with TuHe Waite Motor Car as a highlighted partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TuHe Waite
Chilean Woman Adjusts to Daytime Bridge Socials
A Chilean native recounts her shock at daytime bridge parties in New York. She notes cultural norms forbid such card play among Chilean women and recalls the etiquette marked by name tags and punching cards as the game begins. The tale contrasts strict convention with curiosity and adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
New York
New York Post
Fast Express
Sparrowgrass and the Dumb Waiter Escapade
The piece recounts Sparrowgrass style humor as a thirsty writer tries to fetch water via a dumb waiter. A bottle of disaster follows: pitcher breaks, lamp extinguished, doors barred, and a dramatic rescue by a neighbor with dogs and a revolver. The narrator is awkwardly hauled from the kitchen in midnight chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sparrowgrass
Thrift Sermon Aids Donor At Money Plate
London Opinion notes a sermon on thrift influencing donations to the plate. The piece frames the speaker’s providential guidance as saving small sums and urging piety, illustrating how financial conduct ties to religious duty.
The Miracle Woodland Dialogue On Wonder and Miracle
A humorous exchange frames the difference between a wonder and a miracle. Woodland jokes that lending $5 would be a wonder if given and returned, while Lorain counters that returning it would make it a miracle.
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Woodland
Lorain
Laughter and Sobriety Each Shade the Human Day
A reflective thought notes that laughter marks day and sobriety night with a smile acting as a twilight between them, described as more bewitching than either. The quote attributes eloquent balance to humor and restraint.
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H. W. Beecher
Train Schedule Fragments From Hinton Express Service
Hinton sleeping dining and parlor cars on express trains. Consult agents for particulars. Daily weekday service times listed as 9:46 p m arrival 7:10 p m departure and other scattered times.
East Bound Service Update by Lexington and Eastern Ry Co
Effective December 29, 1912, Lexington and Eastern Railway Company implements new east bound service. Passengers are advised of timetable changes and potential schedule adjustments affecting daily routes.
Rail connections and schedules across Kentucky routes
Train No 4 arrives at Quicksand at 11 25 a m and No 3 departs for Jackson at 1 25 p m. Train 1 connects at Lexington with L N for Louisville. Train 3 connects with L N at Winchester for Cincinnati. Connections at Campton Beattyville and Camp ton with Mountain Central Ky and O K Railway for Cannes City.
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Lexington
Winchester
L. & E. Junction
Clay City
Campton Junction
Atholyville Junction
Aeackson
Quicksand
Jackson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Beattyville Junction
Beattyville, Co. & K
O. & K. Railway
Cannes City
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Dome
Sutton & Son
Corner Bank and Main Sts
Kentucky
J. W. Jone the Jeweler
Mt, Sterling
Farmers Tahat
A. 8. Hart
A. B. Ratliff
D. W. Ratcliffe
W. S. Luoyp, Mt Sterling, Ky
Burdock
H. Clay McKee , Sons
America
Vans
London
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Rothwell
Norfol
Hinton
Lexington & Eastern Railway Company
Sun
Haddix
Whick
Krypton
Hazard
Whitesburg
McRoberts
Mountain Central
Campton, Ky
W. Hoffman Wood
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