Caldwell College Receives Major Gift and Name Change Plan
At Caldwell College trustees meeting Dr. Robert Mackenzie announced a $50,000 gift from Dr. Nathanial W. Conkling of New York in honor of Florence Morgan. The institution may be renamed Kentucky College for Women. A $100,000 donation had been announced earlier, with $75,000 more raised, funding a comprehensive plan for new buildings and upgraded facilities.
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Caldwell College
Robert Mackenzie
New York City
The
Presbyterian Church
Nathanial W. Conkling
New York
Florence Morgan
Kentucky College For Women
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from I. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. The internal medicine claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces and notes testimonials free with pharmacist sales at five cents per bottle.
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Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Private sale notice for residence and farm near Grassy Lick
Mary A. McClure offers for sale a modern residence on West High Street with adjoining 75 by 300 foot lot and 188 acres of highly cultivated farmland near Grassy Lick. Properties are presented as well worth the money and available for private purchase.
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West High Street
Grassy Lick
Mary A. McClure
Life worth living and the joys of youth and age
A fragment from a verse cherishing life’s value through youth and old age, friendship, love, work, and resilience. The piece shifts to a medicinal ad note describing Dean's Regulats to ease constipation, noting prices and druggist reference.
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Earth
Titanic Claims Total Exceed Ten Million Dollars
A flood of damage petitions for the Titanic loss totals over ten million dollars with 279 claims to date. Notable amounts include Irene Harris seeking 1 million for husband Henry B. Harris and May Futrelle asking 300 thousand for Jacques Futrelle. United States Judge Hand extended filing to February 11. The White Star Line argues liability caps under U.S. law to under 100 thousand.
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Irene Wallach Harris
Henry B. Harris
May Futrelle
Scituate
Mass
Jacques Futrelle
Lily B. Millet
Francis D. Millet
United States
Hand
White Star Line
Initial Stationery Line From Advocate Pub
A brief note announces a beautiful line of initial paper in stock offered by Advocate Pub Co. The item highlights artisanal quality and stationery variety for letter writing and office use.
Idle Days of Dreaming in Ambition and Time
A piece from the Los Angeles Times contemplates idle days when the world rests and dreams promise lingering power. It contrasts tranquil times with moments of inspiration that flicker and fade, stressing how a single idle moment can alter future potential.
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Los Angeles Times
Deans Ointment Said to Cure Itching Piles
Hon John R Garrett Mayor of Girard Alabama testifies the ointment relieved his persistent itching piles after failing with other treatments.
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Dean
John R. Garrett
Girard, Ala Lm
For Sale Meister Piano and Ford Touring Car
Classified ad offering a mahogany Meister piano in first class condition and a 1912 Ford Touring Car with under one year’s use. Items are for sale at this office with a note that they are worth the money.
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Meister
Amendment proposed to parcel post law to favor books
Lawmakers consider correcting inequalities in parcel post by striking the exclusion of books and printed matter. The author argues that books should ship at post rate, noting express companies already offer cheaper service for books and that taxing knowledge harms readers.
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Post Department
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mt Sterling Resident
Mt Sterling resident Mrs Laura Willoughby speaks of relief from back and kidney pain with Doan's Kidney Pills. She credits the medicine for improved rest and energy after buying from Duerson's Drug Store. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Laura Willoughby
Strother Street
Mt. Sterling
Doan
Duerson
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean
Transfer and Carriage Service Ad
Transfer and Carriage and carriage wagon to meet all trains. Phone 21 or 3387. Will Bean Huyler's candies at Geiger's Pharmacy Sole Agent tf.
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Huyler
Tf Geiger’s
Walnut Wardrobe in Good Condition for Sale
A solid walnut wardrobe in good condition offered for sale. Apply at this office for details and to arrange pickup or viewing.
Ezra Boil Luck Tale Ends in Tragic Tombstone
A humorous retelling from the Saturday Evening Post portrays Ezra Boil as cursed by a string of misfortunes from birth to death. Abe Peters cites a cascade of mishaps including accidents, failed ventures, and a misread tombstone, arguing luck exists only in the unlucky.
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Tom McNeal
Topeka
Abe Peters
Tom
Abe
Ezra
Saturday Evening Post
Living Tower of Camp Meeker A Redwood Structure
A writer in Wide World Magazine describes a six story living tower at Camp Meeker in Sonoma County California. Captain Meeker conceived the project using four redwood trees as vertical supports tied with steel cables. The square trunked trees rise about 150 feet, with 50 feet trimmed from each top to form a 100 foot tower. Each 12 by 12 foot floor is braced and fenced, with stairways and railings. The structure remains stable in wind and the trees have continued to grow.
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Wide World Magazine
Camp
Homemade white lead oil paint mix for exterior finish
The article explains a DIY white lead and oil paint mix using 100 pounds of white seed, five gallons linseed oil, one pint turpentine, and one pint drier. An extra 50 cents covers mixing, yielding eight gallons for about $13.14, or $164 a gallon after shellac prep for knots and pitchy spots.
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Amerwa
Conkling’s Invective Recalled in Mock Court Tale
A recounting likens Roscoe Conkling to John J. Ingalls as masters of invective. The anecdote claims Conkling once addressed a jury by lampooning a rum-faced witness as a sepulcher of rum and a fountain of falsehood.
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Conkling
Roscoe Conkling
John J. Ingalls
Why Men Do Not Marry, Illustrated by Wives of Friends
A Life magazine quote describes an article on marriage avoiding direct claims. The remark assigns the photograph subjects as wives of the author’s acquaintances, highlighting a provocative premise about male views on marriage and spousal appearance.
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Randall
Rogers
She Knew Best
A fragment shows a dialogue between a professor and his wife about a headache with archaic phrasing and a tag ilegende Blatter, suggesting a clipped literary or caption line. The readable bits hint at a domestic scene and a questioning tone from the visitor.
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Bsay
Amelia
Sweetland Resigns as Kentucky State Athletic Director
E R Sweetland, director of athletics at Kentucky State University, submits resignation to President H S Barker to take effect immediately or in June. He cites embassment and incompatibilities from recent campus trouble tied to the burning of Prof F Paul Anderson’s office and related indictments. He has coached at several major schools and provides no future plans.
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E. R. Sweetland
Kentucky State University
H.S. Barker
Sweetland
State University
Miami University
Oxford
Lexington
Cornell
Syracuse
Colgate
Ohio State
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