Purchasing Power of an Acre in 1909 Agriculture Boom
The Department of Agriculture finds 1909 yielded the highest average value per acre since records began, with purchasing power up 54 percent since 1899. It notes that while prices rose, farmers’ actual purchases shifted toward better goods, such as upholstered chairs and silk ribbon, illustrating prosperity’s uneven reach. It ends with a jab about the New York Four Hundred and a medical advertisement for Dean’s Regulats.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Advertising Keeps Merchants Ready for Buyers
A dull season tempts merchants to cut advertising and staff, but the wiser path shows that consistent ads build familiarity. Prompt, steady promotion keeps eyes recalling antique lettering bold faces and slogans, letting the merchant locate buyers any moment with ready ammunition.
First Time Collector Faces Silent Donation Dilemma
Reverend Allen Fort asked J B Capeheart to take up the collection at Baptist Tabernacle in Chattanooga. He, new to collecting, moved down the aisle as children dropped pennies and pew by pew others added coins. A big glum man in the third pew refused, keeping hands in his pockets. Capeheart warned, Youll have to get off.
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Allen Fort
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Chattanooga
J. B. Capeheart
Mr. Capeheart
Capeheart
Panama Canal to Boost New Orleans Trade Says Orator
A New Orleans convention speaker urged support for the Panama Canal calling it a grand project for the city. He argued it would increase business, ease trade, and allow local manufacturers to reach Brazil without the long round-the-Horn voyage. Vanarsdell's advertised steaks roasts and chops nearby.
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New Orleans
Panama Canal
Brazil
Death Record Bulletin 109 details 1910 mortality figures
Census Director Durand issued Death Record Bulletin 109 with 1910 mortality data. It covers a population of 53,843,896 in the death registration area, total deaths 805,412, infant deaths 154,373, and lists leading causes such as tuberculosis 10.7 percent, heart disease 9.5 percent, diarrhoea 7.8 percent, pneumonia 6.7 percent, and Bright's disease 6.6 percent, among others.
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Durand
Cressy L. Wilbur
Census Bureau
United States
Bright
County Court Days Near Mt. Sterling
County court days are listed for counties around Mt. Sterling. Bath Owingsville 2d Monday Bourbon Paris 1st Monday Clark Winchester 4th Monday Fayette Lexington 2d Monday Fleming Flemingsburg 4th Monday Harrison Cynthiana 4th Monday Madison Richmond 1st Monday Montgomery Mt. Sterling 3rd Nicholas Carlisle 2nd Monday
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Bath
Owingsville
Bourbon
Paris
Clark
Winchester
Fayette
Lexington
Fleming
Flemingsburg
Harrison
Cynthiana
Madison
Richmond
Montgomery
Mt. Sterling
Sheriff sale of D Lee Henry land in Montgomery County Ky
Public sale set for February 19 1912 at Mt Sterling Court House to satisfy four executions issued January 4 1912 to L G Auxier Co Lizzie Lewis R Harper and Aultman Miller Co. One fourth interest in about 119 acres bounded by Zera Welch J E and J H Henry Matt Forard and Aaron's Run Turnpike. Debts total 382 with costs. Credit sale three months with bond and replevin bond.
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Montgomery Circuit Court
Bourbon Circuit Court
A. D
Court House
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
D. Lee Henry
Zera Welch
J. E
J. H. Henry
Matt Forard
Aaron's Run Turnpike
Minnie Crouch Henry
D. L. Henry
L. G. Auxier & Co
Lizzie Lewis
R. Harper
R. Harper & Son
J. D. Harper
Aultman Miller & Co
Jany
Local Real Estate and Auto Firm Ad Promises Services
H. Clay McKee & Sons advertises buying selling and renting real estate providing loans insurance bonds and investments. The Waite Motor Car is promoted as the best auto option with contact and availability implied.
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Waite
Greenwade's Sells Country Spare Ribs and Sausage
Local shop Greenwade's advertises country spare ribs backbone and sausage for sale. The notice highlights available cuts and prices for customers seeking traditional meats.
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Greenwade’s
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New York
Four Hundred
Dean
Sloan
A. W. Lay
Lafayette
Ala
Thomas L. Rick
Easton
G.G. Jongs
Baldwins
L.L
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Sutton & Son
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Courier-Journal
Louisville, Ky
HeNry Watterson
Vanarsdell’s
County Court Days
Nicholas
Carlisle
Mt. Sterling Collegiate Institute
Myt. Sterling, Kentucky
Moore-Young Electric CO
East Main Street
Eee Ension
Kentucky
Wlpayette White
Peans
Soclivy DS
H. Clay McKee & Sons
G. D. Sullivan & Co
W. Locust Street
Sterling, Ky
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