Kentucky Beef Cattle Mecca Vision From Giltner Speech
F. C. Giltner of Eminence Kentucky argues at the Kentucky Beef Cattle Association meeting in Lexington on January 5 1912 that beef cattle breeding and feeding should replace tobacco farming as the state’s main prosperity. He cites Shorthorn Hereford and Angus success and urges conversion of tobacco barns to forage and pasture to boost cattle profits and soil fertility.
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Kentucky
United States
Renick & Elmendorf
Lexington
Iowa
New York
Louisville
Cincinnati
America
Mecca
North America
Hawaii
F. C. Giltner
Eminence
Kentucky Beef Cattle Association
Patent Pinless Clothes Line rights for three counties
For sale a big swap offer targeting a wide awake buyer. Trade three county rights of Madison Fayette and Jessamine for the sale of a Patent Pinless Clothes Line. Sold on sight as a big money maker. Will trade for land or live stock. Call or address 27 4 Spot Cash Grocery Co.
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Madison
Fayette
Jessamine
Spot Cash Grocery Co
Greenwade's Spareribs Sausage Stand in City Landmark
Greenwade's remains the sole local outlet for spareribs backbone and country sausage in the city, drawing shoppers with its long standing meat selections and no competing rivals in town.
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Greenwade’s
From Balboa to Rodgers Epic East to West Gazing
The Kansas City Times reflects on Cal Rodgers crossing the continent by air, likening his feat to Balboa gazing on the Pacific and placing Rodgers among enduring epic figures. It notes the improbable voyage spanning 4 000 miles and the transformation of modern achievement into legend.
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Balboa
Pacific
Darien
Cal. P. Rodgers
Cortez
Achilles
Hector
Aeneas
Roland
Oliver
Arthur
Ulysses
Wanderer
Kansas City Times
Eggs and oleomargarine duel ends in arrest at rail yard
Walter Hawthorne and Michael Cuddy planned a duel but escalated to throwing cakes of oleomargarine butter and eggs at each other in the Pennsylvania railroad freight yards. Detectives Williams and Campbell arrived, and the men briefly shot at officers before being arrested for breaking into a car and destroying contents, with bail set at $600 each.
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Walter Hawthorne
Twenty-third
Tasker Streets
Michael Cuddy
South Beechwood Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Williams and
Campbell
Philadelphia Record
Memorial to Tom Moore Proposed in Wicklow Vale
A public meeting supports erecting a literary shrine to poet Tom Moore in Wicklow's Vale of Avoca known as the garden of Ireland. The plan honors Moore who wrote in Avoca and afterwhose oak tree memorial faded as tourists carried away pieces of the famous "Tom Moore's tree."
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Tom Moore
Avoca
Wicklow
Ireland
Moore
Nature
Pall Mall Gazette
Bell’s Strange Effect at St Nicaise Church
The Church of St Nicaise in Rheims shows a pillar that sways seven inches each side when a specific tower bell rings, while the base remains fixed and other bells do not affect it. The four bells sit equally distant from the tremor, yet only this one causes movement.
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St. Nicaise
Rheims
Hailstone Mystery Turns to Iceman Prank
A Bronx man may have found a hailstone on his back stoop but the iceman admits leaving it there. The reporter retracts the tale after discovering the stone was not hail.
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Bronx
The Size of Farms and the Rural Transformation
A discussion on how farm sizes have grown across Illinois to Wisconsin, the shift toward larger estates, and the impact on farming as a business. It notes declining farm counts in Illinois, wealth concentration, and the increasing role of agricultural colleges and research in guiding profitability. The piece warns about social neglect in prosperous farming communities and mentions Greenwade packing pork products.
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Vhis
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Misdirected Anger at a Reception Ends with Laughs
The exchange centers on a mistaken identity at a reception. One man admits confusing a woman with a piano lamp, causing anger over the misread moment and revealing humorous confusion.
Exington and Eastern by Effective May 28 1911
A brief note states that the Exington and Eastern service becomes effective May 28 1911 with a schedule or route update. The line suggests a timetable change or inception of service on/after that date. No further details on times or destinations are provided in the fragment.
Train connections at Lexington and surrounding junctions
Train No 1 connects at Lexington with the L and N for Louisville and Train No 3 connects at Lexington for Cincinnati. Campton Junction trains 1 2 and 4 connect with Mountain Central Kentucky to Camp ton. Beattyville Junction trains 1 2 3 connect with the L and A Railway for Beattyville. O and K Junction trains 3 and 4 connect with Kentucky Ry for Cannell City.
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A.M
Jackson Rd
Ontay O& K. Junction
Athol
Beattyville Junction
Campton Junction
Clay City
L. & E. Junction
Winchester
Lexington
Tho
Athours
O. & K. Junction
Jackson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Mountain Central
Campton, Ky
L. & A. Railway
Beattyville
Kentucky Ry
Cannel City
Feminine Applause and Fashion Critique in London Opinion
A London Opinion snippet notes feminine applause and a remark about a singer’s performance. It contrasts the singer’s poor vocal with appreciation for her clothing style and a desire to imitate the look. The exchange hints at fashion interest amid stage critique.
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London
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Advocate Pub. Co
Bank Street
Tutt’ S
Louisville Times
Mt. Sterling
Advocate
TION
Rodgers
Pacific Ocean
Philadelphia
Bell
Greenwade
Aundry
Mt. Sterling Janudry Co
C. W. Compton
Mt Sterling
Brown
Martin Building
H. R. Prewitt
Court St
Court House
Samuels
J. W. Prewitt
Sycamore
Peed & Horton’s
Anderson & Boardman’s
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Rothwell
Norfolk
Richmond
Hinton
Exington & Eastern
Cowie
Chas. Scott Gen
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