Local notes recount visits and ball game in community
Miss Ethel Rushford returned from Winchester while Miss Lucy Cartmell of Carlisle visits relatives here. The Hightop Rounders beat Owingsville 13 to 9 in mud splashed play, with Ishmael on third base making three outs. Frank Groves, 22, killed coupling cars at Russell, Ky., July 3. funeral at Concord cemetery July 5. he leaves parents two sisters and three brothers. he was a C and O railroad worker and a member of Somerset Church and Judy Council No. 54 Jr. O U A M.
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Hightop Rounders
Owingsville
Hightop
Ishmael
Frank Groves
Russell
Concord
Fleming County
Frank
Elijah A. Groves
Somerset Church
Judy Council No. 54, Jr. O. U. A. M
Thos. Caudill
Stanton, Ky
Harvey Hunt
Platte County
Ollie
Charles
Elijah
Hightop News Roundup Tables Turn of Local Harvest
Mr Daywood and wife visited J W Mee and wife Sucaday who bought a $140 buggy. The Rounders beat Side View 9 to 6 with Jessie Davis injured by a foul ball. Miss Pink Rickets, Mt Sterling, runs about forty scholars at Hightop School. Rain prayers rise as crops run dry. Next Saturday Hightop plans a game with Levee on their grounds. Several locals travel, attend social events, and recover from minor ailments while farming remains behind.
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Mt. Sterling
Pink Rickets
Hightop
Greenwade's ad teases bargain meats and hosiery sale
A newspaper ad touts Greenwade's best line of meats and a Red Cross Oxford promotion with one free Silk Lyke Hose. It also mentions low price pants at 6 dollars, a high grade job work offer, and pork veal lamb or beef roasts with contact numbers 85 or 100.
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RED Cross Oxfords
J. H. Brunner
Greenwade’s
Punch and Graves Offer $22.50 Suits at $16 48
A local store, Punch and Graves, advertises men's suits originally priced at $22.50 now reduced to $16.48 in a clearance sale likely for a limited time. The notice emphasizes bargain pricing to entice customers.
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Punch & Graves
Fatal Louisville Crash Claims Two Orphans
An automobile accident in Louisville killed two children from the Masonic Orphans' Home and injured several others. Officials say the chauffeur drove recklessly, with reports of speeds near 60 miles per hour.
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Louisville
Masonic Orphans’ Home
Col L P Tarlton Nominated Again for R R Commissioner
Col L P Tarlton was unanimously renominated by Republicans for the R R Commissioner post in the Second district. Tarlton was the choice of Senator Bradley who controlled the meeting.
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Col. L. P. Tarlton
Col. Tarlton
Bradley
Montgomery County Fair season tickets offered
An office lists season tickets numbers 127 128 129 148 149 and 150 for the Montgomery County Fair. The party is identified and refunds or returns will be unremarked if the tickets are returned.
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Montgomery County
New Blue Grass League President Elected in Louisville
Wm Neal of Louisville has been elected to succeed W C Ussery as president of the Blue Grass baseball league. Savings offered with 50 pounds of lard for $5 at Greenwade's.
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Blue Grass League
Wm. Neal
Louisville
W.C. Ussery
Blue Grass Baseball League
Greenwade’s
Impromptu Dance Planned at McKee's Hall Friday
An impromptu dance will be held at McKee's Hall Friday evening with music by a local orchestra providing the entertainment for attendees and dancers.
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McKee’s Hall
Brother of Mrs. Joe A. Stephens Killed by Cowboy
Elvin Wilson, brother of Mrs. Joe A. Stephens, was shot at his Kaw Oklahoma home by a drunken cowboy on July 4. He leaves a wife and two sons. His son Floyd was visiting relatives and had left for home the same day. The family planned to leave for Kentucky the following day.
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Elvin Wilson
Joe A. Stephens
Kaw
Oklahoma
Floyd
Let Us Sell You Your Gasoline
A brief ad offering gasoline sales invites customers to call phone number two for service. The short notice emphasizes affordability and accessibility.
Heat Wave Claims Many Lives Across Cities
Reported last week 200 deaths from heat in New York with 18 deaths and over 200 prostrations on Monday. Chicago records twelve heat related deaths as temperatures soared across the Midwest.
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New York
Chicago
Pants and suits discounted amid rail worker strike note
The message lists $4 pants and $2.75 items. $27.50 suits cut to $20. It reports Chesapeake & Ohio railroad employees voting to strike over a wage increase demand and notes Ollie Broaddus, a Lexington butcher, jailed for the killing of 21 year old Devonia Harvey at a resort.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Ollie Broaddus
Lexington
Devonia Harvey
Suits on Sale at Punch & Graves and Brunner
The ad promotes $10 suits cut to 7.48 and $20 suits cut to 14.48. It also touts a $1.98 line in small sizes and mentions contacting J. H. Brunner at phone 74 for printing.
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Punch & Graves
Excellent Rain Boosts County Farms and Trade
A heavy rain drenched the county on Tuesday at noon, bringing relief to farmers and business men who celebrate the timely shower and its hoped for benefits to crops and commerce.
Not all lip can speak is worth the silence of the heart
A historical quotation attributed to J Q Adams reflects on restraint and inner feeling. The line contrasts outward speech with inner quiet, suggesting prudence in expressing emotion and value of measured speech.
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J. Q. Adams
The Way of the Laundry Office Jacket Quip
Mr Blinxom jokes that after a recent coat wash his office coat became an office jacket, implying a minor wardrobe misprint or laundry mishap in a light local note.
Hospitality ends in madness and folly quote by Atterbury
A brief historical quotation notes that hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness leading to madness and folly, attributed to Atterbury.
Street Sprinkling Wagon Introduces Flat Water Sheets
A new street sprinkling wagon emits water in flat sheets that strike the ground without splashing, representing a recent invention.
Old Man Tower on Architects Drawings
A quote from Old Man Tower deems that beauty in an architect’s drawing betrays the final appearance of a house. He suggests drawings mislead about the completed structure’s look.
Worth Remembering
A concise aphorism notes that women rarely seek divorce from a man who faces trouble with a cheerful grin, suggesting resilience and optimism as a social ideal.
The Glory of God in a Blossom's Unfolding
A historical reflection cites Linnaeus on observing a blossom and seeing God in its glory. The author notes the moment inspired reverent bowing and worship as nature reveals divinity through natural beauty.
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Linnaeus
Life Worth Studying: Robert Owen’s Work Ethic
A reflection on Robert Owen born May 14, 1771. The text notes his practice of keeping workers busy during dull times and earning profit through labor discipline.
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Robert Owen
Biggest Halibut Caught Off Scotland Measured Seven and a Half Feet
A halibut caught in Thurso bay measured seven and a half feet long and over three feet wide and weighed more than two hundred and fifty pounds. It was the largest fish taken off northern Scotland in years and sold for over £4.
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Thurso Bay
Scotland
Elephant Dentist Tales From Africa Farce
A French traveler claims elephants in Africa treat toothache by looping vines as a dentist and pulling a tooth. He then jokes that the sufferer should ride to the nearest railroad for a freight train to knock it out.
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Elephant
Africa
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