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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1911

Page

6

Sleeping Dining and Parlor Cars On Express Trains

The notice directs to keep sleeping dining and parlor cars on express trains and to consult agents for particulars the service runs daily on weekdays with specifics available upon inquiry.

Lexington and Eastern West Bound Effective May 2 1911

Train schedule note lists Lexington and Eastern railway service for west bound travel starting May 2 1911. It identifies route direction and effective date for the timetable update.

Rail connections listed for Lexington and surrounding junctions

Train numbers 1 3 and 4 will connect with the L and N at Lexington for Louisville and Cincinnati. Campton Junction trains 1 2 3 and 4 connect with Mountain Central Ky to Camp ton. Beattyville Junction trains 1 2 3 connect with the L and A Railway for Beattyville. O K Junction trains 2 3 and 4 connect with Ohio and Kentucky Ry for Cannel City and O K stations.

Ladey B. Junction Athol Beattyville Junction Winchester Lexington Clay City Campton Junction Jackson Louisville Cincinnati Mountain Central Campton, Ky Beattyville Junction L. & A. Railway Ohio & Kentucky Ry Cannel City

Horseless Age Hasn't Come Yet for Horses

The article notes that despite rapid auto development the horse and mule trade remains strong. Breeders anticipate an unprecedented year with an 11 percent rise in business and about 67,000 animals passing through Atlanta markets, valued at $12,000,000, far larger than the auto trade impact.

Atlanta, Ga

Restaurant samples question ship armor safety tone

Two patrons in a dramatic exchange question the sufficiency of warship armor. One blurts a wary remark, while the other compares armor quality to the safety of food samples from a local restaurant. The quotation hints at national security concerns.

Not the Kind of a Car in the Shirley Hotel

Several young men chat about dogs at the Shirley hotel. One asks the telephone girl Bessie what dogs she likes and she replies Fox terriers. He quips he wants to be a fox terrier, and she notes you’d need one bright enough to be taught something.

Shirley Hotel Bessie Denver Post

Importance of Example in Moral Conduct

A meditation on how every life acts as a quiet sermon and influence. It argues that people, by their actions, radiate guidance or danger, likening individuals to beacons that can steer others toward virtue or ruin.

Tian Baal Moloch Amiel

Heines Virulent Wisdom Sparks Sarcastic Quip on Musset

In Swinburne's Miseries a sharp remark mocks Musset as a “young man with a very fine career behind him” uttered in Heines style. The passage labels Heines as a cunning serpent of virulent wisdom, noting the biting sarcasm of the line.

Heine Musset Swinburne Anies

Handicap weighting trial for Grand Rapids harness meet

Clark's Weekly News explains a weight based handicap test for trotting and pacing at the Grand Rapids meeting July 25 to 28. Horace Wilson previously showed feasibility, and this year a sweepstakes race for 2:10 class trotters and 2:08 pacers will use weights with $50 entry and $500 added by the association.

Grand Rapids Horace Wilson Lexington Association

Free Trade Boosts Canadian American Trotting Trade

The northwest drought challenges trotting meetings but crowds remain strong. American horse breeders sold to Canada valued at 14,172,075 with Canadian imports at 2,549,201, signaling a wave of cross border trade. Australia shows growing demand for American trotting stock as Melbourne sale features 31 American bred horses.

Canada Australia Melbourne

Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Pure Skin Remedy

An old advertisement claims most severe skin eruptions scrofula rashes stem from impure blood and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing tonic that will clear the eyes, mind, and skin.

Added trotting stakes planned for Kentucky State Fair

L B Shropshire proposes two new trotting races at the Kentucky State Fair adding a 2:17 and a 2:20 event. Early closing trotting and pacing classes carry $600 purses, with extra trotting and pacing classes at $500 each. Entries close September 4, 1911, and total purses reach $6,600 aimed at strong attendance over five days.

L. B. Shropshire James L. Dent

Kentucky State Fair entry closing dates announced

Secretary Perry M. Shy of the Kentucky State Fair Board urged prospective exhibitors to note strict closing dates for all departments. Entries for Women’s, Cattle, Field Seed and Grain, Swine, Sheep due by September 4. Poultry, Horses, and Mules and Jacks by September 7. Collie Dogs by September 5. Plants and Flowers and Horticultural by September 11. Women’s Department closes September 2.

Perry M. Shy Kentucky State Fair Board Shy

I'll Be There Will You Slogan for Kentucky State Fair

The ninth Kentucky State Fair adopts the slogan I'll be there will you to spur booster efforts. State fair managers expect wide use across Kentucky and southern Indiana before September 11 as a patriotic appeal to attend and boost the fair into the South's history.

South Louisville

Candidate's Day Proposed For Kentucky State Fair Week

A Kentucky idea aims to honor political hopefuls by dedicating a day during the State Fair week to candidates for state and local offices. The notion envisions rallying political support and reflects the community’s readiness to engage in public life.

Kentucky Madero Diaz Mexico

Think for Yourself Against the Weary Conformity

A persuasive critique urges individual thought over herd beliefs mocking lazy readers. It warns against following easy opinions, promotes the habit of critical thinking, and contrasts mental independence with mass conformity and commodified ideas.

Burglars’ Loot Found by Hunters in Dimvovla

Rabbits unearthed jewels, rings, and watches from a hollow log used as a bank by burglars in Dimvovla Aus. Two young farmers rabbit hunting dislodged the log, revealing the treasure after attempting to drive out a rabbit hiding inside.

Dim Vovla Aus

Bee Can Carry Twice Its Weight in Honey

A nature feature notes bees' remarkable load carrying, reporting that a bee can lift and transport honey amounting to twice its own body weight, illustrating its strength among insects and pollination behavior.

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