Liquor Twins Ad Cast In State Political News
The Licking Valley Courier flags a paid advertisement titled Kentucky Political News. The ad, by Thomas E Basham Company for Elbert Basham, praises A Owsley Stanley and Edwin P Morrow, while attacking McChesney, urging liquor interests to sway Democratic and Republican lines.
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Licking Valley Courier
The
Courier
Kentucky Political News
Thomas E. Basham
Louisville
Elbert Basham
McDermott
Edwards
Stanley
Morrow
McChesney
Liquor People
A. Owsley Stanley
Edwin P. Morrow
For Rent Nice four room flat with bath
Four room flat with bath for rent in central location. Apply to 43-1f. G H Strother fil.
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G. H. Strother
Bassett Drug Co offers Dr Howard remedy half price with refund
Bassett Drug Co advertises Dr Howard's constipation and dyspepsia remedy at half price 60 cent bottles for quick sale. They guarantee satisfaction and refund money if not cured, noting no returns so far. The offer appeals to readers with digestion headaches and general fatigue.
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Mr. Bassett
Dr. Howard
Kentucky School Census Totals 1915 Rise in Rural and City Strata
The 1915 Kentucky school census counts 743 375 children of school age, up 15 679 from 1914. White independent city children total 112 868, colored independent city children 25 931, with rural districts at 552 136. Colored rural and graded schools show 52 440, down 119 as migration to cities continues.
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Kentucky
Department of Education
Gentle Words to Children and Civic Uplift
A reflective call to kindness to children in town and to improve the community. The piece urges cheerful words to youngsters and highlights volunteering, gardening, and tidying abandoned spaces to brighten the town and boost civic spirit.
For Sale Spotted Shetland Pony
Classified says a five year old spotted Shetland pony is for sale and safe for children to ride or drive. Apply at this office.
Walking Sticks and Canes as Personal Expressions
The article explains why walking sticks and canes persist, noting practical uses for support and defense, plus psychological factors. It cites a doctor on posture and Lotze's Microcosmos, arguing a cane extends personality and completes attire alongside a top hat.
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Lotze
Dry Goods
Arab rider scorns pain from a lame jackass
A London Globe anecdote contrasts Arab horsemen with English grooms. An Arab admits more suffering from a broken leg caused by a jackass than from a thoroughbred. He says he would not complain if his high bred colt caused the injury, but a brute jackass merits complaint.
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London Globe
How Much Gold Can a Man Carry
A thought experiment estimates a mile load. An average man could carry 100 pounds of gold, worth about $26,000. A strong man might reach 150 pounds for around $39,750. A very strong man could struggle with 200 pounds worth about $53,000.
Victor Hugo’s Life and Legacy in 19th Century France
Victor Hugo born 1802 in Besancon to a French army colonel. He wrote Marion de Lorme and The King Amuses Himself, debuted at Theatre Francais, and became viscount under Louis Philippe. He authored Les Miserables, opposed Napoleon III, was banished, returned after empire fell, died 1885 in Paris, buried Pantheon.
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Victor Hugo
Besancon
France
Paris
Pantheon
Cattle Herders Use Slings to Reclaim Straying Herd
From Gibraltar frontier herders employ slings to stop strays. A pebbled sling, pulled from a pouch, fires a precise shot at the wanderer with a dull plomp, prompting the bullock to return to the main herd. This method, noted in Wide World Magazine, shows practical animal control.
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Gibraltar
David
Wide World Magazine
His Mission The Professor The Fish of America
The text outlines classification of fishes north of the Panama Isthmus spanning three classes thirty orders and extensive taxonomy. It lists 223 families 1113 genera 835 subgenera 3263 species and 133 subspecies with emphasis on geographic scope and systematic breadth.
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Fish of
America
Panama
Kentucky Fair Dates For 1915 And Locations
Fixed Kentucky fair dates for 1915 listed by town and county. Included are Danville Mt Sterling Harrodsburg Berea Winchester Bluegrass Fair Taylorsville Burkesville Vanceburg Brodhead Perryville Fern Creek Sanders Stanford Shepherdsville Lawrenceburg Eminence Ewing London Elizabethtown Shelbyville Germantown Falmouth Mt Vernon Erlanger Nicholasville Florence Somerset Barboursville Grayson Mayfield Bardstown Tompkinsville Monticello Hodgenville Henderson Fulton Louisville Owensboro Horse Cave Hopkinsville Glasgow Adairville Cave City Murray. Each entry shows start date and duration in days.
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Winchester
Clark County
Lexington
Taylorsville
Spencer County
Burkesville
Cumberland County
Vanceburg
Lewis County
Brodhead
Rockcastle County
Perryville
Boyle County
Fern Creek
Jefferson County
Sanders
Tri-County
Stanford
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Germantown
Bracken County
Falmouth
Pendleton County
Mt. Vernon
Erlanger
Kenton County
Nicholasville
Jessamine County
Florence
Boone County
Somerset
Pulaski County
Barboursville
Knox County
Grayson
Carter County
Mayfield
Graves County
Bardstown
Nelson County
Tompkinsville
Monroe County
Monticello
Wayne County
Hodgenville
Larue County
Henderson
Henderson County
Murray
Calloway County
We do transferring J. W. Baber
A brief notice shows J. W. Baber handling transfers with a contact phone ending 840 and the reference 87 tf.
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J. W. Baber
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Notice
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio is named. A statement from signers confirms trust in Cheney and intent to honor financial arrangements.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
State Announces $5.25 School Per Capita and Seven Month Term
State Superintendent Barksdale Hamlett announced the per capita pay for public school teachers will be $5.25, up from $4.50, and the school term will extend to seven months from six. The changes aim to raise teacher pay and lengthen the academic year.
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Barksdale Hamlett
Parcel Post Raises Size Limit to 84 Inches
Postmaster General Burleson ordered an increase in parcel post size limits to a combined length and girth of eighty four inches enabling mailing of standard fruit and berry crates. He also authorized a receipt system for parcel post packages similar to express companies. See Henry Judy for Hurst Home Fire Insurance.
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Burleson
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