Goodpaster Support Questioned in Henderson Gleaner
The Henderson Gleaner questions A O Stanley's statewide preferences by implying Goodpaster from Bath County may be favored. The piece paints Goodpaster as a sober, modern candidate contrasting Stanley the old guard tied to liquor interests. The Mt Sterling Baptist church ladies plan a boosting insert for next week’s Advocate.
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A. O. Stanley
Henderson Gleaner
Sherman Goodpaster
Bath
Mr. Goodpaster
Goodpaster
Mr. Stanley
Mr. Goodpastor
Mt. Sterling Baptist Church
Advocate
Stanley supporters urge withdrawals amid note to Uncle Sam
The remark that McDermott and Bosworth should withdraw in his favor is described as presumptuous, likening it to Germany's ultimatum to the United States.
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Stanley
Germany
Uncle Sam
Stoops Correspondence Notes Harvest and Local Events
Timothys are harvested while threshing continues and wheat yields lag behind last year. Miss Virgie Kissick visits from Little Rock, and Miss Maggie Lee Foley visits Sharpsburg relatives. Stoops loses a ballgame in North Middletown after Bourbon players dispute an umpire call. Local gatherings include Judge Young’s circuit judge bid and Sunday School events. Sewell's Shopball beats Stoops 11 to 7. Gudgell Hill loses 13 to 12 to Gordonton.
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Virgie Kissick
Little Rock
Bert Sanders
Maggie Lee Foley
Sharpsburg
J. E. Roberson
Lexington
J. T. Roberson
Roy Byrd
Miss Ellen
Fayette County
Hinkston Turnpike
Stoops
North Middletown
Bourbon City
Bourbon Boys
Elizabeth Warner
Rothwell
Thos. S. Talbott
Winchester
Home Missions
West Lexington Presbytery
Springfield
Sewell
Gudgell Hill
Gordonton
Montgomery County Fair Promises One of Best Ever
The Montgomery County Fair promotes a standout event with daily attendance urged this week. The Advocate notes plans for robust programming and community involvement across the fair week.
Pygmy Earth and Sun Size in Cosmic Proportions
The piece compares the Sun and Earth using simple measures to illustrate their vast scales. It cites the Sun’s diameter about 866000 miles, needing 1300000 Earths for equal volume, and notes the Sun’s density about a quarter of Earth’s.
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Ebon
Perpetual Motion Craze Tamed by New Patent Rule
The Philadelphia Record reports the U S patent office will no longer consider perpetual motion patent applications unless a working model is filed at the outset. The rule aims to spare inventors from costly fees after rejection and ends the era of specimen models for perpetual motion schemes.
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United States Patent Office
Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Philadelphia Record
Freezing to death studied in animal experiments
Popular Mechanics reports on experiments where animals exposed to 125 to 150 degrees below zero first show rapid breathing and a rise in body heat, then sudden violent heart action and death as body temperature falls to 71 degrees.
Man and Sleep: How Much Sleep Is Necessary
This fragment discusses historical musings on sleep's necessity. Montaigne cites ancient authorities noting extremes from sleep deprivation killing Perseus to myths of long sleepers like Epimenides. The piece surveys varied claims about human sleep duration across eras.
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Montaigne
Perseus
Macedon
Rome
Herodotus
Epimenides
Warships In Olden Times Fire Lanes Across Seas
The article traces early naval warfare from 1100 B C when Phoenicians and Iberians clashed near Gades Cadiz. Iberians spread legends of lions on ships that breathed fire as copper tubes fired Greek fire. England produced its first cannon in 1543 by Ralph Hogge.
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Cadiz
Gades
Spain
England
Ralph Hogge
Courtship Freedom Shown by Youth On Oshima Island
On Oshima in the Sea of Japan, young people enjoy greater freedom in courting than central Japan. Suitors propose to their chosen girl who declines a couple of times as a formality to savor the courtship.
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Oshima
Sea of Japan
Japan
Mail Bag Keys Across the Nation
The Kansas City Journal notes that mail locks and keys nationwide share a uniform system. Keys are numbered, records kept, and every key’s location can be traced. Every six to seven years locks and keys are replaced with a new pattern, old keys destroyed.
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Maine
California
St. Paul
New Orleans
Cross Roads
New York City
Kansas City Journal
Oh Mother A Dictation Lesson Misunderstanding
A child reports the French governess called her a fool during a dictation lesson. The mother expresses disbelief, while the girl insists she was well behaved and heard the exact word fool pronounced as full. The exchange highlights hurt feelings over a misheard remark.
Prairie cock can vanish in a moment by shedding feathers
A note from Outing Magazine describes how the prairie cock, when threatened, can shed its adornments and air sack to become a nearly invisible brown lump for quick concealment. Wood land birds do not require such drastic changes, but the prairie hen relies on her own feathers to hide.
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Outing Magazine
Gossip on Rich Bachelor Tom Jenkins Plans New Bones
The town circles talk of Tom Jenkins, the wealthy bachelor on the west hill, rumored to be starting a new project. A milliner aged fifty asks for his address and notes a Cleveland plein dealer connection in whispered chatter.
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Tom Jenkins
West Hill
Cleveland Plein Dealer
Catching Tuberculosis and the Family Health Risk
This second in a five article series explains how tuberculosis spreads, risks to workers and families, and how to prevent infection. It shows sources of transmission from sputum, milk, urine and wounds, and emphasizes ingestion and inhalation routes, with advice for parents to protect children.
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B. M. Goodan
Sherman Hamilton
Jas. S. Spratt and Wife
Lena Fassett
Mrs. Hood Thompson
Salt Lick
Wm. A. Young
John Roberson
Barkley Bros
the Advocate For Printing
Brunner’s
Red Cross
J. H. Brunner, the Shoe Man
Man
Besson
Columbia Graphophones
Dance Records
Bryan & Robinson
Jewelers
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Palm Beach
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