Distillers Face Backlash Over County Unit Clash in Kentucky
The Louisville Post argues liquor interests resist the county unit law and warn that backing A O Stanley for Governor risks weakening the party. Stanley has long opposed the county unit bill, urging candidates and McLean county to vote against it, making his renomination a controversial choice.
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Evening Post
A. O. Stanley
Stanley
Kentucky
McLean County
Louisville Post
Resident Critique Reflects on Town Loyalty
A critical view argues that a man who constantly knocks his hometown does the least for it and receives the least respect. It suggests that berating the town implies insult to the critic’s own intelligence and underscores local loyalty.
Mexico City Sees Repeated Shifts in Ruling Powers
The narrative notes Mexico City undergoing numerous changes of masters, making it hard to track who governs the capital. The piece emphasizes constant upheaval and the weariness from persistent power transitions.
Spanked the Ruffian on a Late Night Train
Remington and Kemble, close friends, restrained a drunken rowdy on a New York to Chicago train. Remington grabbed the man by the coat and pulled him back, Kemble then spanked the offender over his lap as other passengers laughed. The man soon left the car.
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Frederic Remington
B. W. Kemble
Augustus Thomas
Century Magazine
New York
Remington
Kemble
Crown styles by rank in heraldic decor and pearls
The duke and princes wear a coronet with crosses and parsley leaf forms. The marquis bears a dia dem with alternating flowers and pearls. The earl has rising points with a pearl on each. The viscount wears a plain pearl circlet. The baron uses six pearls on the border to differ from the earl and viscount.
The Photographer on Self Images and Best Pictures
A photographer notes that seeing one's best photo is rare with famous subjects. He compares authors and celebrities selecting their own images to readers choosing books, noting many favorites are often the least flattering. He cites biased self-perception and desire to appear different as reasons.
Quality wood matters for frame houses through time
The piece argues that aged wood can outperform recent material, as old beams may prove stronger due to a natural hardening process. To judge deterioration, inspect a wall beam exposed in the cellar by removing some plaster to reveal its condition. Good Housekeeping notes this practical test.
The Python Behavior in Hamadryad and Cobra Regions
A historical note describes pythons as generally non aggressive toward people but prone to inhabit neighborhoods and disturb poultry. It cites a rare incident where a python attacked a woman, attempting to swallow her starting with a foot, with rescue leaving the foot and ankle battered.
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Bate Snake
Understanding How Drugs Work and When They Help
The article explains that medicine mainly aids the body's own healing, with few exceptions like quinine curing malaria. It discusses drug actions, variability by patient, and why doctors now often prescribe one or two drugs in palatable forms. It warns against self treatment and advises full disclosure to physicians.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Speed of Globe Circling Through History
Dr. R Hennig notes a trend from Magellan’s sub three year voyage to the present thirty five days and twenty one hours. He suggests a future one day circuit, comparing Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days to the impact of the Suez Canal and early transcontinental railroad.
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Magellan
R. Hennig
Leipzig
Jules Verne
Macapuno Coconut Described as Freak Nut
A freak coconut called the macapuno grows with normal fruit on the same trees. Its interior is a viscous translucent jelly instead of coconut milk, and it cannot be distinguished from a whole nut except by shaking. The article notes trees bearing macapuno nuts may bear them year after year.
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Philadelphia
Real Estate Mortgages Through Ancient Times
The oldest investment on earth is the real estate mortgage. In ancient Babylon about 2100 B C during Humaarabi's reign loans were secured by mortgage. The Egibi banking house, founded about 600 B C, invested heavily in farm and city property mortgages. Mortgages were recorded on bricks and stored in jars buried in earth, later dug up in modern times.
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Babylon
B. C
Humaurabi
Egibi
Paraguay Tea seeds germinate faster with acid bath
Paraguay yerba mate seeds are treated with an acid bath before planting to soften the kernel shell and speed germination to three or four months, versus three to four years if planted in their natural state.
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Paraguay
City Versus Country Lightning Risk Highlight
The report states Churchill notes the risk of lightning strikes is about five times higher in the country than in cities. Gotham presents contrasting data showing higher odds of auto related incidents in the Statesman analysis.
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Churchill
Gotham
Mairie
Protect Human Life with the Same Care as Livestock
An editorial urges Kentucky and national leaders to apply quarantine and public health safeguards to humans as rigorously as they do to cattle and other livestock. It cites tuberculosis and trachoma as neglected threats, arguing human health deserves equal protection for the nation’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Union
United States
Lexington Herald
State road funds rise as Illinois Automobile Department cites 1915 intake
The Automobile Department at Frankfort will contribute about $120,000 to the State road fund for 1915, doubling prior year receipts. More than 15,500 plates issued though only 10,000 planned. Confusion over Series licenses ends June 16 with tags displaying 1915. A projected 1916 renewal will bring in at least $175,000 for highways.
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Frankfort
General Assembly
For Sale 308 Acres in Montgomery County Kentucky
308 acres of prime blue grass land in Montgomery County with good improvements offered for sale at a bargain if sold at once. Property subject to division. Oldham and Frazer, real estate agents, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
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Montgomery County
Oldham & Frazer
Mt. Sterling
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