Kentucky Crop Report Warns of Drought Devastation
The July 1 crop report notes widespread drought across Kentucky with poor yields for oats potatoes grasses and gardens. Corn stands best at 81 percent while wheat oats and rye yields range around 17 17 and 14 bushels per acre respectively. Tobacco ensets vary with 70 percent burley and 61 67 percent quality. Livestock water scarcity appears and fruit crops show reductions with apples peaches pears plums and grapes all below normal. The report urges shallow corn cultivation and notes potential recovery if rain comes soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jj. W. Newman
Great Andes remedy claims rheumatic cure in Birmingham
A Birmingham report salutes Andes' Great Prescription and Andes' Oil as curing inflammatory rheumatism after 12 months bedridden. Mrs Frances Smith, 65, walked into the salesroom without cane or crutch, praising the treatment and urging others to try it at Mt Sterling Drug Co. The piece cites another case of kidney trouble improved by the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Frances Smith
Third Ave
Fourth Ave
19Th St
J. W. Lockhart
Tuscaloosa Ave
Andes
Mt. Sterling Drug Co
Great Montgomery County Fair opens in Mt Sterling
The Montgomery County Fair begins in Mt Sterling on July 21 for five days. Top Kentucky show horses led by Jack Barrymore and Rexhall Prince will compete, with a strong poultry show and a promised Floral Hall display. Races include 2:40 trotting and 2:20 pacing with noted entrants, plus the Five-Gaited Championship and various trot and dash events. Seibert's Band will provide music as railroads offer special trains and season tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Mt. Sterling
Kentucky
Jack Barrymore
Rexhall Prince
Undulata Belle
Pattie McDonald
Mary Yandell Fox
Rectina
W. G. Shropshire
Matt Cohen
McCray Bros
Edgar T. Doty
I. H. Thurman
Ed. P. Berry
P. W. Ray
Sunflower
Floral Hall
Mendosa T
Emma G
Joe Madin
Buford Hall
Embry Brooks
Peter Patchen
Sherwood
Miss Peter
Bourbon Chimes
Uncle Tom
Orphan Boy
Stella Belle
Walter Stone
Gentry
VanEvera
Royal Armor
Dolly Pandit
Lexington
Dolly Camby
Paris
Billy Sunday
Jay Forbes
Nancy Tregantle
Miss Finch
Ohio
Luke A
Bert Long
Agnes Winn
Poyntz Bean
Charley
J. C. Davis
Moko
Gera Forbes
J. Malcolm Forbes
J. R. Magowan
Happy Todd
Direct McKinney
Nancy Cooper
Ray Belle
Miss Douglass
Alice Prodigal
Mary Maupin
Gold Bud
Albert O
Ray Gelding
Seibert
South
Jack Stake
State approves highest per pupil state fund for 1914 15
State Superintendent Barksdale Hamlett declares the per capita state school fund for 1914 15 at 4 50 for 730 000 pupils. The total rises by fifty cents over last year and marks the highest per pupil amount ever. All funds go to teacher pay.
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Barksdale Hamlett
Drowned in Lake Michigan Near Ludington
David Barrow Jr nineteen son of Dr David Barrow of Lexington died Tuesday afternoon when a canoe with a companion capsized in Lake Michigan near Ludington. The body was not recovered after life savers and soldiers searched six miles of beach. Dr Barrow is well known locally and mourned by many friends.
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David Barrow, Jr
David Barrow
Lexington
Lake Michigan
Ludington
Young Barrow
Barrow
City Churches Invite Attendance Through Advocate for Printing
The Advocate for Printing profiles local church events inviting residents to worship and community gatherings. Announcements highlight service times locations and special programs aimed at broad civic participation.
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Herbert A. Kline
Thavin’s Band and Concert Co
Middle West
John W. Bain
Lexington, Ky
Heisey
Nice
Chenault & Orear
McCormick Lumber Co
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Montgomery County Fair
the Advocate For Printing
Kentucky Utilities Co
The
Mt. Sterling National Bank
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