Personalities at the Fair in Lexington District
A flurry of social visits and stays is recorded as residents and out-of-town guests travel for the Fair. Names include Hopper Bridgeport Jackson Porter, Strode, Daugherty, Dean, Connell, Conroy, Willoughby, Diffenderfer, Scuff, Williams, and others visiting relatives, attending dances, and meeting friends across Lexington, Winchester, Cynthiana, Paris, and Nicholasville. Several brief homestays and trips to Cincinnati and Boonesboro complete the social itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Catherine Strode
Winchester
Louise Daugherty
Washington, D. C
W. L. Killpatrick
Elizabeth Dean
Louise Connell
Katherine Conroy
George Hon
Hottest Democratic Paper in North Carolina
A brief notice notes Tus Honnert in Fork, North Carolina, as the site of a Democratic paper described as the hottest in the United States for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the .S
Tus Honnert
Fork, N.C
Why Many Men Fail The Need for Adequate Training
Irwin G. Jennings argues that many men choose unsuitable careers and fail due to lack of proper training. He notes bright youths becoming drudges and urges examination of the problem to optimize labor resources and national interests amid America’s vast opportunities and the belief that preparation determines professional success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Igch
Abraham Lincoln
Europe
Irwin G. Jennings
Scribner’s
French Explorer Probes Ireland’s Mitchelstown Cavern
Martel, famed for French caverns, completes exploration of Mitchelstown cave in Ireland. The limestone chamber extends about a mile and a quarter with many connected passages likened to a city street map. It hosts endemic animals including a cave spider unique to its recesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchelstown
Ireland
Martel
Rance
A Bishop Reflects on a Printer’s Pun
Bishop W A Candler once urged looser purse strings and recalled sending an article claiming we pray too loud and work too little. A compositor altered it to brag, and the bishop confessed he believed the printer was right and did not correct him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Candler
Man and His Weight
Between forty and fifty a man who keeps his weight high faces higher risk of early death. If stricken with typhoid, his chance of recovery drops by ten percent. Thinner men fare better, while those at the normal weight have greater danger within the decade.
Bacon Seen as Superstitious With Death Sign Dream
Francis Bacon, described as the wisest of mankind, held firm belief in signs and tokens. In Paris he dreamed of his England home covered in black mortar, which he took as a death sign, and soon after the death of his father was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Bacon
Paris
England
The Cause of Earthquakes Tibetan Spirits
Folkloric explanation cites gigantic hungry spirits as the immediate cause of earthquakes. The Tibetans believe massive brutes with tiny mouths suffer hunger and writhing, triggering seismic events.
Sick list shows mild to serious changes among locals
The Sick reports improvements and deteriorations among residents. R. M. Bridgforth and Mrs. L. L. Bridgforth show progress, while Mrs. Nannie Kash remains in a dangerous Lexington hospital. Laura Graves is confined to her room, and Mrs. H. VanAtta is slightly improved after illness in Lexington. Roy Scott and J. Lawrence White remain seriously ill with no notable improvement. Mrs. Hedden recovers from appendicitis after Louisville surgery, and Mrs. Will Mason nears homecoming following Lexington surgery. George Botts, cut by Jim Holly, is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Bridgforth
J. W. Hedden, Jr
Louisville
George Botts
Jim Holly
Botts
Personal News: Visits by Mr Richard Punch and Mr Robert Whittaker
Mr Richard Punch of Lexington visits his uncle Mr R E Punch in the city. Mr Robert Whittaker of Cyn thiana will arrive Wednesday to spend the weekend in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Richard Punch
Lexington
R. E. Punch
This
City
Robert Whittaker
Cynthiana
RichardsonListed as Small Place in County
A. C. Richardson is listed as a small place in the county records with a 50-tf designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun
A. C. Richardson
Social galas mark week with parties and dances
Miss Lillian Crail hosted a picture show party for about thirty six friends Monday afternoon then at Ringo's Cafe guests enjoyed ices and cakes. Burwell Bourne entertained fifty guests at a West High street dance honoring cousin Lindsey Bush from Kansas City. Aliee Young and Winona Tipton assisted. Olympian Springs clubbers plan August visit while Mr and Mrs Snyder Reid Chenault and Harris family prepare Embry cottage for a month’s stay. Mrs J Will Clay and Mrs W Caldwell Clay hosted a Five Hundred afternoon for Miss Nancy Clay, Miss Elsie Chenault of Versailles, and Miss Lucille Catlett of Owingsville, with iced service after the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Caywood
North Middletown
Olympian Springs
Marvin Gay
Chester Dwyer
Ed McNamera
Elgin Evans
Cincinnati
Gay
Lillian Crail
Burwell Bourne
West High Street
Lindsey Bush
Kansas City
Aliee Young
Winona Tipton
George Snyder
George, Jr
Henry P. Reid
Billy
Dan Chenault
Josephine Chenault
Eliza Harris
Embry Cottage
J. Will Clay
W. Caldwell Clay
North
Maysville Street
Nancy Clay
Elsie Chenault
Versailles
Lucille Catlett
Owingsville
Pierce Winn
Tent for Sale and Camping Gear
Good size tent folding camp cot and chairs offered for sale. Apply to Mrs. R. F. Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Greene
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wevw
Ver
Duerson’s Drug Store
Court Street
Anand
W. C. Hopper
Elizabeth Burbridge
Sharpsburg
Edna May
Lucretia Little
Elizabeth Jackson
Marcus Prewitt
Davey Moore Porter
Elizabeth McCann
Messrs
Stewart Sharp
Irwin Jackson
Howell Reese
Agnes Taylor
Ashland
Frances Samuels
C. W. Longmire
Marion
Frankfort
W. N. Scobee
Grant Willoughby
Indianapolis
Ind
O. S. Bigstaff
Adele Diffenderfer
Pennsylvania
Jesse Scuff
G. B. Scnff
Capt
James T. Williams
Spring Station
Frances White
J. M. Armstrong
Knoxville, Tenn
Ben Cox
Kentucky
G. N. Cox
Anna Belle Hall
Maysville
Anna Louise White
Martha Tharp
Laura Hart
Elizabeth Little
Frances Glass
Nicholasville
Marvin N. Gay
R. Reid Rogers
New York
H. R. Prewitt
Frances SA Muths
Mrs. T. B. Threlkeld
N. H. ‘Trimble
Ida Hamilton
Col. A. W. Hamilton
William A. Young
Morehead
Sallie ‘Whaley
Hoffman Wood
Eph Wood
Stanford
Grover C. Anderson
Allie Hardin
Harry Crooks
Wilmore
Walter Croons
R. L. Coleman
Albert Hoffman
Will Stanhope
Sidney Offutt
John Gatewood
A. B. Russell
Mrs. Russell
W. N. Seabee
Florida
R. P. Thomas
Eugene C. Prewitt
Minneapolis Paper Co
Mineapolis
Isaac Rogers, Jr
First
Kentucky Regiment
Hazel Lowe
Isaac Rogers
Ben Turness
Fances
J. W. Burbridge
R. Q. Drake
Ruth Wyatt
Winona
Tipton
Camp Kavanaugh
Eastin & Harris
MT. Sterling
Man
Bacon
J. F. Tabb
Lloyd’s Drug Store
R. M. Bridgforth
Laura Graves
H. VanAtta
Roy Scott
L. T. Chiles
Nannie Kash
Will Mason
J. Lawrence White
W. B. White
W. A. Sutton & Son
MT. Sterling, KY
J. H. Keller
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!