Knight Onward Tops 1911 Harness Honors in Knight Onward
Clark's Weekly News notes Knight Onward as the first standardbred to gain 1911 honors. Bred by Patchen Wilkes Farm Lexington Ky he is by Onward out of Miss Rita 2 08 and dam Halena L. He sold for 155 as a two year old and set a May 24 half mile Oshawa Ont track record driven by Nat Ray Toronto.
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Knight Onward
Patchen Wilkes Farm
Lexington
Onward
Rita
Halena L
Helen Gurry
Emily Morris
Fastest New Standard Performers Tie Across Provinces
Forty three new standard performers are named including twenty three trotters and twenty pacers. The bay stallion Furioso and the black mare Lew Jean share fastest pacing records at 2 14 with 2 144 achieved in Chatham Ontario on June 6. Foote Prince and Edward T tie for reduced records with 2 14 at Tren ton New Jersey on June 6, both pacers previously at 2 15 in 1910.
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Furioso
Phil Rysdyk
Lew Jean
Cap Sheaf
Chatham
Ont
Foote Prince
Pulaski Prince
Edward T
Direct
Trenton
N. J
Western Association aims at new trotting futurity
Mr Arthur Canton Thomas, an official of the Western Association of Trotting Horse Breeders now in Chicago, advocates a westward futurity for 1911 mares producing 1914 colts. Eligible horses from west of the Mississippi and Louisiana and Minnesota will race as three year olds. The push invites all owners to join.
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Arthur Canton Thomas
Western Association of
Omaha
Chicago
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Minnesota
Bargain Clothing and Produce At Local Stores
Buy extra good five dollar suits cut to three seventy five at Punch and Graves. Five dollar suits reduced to ten dollars. four dollar pants trimmed to two ninety eight at Walsh Brothers. Home grown radishes onions and asparagus from Vanarsdell’s available fresh daily.
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Punch & Graves
Vanarsdell’s
Pleasure In Everything Wisdom Teaches True Pleasure In Action
The passage argues that serious pursuit of wisdom yields lasting pleasure. It claims we can be pleased with wealth when used to help others and with poverty when it lightens burdens, and with obscurity to avoid envy. It promotes a balanced, virtue centered view of contentment.
Au Revolt comedy advice in a bleak tone
A quirky column urges readers to tell a sorrowful story to a fat man who cries, hoping his tears evoke laughter. If the scene fails to amuse, the piece hints at a grim river reference as a darker counterpoint.
Rodin Critiques Effectism and Exaggeration in Art
The Boston Transcript notes Rodin, famed sculptor, comments on art of his era. He condemns unexpressive execution and sham nobility, arguing vulgar taste seeks theatrical poses over sincere observation. He warns that people praise poses not seen in nature and that true emotion comes from drawing, color, and style.
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Rodin
Boston
Transcript
Pendennis Charade and Thackeray Room Pranks
In a Cambridge Apostles reminiscence, Mr Arcedeckne taunts Thackeray by antics from Pendennis. Foker, in the Garrick smoking room, hails Thack and lights his cigarette on the upturned foot. Thackeray teased, remarking on nerves about American lectures and a quip about needing a piano.
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Thackeray
America
Thack
Brookfield
Cambridge Apostles
Soldiers Ordered to Wear Dress Uniforms in City Streets
Washington issues a notice requiring enlisted men of the regular army to wear dress uniforms off duty in city streets. A military observer notes the ruling aims to curb khaki and olive drab attire while acknowledging the dress uniform remains striking but not as flashy as hotel bellhop garb.
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Washington
Politeness in Brabant Notice Sparks Humor
A Brabant commune posts a speed sign reading one hundred kilometers an hour but adds an extra zero, joking about the unit. In an English town a sign reads Please drive slowly and a later board says Thank you, praised as a delicate example of politeness by a French journal.
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Brabant
Time table tease leaves Boston rider bemused
A woman in a Boston suburb waited for a bus as an old starter on a keg answered with a string of quirky times, saying a quarter after, a half after, a quarter to, and at, without looking away from the horizon.
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Boston
Taste for Good Reading Shapes Lifelong Learning
The text argues that childhood training should foster a lasting taste for reading to guide ongoing intellectual growth. It contends that reading awareness, even if unsystematic, achieves elementary education's main end and prevents a mental life from dimming with age. It warns against a mental vacuum and urges daily reading to uplift democratic society.
Snubbed by Her Maid Over Housekeeping Frictions
Mrs. Jones recalls a seasoned maid who shames new brides by nitpicking. She mocks the couple’s old furniture and complains about dust, even criticizing the Persian mug said to be priceless. The exchange reveals tension from a young wife managing a first home.
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Bagdad
Wheat and millet notes and local happenings in county
Wheat fields remain to be cut this week while millet sowing exceeds recent years. Local sales include Wm. Copher selling a fat cow to Joe O'Rear for 4 dollars per hundredweight. Weather improves threshing prospects. Lightning strikes a work horse and a Springfield Church yard tree, shattering windows. Community prepares for Independence Day events.
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Wm. Copher
Joe O’rear
Separation Agreement Echoed in Quiet Accord
A brief exchange reveals two speakers embracing a planned split with mutual calm and a shared sense of beauty in their agreement. The dialogue emphasizes harmony over conflict as they acknowledge the need for separation.
The Question Lotty and Cissie in Society Gossip
A column questions two women named Lotty and Cissie as ladies of quality, prompting debate on moral standing and public perception in high society. The item weighs reputational whispers and social expectations without naming specifics.
Reducing Hatpins Prompt Practical Help
A courteous woman favors cutting hatpins to shorten them while manufacturers rethink long designs. She recalls receiving two long pins at Christmas and having them trimmed for ten cents to hide the dangerous spikes.
Fire destroys W F Henry house in rain soaked season
Neighbors saved a few items while the Henry residence suffered about 1500 in loss with 1000 insured. Rain drenched fields slow tobacco work as farmers finish planting and wheat harvest continues amid postponed High Top Mt Sterling baseball game.
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W. F. Henry
High Top
Mt. Sterling
Offending Black Bottle Misunderstood Field Glasses Incident
A Saskatchewan church member stopped attending for months. He blamed the superintending clergyman and catechist for bad conduct, alleging they drank on visits. Investigations showed the so called bottle was a pair of field glasses used to survey country and locate churches and trails. Sunday at Home.
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Saskatchewan
First Recorded Jury Case Under Planta Genet
A medieval dispute over lands led to a sheriff’s claim to the king in a county. The tyrannical verdict by county oath sworn men evolved into a later idea of jurors. The twelve chosen were compurgators, not jurors, marking the first recorded legal use of jurors under the Planta Genet.
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Otho
Bayeux
Alice in Wonderland delights Boston children at Christmas
Play titled Alice in Wonderland among Christmas reproductions in Boston proved entertaining and instructive for children as they followed the adventures of the white rabbit and the mad hatter. Alice toys were sold by special order of the King of Hearts.
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Boston
King of Hearts
Balzac Opinion Calls Artist Both Visionary and Flawed
The critique presents Balzac as the least capable yet highly self-conscious artist. It portrays him as an inspired auctioneer, a visionary and fanatic, grossly ignorant and cruel in heart, with a sadistic streak. Yet he prophesied and crafted prodigiously through diligent observation, leaving a phantasmagoria of suggestive and powerful effects.
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Tle
W. E. Henley
Financially Poised, Skinny Man and Fat Man Trade Barbs
In a witty exchange from Life magazine a thin man laments his weight and stomach troubles while a much heavier man jokes that even a small stomach ache would be preferable to his constant discomfort. The dialogue contrasts dyspepsia with weight.
Grassy sick and local farm notes and visitors
The column reports Grassy sick with the golden harvest in full blast. Mrs G B Gay is improving from a sick spell. Miss Bessie Lane visits relatives. Mrs T J Carr sold three calves to Wm Greene at 5c per lb. The Carr family hosted visitors last week including Mrs.
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T.J. Carr
Wm. Greene
The Dog Fancier
A neighbor seeks to buy a dog from its owner with a stated price of 1000 dollars but faces a firm demand of 2000 dollars. The buyer hopes for 1500 dollars though doubts it, explaining the goal is to quiet the neighbor's dog that barks all night.
Local residents and visitors share family. social notes
Wm. Warner and daughter Mrs Dollie L of Berry Thomas Hamilton and sisters Misses Ednany Emma of Stoops Leonard and Robert Payne of Stepstone and Walter Hamilton and wife of Winchester were mentioned. Gano Caywood visited North Middletown Sunday Clarke Shannon visited Lexington relatives Miss Grace McCormick of Aurora Mo visiting W E Sledd family Mrs P Bruce Turner entertained relatives with a fish dinner Miss Mae Richardson of Nov Middletown visiting Mise aurease on Willie Yoeum Miss Mary Dean led Sunn day school class Oil Springs Tuesday picnic L W Mallory and Wife of Howards Mill visited here with Bans day Fannie Carr accompanied them home to stay several days.
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Wm. Warner
Dollie L
Berry
Thomas Hamilton
Ednany
Emma
Stoops
Leonard
Robert Payne
Stepstone
Walter Hamilton
Winchester
Mary Dean
Oil Springs
L. W. Mallory
Howards Mill
Bans Day
Miss Fannie Carr
Bargain Prices Across Pants Suits and Shoes
Advert announces $5 pants and $3.75 items from Punch & Graves. Lard at 50 pounds for $5 and daily deals on beans peas and tomatoes at Vanarsdell's. Suits reduced to $7.48 and $8.48. Misses and children's shoes and slippers offered at cut prices.
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Greenwade’s
Vanarsdell’s
Punch & Graves
Ideals In Education from Professor Armstrong Eng
Professor Armstrong urges rebuilding both domestic and American education from bottom to top. He advocates scrapping the current system to improve quality and shorten duration while pursuing two ideals: developing individuality and encouraging productivity.
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America
Armstrong
Eng
Men’s Hats and Punch & Graves Prices Noted
A short ad-like notice lists men’s hats at $2.50 and $1.75 for Punch & Graves. The piece includes a dialogic and period voice reference to crowd behavior and a comic moment, evoking a lively 19th or early 20th century London tone with slang and a punchy scene.
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Punch & Graves
Curious Sect and The Tharys: Finger Sacrifice Practice
A passage describes the Curious Sect The Tharys living in the Himalayas who believe in self destruction to please the gods. They compromise by sacrificing a finger joint when a child marries, with princesses and the wealthy allowed to offer gold substitutes.
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Himalayas
Talent and Genius in Truth Discovery
The text contrasts talent as truth found through slow meditation with genius as truth learned without evident contemplation. It frames meditation as essential to uncovering deeper insights, while implying rapid insight lacks the same depth.
Trinity of Pleasure Quote Attributed To Pope
A short quotation highlights health peace and competence as the source of true pleasure. The line echoes Pope in a compact motto on life. No event or date attached is provided.
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Pope
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Mrs. Jones
James Wells
Kenneth Gillaspie
Mt. Sperling
J. H. Gillaspie
Thomas
Sanders and
Bourbon
County
Charlie Triplett
8. F. Deal
Jas. H. Gillaspie
Mary Scott
Springfield
Lotty
Cissie
Sam Ishmael
Balzac
Miss Bessie Lane
T. J. Carr
Gano Caywood
North Middletown
Clarke Shannon
Grace McCormick
Aurora, Mo
W. E. Sledd
Miss Mae Richardson
Nov
Middletown
Willie Yoeum
Phillips Brooks
W.H. Berry & Co
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