Wool prices soar as war boosts demand and exports
The Blue Grass wool crop valued at about 700000 this year may rise further if the European conflict persists and exports stay strong. Local prices range 34 to 40 cents above floor, with 25 cents typical in prior years. The Blue Grass region, home to half of Kentucky’s 4 million pound annual output, largely feeds Eastern mills and Army supply channels.
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Jacob Speyer
Kentucky
Lexington
Louisville
Lexington Herald
Good Mothers and Their Enduring Influence
The passage reflects on the enduring impact of mothers on U S presidents. It cites John Adams, John Q Adams, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and Grover Cleveland praising maternal guidance and love as shaping their lives and values. The piece closes by noting how memories of a mother's love intensify with time.
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United States
John Q. Adams
Lincoln
Garfield
Grover Cleveland
The Sunny Side of Life and Night’s Dangers
A reflective piece contrasts evening’s comforting imagery with city peril for an isolated youth. It laments loneliness in urban years away from home and argues social warmth can mislead, while moral cautions connect thieves to hostile reactions and link loud speech to feeble intellect.
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Lip
Roosevelt urges widespread military service tied to voting rights
Former President Roosevelt argues that voting rights entail the duty to bear arms and that freemen must fight themselves. He contends military service should be as widespread as suffrage, asserting Americans are a nation of free men and should not rely on others to fight for them.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Preparedness for Prosperity and the Farmer
The author argues that American farmers must prepare for postwar prosperity by expanding cultivation and production. With world demand rising after war, farmers will feed millions and gain wealth. every untapped acre should be cultivated to meet this anticipated market. Congress is urged to back preparedness against war, but farmers must seize peacetime opportunity now.
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Congress
The Last Fly of Summer
A short poem laments the end of fly season and urges swatting the last remaining flies. It mocks the insect’s persistence and contrasts summer pestering with a sunlit, tranquil parlor scene. The piece ends with a playful note on future generations.
Public Health Nurse Campaign Aids Mt. Sterling Effort
Public Health Nurse sought for Mt. Sterling and Montgomery county as Miss Marian Williamson of the Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission tours the city. She aims to educate and spark local support to secure a permanent nurse to combat tuberculosis.
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Marian Williamson
Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission
Frankfort
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
Williamson
Notice to creditors of R. H. Swaffield deceased
All persons holding claims against R. H. Swaffield, deceased, must present them to Iva D. Swaffield, administrator with will annexed, or her attorney R. A. Chiles, within thirty days. The excerpt notes gendered commentary on labor and sympathy during marriage, reflecting era attitudes alongside the legal notice.
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R. H. Swaffield
R. A. Chiles
Iva
D. Swaffield
Adm
Residence for Sale on Richmond Ave with Outbuildings
Private sale of a six room residence with kitchen on Richmond avenue. Natural gas heat and lighting. Includes large barn corn crib meat house hen house and other outbuildings. Large grassy lots suitable for cow or horse and a fine garden. Contact C B Stephens at Advocate office phone 608.
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Richmond Ave
Boneless cod fish offered at bargain price
Boneless cod fish priced at 10 cents per pound available at J. B. White's store.
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J. B. White's
Mississippi and Tennessee land sale listing by Bransford Realty
The Bransford Realty Company of Nashville lists 3333 acres with about 2000 in cultivation and 30 tenant houses. Five miles from railroad, watered by a living stream, in a healthy area, most land workable, price 15.00 per acre. 38-31 M. E. Wainwright, Manager, Land Department.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
M. E. Wainwright
Mgr
Land Artment
Bransford. Realty Company
Nashville, Tenn
Snagtown Torchlight Clippings Mix Local Wit and Odd News
Snagtown youths swap jokes about sinners and post office repairs while the Snagtown Fiddling Band harasses a local man. A hat gets a green feather and residents joke about manners and town life as several locals are noted in lighthearted vignettes.
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Congress
W. C. Herman
Jack Davis
Margaret Isley
Harry Swartz
E. W
H. C. Deagon
Howard Shelton
Panther Creek
Judge Graham
Arthur Walsh
Snagtown
Plankville
Back to the farm refrain echoes in crowd chorus
A poem style line warns against returning to the farm with a chorus of voices. The Professor, merchant, preacher, and orator all urge a return, while the audience reacts with alarm and encore before the crowd departs saying not for me.
Notice to creditors in estate of Margaret Arnold deceased
Administrator John C. Arnold invites all claimants against Margaret Arnold's estate to present properly proven claims to him or attorney W C Hamilton. The notice underscores final settlement with legal requirements for creditors and hints at family sentiments, ending with a local appeal to bring job work to the Advocates office.
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Margaret Arnold
W. C. Hamilton
John C. Arnold
Admr
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Marian
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