Kentucky Farm Census Highlights 1910 Statistics
The 1910 census bulletin on Kentucky shows 259185 farms, average farm size 93.7 acres, total farm wealth about 773.8 million dollars, and 82.1 percent of wealth in land and buildings. Fayette leads land value per acre with 106.98 dollars, while Shelby County carries the highest mortgage debt at 931380 dollars.
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Federal Census Bureau
Kentucky
Union
Bell and
Harlan
Fayette County
Jefferson
Bourbon
Mountain
Crittenden
Trigg
Butler
Ohio
Breckenridge
Grayson
Edmonson
Shelby County
Lee County
Woman Draws Sherlock Holmes in Detective Contest
A woman becomes involved in a case challenging Sherlock Holmes in a contest for the detective championship. The note advises seizing opportunity while circumstances allow.
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Sherlock Holmes
The Old Schoolhouse remembered by a Chanute writer
A nostalgic poem recalls The Old Schoolhouse on a hill, its playground pranks, and dead teachers, as time and progress erase the memories of youth. The piece ends with reflections on home rule bravado and Unionist posturing in Ireland, treated with wary irony.
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Ireland
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Mt Sterling resident John W Forman credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his kidney trouble after overwork and back pain. He praises F C Duerson's drug store for the remedy. Sold nationwide priced at 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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John W. Forman
Montgomery St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
F. C. Duerson
The Supply of Feeding Cattle in a New Era of Breeding
The article argues that the beef wave from east to west shifts feeding toward Far West breeders and Pacific Coast outlets. It predicts widespread breeding and feeding across the nation using coarse feed, year round labor, and hardy cattle, with Canada and Mexico as possible further spread.
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America
Far West
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Canada
Cleansing Blood Bitters Advertised for Clear Skin
Ad touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic claiming to improve skin clarity and overall health. It warns against mixing ignorance and deceit and implies conmen should be avoided.
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Cardui
Elmer Sickler
Terre Haute
Ind
Cardus
Kentucky Farm Statistics
Sloan
Barry Kixsy Cassady
Yion
Anthony G. Hivex
Oakland
A. J. McCarrny
Idaville
J. D. Hazelrigg & Son
Sutton & Son
Mt, Sterling, Ky
Cly DS
I. N. Phipps
Chanute
Kan
George
Clay
Bourbon Poultry Cure
Turkeys
Ine
Ottle
Thos. Kennedy
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