Engagement announced for Adelia Willis and John Pilkington Jr
Mr and Mrs Leonard Hodges Willis of Nicholasville announce the engagement of their daughter Adelia Honeywood Willis to John Pilkington Jr of Jacksonville Fla The wedding will be at the bride's country home in early spring Miss Willis is known throughout the Bluegrass region and helped sponsor Kentucky at the Confederate reunion in Mobile Ala Pilkington is a prominent Jacksonville businessman Miss Willis is sister to Dr W T Willis of this city and was a charming guest last summer at the Dr and Mrs Willis home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hodges Willis
Nicholasville
Adelia Honeywood
John Pilkington
Jacksonville
Fla
Miss Willis
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Mobile
Ala
Pilkington
Lexington Herald
Residence of John S Wyatt destroyed by fire
The country residence of horseman John S Wyatt on the Lulbegrad pike near the city burned last week with most contents. Loss about 5000 dollars, insured 2400 with the Hoffman Agency and G E Coleman. Another Beo Stafford frame home near Camargo burned with contents except an organ, loss about 2500 dollars, insured 500. The Hoffman Agency also lost 2200 in Bath county when Mrs L M Hamilton's house near Owingsville burned. Defective flues blamed for all fires.
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John S. Wyatt
Lulbegrad Pike
Hoffman Agency
G. E. Coleman
Beo Stafford
Camargo
Bath County
L. M. Hamilton
Owingsville
Winchester Monument Works Advertisement
Winchester Kentucky business promotes monuments with claims of best work and lowest prices. Owner F H Jackson invites inquiries and offers home visits to discuss customer needs and save money.
Dean's Regulets Use After Meals for Gentle Bowel Help
After a heavy meal consider Dean's Regulets to ease digestion and support regular bowel passages. The product promises gentle relief for the stomach liver and bowels, aiming to promote smoother movements.
For Sale Privately in Tobacco Region Near City
Private sale offers a 70 acre farm one mile from town with tobacc o land good tenant house and twenty acres of uncleared ground. A tobacco barn is included if price fits. Also twenty tons of clover hay available. Contact Wa G Marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Marshal
Building Without a Window in St. Louis
A concrete building in St. Louis rises fifty seven feet with no windows on the exterior. Daylight enters through a skylight in the roof, lighting the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Dutiful Rooster Cracks Up New York Dinner Crowd
Weedon Grossmith praised American directness at a New York dinner. He recalled writing with flourishes in the past and shared a Christmas card incident where a poetically worded note comparing a wife to a rose tree led to a caller asking, “What the deuce do you mean by writing to my wife and telling her she looks like a dutiful rooster?”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weedon Grossmith
New York
America
Sermon Improvement Suggested by New York Preacher
Dr Charles F Aked advised preachers to focus on improving sermons rather than complaining about poor or inattentive congregations in a New York address. The anecdote about Mrs Gladstone and Mr Gladstone at Cannes illustrates listening difficulties and how one listener chose to sleep through a church service.
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Charles F. Aked
New York
Cannes
Hadstone
Mrs. Gladstone
Diary Excerpt Highlights Gentlewoman’s Unethical Etiquette
An extract from Kate Trible Sharber’s The Annals of Ann shows a young girl noting social rules. It riffs on how a doctor husband is never praised publicly yet a household item with a hidden message can reveal private jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Trible Sharber
Senator Himuck
Wives of Scientific Men Help In Discoveries
Mme Curie led chemistry interest through work with her husband and helped discover radium. Lady Huggins assists at Sir William Huggins observatory. Mrs Walter Maunder serves as vice president of the British Astronomical Observatory and has authored books. The wife of Professor Roberts also aided his research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Curie
Lady Huggins
William Huggins
Walter Maunder
British Astronomical Observatory
Professor Roberts
Wilson on architecture at Jersey City dedication
Sunday Magazine quotes Woodrow Wilson during a governor campaign speech at a Jersey City building dedication. He criticizes modern New York hotels for resembling a mix of Pullman and late North German Lloyd architectural styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Jersey City
New York
Sunday Magazine
Fitting Trait Sparks Puppy Love Warning
A lighthearted note says the young Biffins' crush on the pretty Miss Gladys is only puppy love. The piece dismisses the boyish affection as fleeting and not serious.
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Biffins
Gladys
Death of E H Patterson in Portersville California
E H Patterson once of this city died at his Portersville home on Sunday March 12 1911 from rheumatism and fever. He built wealth in Kentucky while dealing in mountain timber lands but lost it in a boom town and later found success in California mining. Survived by wife Mrs Hoffman a daughter Mrs James Jeffries of Pikeville a stepson Roger Hoffman and sister-in-law Mrs Elizabeth Harper. Body brought to Pikeville for burial. age about 56. The Apvocare extends sympathy.
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E. H. Patterson
Portersville
California
Patterson
Kentucky
Hoffman
James Jeffries
Pikeville
Bell County
Roger Hoffman
Elizabeth Harper
New Plumbing Firm Hainline and Leverett Forming
M R Hainline has bought out W S Smathers in plumbing tinning and gas fittings and will run as Hainline and Leverett They offer estimates on plumbing roofing and gas fittings and guarantee satisfaction 23 tt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Hainline
W. S. Smathers
Hainline & Leverett
Bloodine Cough Checker Ad and Transfer Services
An old classified notice promotes Bloodine Cough Checker a 50 cent bottle claimed to last long. It also announces A. W. Kirby purchasing M. M. Philipps transfer business and offering moving and hauling services with day and night phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Lloyd
A. W. Kirby
M. M. Philipps
Vinol Promises Cure for Stomach Troubles and Indigestion
A testimonial from W. E. Wateru of Portland Maine claims Vinol cured long standing stomach trouble and indigestion after other remedies failed. Another note from Thomas G Wallace of Detroit says Vinol fully cured years of chronic stomach issues. The ad touts cod liver elements and tonic iron as the curative mix and offers money back if no relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wateru
Portland
Mr. Thos, G .Wallace
Detroit, Mich
Genesis of an Editor and a Debtor Satire
A satirical riff traces creation from God making Heaven and Earth to humans who accept or refuse advertising and subscriptions. It humorously notes a payer who pretends not to subscribe while reading the paper for years, pleasing the Devil with the twisted moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
Miss Rose Goodman to Wed Samuel M Haley
Public engagement announced for Miss Rose Goodman of Lexington and Mr. Samuel Martin Haley of Fayette county. The wedding is planned for spring with the bride to be a cousin of Mrs. B F Herriott of this city and well known to local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Goodman
Lexington
Samuel Martin Haley
Fayette County
B. F. Herriott
Use embossed monogram society stationery ad price
A brief item notes embossed monogram society stationery with a price of 50 cents per box from Advocate Pub Co Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advocate Pub, Co.,, Inc
Wedding of Miss Willie McCormick at Mrs McCormick’s home
The ceremony took place at Mrs Eliza beth McCormick’s residence in this city last Wednesday night. The Rev H D Clark officiated with only immediate family present. After the vows the couple, Lawrence Gillaspie of Clark county, and Willie McCormick went to the groom’s home for a reception hosted by his father Henry Gillaspie. The groom is a prosperous farmer and stock dealer, and the bride is sister of County Judge G Allen McCormick.
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Elizabeth McCormick
Lawrence Gillaspie
Clark County
Willie McCormick
H.D. Clark
Henry Gillaspie
G. Allen McCormick
Army Recruitment Notice Ad
Wanted for U S Army Able bodied unmarried men between ages 18 and 35 citizens of United States of good character and temperate habits who can speak read and write the English language For information apply to Recruiting Officer Lexington Somerset London Jackson and Mt Sterling Ky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lexington
Somerset
London
Jackson
Mt. Sterling
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted as Purifier Remedy
Ad claims Burdock Blood Bitters strengthen stomach liver and bowels and purify the blood to combat illnesses attributed to impurity. The text presents digestive and hepatic benefits as a pathway to overall health.
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Winchester Monument Works
Winchester
Prop
Ethel Newlin
Liberty Center
Ind
Cardui
Gardu
Gladstone
Architectural
Elace
Bank St
Advocate Publishing Co
MT. Sterling, KY
New Plumbing Firm
Modern Genesis
Miss Rose Goodman
Miss Willie McCormick
U.S. Army
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