The old-fashioned fool burns bridges in front of him
A satirical verse notes aging, romance, and social foibles. It jokes that a bridge-burning fool has a fool son, a princess demands lavish gifts, and marriage dulls interest in flowers and Liberty. It also suggests high rollers mismanage stakes and hints women often initiate flirtation, ending with a modest quip about a grass widow in a lawn dress.
Men and Women Respectfully Treated, Editor Praises
A prose note discusses Alice Paul and Margaret Hildreth and a proposed Woman's Party convention in February. It argues men should remove hats and show deference to women, while praising American respect for women and commending the editor's own respectful stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Paul
Margaret Hildreth
Washington
Alice
Miss Margaret
Europe
America
Margaret Pill
Alices
Margarets
Christendom
The Sleepy Hour and a Mother's Gentle Touch
A reflective piece on how the last hour before sleep shapes a child's temperament and later growth. It argues for gentle discipline, forgiveness at bedtime, and the lasting bond formed by a mother's comforting hug. Examples note how bedtime rituals influence confidence and trust into adolescence.
County Court Days by Kentucky Counties and Cities
County court days listed by county and city with each pair showing the assigned court date. Entries include Bath Owingsville Bourbon Paris Boyle Danville Breathitt Jackson Clark Winchester Estill Irvine Fayette Lexington Fleming Flemingsburg Garrard Lancaster Henry Newcastle Jessamine Nicholasville Grant Williamstown Harrison Cynthiana Lee Beattyville Lincoln Stanford Madison Richmond Mason Maysville Mercer Harrodsburg Montgomery Mt Sterling Nicholas Carlisle Oldham LaGrange Owen Owenton Pendleton Falmouth Powell Stanton Pulaski Somerset Scott Georgetown Shelby Shelbyville Woodford Versailles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Owingsville
Bourbon—Paris
Boyle
Danville
Breathitt—Jackson
Clark—Winchester
Estill—Irvine
Fayette—Lexington
Fleming
Flemingsburg
Garrard—Lancaster
Henry—Newcastle
Jessamine
Nicholasville
Grant
Williamstown
Harrison—Cynthiana
Lee—Beattyville
Lincoln
Stanford
Madison—Richmond
Mason—Maysville
Mercer—Harrodsburg
Montgomery
Mt. Sterling
Nicholas—Carlisle
Oldham—LaGrange
Owen—Owenton
Pendleton—Falmouth
Powell—Stanton
Pulaski
Somerset
Scott—Georgetown
Shelby—eShelbyville
Woodford
Versailles
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Crutcher
Louisville
Pop and the Kid
Crutcher & Starks
Rte
Geist Barter & Sons
Metropolis
Kentucky
Phanksgiving Sale
Russia
Maderia
Jake Aiden
Cincinnati
Pogue's Linen Department
Pogue Cincinnatysy
Ohio
Luella A. Palmer
Daday
Montgomery Circuit Court
Campbell Gibson
Jeffersonville
Camargo
Sycamore Creek
Montgomery County
8. E. Spratt
Ballard & Ballard Co
Lexington
Mansfield
Mt. Sterling Commission & Storage Co
S. P. Greenwade, Prop
The
Phoenix Hotel
Lexington, Kentucky
Central Kentucky
Comfort
Charles H. Berryman
Pres
John G. Cramer
Mgr
John A. Keller
Florists
Ite Phoenix Hi
Laxiagien
Wary Coleman. Ayses