Mrs Breckinridge Ill After Apoplexy in Lexington
Prominent suffrage leader Mrs Desha Breckinridge was stricken with apoplexy at her Lexington home on Wednesday and is said to be in serious condition. She is Henry Clay’s great granddaughter and wife of the Lexington Herald editor. She had just returned from a tour in Missouri and Kansas for the Democratic National ticket.
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Desha Breckinridge
Lexington
Breckinridge
Henry Clay
Lexington Herald
Bear Wallow School Named Kentucky’s Most Isolated
Pulaski county’s Bear Wallow School near the Rockcastle River and near McCreary and Laurel lines is deemed the state’s most isolated by County Superintendent L. E. Meece. The district covers the largest area in the county and sits ten miles from the nearest post office with 26 pupils. Grace Wallace teaches there.
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Bear Wallow
Pulaski County
Kentucky
L. E. Meece
Susan B. Brinkley
New York
Meece
Kentucky Vote Goes Solid for Cox and Deboe
Guy Patterson won the Democratic ticket in Kentucky over W. J. Deboe by 546 votes in the statewide canvas completed Tuesday. Marion Taylor led Democrats with a 4,017 margin over Deboe. The state electoral totals: Democrat 456,497. Republican 452,480. Socialist 6,392. Prohibition 3,026. United States Senator results show Ernst 454,226 and Beckham 449,244.
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Guy Patterson
W. J. Deboe
Elliott County
Marion T. Taylor
Deboe
Ernst
Beckham
Coal Piles Up Cost Out Seen Soon
Louisville coal dealers say mild spring weather will cut demand and push coal stocks onto the market. Western Kentucky mine coal has fallen from 8.50 to 4 a ton, but retail prices stay higher due to screening requirements. Dealers warn profit comes from lump coal as rail and overhead costs cut into margins.
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Western Kentucky
Louisville
Fred J. Hinkebein
Atlas Coal Company
Hinkebein
Reforestation and Conservation Urged at Chicago Convention
George W. Sisson Jr. of Potsdam N Y president of the American Paper and Pulp Association warned that without drastic action the U S and the world could be paperless in fifty years He cited two options wood pulp alternatives or large scale reforestation Frank L Moore committee chair outlined national and state policies approved by the federal forestry department
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George W. Sisson, Jr
Potsdam
N. Y
American Paper and Pulp Association
Chicago
America
Frank L. Moore
Federal Forestry Department
Ford 7 Million Dollar Employee Bonus Announced
Edsel B. Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, says bonuses aggregating over 7 million dollars for employees will be written now and distributed starting January 1. He notes an upcoming extra 3 percent for six months ending December 31 on Ford investment certificates plus the guaranteed 6 percent, totaling 14 percent for 1920.
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Ford Motor Company
Edsel B. Ford
Ford
S. S. Marquis
Ford Educational Department
Alschuler
Chicago
Ford Cays
Detroit
Eight Recommendations Urged for Federal Forestry Plan
Eight recommendations from major paper associations seek a unified federal forestry program. They call for state and federal acquisition of forest land, expanded federal supervision, and reforestation plans under federal control. They also propose delaying taxes on timber lands until cutting begins to end partisan timber taxation.
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Tarding
Gay Wilson Selects Mansfield's Best Flour for Trade
Gay Wilson announces his finest trade choice Mansfield's Best flour, claiming superior quality. The firm emphasizes consistent milling standards and trusted brand performance for bakers and households.
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Gay Wilson
Mansfield
Wise man gains fame by silence and restraint
A four man figure earns a big reputation for wisdom simply by staying quiet. People assume he knows a lot, even without speaking.
Don't imagine you are a circus lion and have to look fierce all the time
A humorous admonition urges readers to drop a false show of fierceness and embrace natural restraint in public behavior and presentation.
Bankstatement sworn in Montgomery County Kentucky 1920
W L Killpatrick cashier swears the stated figures are true for the bank in Montgomery County Kentucky. Notary C P Killpatrick attests November 24 1920 with commission expiry January 27 1924. Attestants C B Patterson Chas D Grubbs W S Lloyd verify the document.
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State of
Kentucky
Montgomery
Ss. I
W. L. Killpatrick
C. P. Killpatrick
Kentucky Sees Soybeans as Key Crop Opportunity
The Kentucky College of Agriculture stresses a strong opportunity for soybeans as seed in place of tobacco. Demand centers on the Haberlandt variety with high interest for planting to support corn belt needs. Kentucky’s soil and location favor large seed soybean production for regional markets.
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Crops Department
The
College of Agriculture
Kentucky
Ohio
Kennucky
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Mt. Sterling
U. S
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Chas. D. Grubbs
W. S. Lloyd
Sanitary Barber Shop
Earl Rolph
Corn Belt
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the Phoenix
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