Train connections listed for Lexington and surrounding junctions
Train No 1 to Louisville links with L N. Train No 3 to Cincinnati links at Winchester. Connections also listed at Campton Beattyville and & K junctions with Mountain Central Ky L& A Ry and Ohio & Kentucky Ry for Can nel City and nearby stations.
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A.M
P.muickland
Ly. Jackson
ae _& K. Junction
Thol
Beattyville Junction
Action
Campton
Winchester E. Junction
Lexington
Louisville
Winchester
Cincinnati
L. & A. Railway
Beattyville
Ohio & Kentucky Ry
Cannel City
Congo Breaks His Tusks in Park Enclosure
The pigmy elephant Congo in a New York park had its tusks cracked and broken off after a likely entanglement with cage bars. Curator notes Congo stood six and a half feet tall with tusks about sixteen inches long. Brass knobs will be added to ends to prevent further splitting while authorities investigate the accident.
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Congo
Zere
New York Park
Cow Causes Stir In Norwich Store Escapes With Rope
A Holstein cow bolted through Norwich North Carolina streets and wandered through a department store. It climbed stairs reaching the cloak department before being restrained by owners with a rope and guided back outside.
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Norwich
N. C
State Tax Commissioner
Robbers Hold Vienna Saloon After Nightlong Shootout
Austrian police surrounding a Vienna saloon for over two hours faced gunfire from thieves robbing a till. Amid a dawn rush, locals aided authorities as a bandit, terrified by the crowd, shot himself dead behind a barrel.
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Vienna
Austria
Why the wedding ring is worn on the left third finger
Harper's Weekly explains that the custom places the ring on the left third finger because the left hand is less used, and the third finger is chosen as it is less exposed to bruises and can only be extended when other fingers move.
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Harper’s Weekly
Candidate warns against extreme campaign tactics
An energetic candidate recalls a sage adviser line about not hiding their light while cautioned not to go to the other extreme by mimicking a cow that kicked over the lamp and started the Chicago fire. The exchange frames a warning against reckless excess in politics.
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Chicago
Those Girls Of Ourg Sour Lemon Face Claim
Ethel-Maud states she uses lemon juice for complexion. Marie notes the sour hook as a remark.
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OURG
Ethel—Maud
Marie
New Beekeeping Incubator Uses Hive Temperature
A farmer demonstrates that beehives can double as incubators by placing a square cage over the brood area and covering eggs with a cloth. With proper heat matching the queen’s interior, 18 of 24 eggs hatched, підтверджed by repeated trials.
Mysterious Fishing Incident halts seaside match
Unclear report describes a delay as a swordfish reportedly impaled a Lobster-Young Shark in a seaside encounter. Terrapin records lack details while witnesses dispute the event’s accuracy.
Perpetual Motion Concept Explained as Impossible
The article defines perpetual motion as a device that runs without external power and performs work indefinitely. It argues against the possibility, citing the conservation of energy and fixed force quantity as proof that a self-moving machine cannot exist.
Baby Weight Variations At Birth And Early Weeks
Birth weights vary widely with seven pounds as average. Some babies weigh nine or ten pounds at birth. In the first week weight changes are minimal with a small loss in days three and again in the following days. If weight drops after the first week a doctor should be consulted due to possible indigestion.
Remarkable Tale Linked to General Grant and Tidiness
The account recalls General Grant recounting a story about his father speaking with General Sherman in a tent. A brigadier known for slovenliness interrupts, prompting the father to comment as the brigadier departs, leaving a lasting impression on neatness and discipline.
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Gen
F. D. Grant
General Sherman
Poll vote to ban cattle running at large in Howard's Mill
On August 19 1912 J 8 S Scobee and over 20 voters filed in Montgomery County Court a petition asking submission of a question to precinct voters. The court ordered election officers to open a poll at the next regular election to decide if cattle or any species should be unlawful running at large on highways and unenclosed lands in Howard's Mill precinct.
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J. 8
S. Scobee
Howard’s Mill
Montgomery County
D. W. Jackson
Spencer
Spencer Precinct
Cattle at Large Question Placed Before Spencer Precinct Voters
Montgomery County Court during the September Term orders the Spencer voting precinct to hold a poll at the next regular election to decide whether cattle may run at large on lands of Spencer precinct. The petition was filed by D. W. Jackson and more than 20 others seeking the vote on this issue.
Plans to extend gas mains to West Virginia fields announced
Central Kentucky Natural Gas Company states that its mountain extension project to reach the West Virginia gas fields is underway and will be completed in time to supply customers. After December 1912 meter readings, rates will rise five cents per thousand cubic feet.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Central Kentucky
Natrural Gas Company (Incorporated
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C. W. Compton
Mt. Sterling National Bank Bldg
H.R. Prewitt
Attorney-At-Law
Mt. Sterling
Court St
Cour House
Sanmels Building
G. M. Horton
Peed & Horton's
High Street
Ghia
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Rothwell
New York
Richmond
Hinton
Lexington & Astern Ry
L. & E. Junction
Campion Junction
Besityvile Junction
O. & K. Junction
Ksand
Coonrars
Ars
Campton Junction
Mountain Central
Campton, Ky
Robinson & Moore
Sterling, Ky
L-Tve
New York Zoological Park
Bossy
Montgomery County Court
G. A. McCormick
Keller Greene
L. K. Douglas
D. C
Apvocates
Newbro
W. S. Lluto
Advocate Publishing Company Incorporated
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Monwatoorr
Molesoff
Florida Distributing CO
Dept. A
Pensacola, Florida
Realstate
Solivy DS
Torrid
Paul Weckesser
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