Kentucky Agricultural Occupations and Farm Labor Figures
A Census Bureau report shows Kentucky has 866,980 employed residents, with 455,070 on farms. Farm operators total 248,954 (238,221 men, 10,773 women). farm laborers 196,373 (177,313 men, 19,060 women). Dairy farmers 499 employing 567 laborers and 19 foremen. stock raising yields 214. cowboys and sheep herders total 472. National totals: 71,580,270 Americans over 10, 38,167,336 in gainful work, 12,659,203 in agriculture. 5,865,000 farm operators nationwide employing 5,975,000 laborers.
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Kentucky
United States Census Bureau
United States
Returning Americans in New York Harbor Roiled by Robbery
United States arrivals celebrate landing in New York harbor but soon fall prey to restaurant robbers and cafe brigands downtown. Report notes fear and frustration as travelers backslide from initial patriotism to hardship.
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Uncle Sam
New York Harbor
Lexington Herald
Lives Like Flowers Yet Poisonous and Venomous
A reflective line comparing lives to flowers to note beauty may coexist with danger, hinting at paradoxes within human existence and experience. The remark suggests complexity in worth and risk, without asserting a concrete event or source.
Average corn crop forecast by chamber of commerce
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States committee on statistics and standards projects a U S corn crop of about 2.7 billion bushels this year based on August 12 data. The forecast, near a ten year average of 2.69 billion, cites strong regional variability with drought and heavy rain affecting states from Texas to Ohio.
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United States
Committee On Statistics and Standards
The
Chamber of Commerce of the
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Kentucky commercial schools and business colleges report
A Federal Bureau of Education report notes seven commercial schools and business colleges in Kentucky with 1404 pupils in 1913. Over half completed courses and many work in Kentucky business institutions. Nationwide there are 618 such schools serving 160,557 pupils annually.
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Federal Bureau of Education
Kentucky
Farm Facts on Cooperation and Markets
The piece argues for stronger rural community spirit and practical farming methods. It advocates cooperative laws and collaboration between farmers and business leaders to reduce ignorance and prejudice and improve marketing. It warns that farm tenancy and high interest rates threaten the nation and call for property access and better credit terms.
International Sunday School Convention Summary
Marion Lawrance reported in Chicago that North America hosts 175 685 Sunday Schools 1 690 739 officers and teachers and 16 750 297 pupils totaling 18 441 036. Kentucky Sunday School Association joins the movement with leaders Joplin Gebacur Vaughn Grigsby Dance. State Convention in Lexington October 2023 invites participation and updates on Kentucky efforts.
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Chicago
Marion Lawrance
North America
Kentucky Sunday School Association
Geo. A. Joplin
T. C. Gebacur
W. J. Vaughn
Feld
Frances Grigsby
Office Secetary
Maude L. Dance
Lexington
Kentucky
Kentucky Hogs Lose 135600 Swine to Diseases in 1913
Kentucky hog breeders lost 135 600 hogs worth 1 044 120 last year due to diseases, an average death rate of 90 per 1000 head. In 1913 the rate was 95 per 1000 with 156 600 head lost. The January 1, 1914 census reports 1 507 000 hogs in Kentucky valued at ...
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Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Wasted Markets and Hog Losses Hit Farmers Hard
The article argues current marketing systems sap agriculture as hogs die from disease and markets fail across regions. It notes $11,604,000 or $7.70 per person and that last year farmers lost 7,004,800 hogs valued at $75,000,000 with a death rate of 119 per 1,000.
Hundred Point Man Defines Trustworthy Conduct Across Ranks
A hundred point man is described as true to every trust and word, loyal, courteous, and moderate. Such men are safe to deal with in all high places from drivers to presidents, clerks to congressmen, reflecting a standard of character for all officials.
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Druys
Children Question War Causes Highlighted
A narrator condemns the vague blame game in continental conflicts and notes adults fail to explain the fighting to children, exposing the embarrassment of the struggle with unclear aims.
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The fragment mentions a man who never pets a child as dangerous and a remark on self love and knowledge women gain too late.
Questioning Outsourcing of Local Work for Better Quality
The piece argues against sending work away from home, asserting higher costs and no guaranteed quality gains. It warns that distant providers may not deliver superior results and urges keeping production local to maintain value and oversight.
Husband Rescued Despairing Wife From Illness
Letter from Catron Kentucky describes Bettie Bullock's four year struggle with debilitating womanly troubles. A tonic Cardus supposedly restored her strength allowing walking two miles and daily work. The ad promotes Cardui as a trusted women’s remedy with a Chattanooga Medicine Co. contact for guidance and a booklet.
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Catron, Ky
Bettie Bullock
Cardus
Subscriber’s Cheerful Chicken Offer Highlights Charitable Back Subscriptions
The Carlisle Democrat reports 1,500 notices sent to subscribers and one response with six frying chickens as a credit toward the newspaper. The plea urges others to send food or money to support the paper while warning of attorney collection if payments fail.
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The
Democrat
M. O. Flynn
Heavenly Father
Satan
Carlisle Democrat
Kentucky Potato Patch Production Estimates
The Kentuck Irish potato patch spans 51,000 acres with an estimated 2,422,000 bushels this year and prices around 1.26 per bushel. National figures show 3,708,000 acres planted and about 360,614,000 bushels produced by the Federal Agriculture Department, with last year yielding 331,525,000 bushels on 3,688,000 acres at 0.90 per bushel.
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Kentuck Irish
United States Crop Reporting Board
United States
Federal Department of Agriculture
Embroglio Stirs Over Holland and Theodore Crisis
A Lexington Herald fragment hints at a Europe crisis pitting Holland against Theodore who faces a decision to leap into the breach for his country or remain to support the Bull Moose faction in saving this nation.
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Holland
Theodore
Bull Moose
Lexington Herald
Women Morals Cast as Question of Manners in Social Note
The article notes that in some circles, morality among women is treated as a matter of manners rather than principle, reflecting social expectations of conduct and reputation within the community.
Classified Card for Letters Livery Stable Office
Livery stable advertises office at Letters with phone 498 and residence 24. Calls answered promptly.
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Letters
James E. Magowan Real Estate and Notary Public Ad
James E Magowan real estate loans collecting agent and contractor offers prompt service in Mt Sterling Kentucky. Notary public and carpenter listed with telephone 471 and address 3 Wesley Street. The notice implies diversified local business presence with prompt attention promised.
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Mt. Sterling
Wesley St
Sleeping Dining and Parlor Cars on Express Trains
Sleeping dining and parlor cars on express trains are available. consult agents for particulars. Daily service on weekdays.
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Paul Jones Building
Louisville, KY
Kentucky Hogs
High Bridge
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Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleaning Co
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Exit Inc
Gton Granite Co
Mt. Sterling, Ky
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Salome
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