Kentucky Dairy Survey Reveals Profitable Cow Choices
Agricultural Extension reports summer visits to over a hundred Kentucky dairy farms. Data show medium priced cows often yield more profit than high priced stock, with strong results from grade cows and pure bred bulls. Community breeding in Shelby County boosts Jersey sales, while calf rearing relies on skimmed milk, with milk substitutes gaining use.
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Dairy Department
Agricultural College
Kentucky
Shelby
Jersey
Jerseys
United States
Louisville
Cincinnati
Poll to decide cattle at large in Howard's Mill precinct
J S Scobee and 20 voters petition Montgomery County Court to submit to electors a question on whether cattle may run at large in Howard's Mill precinct. The court orders a poll at the next election to determine if it should be unlawful for cattle to roam on public highways and uninclosed lands in the precinct. Attest by Clerk Keller Greene.
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J. S. Scobee
Howard’s Mill
Montgomery County
McKee Firm Advertises Real Estate and Insurance Services
H. Clay McKee & Sons promotes buying selling and renting real estate plus loan money and insurance execution bonds. The copy touts investments and auto sales by The Waite Motor Car with eye catching claims and a call to view their offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waite
Kentucky Fair Dates Schedule Across Counties
The Barbourville Knox County Fair runs September 4 to 6, the Horse Cave Hart County Fair September 18 to 21, Mayfield West Kentucky Fair October 9 to 12, Melbourne Newport Driving Fair September 17 to 21, Monticello Wayne County Fair September 3 to 6, Morgantown Butler County Fair September 19 to 21, Sanders Carroll Gallatin Owen Tri County Fair September 4 to 7, Shepherdsville Tompkinsville Fair September 4 to 7.
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Barbourville
Knox County
Horse Cave
Hart County
Mayfield
West Kentucky
Melbourne
Newport
Monticello
Wayne County
Morgantown
Butler
Sanders—Carroll
Gallatin
Owen
Shepherdsville
Tompkinsville
Drinking Cups for Businesses Sale by Advocate Pub Co
Sanitary drinking cups offered for sale with a note about complying with health rules and avoiding inspector visits. Includes a phone contact and a brief cartoonish reflection on town life and prosperity.
Picture Framer Buzzes White House for Brazil Minister Job
Senator Carter recalls a Chicago picture framer who gathered 7000 signatures from frame makers for a Brazilian minister post. McKinley, polite but firm, said big men are needed for big places after he would consult Illinois lawmakers. The framer asked if he would be as big as others if appointed.
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McKinley
Carter
Montana
Washington
Chicago
White House
Illinois
Saturday Evening Post
Shaving Among the Chinese
Chinese people have light beards and traditionally use native barbers with equipment carried on a two-ended pole. Few shave themselves, mainly are Westernized. As the queue is abandoned, self shaving may rise since barbers shave head fronts, brush hair, and replait the queue, tasks hard to do alone.
Long Fast Records and Notable Prolonged Starvation
The passage surveys documented fasts, noting that some individuals survived 30 to 40 days without solid food while drinking water. It cites Dr. Tanner of Minnesota who, about 30 to 40 days without food, was under medical supervision and survived with emaciation but no ill effects. It also mentions a Frenchman rescued after 30 days buried in a well, who died later.
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Tanner
Minnesota
Electrically Driven Floor Scrubbing Device Promises Comfort
A dialogue notes a new electrically powered floor scrubber weighing under fifty pounds. The exchange jokes that such a machine could bring home comforts without marriage, reflecting household innovation trends.
One Certificate for All Teachers Urged by Bedford Friend
A friend urges sweeping reform in pay and qualifications for teachers, arguing against three class certificates. He proposes first class certification for all, with counties funding gaps, to lift poorly funded districts and produce better citizens. He cites cost, equity, and the need for better teachers as essential.
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Boston
Noting public health cups for sale at Advocate Pub
The piece argues against sanitary drinking cups in businesses and quotes advice on social influence and politics. It contrasts the skill to persuade with business potential, suggesting political ambitions may not match practical success in business.
Burdock Blood Bitters Aims At Purifying Blood And Restoring Health
A fragment notes that a strong inclination to sin is hard to curb and compares rhetoric to a morning-after headache. It touts Burdock Blood Bitters as purifying blood improving complexion and restoring rosy, sound health. It also mentions rivals not fighting when meeting.
Dr Howard's Specific Half Price Sale Draws Mt Sterling
Mt Sterling residents flock to W S Lloyd as Dr Howard Co offers regular 50 cent size of Dr Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia at 25 cents. The dose normalizes after days and the cure is lasting. Hurry. stock is limited.
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Mt. Sterling
W. S. Lloyd
Dr. Howard Co
Dr. Howard
W. S. Lloyd’s Drug Store
County Court Days Near Mt Sterling
List of county court days for Bath Owingsville Bourbon Paris Clark Winchester Fayette Lexington Fleming Flemingsburg Harrison Cynthiana Madison Richmond Montgomery Mt Sterling Nicholas Carlisle with specified Mondays. Ad for high grade stationery and carpets from W A Sutton & Son including phone 74.
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Mt. Sterling
Bath
Owingsville
Bourbon Paris
Clark
Winchester
Fayette
Lexington
Fleming
Flemingsburg
Harrison
Cynthiana
Moneday
Madison
Richmond
Montgomery
Nicholas
Carlisle
Endless Chain of Daughters Ends in Recurring Marital Turns
Cartoonish dialogue notes Wombat with five daughters. After the last daughter wed, the first daughter divorces and returns to him. The joke then asks if he starts again, to which the reply confirms he is now on his third cycle.
Parlor Sketch Clarifies Platonic Love
A humorous exchange defines platonic love as the young man not earning enough to support a wife. The dialogue plays on expectations of marriage and financial readiness in a light, witty tone.
A Human Dynamo Embraces Youth Over Longevity
The speaker proclaims a relentless work ethic, saying a life spent in constant labor is worth more than a long life. They dismiss the idea of living to an old age as wasting valuable time and a misguided priority.
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J. J. Hoover
W. D. NicHotts
Bourbon Remedy CO
Doan
Montgomery County Court
G. A. McCormick
H. Clay Mckee & Sons
Advocate Pub. Co
Barber
Advocate Pub
County Court Days
W. A. Sutton & Son
W. Homan Wood
Earth
Beautiful Laine
Grates
G. H. Stother
Bank Street
Mt. Sterline
McDonald Bros
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