Blazing the Wrong Trail in North Carolina Education
A leading Southern farm journal cites that seven thousand rural high school students study Latin while only seven hundred study agriculture. It argues that less than one percent reach college and calls the system a crime for wasting years on a dead language. The piece urges rural Americans to demand practical agricultural training and action over antiquated schooling.
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South
North Carolina
United States
Why Pay More For a Smith Form A Truck
The ad touts a Smith Form A Truck compatible with Ford chassis at 755 dollars with full guarantees. It invites customers to compare and promises savings and satisfaction, then ends by urging self-reflection before criticizing neighbors.
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G. D. Sullivan & Son
Photodrama Notes and News Item Contest Announcement
The column invites readers to visit The Table on Wednesday night September 5 between 7 and 8 for a guessing game about film stars. A week's pass will be awarded to the first three to correctly guess the name.
Americas Sweetheart Pickford in War Themed Artcraft Film
The article highlights Miss Mary Pickford in a timely Artcraft war drama by Cecil B De Mille and Jeanie Macpherson, featuring vivid land and sea warfare scenes and a young American girl Angela Moore in a gripping role. It also profiles Vivian Martin in Giving Becky a Chance at The Table and recounts Wallace Reid’s studio bed scene mishap during The World Apart filming.
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Miss Pickford
Cecil D. DeMille
Jeanie Macpherson
Angela Moore
Vivin Martin
Morosco-Paramount
Becky
Vivian Martin
Lasky- Paramount
Wallace Reid
Myrtle Stedman
Table Theatre
Web
Wally
Taylor
Teady
Times Past in a Quiet Town: A Poignant List
A nostalgic catalog recaps daily life with vintage details: prices, beliefs, and inventions from a slower era. It notes milk prices, farm life, old transport, and common gadgets shaping a bygone community.
Richardson Gazette Notes Small Local Update
A fragment from a rural notice mentions a small community, signaling a routine local update. No full details or dates are legible, but the item reflects administrative nudges typical of county records.
Montgomery County Sale in Equity in Mt Sterling
Notice of commissioner's sale by Montgomery Circuit Court in Mt Sterling Kentucky. Henry Parrish is defendant. R H Parvial is plaintiff. On September 17 1917 at 1 pm at the courthouse door the property on Brush Creek in Montgomery County will be sold in two tracts totaling 4 3/4 acres as a single parcel. Purchaser must give a bond with security for payment and a lien will remain on the land until full price is paid. Master Commissioner WM A Samuels supervises.
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Montgomery Circuit Court
Court House
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery County
Brush Creek
Ann M. Wilkerson
Second Tract
Garden
Anne M. Wilkerson
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Claims Proven Relief
An old Mt. Sterling advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and urinary disorders. W. Scott Jones, an insurance agent, testifies the remedy cured his kidney problems after using it at Land and Priest's Drug Store. Sold for 60 cents by Foster Milburn Co. New York, Buffalo, NY.
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Dean
Mt. Sterling
W. Scott Jones
Queen St
Land & Priest’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buealo
N. Y
One on the Ice Man
A young couple in Osborne county welcomed a baby girl. They lacked scales to weigh the newborn, but the ice man lent his. The infant weighed twenty two pounds.
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Osborne County
Governor Refuses Pardon for Paris Bank President
Governor Stanley rejected another pardon plea for George B. Alexander of Paris, the defaulting bank president. The pardon request was presented by Rep Harry Myers of Covington and Thomas Clay of Paris, and the governor read his reasons to Myers and Clay.
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Stanley
George B. Alexander
Paris
Harry Myers
Covington
Thomas Clay
Meyers
Clay
Gerard on the War and Kaiser Interview
The Philadelphia Ledger reports Gerard recounting an interview with the Kaiser amid tensions over sinking unarmed ships. The Kaiser allegedly warned America to beware after the war and criticized the U S stance, prompting reflection on why Americans were sent to fight.
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Germany
Philadelphia Ledger
Kaiser
Gerard
America
Congress
R P Thomas Promoted to First Sergeant in Kentucky Unit
Relatives in this city announce Rick P Thomas has been promoted to First Sergeant in the First Kentucky Regiment now stationed in Louisville. Sergeant Thomas has shown consistent good conduct since enlisting and his friends are pleased.
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Rick P. Thomas
Kentucky
Louisville
Thomas
Army
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Chenault & Orear
MR. Merchant
Kentucky Utilities Company
Imme Vivin Martin
Fanted
Richardson
the Advocate For Printing
R. H. Parvial
Osiveanns Pit
Henry Parrish
WM. A. Samuels
Olympian Springs
Olympia
Fayviz Ruts
Olympia, KY
Ieee
BOK
R. P. Thomas
Gardus
Ford
Detroit
the Strother Motors Co., Agts
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