Work the Roads in Our Neighborhoods for Prosperity
An editorial urges residents to maintain cross country and neighborhood roads. It argues roads are public property and vital to farming, commerce, and transportation, calling on citizens to fund and repair local routes to prevent wasteful effort and protect assets. It notes city and county crews handle main roads, but locals must care for lesser paths. For Rent Nice cottage on Holt avenue. Possession given Sept. 1st. Apply to O. W. McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borhood
Washington
Holt Avenue
O. W. McCormick
Books for Soldiers Campaign Aims to Build Camp Libraries
The Million Dollar drive by the Ware Service Committee of the American Library Association, arranged with the War Department, Red Cross, YMC A and Knights of Columbus, plans Camp Library Week in September to fund libraries at 32 cantonments and camps. Frame buildings will house 8 000 to 10 000 volumes with traveling depots, staffed by trained librarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
War Department
American Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
N. D. C. Hodges
Public Library
Cincinnati
France
Cold feet outpace flat feet for exam boards
Examining boards face more hesitation and caution than physical foot conditions. The quip suggests nerves or indecision influence evaluations, contrasting with the steadier diagnosis of flat feet.
Coal prices and supply woes as Wilson act cited
A Louisville Post report recalls the Wilson administration's price guidance for run of mine coal at $2.40 and notes dealers’ reluctance to cut prices. Dealers argue they must recoup high prewar costs, claiming large stock and looming winter demand will keep prices high despite government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Kentucky
Louisville
Typhoid Fever Warning Urges Mt Sterling Residents
J A Shirley city health officer warns Mt Sterling residents of a typhoid fever epidemic risk and urges sewer flushing, out-house cleaning, weed cutting, and home screening to prevent deaths and cemetery growth. The appeal emphasizes flies from stables and streets contaminating food and calls for immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Shirley
New President for State Dr Frann L McVey Named UK Leader
Dr Frann L McVey, president of the University of North Dakota and noted economist, was elected president of the University of Kentucky by the Board of Trustees. He will assume duties in October after completing a war finance monograph for the United States government. President Henry Barker will stay as vice president until September 1 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frann L. McVey
University of North Dakota
Minnesota
University of Kentucky
Board of
United States
McVey
Lexington
Henry §. Barker
University
Public calls out farming youths shirking duty
A columnist argues that many young men leave farms to chase prosperity abroad, claiming they are unwilling to fight while flocking to green fields and new opportunities. The piece questions patriotism and duty amid wartime shortages.
Kentucky Farmers Urged to Boost Wheat Acreage in 1918
A wartime appeal to Kentucky farmers urges a 25 percent increase in fall wheat sowing and a shift to produce 12 million bushels in 1918 to supply both citizens and Allies. The appeal argues wheat is essential for families and national effort, downplays seed-wheat price fears, and stresses patriotic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Mr. Farmer
Devil resigns as ruler of hell amid trench warfare satire
The devil laments burnout and resigns, saying others surpass him in hellish rule. He cites Kaiser Wilhelm and the modern war as examples, expressing nostalgia for the old home while admitting he is not up to date. The piece satirically contrasts hell with the Rhine front and wartime expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Rhine
Kaiser William
Local Home Sale on Harrison and High Street
Mr. Dan N. Young sold his nice home on the corner of Harrison avenue and High street to John M. Gatewood for about $5,000 cash. Gatewood will take possession within thirty days and move in. Young may remain in Mr. Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan N. Young
Harrison Avenue
High Street
John M. Gatewood
Gatewood
Mr. Young
Mr. Sterling
Trimble sells Camargo area farm to Greer for 130 per acre
Mr. Carl Trimble has sold to Mr. James Greer his farm near Camargo of about 100 acres for which he received 130 dollars per acre. Possession will be given on March 1 and the Greer family will move there to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Trimble
James Greer
Camargo
Greer
Red Cross Ships Milk To Salonika For Serbia Hospitals
The American Red Cross Supply Service purchased forty eight thousand cans of condensed milk on Dr Edward W Ryan request and War Council special appropriation for immediate shipment to Salonika. Serbia’s military hospitals need milk for convalescents as famine limits recovery. A Red Cross commission led by C A Severance of Minneapolis carries two hundred thousand dollars to aid refugees behind Allied lines in Macedonia and near Monastir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Salonika
Edward W. Ryan
Red Cross
War Council
Macedonia
Ryan
C. A. Severance
Minneapolis
Serbia
Monastir
Bay Country Store Changes Hands In Ewington Area
Mr. Harry B. Ringo and Wesley Richards bought the country store and stock from Paul Weckesser in Ewington last week and have taken possession. Weckesser has not decided his future plans but likely will stay in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Ringo
Wesley Richards
Paul Weckesser
Ewington
Mr. Weckesser
Kaiser Could Seek Emperorship in Russia
A satirical line ponders if the Kaiser would swap a perilous situation at home for the throne in Russia, implying a risky political breakthrough abroad. The quip suggests danger in attempting a dramatic leadership shift during a crisis.
Dr H M Wright Dental Surgeon in Kentucky
Dr H M Wright identified as a dental surgeon in Kentucky. The brief notice records his professional title and location within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Wright
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Lloyd
Mt. Sterling
Asheville
North Carolina
H. C. King
Phoenix Hotel Bldg
East Main St
Lexington, Ky
Southern Railway System
Louisville Post
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Satan
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Russia
Civil Service
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W. Main St
Mary Pickford
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White County
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Court and
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Riner & Lapsley
Shelbyville, Ky
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Philadelphia
New York
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Norfolk
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