September farm notes emphasize fall seed bed prep and seed corn
The article urges fall soil and seed work in Kentucky farms. It stresses disking before plowing, selecting well developed seed corn, and drying ears to prevent moisture damage. It notes risks from bare winter soil and freezing while moist, and promotes the State Corn Show at the University of Kentucky in January during Farmer's Week with reduced travel rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
College of Agriculture
Lexington
Subscriptions Open for Lexington Herald Offer
A subscription pitch promises the Lexington Herald through January 1, 1915 for 1.00. It pledges daily market, war, and Blue Grass news with world coverage each morning. Subscribe now.
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Lexington Herald
Piano phonograph invention described as flat life terror
A newly announced piano phonograph invention is described as another terror of flat life, implying it will change domestic entertainment norms and daily routines. The note frames the device as a disruptive innovation affecting households and leisure.
Economics of Equal Suffrage and Its Social Costs
A historical essay argues that extending vote rights will bring wage and price increases through broader legislation. It forecasts longer term consequences including shifts in labor, family dynamics, and potential demographic decline of the American woman if suffrage expands without later contraction.
Equal suffrage impact on economy and fashion
The essay argues that woman suffrage will raise prices for food through higher labor costs but may prompt adoption of labor saving devices. It predicts dress standardization and simpler clothing as nations grow independent, noting potential economic offsets like rationing and broader social effects.
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England
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Merit For Weak Kidneys
A. G. McCauley of Winchester Kentucky testifies that after using Dean's Kidney Pills he experienced relief from kidney pains and scanty painful secretions. The testimonial promotes the product and notes a 50 cent price at all dealers. Produced by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
A. G. McCauley
S. Maple St
Winchester
The World's Greatest Financier Is a Kentucky Farmer’s Wife
A newspaper piece extols the Kentucky farmer’s wife as the nation’s best investor. It argues her daily decisions outperform Wall Street and criticizes complex laws as inaccessible to ordinary citizens. The writer urges laws to be simplified so the housewife can understand them.
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Kentucky Farmer’s Housewife
Wall Street
Kentucky Blue Grass Farm Sold At Public Outcry
On Thursday October 8 at 6 o clock in the morning, a prime Blue Grass farm in Kentucky will be sold at public outcry. The property yields tobacco corn wheat hemp and other crops and features four natural springs a pond locust posts a bearing orchard and ample water. It lies 2 1/2 miles from Richmond on a good pike in a favorable neighborhood with nearby schools and churches.
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Richmond
Good Pike
Danville
Stanford
First National Bank
Paris Man Marries Before Long Prison Term
A Paris man married before beginning a 20 year prison sentence. Upon release he is expected to be well prepared to withstand the restrictions of a well behaved life.
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Paris
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