Education must be more than books in Kentucky clubs
Highlights from early 1913 letters show girls like Thelma Sampson and Mary D Thompson detailing poultry club work. Entries describe egg settings, hatched chicks, care routines, and county exhibit activity with prize notes and calls for organized groups under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Corn and Poultry Clubs
Commonwealth
Moorefield
James Sveced
Louisville
Tiret
Ty Meine
Old Todier
Poultry Club
Plymouth Rocks
Mary D. Thompson
Ewing
James Speed
Carlisle
Lida Gardner
Thelma Sampson
Pedigreed stock aids youth clubs in farming education
The article urges using pedigreed stock and seed to improve outcomes and notes children rapidly adopt new practices. It suggests forming a girls poultry club once a successful boys corn club exists, stressing pure blood fowls and active, parentally watched learning as key to real life success beyond books.
Tired Fields and Ailing Horses Highlight Farm Care
A farmer rests his horse on Sundays and rotates grazing to keep it healthy, prompting comparisons to tired fields needing rest and nourishment. The text extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure, praising its effectiveness in severe cases and noting it is sold by Chas. C Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Os Bill
Chamberl
Chas. C Davis
Kentucky Farmers Convene for National-Scale Barbecue and Talks
A statewide invitation to a grand farmers convention on August 20 invites every farmer and spouse to meet neighbors, hear short talks from national speakers, and enjoy a large sanitary barbecue. The event aims to boost agricultural science, cooperation, and rural life in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Old State
Texas Wonder Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles
A Texas wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and a wide range of ailments for men and women. It markets by mail for $1 with two months’ treatment per bottle, and asserts success in many states. Dr E W Hall is listed in St Louis as the seller and druggists carry it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steine Coth
Ana Seci
Cine Co
T. R. V. Pierce
Javalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Houalo
Texas
E. W. Hail
Olive Street
St. Louis
Minister Praises This Laxative In Praise Ad
Rev H Stubenvoll of Allison Iowa praises Dr King s New Life Pills for constipation calling them perfect pills no home should be without them. Claims for liver and bowels and guarantees. Price 25 cents at Chas C Davis s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Stubenvoll
Allisonia
Dr. King
Chas. C. Davis
Sleep Talk Sparks Nighttime Reflections
Aprovoking remark notes that some men speak in their sleep because it is the only chance they get to share true thoughts. The line hints at quiet private moments and the psychology of sleep behavior.
Cardui touted as help for Mrs Vincent in Pleasant Hill
In Pleasant Hill North Carolina Mrs Walter Vincent recounts severe three yearlong health decline including nervous headaches and prostration. After three bottles of Cardui the condition improved dramatically and she regained strength appetite and energy. Cardui is described as a vegetable tonic for women and claims have helped over a million women in fifty years.
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Pleasant Hill
N. C
Walter Vincent
Cardui
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Lincoln
Neb
Lizzie
Dr. Piers
Dr. Pier
LE Trom
Doctor Vierce
C. C. Davis
Ini. Vernon Bank
the Bank OF MT. Vernon
MT. Vernon, Kentucky
W. L. Richards
A. B. Furnish
Undertaker
W. A. Cox
MT. Vernon, KY
Jonas McKenzie
Selz Shoes
Selz
Mt, Vernon, KY
Castor
Ieee
Grae
Tae Centaur Company
New York
AG A
Bears
Gee Orla
Cerry
J. N. Camden
Versailles
Camden Farm
Farmers OF
Mt. Vernon
George Owens
Mancer
Mt. Vernon Monumental Building
Old Main Street
Court
Llouse
Vdas
Vin
Cent
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Daniel
Chas. C. Stoll Ol CO
Lexington, Ky
Boone Axle
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