Local Livingston Notes and Town Bits from the Rail era
Livingston calendar of visits and claims includes Judge Pennington, Judge Bethurum, Edgar Albright, Oliver of Winchester, and others between trains. The column laments coal and food prices, praises shared civic spirit, mentions a mine accident burial, property moves, hospital trips, and a Christmas turkey invite while remarking on local poverty and loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Pennington
L. W. Bethurum
Edgar Albright
Greenland
Bill Niceley
J. A. Oliver
Winchester
C.c.davis
Mt. Vernon
Ab Wolf
Cleo Griffin
Cincinnati
W. A. Owens
J. H. Walton
J. P. E. Drummond
London
Mr. Poff
Maple Street
D. B. Rambo
A. W. Bourne
Links
Taris
W.T. Amiz
Earl Rice
Louisville
John O. Henson
Gauley Branch
John O Henson
G. W. Murphy
C.E. Rice
C.e.rice
River Mansion
Jerry Jewell
Bell County
Levi Oliver
John Ball
Oliver
Rambo
Thomas Farley
Livingston
Robsion Opens Campaign for Congress in Clinton County
Judge J M Robsion of Barbourville speaks to a large Clinton County audience in Albany during the December term of the Cin ton Circuit Court. Judge Bethuram presided and praised a strong, vigorous candidate as Robsion delivers a sweeping, well received address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Robsion
Congress
Clinton County
Albany
Cinton
Bethuram
Robsson
Smith
Barbourville
Robsion
Clinton
Powers
Local notes from Brodhead and nearby towns
Reports from Brodhead and surrounding area include Willie Vance of the 10th Field Artillery awaiting call to France and visiting a Graded school to share wartime experiences. Other items note local land sales, residents visiting Louisville, and community charity efforts amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Vance
Douglas
Ariz
Dora Vance
France
Carr Singleton
John Robins
D. B
Chas
Chandler
Morgan Helton
Irith Bros
W.J. McQueen
John Shiver
John Soard
Babe Sigman
W.J. Sowder
London
Brodhead
Jim Maret
Burley
Owens
Livingston
Uncle Sam
Dixie Fund
Plan to boost corn and pork for war effort in Rockcastle County
The article urges Kentucky to increase pork production by 25 percent and expand corn acreage. It stresses fertilizer use, land prep, and daily work to meet war taxes and avoid bankruptcy. It calls for community cooperation and shared effort to win the war through greater agricultural output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Rockcastle County
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promise Cure for Deafness
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness is untreatable by local applications and offers one hundred dollars for any cure that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot achieve. It explains deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and promotes treatment through the blood and mucous surfaces. Circulation and circulars are free, with drugstores selling the medicine at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
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Ray
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Ophus
Peru
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Aastoe
Council of National Defense
Ball-Band
Mt. Vernon, Ky
Court House
George
Old George
H’m
First State Bank
Livingston, KY
J. C. Griffin
C. M. Thompson
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