07 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
1
The Rockcastle Circuit Court swore in Walter N. Flippin as prosecutor for the 28th district today. Judges praised his firm and rigid approach, saying he will defend the rights of the accused and serve the district’s best interests with steady leadership.
Louisville resident Livingster M S L G Falin returns home after a visit. Mrs Jane Owens ends a Mt Vernon sojourn. Paris’ Mrs Edd Quinn returns from a few days here. The new town board takes office with I W Catlin T C Welch J B Hayse Oscar Argenbright and Lee Mullins named. Numerous residents visit relatives, attend court, or move houses. A whooping cough outbreak is noted and local musical memories are shared.
L3redhead W H Lynch of Louisville sold Main street property to C T Riddle for 900 dollars. Mrs Nancy J Reynolds 84 died of pneumonia at East St. Louis and was buried in Christian church cemetery after services by Rev H S Young. The Long list of local visits, deaths, and society notes continue with marriages, farm sales, and town board actions.
Readers are told a catarrh cure can treat all stages by constitutional means. The advertisement promises $100 for any case not cured, cites internal action on mucous surfaces, and notes Toledo Ohio address with testimonials and 75 cent sale through druggists.
An anonymous user reports rapid relief from rheumatism after applying Sloan's Lineament, noting pain subsides in minutes. A San Francisco department store employee confirms using it and recommends the remedy, claiming it cured a three week stiff neck after a few days.
A historical overview recounts Kentucky's road building from early macadam efforts to 1908 state aid for counties, the 1914 five cent tax, and the 1915 push to connect county seats under a statewide system, noting the advisory role of the early highway department and the shift to active state support after 1914. Why not nationalize highways as well as national waterways.
Governor James B. McCreary argues for a Kentucky Department of Public Roads funded by automobile licenses, praising the improved road network, county cooperation, and the need for a patrol system for repairs, with a vision of better farms, schools, and commerce through extensive highways.
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