Dr W E McWilliams Returns from Cincinnati Medical College
Dr W E McWilliams has returned from Cincinnati where he has been attending Medical college. Uncle Sol Northern has been very sick since Sunday. Mr William Howard died at his home near Gum Sulphur Monday. Mr and Mrs Colmar McCall are here with his foster, Mesdames Frith Bright and Lena McCall. O V Jarrett moved to Henry Addition. Willard Terril visiting from Wilmore. Miss Hana Barnes back in W O Yadon's store after illness. Railroad surveyors, here three weeks, left Tuesday for Mt Vernon. F F Robbins sold to Mode Hamm 15.
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W. E. McWilliams
Cincinnati
Medical
Sol Northern
William Howard
Gum
Colmar McCall
Oster
J. B. Frith
J. J. al Bright
Lena McCall
O. V. Jarrett
Henry Addition
Willard Terril
Wilmore
James Tyree
Bee Lick
Sallie Adams
Jewel McWilliams
Berea
Toney Reader
Mr. Moses
Stanford
W. E. McWilliam
Louisville
Dallas Dillingham
Dillingham
Bury
Lucy McCall
Worth Albright
Blair
Lynch
E. A. Strange
Robt. Speed
Billy Waters
Dock Gooch
Crab Orchard
Einora Frith
Pearl Hicks
Lexington
Nina Albright
Owen Cass
Silver Street
P. A Shelton
Junction City
F. F. Robbins
Mt. Vernon
Marshall Smith
Dave Belcher
Artemus
Harlan County
Josh Wilson
Campbell Wilson
Egbert Wallin
T. A. Proctor
Mildred Robins
Nicholasville
Isom McClure
Baby
Lebanon Junction
Ellen Brooks
Uncle Dock Haggard
Methodist Church
Fannie Mee Brooks
Handsome Home at Speed Dedicated with $25,000 Build
Handsome-Home at Speed Was Dedicated Last Night built by Louisville Cement Co at a cost about $25,000. The Y M C A plan governed its use though not affiliated. Director Ed Gentry will run it with a 68 by 78 foot main building, basement, pool room, bowling alley, baths, library, rest areas and a park to follow for athletic events.
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Louisville Cement Company
Wence
En Ita Lersburg
Aes
Ed. Gentry
Mt. Vernon
Snow Bound at the Hearth in Winter’s Roaring Night
A couple sits by a blazing hearth as a north wind rattles the house. The dog beds by the fire, the cat looms like a tiger, and a mug of cider and nuts from October provide quiet warmth. Snow sweeps outside but the ruddy glow endures.
Hunger Campaign Appeals from Rockcastle County
In Rockcastle County a fundraising drive seeks $600 to aid hunger relief in the near east. The campaign begins soon with headquarters at the Peoples Bank and Miss Bess Sparks as secretary and treasurer. Judge C Davis signs as chairman.
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Rockcastle County
Near East
Rockbastle County
Peoples Bank
Miss Bess Sparks
C. Davis
American horses and the Verdun to Marne march
An analysis argues that French and American horse quality shaped WWI outcomes. It details the Second Division’s 97 mile Verdun to Marne march, the high attrition of cold blooded artillery horses, and the broader cavalry shortfalls of the American force in 1918.
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Europe
Russia
Austria
Hungary
German Empire
France
Italy
American Expeditionary Force
Marine Corps
Ivision
Sottey
Verdun
Marne
Foch
Paris
Gove
United States
Great Britain
Sinai
Decennial Census Calls Kentuckians to Prepare
The Fourteenth Decennial Census of the United States is on under director Nat M. Elliott. Enumerators will visit every dwelling and farm in this community to collect data on name, sex, race, age, marital status, birthplace, parents' birthplaces, occupation, education, language, home ownership, and farm details for 1919 crops. The census will shape the official population for 1920 and asks all residents to be ready with answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nat M. Elliott
Ex speaker Champ Clark listed as Transylvania alum
Former Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri is identified as an alumnus of Transylvania College in Lexington. He wrote about his college days in memoirs published in a national magazine years ago.
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House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Missouri
Transylvania College
Lexington
Clark
Henry Clay Taught at Transylvania College 1804 1807
The article notes that Henry Clay, a leading Kentucky statesman, served as a professor at Transylvania College from 1804 to 1807 before pursuing a political career. He later died in 1852, and his role as curator is mentioned in passing.
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Henry Clay
Transylvana College
Transylvania College
Mr. Clay
Transylvania College Endowment Origins in 1783
Three escheated estates from Fayette and Jefferson counties formed the first financial support of Transylvania College then Transylvania Seminary. Early donors included Washington Burr LaFayette and Astor among the first to contribute.
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Transylvania
Fayette
Jefferson County
Transylvania College
Transylvania Seminary
Washington
Aaron Burr
General LaFayette
John Jacob Astor
Train 22 Wreck at New Hope Injures Blanford Daughter
Train No 22 wrecked at New Hope Tuesday evening as the engine passed over and the coaches rolled down an embankment Conductor Rose was in charge The steel coaches likely saved many lives Injured is Miss Ella Mae Blanford twenty year old daughter of C A Blanford L N agent at Livingston She lies in Elizabeth's Hospital Lebanon
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New Hope
Rose
Ella Mae Blanford
C A. Blanford
Livingston
Miss Blanford
Elizabeth's Hospital
Lebanon
Bear in Mind Chamberlain’s Tablets Improve Digestion
The ad claims Chamberlain’s Tablets move the bowels and boost appetite while strengthening digestion. It asserts they contain pepsin and other digestive ferments to help the stomach perform its functions naturally.
New dwellings rise in dry Valley amid leap year chatter
A note lists several local happenings in the dry Valley including new homes planned and two more to start soon. The leap year remark prompts thoughts on courting roles while residents comment on cold weather and wood fires. Mrs Payne and relatives visit Tennessee, Austin Staverson visits Miss Lowder, Sparks & Company ship tobacco, Level Green correspondence is enjoyed, and Fred Hayes builds a large stock barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Payne
Lizzie Moses
Julia Payne
Tennessee
Austin Staverson
Mt. Vernon
Sallie Lowder
Sparks & Company
Level Green
Fred Hayes
Cannibalism joke sparks dinner table confusion
A humorous exchange has a mother and child debating cannibalism as the child retorts that Aunt Julia claimed the parson would be dinner tomorrow. The line plays on misheard words and a macabre twist.
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Julia
County Agent funds sought by Rockcastle farmers
At a Rockcastle Agricultural Association meeting last Saturday the group discussed raising 500 dollars to hire a county agent for half time for one year. About 60 dollars was subscribed and on deposit with Treasurer F. E. Miller. Mt Vernon’s share is 250 dollars, rest of the county to raise 190 by February 1. Box suppers and pie suppers proposed to help fund the effort. The SIGNAL invites notices of events to support donations.
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Rockcastle
Mt. Vernon
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