Livingston and Brodhead Notes Reflect Community Life
Local brief sketches detail Livingston telephone work and long-serving L&N rail yard worker Uncle George Cook, praise Brodhead as a quiet friendly town, and report on births illnesses church revivals and social events. The piece ends with humorous notes about a local character J M headed to Texas with a second hand organ and tunes played on street corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Or Graves
George Cook
Cook
Brodhead
Livingston
Brotherly Slove
R.r.perkins
J.B. Hayse
Vick Owens
Celia Mink
Cincinnati
Ava Griffin
West Plains
Dr. R . Webb
Louisville
Main Street
Masonic
Odell
Sams
Livingston Heights
Sam Hellard
Dr.Auwyx
Hellard
W.H Cottongim
Corbin
F.L Thompson,Sr
Mt. Vernon
Logan
Geneva Griffin
G.v.calaway
Berea
Cupid
J. M
James Maret
C. Pranklin
S.c
Texas
Dixie's Land
Dixie
Boone Way and Dixie Boone Highway Progress Noted
A 1917-era report describes Boone Way and the East Dixie Highway route from Cincinnati to Knoxville. It covers Natural Tunnel near Apopallachia and notes Tom's Creek coal works, Rockcastle soil, and government discussions with Governor Stanley on financing and completing the highway with state and federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mays Cove
Cleveland
Virginia South Western
Apopallachia
Bristol
Boone Way
Dante
Rockcastle
Frankfort
Stanley
East Dixie Highway
Dixie- Boone
Cincinnati
Knoxville
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal remedy
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local care and must be treated internally via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It presents the product as blood acting on mucous surfaces, prepared by F. J. Chesney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with testimonials and a 75 cent price for the Cure. Hall's Family Pills for constipation is also promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chesney & Co
Props
Toledo
Ohio
Hopewell Neighbors Note Family Sickness and Moves
The message reports most of Reverend Carmical's family ill, Mr and Mrs W M Wallen moving to Lloyd Levisay's house, and Omer Chesnut closing his school January 19. Rev Carmical preached at Hawk Creek the past weekend amid widespread local sickness.
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Carmical
W. M. Wallen
Lloyd Levisay
Omer Chesnut
Virginia Prohibition Aids Road Plans In 1917 Year Ahead
The author notes Virginia’s 1914 prohibition taking effect November 1916 and praises the drop in drinking. He reports on Kentucky and Virginia roads, tax practices, and toll gates as counties prepare for the County Road Engineer's Convention in Bowling Green January 17–26. W H Fish represents Rockcastle in Cleveland Virginia meeting. The writer’s next address is 108 Tale Place San Antonio Texas, for 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kentucky
W.H. Fish
Rockcastle
Ballard
San Antonio
Texas
Bowling Green
Lincoln Celebration at Lincoln Memorial University
Lincoln Birthday celebration expands into a three day congress at Cumberland Gap Tennessee marking the universitys twentieth anniversary. Noted leaders from government finance and education will speak on topics from Lincoln and labor to Lincoln and the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial University
O .O. Howard
Vermont
John Wesley Hill
University
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
McCall
Massachusetts
Henry Clews
Adolph Lewisohn
New York
Martin Kh. Glynn
Jacob M. Dickinson
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M Shaw
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
United States
James E Watson
Indiana
R.L. Owen
Oklahoma
Charles E. Townsend
Michigan
John K. Shiedlds
Charles A.towne
Minnesota
Jacob E Mecker
Missouri
Henry K. Rathbone
George E. Foss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bischof
Sutton & Megbee
MT. Vernon, KY
Georgia
Old Town
Old Kentucky
Lonesome Pine
Boone-Way
Boone
Ashville, NC
St. Paul
Norton
Asheville, N. C
N. Bruckner
Asheville Board of Trade
Sion
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