Local notes from Mount Vernon area report illnesses and community updates
A packed bulletin lists residents facing tuberculosis and pneumonia and notes health, employment, and schooling events. A.J. Sargent in Hiatt section is very ill with tuberculosis while Phoebia Burton and Luther Northern wed. Local court testimony involves Lewis Schneider vs L N R R Co over injuries from August excavation near W H Sowder's store. Citizens discuss new school system, library drive, teachers training class, and high school notes. Depot shifts and office changes affect O R Cass, Victor Dunsmore, and Chas Hurt family illness featured. New shop and stock plans arise opposite Citizens Bank after Barnes Shafer purchase. Wheeldon moves barber operation upstairs on Gravely’s property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Sargent
Hiatt
Chas. Owens
Cincinnati
Phoebia Burton
Luther Northern
A. J. Pike
Lewis Schneider
Schneider
W. H. Sowder
J. R. Cass
J. W. Tate
Dewey Sowder
Leroy Albright
A. J. Haggard
Steinberg
Givens Carson
Fred Sowder
J. F. Frith
Mt. Vernon
Otis Hall
Rockcastle
Willie Samms
Ruby Houk
Colmar McCall
Charles Smith
Arthur Dodd
Gilbert Albright
Samuel Albright
Joseph Hall
Marion Chandler
Violet
Lily
Pricipal
J. J. Painter
O. R. Cass
Chas. Hurt
Owen
Victor Dunsmore
Lebanon
Larkin Hicks
John Robins
R. S. Shiver
Elizabeth
Wm. Francisco
W. E. Gravely
A. M. Hiatt
W. H Barnes
Clarence Shafer
Citizens Bank
Sloan's Liniment Promises Fast Relief for Rheumatism
A reader reports three weeks of chronic rheumatism and stiff neck improved after using Sloan's Liniment for a few days. The note claims rapid easing of pain and mentions employment at a large San Francisco department store. The ad urges readers to buy Sloan's Liniment at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
S. F
H. B. Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Public Sale by Administrator of Rosa Payne Estate
Auction set for Monday January 24 1916 at the home place offering 1 horse 1 cow 3 bushel corn fodder tools chickens household and kitchen furniture and other items. Terms cash for amounts up to 5.00 and for larger sums credit with security and interest. Document dated January 14 1916 by Dock Langford administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Payne
Dock Langford
Bad Habits and Digestion Cure with Chamberlain Tablets
The passage warns that eating meals too close together leads to indigestion. It advises delaying each meal by at least five hours and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and restore natural function. Availability is noted as obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Livingston Notables and Local Updates Highlight Week
Rural Livingston notes show several improved health cases including Mrs Daniel Ponder and Mrs D B Rambo. Local residents Mr I W Catlin and Ed Owens are in town for visits and work. Sheriff Mullins recovers from fever while George Mullins and Fred Elkins return to prison. Community events include Fifth Sunday Baptist meeting and Thomas Jones announcing Eight Gables Restaurant venture.
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Daniel Ponder
D. B. Rambo
I. W. Catlin
Lebanon
Ed Owens
Mullins Station
Jerry Sams
Hazel Patch
J. N. Griffin
Meretburg
Ben Griffin
W. H. Cottorgim
Pine Hill
Thomas Jones
Eight Gables
Ior
Marsh Banks
Ella Mae Blanford
Parksville
Louisville
L. H. Davis
Berea
The
Baptist Church
Cam Mullins
George Mullins
Fred Elkins
Livingston
Community reports grip disease and local news updates
Disputanta area notes grip illness with varied recovery. Mrs Mahala Watkins returns home from Illinois after seven year absence. Jimmie Gatliff back from Hamilton work. Rev Hugh Ponder delays seminary studies after church appointment. Chasteen buys horse for 123 dollars. Cholera loss among hogs. dogs spread risk. Movers include Dade Croucher and Mr Pennington. Community entertainment at Boiling Springs. praise for John Dooley. Many residents relocate to Hamilton and Berea. SIGNAL urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahala Watkins
Hume
Ill
Eli Gatliff
Jimmie Gatliff
Hamilton
Hugh Ponder
Clear Creek Baptist Church
Ponder
Theological Seminary
Louisville
Squire Chasteen
Jesse Simpson
Crooksville
Dade Croucher
J.D. Pennington
Pennington
Berea
John Dooley
John
Boiling Springs
E. S. Albright
C. C. Davis
James Penn
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
A 100 dollar reward claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages by constitutional treatment. The advertisement states the product is taken internally and works through the blood to mucous surfaces, builds up the constitution, and offers testimonials upon request. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halls
Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Dixie Highway Progress Earns Growing Support in Midwest
The Times-Star notes rapid Dixie Highway progress from Miami to Chicago and Michigan with Cincinnati and Louisville as key links. It cites 1915 county expenditures totaling about 5.39 million and 1916 funds anticipated at 6.93 million for one third of counties, with 20.9 million overall planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times-Star
Cincinnati
Middle West
Miama
Chicago
Michigan
Louisville
Prohibition and Suffrage Battling Kentucky Session
Statewide prohibition and woman suffrage dominate Kentucky’s General Assembly as the Frost Hamilton bill dies in the Senate 20 to 14 while dry leaders push new measures and anti-pass proposals. Governors, congressmen, and civic groups crowd Frankfort amid lobbying and public petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Frankfort
Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky
Frost
Hamilton
House
Joe E. Williams
McCreary County
A. W. Barkley
Congress
District of Columbia
National Capital
Union
United States
Washington
Stanley
Logan
Stricklett
Covington
Democratic Party
James B. Stears
Nicholasville
Kentucky Press Association
G. B. Senff
Sterling
Cora Wilson Stewart
Beatrice Hale
New York
General Assembly
James D. Black
Senate Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Williams
Montgomery
Antie
Against
Knight
Littrell
Zimmerman
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Carrollton
Arthur Rouse
Burlington
Greene
James M. Benton
J. Campbell Cantrill
Justice Lamar
Wilson
State Insurance Board
W. A. Perry
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Representative Green
Carroll County
Representative Stone
Crittenden County
George L. Pickett
Shelbyville
Harvey Helm
Woiman’s Christian Temperance Union
Pike County
Virginia
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