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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
3
A fragment mentions Mt Vernon Kentucky post office entry as second class mail matter with timestamps 3:56 am and 1:44 am and 12:13 am. The note appears to be a postal record or log indicating filing or processing times.
Personal visits and hometown movements are listed, naming residents and visitors from Lancaster London Brodhead Louisville Middlesboro Somerset Wildie Corbin Versailles Livington Elgin Decatur and Decatur Illinois. The item records arrivals departures visits birthdays and upcoming relocations with several businesses and families mentioned.
Booster Day arrives in Mt Vernon with tickets urged for neighbors to attend. Dixie Highway Association officials M. Allison and Gailbreth tour the Eastern Route, receiving welcome in Barbourville and London. Local notes include weddings, farming, ferry plans at Rockcastle River, and a prelude to county fair announcements.
Kentucky Negro Exposition and Half Century Anniversary of Negro freedom referenced. Mrs Julia Proctor, about 69, died near Wildie Wednesday from consumption. She was a devout Christian. burial held at Maret burying ground yesterday.
Lee Webb a coal miner in East Bernstadt attacked his wife at her workplace in the exchange, slashing her throat from ear to ear. After fleeing a mile to Altamont he cut his own throat four times and fell before a freight train, dying. Mrs. Webb survived, expected to recover.
The County Judge, County Attorney, County Court Clerk and five Magistrates joined Brodhead Commercial Club on a day ride along the Boone Way to Lancaster and Danville. The group aims to push Boone Way to the Lincoln line and complete the road to establish a regional outlet. Atty E R Gentry will report in the next issue with a full account.
The Mt. Vernon Fair Association lists several concessions for sale and invites interested parties to contact Secretary W. H. Fish at once for details and negotiations.
An old ad claims Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey heals inflammation and soothes coughs. It promises to loosen phlegm, relieve bronchial irritation, and aid breathing with pine tar balsam. Available at druggists with a guaranteed help.
Fish's offers white pumps at 1.50 for women and misses and 125 dollars for larger sizes. The listing highlights bargain prices on ladies footwear in a retail ad style notice.
Farmer Mike Gilford of near Lexington says Tanlac helped his four year catarrh and general health. Ad copy touts Tanlac for digestion, kidneys, nervous unrest, sleep, and stomach comfort, with local outlets listed in Mt. Vernon and nearby towns.
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