13 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Mount Vernon Signal
Location
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
1
The Rockcastle County Tax Commissioner warns all residents to appear and list their property under the 1918 Acts. Deputies will be at the office above A. G. Baker’s store from July 1 to October 31 1918 daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Failure to list incurs a fine up to fifty dollars.
Killis Emberson Adams died at his brother Thos Adams home in Kansas on Tuesday December 25 1917 age 72 years 8 months 13 days Funeral held December 26 1917 at 2 30 p m at the home of his nephew John Adams conducted by Rev R S Sergant Interment City cemetery. Other notes mention local travel and visits by residents including Rev John Elder Mrs Thos Lamar and many others alongside county wheat and sheep campaign details.
An appeal urges Americans to fund Liberty Bonds to spare Marshal Ferdinand Foch and General John J. Pershing from worries over food clothing recreation ammunition and equipment. It states that they can lead in battle, but require home front support to provide all necessities.
Ralph Waldo Emerson of the War Loan Organization in Washington led the purchase of three million buttons as part of preparations for the Fourth Liberty Loan. His use of a steel engraving process saved the government sixty five thousand dollars in red money and reduced waste of celluloid guncotton white paper and other materials. Factories nationwide will ship the buttons to federal reserve districts to ensure every district receives its bond buyers insignia on time.
The U S Navy spent 49 to 52 cents per sailor per day in the first half of fiscal year 1918. A $50 Liberty Road would support four sailors for 103 days on larger vessels and for six days on smaller types.
Mrs. Sarah Spoonamore returns home after a week with her Green Gabbard relatives. Several residents visit family, including Miss Fannie Allen, Mrs. Linville Allen, and Dora Mullins. The piece mentions a copperhead bite to Mary Barnett, car travel to London for Arch Allen’s recovery, and various trips by Mullins, Roberts, and Mullins families. Sorghum making begins. sale ad for a 132 acre Ottawa farm with a five room cottage and two barns due to owner quitting farming for service in the family.
The article recommends Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for young children with diarrhoea, followed by a dose of castor oil. It urges keeping the remedy on hand and giving it at the first signs of loose stools.
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