My Old Kentucky Home and Stephen Foster Roots
A Pittsburgh born composer Stephen Foster wrote My Old Kentucky Home inspired by Kentucky while staying with Judge John Rowan on a Bards Town plantation. The song’s creation near harvest time sparked a legacy. Kentucky honors Foster as an adopted son and the Rowan estate became a state park with dedicatory events on July 4, 1923, marking Foster’s birth anniversary.
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John Rowan
Bardstown, Ky
Kentucky
Foster
Rowan
My Old Kentucky Home Note in Quiet Verse
Fragmentary OCR reflects lyrics of a song about longing and parting in Kentucky. The verses describe summer scenes, festivities, and looming hardship as the narrator notes departure and sorrow, with references to enslaved people and rural life. The piece reads as historical lyric, preserving tone and imagery.
Favorite American Song Vote Sent To Kenneth Clark
A reader is invited to choose a favorite American song from a lengthy list and mail their pick to Kenneth S. Clark at Community Service, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, as part of a nationwide vote. The notice presents well known titles like Old Folks at Home and The Star Spangled Banner and requests participation.
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Kentucky
America
Dixie
Old Virginny
Kenneth S. Clark
Community Service
Fourth Avenue
New York
Road Bond Issue Wins in Harrisburg State Vote
Harrisburg officials report the road bond measure for a 50 million loan likely carried by 300000 to 400000 votes. No county totals were complete, but few counties expected to oppose. Allegheny County showed the strongest anti campaign in a factional dispute, while rural districts and farming counties appeared supportive.
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Harrisburg
Neva
Allegheny County
Two Women Elected to Virginia House
Richmond news reports two women elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, the first in the state's assembly. Mrs Sarah Lee Fain and Mrs R A Menderson, both Democrats, win in Wigcatt district, signaling a historic milestone for female representation.
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Richmond
Va. Ney
House of Delegates
Virginia Assembly
Sarah Lee Fain
R.A Menderson
Wigcatt Amet
Pan Amertins
Cure for Rupture Without Operation Promoted
A testimonial from Eugene Af Pullen of Manasquan New Jersey claims a non surgical cure for a severe rupture. He asserts no operation no loss of time and lifelong relief after using an unnamed method and encourages readers to write for full information.
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Trusves
Sam
Eugene Af. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avene
Manasquan
N.J
Woman slays wolf with pitchfork in Kansas yard
In Cottonwood Falls Kansas on November 8 Mrs J E Adams wife of a Toledo township farmer seven miles northeast of town fought off a wolf attacking her chicken yard. She grabbed a pitchfork pierced the animal’s neck and pinned it, then killed it with a blow to the head as two small dogs joined the struggle.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kan
J. E. Adams
Toledo
Here
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