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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
4
Stockton instructs by Washington to curb train service disruption due to coal shortages and urges early mailings for Christmas delivery. He outlines packing tips for fragile items and stresses strong outer wrappings, absorbent cushioning for liquids, reinforced supports for umbrellas and hats, and clear fragile handling labels.
Reports indicate a general resumption of mining in the Indianapolis belt with about a thousand men back to work at Newburg Fort Brackey and Blackburn. The Terre Haute field remains idle as workers have not received orders to return.
Danville reports R. W. Gwinn of Mercer county purchased for more than $100,000 a Boyle county farm owned by L. P. Yandell. This is the third Yandell farm sold in the past year, while Yandell still owns one of Boyle county’s largest farms with a high tax list.
On Friday December 19 1919 at 10 am a public sale offers about 90 acres on the Berea Kingston pike and county road, east and west sides. The land near Berea and Kingston will be divided into two equal tracts then offered as a whole to fetch maximum bid. Proceeds for settlement among heirs.
A New Haven testimonial from Mrs Charles Be describes relief from a two year female weakness with back pains and painful periods after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy's herbal basis and urges other women with functional disorders to try it and seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
Three pianos available at Christian Music Co. 205 207 East Main Street Lexington. Baldwin piano priced at 250 dollars Sarr piano 285 dollars Crescent piano 150 dollars. All are described as perfect condition and nearly brand new.
A notice seeks a cottage or rooms for rent with contact through Willis Moores at the Register Office.
In a Christmas Eve turning point, Billy Gilligan, once the town recluse and anti-government figure, learns from a young relative about World War II era honors and decides to buy a Creasy Savings Certificate to support the government. The scene unfolds at the post office and bank as he confronts his past and embraces citizenship.
An OCR fragment notes a visit to a government shop for seemingly odd items described as avings Cramp dandy and similar phrases, indicating garbled inventory or transcription errors rather than a coherent news event.
Mercer county reels from a fur heist week with losses totaling 700 to 800 dollars. Thieves hit J. O. Hafley’s fur house stealing about 100 in hides, Hafley having earlier shipped most hides to York, saving around 600. They also raided a cave of two Winchester youths netting 700 in coon mink muskrat and lynx skins. No suspects identified.
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