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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1920
Page
4
The ad claims sprays and douches only provide temporary relief from catarrh and urges a blood bloodstream remedy S. S. S. as a cure. It promises special medical advice free and directs readers to Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia for guidance.
A socialized geography course begins in the first week of summer school at Eastern Normal under R. P. Green, state supervisor of high schools. He left a lucrative job to devote himself to statewide education efforts this year.
Mrs J M Warren and daughters Sadie and Eula May depart for Ohio to settle as Mr Warren has bought a farm north of Cincinnati and will be joined by the family this week.
Dudley Caudin, Powell County superintendent, joins Eastern Normal for a special summer course. He will stay through the short term, saying continued study would be beneficial and expressing a willingness to learn more. He was welcomed and noted his intent to broaden his knowledge.
Alonzo Jennings of southern Madison County, while in Richmond, forecast Madison County will lead in wheat cutting this year. He said warm weather has the grain turning with a golden tint seen soon and some wheat may be cut this week. He expects harvest days in a week. He noted local ripening is strong and denied widespread fly damage in Kentucky.
John White was found guilty of breach of trust, not larceny, in a county court with Judge S. D. Parish presiding. He received 35 days at hard labor for unequal division of bluegrass seed on Louis Neale’s farm.
A Tuesday verdict in county court finds Virgil Miller wins against Mark Fox in a case over possession of property. Fox was accused of forcibly detaining possession.
Flea beetles are causing significant damage to grape crops this season. The pests eat leaves then fruit, greatly reducing yields in severe cases. Control methods include spraying with arsenate of lead at two pounds per fifty gallons of water.
Ben J Hurst of Big Stone Gap Virginia reports securing the contract to supply the Stonega Cogge and Coal Company for a new waterworks system. The project will cost several thousand dollars and marks one of the era’s larger orders.
Mrs John List of Hartford City Indiana is visiting her sister Mrs Allen Douglas.
The article explains that employment of children aged 14 to 16 without a permit from the superintendent of schools violates the law and that age claims or appearances are not proof. It notes no violations reported in Richmond or nearby areas and no issues have arisen from this source.
The garden should be the farm’s richest land and kept productive through succession planting. As soon as one crop matures, another is planted in its place or between rows. Beets can go between radishes, sugar corn for peas, and beans at two to three week intervals to maximize output.
Board of Supervisors will finish today hearing complaints of property owners regarding assessments. The session has been extended and tedious, with many complaints noted about alleged increases in valuation of property. The article also mentions an old pank note dated 1399 B C issued by the Chinese government.
The article argues that a single man with five mules can perform 2.5 times as much work as a man with two mules, especially in ground preparation. It notes harrowing and packing can be done in one operation with a larger team, while labor remains similar and time increases when using fewer mules.
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