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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
4
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a sale of hand made pillow slips and towels plus an ice cream and cake supper at Kavanaugh school house on Thursday June 19 at 7 30 o clock. Proceeds support a good cause and a pleasant evening is promised.
Central Standard Time timetable lists Louisville & Nashville trains with arrivals and departures at Richmond. Entries include Atlanta Norton Paris Cincinnati Maysville Stanford Local Frankfort Lou e Cincinnati Local Jackson McRoberts Knoxville Local Louisville Local Frankfort Lou e Lexington Cin i Stanford Local Ravenna and other routes with notes Except Sunday and Thu Sat.
On July 1, 1919 Kentucky is projected to have 2,423,001 people by a census bureau estimate. The last official census in 1910 counted 2,289,905 residents, with the next prior census before that.
Local shop offers cabbage beets potatoes and tomatoes at low prices. Specials include green peppers fancy Georgia peaches Lenox soap Ivory soap and Lipton tea with sugar scarce and cocoanut. A first shot can sweet potatoes priced at 25 cents per can and a basket at 2 dollars 78 cents.
On June 1, 1900 the state census recorded a population of 2,147,174 residents. The figure highlights early 20th century demographics and growth trends.
An advertisement urges readers that age need not slow them, promoting GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to cleanse kidneys and bladder, boost vigor, and sustain strength and spirits. It claims reliability, a money back guarantee, and sales through druggists in sealed packages.
A casualty list updates reflect Morton Nickell of Cannes City killed in action. Elby Best of Newport listed as wounded severely. Other wounded include Norman Yasher from Owningsville Wiley Blankenship of Salyersville Gilbert Brinegar of Midlesboro Robert Isaac of Skylight Felix Phillips of Beemen and John Debord of Walnut Grove with unknown injury degree.
Danville's Prof. John Price, head of Center College English for a year, will take a chair at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, starting duties next September. Kentucky grants Kentenia-Catron 3400 acres on Pine Mountain for a new state forest reservation in Harlan County, a wooded tract not valued for agriculture or coal, at the source of the Big Sandy, Cumberland and Kentucky Rivers.
Kentucky will be represented when the Prince of Wales rides the goat into Master Masonry June 23. Capt John H Cowles, secretary of the Scottish Rite Masons at Washington, was chosen to replace Dr W Carson Black as grand master of the Kentucky lodge who cannot attend the rites in London for Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David on June 23 to 30. Installations occur on his twenty first anniversary with the prince eligible to Master Masonry and ceremonies to be attended by distinguished members of the order from around the world.
Oscar Johnson, killer of Walter Rice the railroad man, was sentenced in Paris circuit court to death by electric chair at Eddyville on August 15, 1919. Judge Stout denied a new trial and allowed an appeal by Oscar T. Hinton.
Richmond and Madison county teachers plan to attend the Kentucky Educational Association meeting in Louisville. Reduced fares are available via a certificate plan. Buy to Louisville with a receipt or certificate, countersigned by the Association Secretary, then exchanged for a return ticket at one third the regular fare. The receipt must be shown to the Secretary to qualify.
Felix Adams son of J B Adams a Stockton pharmacist surprised family by returning Monday from the U S Army after several months in France. W B Chenault the Daily Ers colored boy home from France with the American since last September mustered out at Camp Taylor says he had a great time and is now back working in a printing office.
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