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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1920
Page
3
Social and personal schedule lists meetings at Saba Masonic Temple and Mississippian schools with leaders named Bosley Bennett and Chennal. Events include Cecilian Club, a Musical Festival at the Normal school chapel, and Women’s Missionary Society gatherings. Also notes the marriage announcement of Katherine Margaret Scheene and Patrick Henry and an update on Mrs J C Powell’s illness.
Miss Madee Burnam returns from Louisville visit. Mr and Mrs Wright Hamilton spend a few weeks at Hot Springs. Mrs Ida Gentry returns from Winchester visit. Miss Cora Eades visits brother Everett Eades and family. Miss Laura Blanton from Cardome visits relatives. Mrs E M Jowdy of Lexington visits her parents. Royal Waters of Huntington visits sister H B Cosby. Superintendent H F Minter returns to Conway from Richmond. Dr J G Besley and Mrs Besley travel to Lexington for a conclave. Mrs Joe Shearer of Ravenna visits her mother on 2nd street. T Hi West homebound with rheumatism. Wolf Campbell of Winchester visits parents. Mr and Mrs W E Luxon return from Louisville races. Mrs Everett Witt and Neville Witt visit from Cynthiana. James Conway of Bardstown joins wife for visit to father Joe Guinchichant. Mr and Mrs G F Bradley of Lexington visit Elliott Shiffle and family near Moberly. Mr and Mrs Clarence Hicks of Lexington spend weekend with Buckley family on East Main. T M Wells and family visit Lexington. Miss Callie Miller Shackelford leaves for Wisconsin. Higgins Patterson and son of Cynthiana with Lair of Lexington guests of Colel in Burnamwood. Mrs Julia Winburn and Daisy Isging of Lexington guests of J A Riddell on Woodland avenue, visiting Kingston with Winburn’s mother.
Miss Bettie McCann Perry visits her parents Dr and Mrs G G Perry after a Hamilton College trip. Her guest is Miss Mary Harper Henderson of Georgetown. Allen Zaring leaves for Santa Fe NM after a wire says his mother Mrs J W Zaring is seriously ill with pneumonia. Friends here regret the illness.
The weekly cream volume to creameries shows an uptick from the prior week yet remains lighter than a year ago. Export demand is weak with imports from foreign producers rising, while large centers see lower wholesale prices. Eggs respond to warmer weather and drier conditions with modest price dips and daily marketing urged. Poultry movement remains formal with only nominal price changes and expectant stability due to lighter storage stocks for the next month.
The article notes strong youth involvement in Richmond and Madison County religious work. Funds for causes shift from older to younger members, with the Salvation Army drive led by young people in Richmond. A new Sunday school is reported at Valley View and more are expected in nearby areas.
Through the columns of the Register we express thanks to friends for their kindness during the illness and death of our beloved daughter Mrs Stone Irvine. Special gratitude to Dr Gibson nurses Dr Matherly and Mr Muncy. Mr and Mrs G Q Park and family.
The piece praises demobilized soldiers forming the American Legion to promote peace and vigorous Americanism. Commander D Olier leads a vision for high ideals, social cohesion, and citizenship, arguing the Legion strengthens national unity and counters threats while elevating civic tone.
A Cairo reader recounts severe female trouble with displacements and pain, saying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved symptoms and allowed her to resume work. The letter also notes that some cases still require operation and invites private medical advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Meredith Nicholson extols The Legion as a public service strengthening America’s lines of defense. He urges all who served or shared in camp and battle lines to participate in the program, praising the splendid youth who served the nation.
The ad warns catarrh can descend to the lungs and cause consumption. It condemns sprays and local applications and promotes S. S. S. as a blood remedy that targets the disease at its source. Readers are urged to obtain a bottle and consult the Medical Director at 104 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga for free advice.
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