Shelbyville Farmers Institute Day Two Attended by Large Crowd
The Shelby County Farmers Institute second day drew a large crowd in Good Time Shelbyville. Talks covered forestry beef and dairy cattle seed displays were praised as the best in the state. Governor Beckham urged education and cooperation, praising rural life and the boon of the telephone.
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Shelbyville
Shelby County Farmers’ Institute
B. B. Ross
Colonel Wing
Ohio
R. M. Smith
John A. Middleton
J. K. Patterson
State College
Harry Weissinger
J. E. Wing
Mechanicsburg
J.C. W. Beckham
Beckham
Dr. New Discovery for Consumes and Colds Promises Relief
J. H. Simmons of Casey Iowa praises a medicine that eased his terrible cough and night disturbances, claiming the product relieves choking and aids eating, suggesting it cures consumption and colds.
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J. H. Simmons
Casey
Suit Against Major Book Firms Over Kentucky Adoption
Through his attorney, H. H. Walker, superintendent of public schools, has filed suits for $10,000 each against Rand McNally Company of Chicago Maynard Merrill Co of Boston and D C Heath Co. The actions arise from the new school book law and bonds these firms posted to guarantee sale of their books if adopted by any Kentucky county.
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Harrodsburg Herald
C. E. Rankin
H. H. Walker
Rand McNally Company
Chicago
Maynard, Merrill & Co
Boston
D. C. Heath & Co
Kentucky
Mercer County Suits Seek 310000 Against Book Company
Superintendent Walker alleges contract breaches by the American Book Company selling books to Mercer county schools at higher local prices than elsewhere. He seeks 310000 judgment against each defendant to fund the Mercer school system. Similar suits prevail in other counties including Mason where a 10000 judgment was upheld. trials likely at the May circuit term.
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Walker
Ohio
Mercer County
Mason County
American Book Company
Want to Be Clean Petition Seeks $5 sidewalk fine
A petition circulates to city council urging an ordinance making it a $5 fine to expectorate on sidewalks. Nine of ten readers sign willingly while the few refusals cite fear of being among the first caught if enacted.
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Harrodsburg Herald
Hung Jury in Bullitt County Killing Trial
In Shepherdsville Kentucky an eleven day trial ended with a hung jury in the murder case of John R T Barbour who killed Francis J Hagan. After two and a half hours deliberation jurors could not reach a verdict and were discharged. Conviction was urged by Charles Duvall W D Burchell Lawrence Ogle and John Moss while T H Pauley W S Pauley L C King M H Meeker Matthew Mudd E L Boyd Mose Elsmore and John M Barrel favored acquittal. Some jurors indicated early alignment with conviction though Moss favored a lighter penalty if others joined.
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Shepherdsville
Bullitt County
John R. T. Barbour
Francis J. Hagan
Charles Duvall
W. D. Burchell
Lawrence Ogle
John Moss
T. H. Pauley
W. S.pauley
L. C. King
M. H. Meeker
Matthew Mudd
E. L. Boyd
Mose Elsmore
John M. Barrel
Courier Journal
Moss
Plan for Farmers and Local Banks Gains Support
A call for detailed homegrown plans to fund a farmers campaign and attract local bank loans is issued. Meanwhile discussions cover earthquake prevention via conductors, railroads rehiring workers in New York, and a note on Rear Admiral Coughlan’s absence at a statue unveiling.
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New York
Sivas Fata
W. B. Hawkins
Coghlan
Hoch der Kaiser
Frederick the Great
Indignant Scotsman Trades Barometer for River Test
A Cheviot sheep farmer, told a barometer predicts weather, tests it by plunging it into a swollen burn. He grumbles that the device failed to warn him before rain, then submerges it to prove his alee n belief.
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Scot
Ths
Extending the Analogy from a Youths Companion excerpt
A boarder argues by analogy that humans can live to a century citing horse growth and a flea that jumps 1300 times its length. He claims a man six feet tall could leap 7,800 feet. The other boarder halfheartedly agrees and the talk drifts to other topics.
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Mal
Waiting For the Word
Public notices urge clear advertising messages in newspapers. Consumers already seek goods, so simply state offerings, prices if possible, briefly and directly to guide decisions.
Indisputable Safe Investment Ad Promotes Reading Enquirer
An advertisement touts Cincinnati Enquirer as the safest way to wealth, urging readers to invest by buying subscriptions. It promotes sample copies and claims the paper provides facts and truth for profitable investments, listing prices for weekly and daily editions and an address in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Weexly Enquirer
Sunday
ExQuire
Daily Enquirer
Saxpay
Weexty Enquirer
Enquirer Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Loss by Fire Hits Local Jeweler J C Thompson
The popular jeweler J C Thompson faced a fire incident that ruined his safe contents including a $300 diamond. He conducted a search and discovered the gem had escaped the safe, been swept with the trash, and ended up in the stove. He remains philosophical, hoping the insurance will cover the loss.
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J. C. Thompson
Logan Gilkey Sells Hogs At Four Fifty Per Hundred
Kentucky Standard reports Logan Gilkey of Early Times sold seven hogs weighing 800 pounds to William Grigsby at 4.50 per hundred gross. Vance and Eggan of Bloomfield shipped a carload of hogs to Louisville last Saturday averaging 200 pounds at 5.06 per hundred. Auditor's agent J Smith Barlow filed suit in County Court on Cecilia Barber to compel listing for taxation at 60,000 she allegedly did not report to the Assessor for five years.
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Kentucky Standard
Logan Gilkey
William Grigsby
Vance & Eggan
Bloomfield
Louisville
J. Smith Barlow
Cecilia Barber
Fine Farm Sold East of Shelbyville on 20 Acres
Shelbyville Kentucky April 8 H C Dunigan sold his fine farm two miles east of Shelbyville containing 20 acres to R M Phillipe for 30500 dollars cash. It is described as one of the best farms in Shelby county.
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Shelbyville
H. C. Dunigan
R. M. Phillipe
Shelby County
Pearl Hunter Tricks Woman With Imitation Gem
A man who hunts pearls along Nolin River visits Elizabethtown to sell finds. He bought a $2.50 imitation pearl, claimed it worth $250, and attempted to sell it to a debtor as a genuine treasure. He feigned drunkenness to pressure the sale, taking $50 from the woman after she believed she was getting a bargain. A jeweler countered with a whale tray of identical items priced at $2.60 each, illustrating the ruse and delivering a moral about deceit.
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Nolin
Elizabethtown
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Springfield
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Hagen Block
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Orfice
Opera House
T. Scott Mayes
Atty-At-Law
Washington
D. Claybrooke
Selecman
Haydon & Thompson
Avaca
Wmpity Vik Epstein
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St St. Louis
Shelby Farmers
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New York City
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THE
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Elwood
Roller Mills
Pride of Washington
Springfield Grocers
Springfield Roller Mills
Lawrenceburg
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