Lake's Overflowers Properties Catalog
A historical land auction listing describes numerous tobacco farms near Springfield and Bloomfield. Items include No 56 with 285 acres at $40 per acre, No 57 with 163 acres at $31, No 69 with 135? acres at $30, and many more parcels up to over 1,400 acres. Each listing notes dwellings, tobacco barns, stock barns, water, timber, fences, orchards, and proximity to churches and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Pike
Eeapike
Bloomfield
Nelson County
Mackville
Sorfhefield
Muita
Glaas
Extraordinary birds vanish around reflected mirror mystery
Hartford dispatch reported by Owensboro Inquirer describes Johnny and Willy Smith finding a broken mirror by a stream attracting hundreds of birds. Sparrows led the chorus as black birds, jays, bluebirds and others gathered and then died around the glass while attempting to reach their reflection. The tale ends with an advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro Inquirer
Hartford Dispatch
Johnny
Willy Smith
Dispatch
Ee Hespelinté
A Modern Poultry Farm Sheds Light On Industry Wealth
Article describes a large poultry operation in Pennsylvania, detailing a 82 acre plant with 112000 square feet under roof. It highlights contracts with hotels and firms in New York, vast egg production of 1000 1200 eggs daily, and advanced facilities including incu bators, steam heating, electricity, tramways, and a slaughtering area. It also notes duck farming, feeding practices, and the risk of predators, plus ancillary notes on glass cutting and fish buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pennsylvania
Biddy
Questa
New York
Nerve Pain and Miles' Anti Pain Pills Promoted
A vintage advertisement-like passage explains nerves as complex networks and pain from pressure on nerves. It touts Miles' Anti Pain Pills as the remedy, claiming relief from neuralgia and headaches with no side effects, featuring testimonials from a Mr Buckman of a distant city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Miles
Oven Heat Test Method For Pastry Baking
To test oven heat place a piece of white paper inside the oven. If the paper blackens or tins, the oven is too hot. A delicate hitten indicates suitability for pastry. Dark yellow results in dark yellow cakes, light yellow means sponge cakes and biscuits may be baked.
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The
New York Herald
Happy Beau 1495 Colt and Stallion at Frederick County Stable
Auction notice for Happy Beau 1495 a saddle and hartiesa stallion foaled 1899 sired by Beau Brumme 800 of Kenmore. Location Melntire a Frederick town pike three miles from Frederick stown seven and a half miles from Springfield. Payment due when foaled or mare parted with. Care taken but not responsible for accidents. Also selling a fine mule Jack at same time and place.
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Fancey
Pancey Boy
Nick Wathen
Fancey Hoy
Ick Wathen
Joy
Pate Goldhuat
Zilenda Goldust
Councellor
Wathen
Fancy
Denmark
Seal
Sumpter
George
Nelse Royalty
Old George
Royalty
Joe
Or Addres
W. L. Graham
Cardwell
Morey
Biddy
Frederick Town Pike
Frederickstown
Springfield
Happy Beau
Beau Brumme
Kenmore
Jewel
Happy Cross
Gar Seeerarrenr
Lappy
Dewey the Jack Offers Breeding Service for Mares
Dewey a dark brown Jack of 14 hands 3 inches with good conformation will serve about twenty mares at eight dollars per mare. A second young Jack, around years old, stands at 15 hands high and will likewise be employed for breeding, with mares or Jennets pastured for two dollars per month.
Death of Hon. J W Muir of Bardstown Kentucky
Hon Jasper W Muir died at his Bardstown suburb residence after a stroke years earlier aged 78 The long time Kentuckian spent winter in Louisville with daughter Mrs Robert J Hagan returning to Bardstown recently He married Mary Wickliffe in early manhood and had four living children Nat W Charles W J Hal and Jasper W Muir The surviving spouse Mrs Muir Talbott remarried and had three children Joseph Mary and Henry Muir The Muir family includes bankers and farmers with several offspring in Louisville Bardstown Bloomfield Hodgenville and surrounding areas
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Kentucky Standard
Jasper W. Muir
Bardstown
Nat W
Charles W. Muir
J. Hal Muir
Bloomfield
Hodgenville
Charles Muir
Joseph Muir
Mary Muir Hagan
Louisville
Henry Muir
Unclear fragmentary record of horse names and breeding
Fragmentary OCR text references Black Hawk Chief Brinkers Dremon and The Chester Dare siring, mares, patronage, and a saddle sale in a Kentucky county. Names and details are imperfectly captured, with unclear events or dates and no cohesive narrative.
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Black Hawk
Brinkers Dremon
Kentucky
Cheacrat Dare
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New Sacre
B. D. Lake
Springfield, Ky
Fancey Boy
Vain Birds
Billy Boy
Dark Bay
Billy Bo
Prince He
Davy Crockett
Old Place
Willisburg
Sharpsville
Willsburg
Richard Riley
Panama
Australia
South Africa
Canada
Union
Pat
Ireland
Kay
Chicken
Thanic
Buckman
Aris
Mites
Spain
Ajayauge
Dewey
Gladstone
Gov. Woods
J. W. Muir
Sun and Herald
Castleman
Weanli
Soli
Horae
Lexington Prince
B. B. Leachman
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