Valley Hill Letter Praises Local Anti Liquor Crusade
A James Moran Jr letter from Valley Hill Kentucky urges county voters to back local option and vote dry. He praises Protestant speakers including I H Thurman, condemns Wall Street whiskey influence, and stresses family duty and youth protection in the August 3 readership. He urges neighbors to remove liquor from homes and cast ballots for a dry county and state. He notes a rental for a Springfield stable and ends with a sign off.
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Valley Hill
Sun
I. H. Thurman
Wall Street
New York
England
Haman
James Moran, Jr
No Tigers at Lancaster Says the Record
The Lancaster Record argues local option law can be enforced, crediting police officers for fearless, strict action. It asserts whisky and beer sales are stamped out in Lancaster today, due to law-abiding officers who actively enforce the prohibition.
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Lancaster
Danville’s Clean City Rich in Modern Utilities and Sewers
The Record lauds Danville as the cleanest city in the Blue Grass region with excellent water works electric lights gas and an outstanding sewerage system. It notes three million dollars in taxable wealth no saloons unlike Richmond highlights strong finances and thriving colleges churches depots and new government buildings while urging other towns to study Danville’s ownership of utilities and its prosperous contented citizens.
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Record
Danville
Paria
Kentucky
Richmond
Woolfolk
Clarence Woods
Commonwealth
Critchelow Wins Big Radish Prize in Axtil Harvest
Breckenridge Democrat notes John R. Critchelow of Axtil easily tops vegetable shipments this year. Seeds from the Democrat and Secretary of Agriculture backed by Hon. D. H. Smith produced a monster radish nearly sixteen inches long and eighteen and a half inches in circumference. The paper doubts the scale's accuracy but praised the record.
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Breckenridge Democrat
John R. Critchelow
Axtil
D.H. Smith
Secretary of Agriculture
Local option urged to end liquor in Springfield Ky
A Sun letter argues against whiskey in Springfield Kentucky, urging fathers to curb liquor to save families. The writer questions pro liquor claims, cites ruined homes, and recalls a Harrodsburg incident with minister David Bruner to condemn drinking influence on youth. The piece calls for a decisive local option vote to close liquor access.
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Sun
the Sun
Harrodsburg
David Bruner
Bro. Braner
Bro
Bruner
Bro. Bruner
Springfield
Springfeld
Local option urged to go dry in Washington county
A letter signed by Miss Anna Rovanty argues for a dry Washington county banning whisky and intoxicating drinks. She decries the harm of saloons, urges residents to vote against alcohol, and calls on citizens to educate others and support local option to prevent liquor sales.
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Lony
Washington County
Anna Rovanty
A Picture of Saloon Desolation and a County Vote
A speaker paints a stark contrast between Death and ruin on one side and a ruined home and grieving family on the other. In the bar’s shadow loom a drunken rot and hellish imagery, with moral warnings from the angel of mercy and justice. The passage ends urging the county to vote on August 25 to shun such places and uphold noble manhood.
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Angel of Mercy
Angel of Justice
Kingdom OF God
Appeal to Local Voters for Early Polls on Local Option
An editorial urges local option supporters to vote early, predicting a strong Pottsville turnout and a countywide lead. It condemns liquor, compares saloons to evil trees, cites biblical imagery, and calls for a united front of all professions to vote August 25, stressing moral duty and community welfare.
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Pottsville
Sun
May Get a Fortune From Mail Crane Patent
Lexington Ky August 3 J T Nash a local blacksmith is near receiving the 100000 offered by the United States Government for a successful mail crane patent. Government officials recently tested his patent and pronounced it successful in every way. He just returned from Washington where he learned the patent would likely be adopted by postal authorities.
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Lexington
J. T Nash
United States
Nash
Washington
In Great Demand For Chamberlain Remedy
Demand for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy runs high, keeping it in stock across reliable outlets. Local vendors report steady purchases and quick relief, with emphasis on trust and availability for travelers and households alike.
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Stork
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