Notice of Election in Washington County Kentucky 1906
The Washington County Court of Kentucky orders a special election for August 25 1906 on whether spiritous vinous or malt liquors may be sold bartered or loaned in the county. If the majority vote against sale, the local option law and prohibition will extend to druggists. The sheriff is to open polling places and process registration for voters in city precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Keeling
Washington County
Kentucky
Washi
Public Sale Near Springfield on Jimtown Road
Auction of farm property including phaeton runabout mares two-year-olds mules a Jersey heifer calf cattle ewes and sheep with houses to be sold at 1 o clock. Terms include cash over ten dollars with bankable notes and interest from date. H C Nelson Golden R E Whayne auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Oroke
Enther Bank
H.C. Nelson
R. E. Whayne
Boy Messenger Loses Clothes Then Tries Coney Island Night
John B. Dixon, a Brooklyn telegraph messenger, swam at Coney Island and left his clothes in a sandhole. When he returned two hours later they were missing. After wandering the beach in his trunks he sought help at a charity tent near police headquarters, then spent the night retracing his steps and reflecting on the dawn.
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New York
John B. Dixon
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Sonny
Surf Avenue
Police
Dixon
Brighton Beach
Messenger
John B
Digestive Warnings Against Improper Eating Habits
The piece warns that hasty eating and poor food choices burden the stomach and digestive organs. It emphasizes self-inflicted penalties from unhealthy eating and urges restraint to avoid digestive distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebottom
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Quick Digestive Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the greatest remedy for stomach and digestive troubles. It claims instant vitality for the digestive organs and urges readers to buy now to forestall pain, with a money back guarantee and free samples offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. de Wets
Ruggist's
Retari
CPA
Sam
Poor Dixon’s Odd Tale At Relief Tent
A man named Tompkins, an engineer, advised Dixon to return to the relief tent and seek a better outfit. John B. Dixon finally told the truth, drawing laughter from onlookers while attendants felt sympathy. A messenger boy later revealed a surprising detail about a stolen child, and Dixon noted the clothes were worth the experience.
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Tompkins
Dixon
Reliet
John B
John B. Dison
Maxlows
John B. Dixon
Fell From Buggy Near Salvisa Leaves Woods in Serious Condition
Harrodsburg Democrat reports Kirbys Woods a respected Salvisa resident was seized by apoplexy while returning from the city Monday afternoon. He fell from his buggy near Willard Vandivier's residence, sustained severe bruises, and frantically struck his head. A physician warned another blow could be fatal. Woods was treated at Vandivier's and later sent home in serious condition.
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Harrodsburg
Democrat
Kirby Woods
Salvisa
Willard Vandivier
Sorrowful Mother Pleads Over Son’s Drunken Charge
In Brooklyn's Court Street, Mrs Elizabeth Boyce, 190 Johnson Street, pleads with Magistrate Dooley to jail her 23 year old son Frederick on drunkenness charges. She says he ruined her hopes and asks to file a complaint. A vagrancy charge is added and he is held on $300 bail.
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Frederick
Adams Street
Elizabeth Boyce
Johnson Street
Boyce
Temperance Notes Rally and Reform Across Nations
A collection of temperance reflections notes king Oscar of Sweden ending wine on ship launches. London lawyers warn sobriety could ruin law. Quotes on change from drinking to savings and warnings about cigarette use. Calls for referendums on temperance laws and how officers enforce statutes. Pullman rules ban liquor aboard and saloon talk weighs future closures. Statistics contrast pneumonia deaths in alcoholics 70 of 100 vs 23 of non alcoholics.
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Oscar
Sweden
London
Royal Courts of Justice Temperance Society
England
United Presbyterian
Wales
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman
Albany
He Didn't Need It At The Wedding Interaction
A wedding guest questions the clergyman about drinking wine. The clergyman replies that he has no infirmity and declines wine, citing no infirmity to excuse his action.
Moderate Drinking Excerpt From The Pilgrim Teacher
A brief quotation argues temperance hinges on moderate drinking views. The speaker stresses applying logic to the individual choice and outcome of temperance debates, reflecting a historical stance on drinking behavior.
Injuries Prove Fatal in Temperance Argument
Quote from Dr Haines notes that injuries in habitual drinkers often lead to fatal pneumonia. It cites susceptibility to infection after trauma and cases where pneumonia follows chest trauma or appears within 48 hours. Delirium and mania-like states may accompany such pneumonia after injury.
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Haines
Springfield area farm list offers varied acreages for sale
A long list of farms near Springfield is advertised with No. 1 through No. 23 entries. Listings include 44 to 255 acres, several with tobacco land, timber, barns, a dwelling, wells, outbuildings, and proximity to schools and churches. Prices range from about 15 to 60 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Cloen
Spri
Weill
Soret
Depot
Wotton Lana
Farms for Sale Varying in Size Across Burgin Harrodsburg and More
A fragmented listing advertises numerous farms for sale ranging from 0 to 240 acres with varied improvements. Locations include Burgin Harrodsburg Salvisa McAfee Vanarsdall R R Station Rose Hill Shakertown and counties Woodford Washington. Prices per acre span from 5 to 100 dollars with notes of well improved land and cottages or barns.
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Burgin
Harrodsburg
McAfee
Walnut Woods
Vanarsdall R. R. Station
Pike
Salvisa
Rose Hill
Shakertown
R. R. Station
Woodford
Washington County
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Washington County Court
State of
W.N. Keeling
Jimtown
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticelto, Minis
Ew Daily Herald
G. W. Young
God
Leonora M. Lake
B. D. Lake
W. T. Ewing
Real Estate Agency
Harrodsburg, Ky
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