A Rural Telephone Tale of Gossip and Ruin
A local rural line built by Farmers enables neighbors to gossip via ring calls. The story chronicles jealousy, overheard secrets, and escalating feuds as Jones Scroggs Smith Johnson Boggs Ezra boggs and others are drawn into conflicts. The piece ends with a moral against listening to or sharing others affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanston
Boggs
Farmer Jones
Jones
Scroggs
Smith
Johnson
Ezra Boggs
Chicago
Happy Hollow Social Roundup of Local Families
Mr Perry Ruby and family near Chaplin spent Saturday and Sunday with her father J Shiekis. John Armstrong Erastus Perkins and wives Hubert Patrick and Woods Floyd visited with Edward Hanby. John Crow and family with EL Parish near here. Walter Hanby sold a horse to Fitch Godby for 110 dollars. Several families visited relatives including Lade Coulter and J Walls ill. Miss Ethel Griffy of near Fairview visits J M Shields. T W Sutherland and wife with son J D Sutherland. C W Stallings in Springfield. Tolly Griffy Labe Coulter and families visited the Shelds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Ruby
Near
Chaplin
J. Shiekis
John Armstrong
Erastus Perkins
Hubert Patrick
Woods Floyd
Edward Hanby
John Crow
EL. Parish
Near Here
Walter Hanby
Fitch Godby
Myrtle
J. W. Walls
Albert Hines
Ethel Griffy
Fairview
J. M. Shields
T. W. Sutherland
J. .D. Sutherland
C. W. Stallings
Blarney Helps New Office Staff Find Nerve and Fit In
A business office anecdote shows a gentle tact of friendly flattery aiding a timid country girl hired as a typist. The head stenographer uses warm praise to boost confidence after a rough start, turning nerves into steady performance and easing initiation for newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th.e
Great Deed and Fact Spark Hour of Life
A Rocky Mount North Carolina man, J R Pitt, reports a remarkable cure after suffering a severe cold using Dr Kings New Discovery. He claims one bottle ended his ailment and praises it for lungs and throat troubles. A second tale describes a French villager forced to discard antiquities sale proceeds, with a government inspector stopping removal of windows while allowing observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Pitt
Dr. King
Haydon & Robertson
Bowrer
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills claiming relief from various pains without habit formation. It asserts fewer or waning headaches and cites user testimonials about backache, flu symptoms, and general soreness. The copy emphasizes quick relief and lack of adverse after effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Sindh
Junband
G. H. Web
Austinbure
All Dental Work Strictly Firstclass Springfield Ky Ad
Classified ad notes a dental office in Springfield Kentucky located in Hagon Block upstairs offering first class services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Hagon Block
Horse Sale Notice and Local Rentals Urge Feb 26 Event
Local notes announce the Sée G C Wharton and Mrs Laura West rent offers and a February 26 horse sale at Bobbit's stable with buyers for all classes. Also listed are rooms for rent, a Lost glove, cleaning services, piano sale, incubator, stove, and multiple church dinners on court days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boblitt
Bobbit
Local Notes from Lebanon and Nearby Communities
Miss Margie Claybrooke returns home after visiting her sister Mrs. Tom Wise of Lebanon. Several residents travel between towns. Mrs. Clem Cocanough visits Stewart, James Wilson heads to Chicago. Obituaries note Mrs. Pete Hays and Mr. Woodson Arnold. Evangelists Reenie and Hawkins set Texas church meetings, Feb 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Claybrooke
Tom Wise
Lebanon
J. R. Claybrooke
John Offutt
Bloomfield
Emma Claybrooke
Bob Brady
Springfield
Ladies Missionary Society
Bethelhem Baptist Church
J. M. Begiey
Tres
Ant
T. E. Wilson
Harrodsburg
Wilheln Peterson
Edger Wilson
Louisville
James Wilson
Chicago
Ill
T. A. Hays
Pete Hays
Bethelhem
R. L. Purdom
Woodson Arnold
Hoyle County
James Holderman
Miss Valley Longfield
John Sutton
Reenie
Hawkins
Texas
Myrtle Cocanougher
Bardstown Land and Farm Listings and Local Notices
Bardstown broker Orville Arnold advertises farms for sale from 600 to 2000 dollars, tobacco and stock farm options, plus city property. Burr P Crume seeks two good tobacco men in Bardstown Kentucky and a No 5 Oliver typewriter is offered for sale. 87 head of horses sold at last year’s sale with 54 selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Crume
Bardstown, Ky
Bardstown
Orville Arnold
Deplorable Accident Claims Life Of Harvey Ross
A tragic death near Cravens stunned Bardstown as Harvey Ross aged about nineteen was killed by a falling limb while sawing logs for Will Sherman Jr. on the Sam Warwick place four miles from town. Funeral services were held January 29 at the Baptist church with burial in Bardstown cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Harvey Ross
Ross
Cravens
Sam Warwick
Lowayille Pike
Young Ross
Will Sherman, Jr
Warwick Farm
Harvey
Baptist Church
Rew Row
Bardstown
Bardstown Cemetery
Parisian Sage Hair Restorer Promises Dandruff Cure
Ad touts Parisian Sage as a refreshing hair dressing that stops dandruff and promotes hair growth. The Loo Haydy Drug Co lists it at 0 cents a large bottle with a money back guarantee after two weeks. Testimonial from Elizabeth Anderson of Mechanicsburg Pa credits 15 years of dandruff with renewed hair growth and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loo Hayd@y Drug Co
Mrad
Elizabeth Anderson
Mechanicabarg
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Kentucky
ED M. Russell
Springfield Sun
Cription
AL. Smith
Ben Johnson
Democratic Party
Daily Courier-Journal
The
Daily
Louisville Times
Louisville Herald
Daily Evening Post
Breedrs Gazette
the Sun
Ces Courier-Journal
Weekly Herald
Farmers Home Journal
Springfield, KY
Happy Hollow
Jim Coulter
Jim
Steve Scott
Palin
Tolly Griffy
Labe Coulter
JJ. M. Shelds
Big Horse Sale
Robertson-Claybrooke CO
Ted
G. T. Burton
G.C. Wharton
Laura West
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Mound City
Leo Haydon
Sth
Ladies of the Methodist Church
St Rose
W. H. Mullican’s Gate
George Mulhcan
M. H. Jones
Agustus Ott
CLUB
Geo
Gowny
Ella H. Bodine
Victor
Lakes
Messrs
Lucian Fandom
Chevy Cocanougher
Bessie Cocanoucher
At Is
Mackville Normal & High School
C. W. Caldwell, A. M
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