Willisburg Notes and Local Social and Fire Loss
Willisburg community brief with social visits illnesses moves and a house fire near Litsey. Names include Uncle Tim Montgomery, Carl Cooksey, Nan Pinkston, Artie Sutton, Lillian Blackerby, A. B. Wells, C. R. Cheatham, Leo Gibbs, John W. Sutherland, Harry Shewmaker, Pearl McGlothen, Mattie Brown, Barold, T. T Hiter, Lizzie Shirley, Mary Caldwell, J. T. Sutherland, and AB Wells. The article mentions tobacco prices and Growers Tobacco Association prospects. Local residents’ health, travel, schooling, and farm trade noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Montgomery
Litsey
Carl Cooksey
Botland
Nan Pinkston
Artie Sutton
Lillian Blackerby
A.B. Wells
C.R. Cheatham
Aili & A
Anderson County
Harry Shewmaker
Pearl McGlothen
Cooksey
Brooksville
Mattie Brown
Barold
Louisville
Will Wells
Nat, Thompson
Erastus ‘Trent
Pleasant Grove
Trent
Wells
Ed Sutherland
Harrodsburg
T. T Hiter
Will Shirley
Lizzie
Mary Caldwell
Sallie Sutherland
Aging Teeth and Market Prices Highlight Rural Life
The article explains how teeth aging guides horse prices, notes old versus young stock, and lists prices from a Marion Falcon sale. It also details crop values and household expenditures from the 1904 harvest, including livestock sales, mules shipped to Atlanta, and local farm purchases in Bardstown and Springfield.
Tobacco and land trades and prices at local markets
The item records July tobacco delivery in a local trade area. Thomas Fitzgerald and Charlie Mattingly form a rehandling partnership at the old colored school near the water mill in Frederickstown, Mackville Stock and Land Sales. James Hendren sells 55 acres to Hilton and Gillispie for 650 dollars. A mare and several cattle exchange hands as buyers Crutcher Coffman purchase yearlings and two-year-olds, while C A Ruby and Bunton Lawson sell tobacco to the American Tobacco Company and Will Arnold respectively. Charlie Camden buys large tobacco lots. J T Lester purchases a cow, calf, and a heifer. The column also offers a household tip on breaking glass evenly with a string soaked in turpentine and heated to snap a line through the glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fitzgerald
Charlie Mattingly
Frederickstown
Mackville
James Hendren
Hilton
Gillispie
John Ancel
Lebanon
Crutcher
Coffman
Nicholasville
C. A. Ruby
American Tobacco Company
Springfield
Bunton Lawson
Will Arnold
Charlie Camden
J. T. Lester
John Crawford
How to Test Ivory Versus Celluloid
A simple method for identifying ivory. Rub the material briskly on wool until it becomes warm. If genuine ivory is present it emits a distinct camphor odor, whereas celluloid will not produce that scent.
How to Clean Black Satin
Step by step method for cleaning black satin using potato-water pulp. Do not roll the fabric. lay flat, sponge with strained water, then fold in cloths for three hours and iron from the wrong side.
How to Prepare an Easy Dessert
A pint of whipped cream sweetened with chopped hickory nuts or English walnuts is poured over a dozen Indy fingers to create a toothsome and acceptable dessert.
Heinz Apple Butter Bargain Warned as Pure and Wholesome
Heinz apple butter offered in eighteen pound jars for 1.75 or bulk by the pound. Advertised as pure and wholesome with no artificial colorings or injurious substances, the deal emphasizes a strong bargain appeal.
Pure White Cottolene for Pastry Cooking
Advertisement touts Pure White Cottolene as pure vegetable matter suited for pastry cooking. It claims digestion benefits and endorsement by leading physicians, urging readers to buy at a low price.
New York Pure Cream Cheese Shipment Promptly Sold
Purveyor reports a fresh 500 pound shipment of New York Pure Cream Cheese arriving and selling rapidly as the best quality dairy product. Local buyers snap up the supply, reflecting strong demand for premium cream cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Old Grad and Hazing Tale From Princeton Campus
A New York Times report describes Jesse Lynch Williams once mocked by sophomores on the Princeton campus who mistook him for an old graduate. An elder student intervened, and the hazing faded with apologies. The piece also recounts Dr. Swallow the Prohibitionist debating a laborer in Harrisburg after a bottle was crushed and tea purchased with a quixotically earned coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hased
Jesse Lynch Williams
Inceton
New York Times
Weaver
Philadelphia
Dr. Swallow
Harrisburg
Weill
New York Tribune
Pledge at the supper and a diplomat’s tale
A Scottish temperance vow leads to a comic supper anecdote as wine passes freely at a friend's table. The Caesar of diplomacy Mr Choate recalls an Irish officer’s grave address to troops returning from a fruitless expedition, noting casualties would have been higher if fighting occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Choate
United States
London
Winter Weather and Local Notes From North Pleasant Grove
North Pleasant Grove reports real winter weather with heavy snow. Brief notes mention Vergie Thompagn improving after burns, J P Lambert leaving for Illinois after visiting, Dave Hardin’s return, a medicinal balm method, and instructions for hot sand bag preparation. Mrs Margaret Downey of Pentago Michigan dies at 107.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vergie Thompagn
J.P. Lambert
Illinois
Dave Hardin
Margaret Downey
Pentago, Mich
Local farm trades and social events reported from Locust Grove
Trades include Locust Grove mule exchanges with prices noted and several families moving to new homes or farms. Socials feature euchre parties hosted by Dick Osborne, Miss Lucy Blanford and Miss Alice Blanford, plus a tacky party won by Watt Wheatley. Visits include Walter Riney from Daviess County and Miss Bell Carrico in Raywick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Blandford
Tom Simms
Lee Smith
Rich Smith
al Smith
Sylvester Smith
Sam Smith
H.C. Gardner
Frederickstown
Bert Smith
Springfield
Daviess County
Bell Carrico
Raywick
Tereasa Blanford
Louisville
John O'Bryan
Osborne
Sale of livestock and horse in foal advertised locally
Suburban notice lists Duroc Jersey sows and gilts for sale, including a mare in foal. References Springfield and nearby bidders, with details scattered in the OCR text. No full contact or dates provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Shelby
Springfield
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