Senility claims long time county resident Mrs Brown
Mrs Thereas a Brown died at her son in law John R Smiths home in her eighty eighth year after a long healthful life marked by Christian devotion Her funeral was at St Dominics church Father Hennessey praised her steadfast character Her son in law and daughters in law mourn her loss Miss Mary Lill Buckman and Mr Gee Mann wed at St Dominics church with Rev P P Hennessey leading the ceremony The groom is jailer of Nelson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thereasa, Brown
John R. Smith
Mm. Brown
Geo. Brown
John Ed Currico
St. Dominic's Church
Brown
Iad
Bat
Mary Lill Buckman
Mr. Gee
Mann
P.P. Hennessey
Mr. Parrott
Lebanon
Richard Parrott
John Buckman
Mr. Mann
Nelson
Death of Will Grace
Will Grace died at his father’s home on Sunday January 16, 1910. The young Grace son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grace and nephew of J. J. Grace had pneumonia for about a week, with little hope of recovery. He would have been 17 next March. Funeral services were conducted by Father Hennessey Monday at St Dominick’s church.
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Will Grace
Young Grace
Ed Grace
J. J. Grace
Father Hennessey
St. Dominic’s Church
Card of Thanks for Ethel Hartford Turner Family
The Hartford Turner family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of their daughter Ethel. Special thanks go to Dr. Thompson Mrs Laura Hiatt Miss Minerva Raybourne Mrs W D Bottom Mr Jas Cochran pall bearers and all who aided in any way. They also appreciate the beautiful floral designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Thompson
Laura Hiatt
Minerva Raybourne
W. D. Bottom
Jas. Cochran
Hartford Turner
Pamily
Frightful wreck advertised with Bucklen’s Arnica
A fragmentary notice touts Bucklen’s Arnica as a superior healing remedy after a frightful wreck involving train, carriage, or buggy. It promises prompt cures for cuts, bruises, sprains, burns, boils, and eye or hand injuries, with sales through Haydon & Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydon & Robertson's
Supervisors Adjourn After County Tax Rises
The Washington county Board of Supervisors adjourned Friday after two weeks in session. They raised assessed value on real and personal property totaling 250000 dollars, reflecting sharp real estate appreciation. The State Board of Equalization may further raise the county tax list, and the board will reconvene soon to hear complaints from those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors of
Washington County
State Board of Equalization
Tobacco market sets new local price benchmark
Peters and Haydon sold a tobacco basket at Farmers House for 31 cents per pound, with high volume last week. Washington County house moved 245000 pounds at 10 to 21 cents per pound, averaging $14.51 per 100 pounds, while Farmers House logged 240000 pounds at $14.76 per 100. Monday sales of 31000 averaged $14.81, signaling rising quality and demand and positioning the local market against larger national markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters & Haydon
Washington County
Busted Treasury Delays Kentucky Lawmakers Wages
In Frankfort on January 10 the state treasury faced a cash squeeze as warrants from Clerk George S. Peters and Clerk James Stone waited for payment. Treasurer Farley warned legislators that money was scarce outside the school fund and teachers might not be paid promptly. Superintendent Crabbe threatened injunctions to protect teacher salaries while lawmakers sought funds. The public, angry about delayed public pay, watched as Democrats accused Farley of political games to curb spending, while Farley urged officials to review the situation themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Farley
General Assembly
George S. Peters
Senate
James Stone
House
Tressurer Farley
Public Instruction
Crabbe
Crabbel
Parley
Mackville Notes Miss Henrietta Noel and Mr Edgar Bagwell wed
Miss Henrietta Noel and Mr Edgar Bagwell were married January 12 at the home of Rev Yankey in Mackville. The bride is the daughter of Dick Noel of Mackville. Bagwell is a respected farmer from Gravel Switch. They will reside at Gravel Switch. Attendees at Miss Ethel Turner’s funeral included Emmet Merrill and daughter from Indianapolis, Van Flute and Kirk Phillips from Harrodsburg, Jim Peters from Danville, Homer DeBauvry from Cornishville, Mary Hughes and Frank Turner from Willisburg, and Fred and Alfred Mayes from Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Noel
Edgar Bagwell
Yankey
The
Christian Church
Mackville
Bagwell
Dick Noel
Gravel Switch
Ethel Turner
Emmet R. Merrill
Indianapolis
Ind
van Flute
Kirk Phillips
Harrodsburg
Jim Peters
Danville
Homer DeBauvry
Cornishville
Mary Hughes
Frank Turner
Willisburg
Fred
Alfred Mayes
Springfield
Home Cure For Eczema Offer In Local Ad
A local ad promotes D. D. D. Prescription wash for eczema relief. It claims a 20 to 25 cent bottle can stop itching, with a $1.00 bottle normally sold. offer available briefly through Haydon & Poberteon of Springfield Kentucky, urging personal recommendation for immediate use.
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D. D. D. Laboratories
Happy Hollow Social Notes From Polm and Nearby
Mr John Crow and family were at Polm Saturday and Sunday. Miss Myrtle Armstrong spent Saturday afternoon with her sister Mrs Edward Hanby. Mr Erastus Perkins and wife spent Sunday and Monday with Mr John Armstrong's family. Mr Solomon Kays moved his family away and Mr Lee Settles moved in on Mr Frank Yancey's farm. Born to Enoch Masters wife an eight pound boy. To Albert Masters wife a fine daughter. Edward Hanby and wife with Walter Doof Hanby and Jim Mattingly dined at John Armstrong's home last Sunday. Erastus Perkins and wife spent Saturday night with his father John Perkins and wife. John Armstrong and wife spent Wednesday with John Crow's family. Mrs John Armstrong sold five shoats to C W Stallings at nine dollars per head. W C Dulgeon spent weekend with Tom McIlvoy's family. L M Clark called here last week by his mother's death. Mrs Sade Coulter spent Sunday afternoon with her parents Mr and Mrs J M Shields and family. Mrs C W Stallings spent Friday afternoon with Mrs Edward Hanby near this place. Mrs Erasmon Perkins spent Friday night with Richard Perkins and family near Willisburg.
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John Crow
Polm
Myrtle Armstrong
Edward Hanby
Erastus Perkins
Apent
John Armstrong
Solomon Kays
Lee Settles
Frank Yancey
Enoch Masters
Albert Masters
Meesrs
Doof Hanby
Jim Mattingly
John Perkins
C. W. Stallings
L. M. Clark
Sade Coulter
J. M. Shields
Erasmon Perkins
Richard Perkins
Willisburg
Poems Worth Space In Your SCPAP Book
Fragmented poem about youth, travel and spiritual journey. Imagery shifts from tracks, tunnels, and cities of sorrow to a promised peaceful City of Rest. Encourages patience, endurance, and faith as the journey moves from darkness to blooming fields and reunion with friends.
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City of Sorrow
Valley of Tears
The Woman with the Serpent's Tongue by William Watson
A critical poem picturing a powerful ambitious woman as malicious and dangerous. The speaker warns that such a figure can corrupt nobility and bend fates, using vivid phrases about a haggard face fevered hand and venomous speech.
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Hanz
William Watson
Fragmentary local notice from Jacksonville Iowa obituary snippet
A damaged OCR fragment describes a Jacksonville resident named Chris D Peterson and a young son near death, with references to illness and a city of rest. The text is garbled, but hints at a death or medical emergency involving a child and mentions Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Haydon Drug Co.
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Chris. D. Peterson
Jacksonville
Iowa
City of Rest
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Haydon Drug Co
High School Notes Debating Society Elects Officers
Reports from pupils show the debating society electing Naomi Rogers as President Luanna Hayes as Vice President McClellan as Secretary and Bottoms as Treasurer. The group plans a debate on equal political rights for women and notes many new students since Christmas with high hopes for progress and teacherly ambitions.
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Debating Society
Naomi Rogers
Luanna Hayes
McClellan
Bottoms Sar
Arcee
Shoee
Death of Mrs Cocanougher at Fenwick
Mrs Cocanougher aged about 84 died January 5 after six weeks with burns and pneumonia at her daughter's home in Fenwick. She was buried January 7 in Bethlehem graveyard. She was mother to four, with twenty two grandchildren, and survived by two daughters, Mrs Beg and Mrs Sallee, and others in Terre Haute and Kansas City. The Sun and Courier-Journal report notes the impact of spring and schooling on families.
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Lecinda Cocanougher
C. Begley
Fenwick
Bethlehem
Lazir
Ness
8. C. Beg
Ley
Jesse Sallee
Tam
Terre Haute
Ind
David Clark
Kansas City
Sun and Courier-Journal
Advancement Poem Reflects On Farming Gains Through Time
A Mayfield Mirror piece muses on 50 years of farming advances inspiring a poet to imagine another century of progress. It humorously contrasts gas plows electric lights and wireless calls to cows with nostalgic depictions of farm life and youthful romance.
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Af Gabriel
Mayfield Mirror
CORN KING Leonard Clore Leads Indiana Cereal Pioneer
Leonard Clore of near Whiteland Johnson County Indiana is celebrated as a pioneering corn grower. He cultivates 120 acres, produces 80 to 100 bushels per acre with an average of 90 this year, and uses controlled germination to estimate seed vitality. His methods have raised Indiana yields over the past decade and attracted national interest from experiment stations and the Czar in Russia.
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Whiteland
Johnson
Indiana
Leonard
Texas
Clore
Clare
United States
Agsxcalbate
Miss Prudie Wright Weds A C Medley in Chicago
Miss Prudie Wright daughter of J N Wright of Chicago married Washington county farmer A C Medley in Chicago. William Raymond Mattingly, a well known farmer died seven miles west of Lebanon after months of illness from pneumonia. William Alvey died between Loretto and Chicago after a brief illness. Interment for Alvey took place in Chicago. He was 77 years old and survived by his wife, two sons James and Clarence, and daughter Mia Joe Milly.
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Prudie Wright
J. N. Wright
Chicago
t.Me A.C. Medley
Washington County
Rev. N. Werner
William Raymond Mattingly
Lebanon
William Alvey
Loretto
Decessed
James
Clarence Alvey
Mia
Joe Milly
Work 24 Hours a Day The Busy Little Thé Ever Made Pill
The noisy ad copy promotes a stimulant pill described as giving energy and livening the brain while easing weakness. Readers are urged to use the product around the clock, with claims of constant availability and powerful effects on alertness. The text reads like a vintage patent medicine pitch.
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Bain
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Buckman
Kentucky Solons
Mackville Notes
Noel—Bagwell
Happy Hollow
City of
Rest
Reat
Marion County
Enterprise
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