Local notices and social round from Willisburg week
A pageful of community updates from Willisburg and surrounds covers visits by Pinkston and others to Louisville Springfield and Mooresville. local dental and farm notes include threshing gear, twin births, illnesses, tobacco and corn field work, and church events with a July 9 sermon and July 10 spelling bee prize at the Maccabees ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Goatley
Mooresville
Jas. Hayes, Jr
Maple Hill
Springfield
Philetus Barber
Tryon
N. C
Mary Neale
Chaplin
Sue Merritt
Willia Ruby
Leslie Keeling
Edgar Russell
Willa Colvin
Eda Gibson
Mary Pinkston
Ladies of the Maccabees
Lightning takes life of Charlie Warren in field near Gilkey Pike
The community mourns Charlie Warren killed by lightning during a Wednesday storm. He was working near his home two miles from town on Gilkey Runpike when the storm struck. His body was found near a tree stump after he failed to return home. Funeral services are set for Friday at St. Joseph's church with High Requiem Mass. Mrs. Warren, deeply prostrated, receives community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Weekly
T. A. Tatum
Louisville
Potsey Briggs
L. M. Gregory
Wook
Imogene Goatley
Pearl Goatley
Miranda Tucker
M. Reed
Waller
Nelson County
Mr. M. Reed
Virginia Foster
J. E. Goatley
Shehan
Maud
D. C. Kelly
S. H. Bishop
Springfield
Charlie Warren
Warren
Gilkey
Nick Boone
Soone George
Mr. Warren
Els
Mr. Cissel
Stirling
A Knight of the Beard Weds for Bearded Love
A humorous tale of Augustus and his bride Josephine as she insists he grow a beard. He vows to be beardbound, faces public scrutiny and awkward stares while awaiting facial hair, and their romance endures through slow beard growth and comic social pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Psustus
Augustus
Josephine
Advertising as steady care for lasting ad results
The piece argues against flashy copy and urges advertisers to speak plainly to readers. It likens ads to talking across a counter and to watering a plant, insisting success comes from deliberate, continuous effort, not splurges, with patience for growth over weeks or months.
Land of Kentucky Ode Excerpt
Fragmentary verse praising Kentucky as a land of corn julep mint and welcome. The text asks if the reader knows that land and invites Southward journeys to meet old friends along the river to the sea. Contains misspellings andOCR-like garble but preserves named place Kentucky and South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Southland
Kentucky Fair Dates for 1909 Published Across Cities
The Kentucky fairs are scheduled with dates across multiple towns from Stanford July 31 for 8 days to Louisville September 16 for 3 days, listing counties and cities such as Henderson Georgetown Lancaster Madisonville Winchester Danville Lexington and more. The compiled list also notes fairs at Bardstown Hodgenville Monticello Glasgow Bedford and others with varying durations, while the text ends with garbled remnants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Henderson
Georgetown
Lancaster
Madisonville
Winchester
Danville
Blue Grass Fair
Lexington
Taylorsville
Uniontown
Harrodsburg
Leitchfield
Lawrenceburg
Barboursville
Brodhead
Shepherdaville
Ewing
Shelbyville
Springfield
London
Florence
Frankfort
Hardinaburg
Tompkinsville
Fern Creek
Bardstown
Hodgenville
Monticello
Glasgow
Subscrib ers Free Column Promotes Local Farm Ads
A long classifieds column lists farm goods for sale and seeks notices from readers. Items include corn and tobacco beds for sale, hens and ducks, eggs set for hatching, poultry, mares and colts, seeds, trees, and various farm implements. Listings show seller names and routes in Springfield and nearby areas, with prices and quantities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cal‘wang
the Sun
J. Pinkston
Litcey
J. H. Hopper
SH. Weekley
Love Letties
Booker
Our Village
Chamberlain
Willisburg
A.C. Pinkston
Baptist Church
J. W. Bush
Jno. Polinari
Rhoades
Herbert Showmaker
Halle Derr
Mackville
Jas, Seay
Téalvestion
Texas
Hartwell Etherington
Lillian Soper
Myrtle Keeling
W.H. Grider
J. W. Grider
Ollie Mayes
Kirkwood
Messrs
Walter and Earle Hurst
van Buren
Forest G.bson
Tom L
Valley Hill
Bardstown Stannard
Samuel Boyer
Folsom
Iowa
Leo Haydon Drug Co
Kentucky Star
Jenly
Seymour Eaton
Philadelphia
Pat
Mike
Land of
Nied Times
Barat
Thein Ben x Machine Jew Home ‘Sewing Machine Company
Orange, Mass
Aca
Ed M. Russell
Ts Column
San May
W. Homan
Lean Timothy Hay
Hite Clements
Rt. 2
Claybrooke
Tobanen
C. L. Brady Rt. 8
C. Ht
Montgomery
Springfiuld
Haw
Mra
Sam Tucker
Rhode Island
Yard We
J. L. Allen
Lloyd
Dr. Rt
Aes Weion
B. A. Thompson
Fi Bas
Aals
B. Nally
Mt Eider
Lebanons
Boek Eggs
K. Cheatham
S. Lisey
Rt. 4
B. Peel Raya
K. Leghorns
Leo Nally
J. J. Martin
Rhode Talent
Han
Ceed Vicarea
S .C. Rhode
Inland Reds
B. P. Rocks
A. GC
Kimtal
Plymouth
A. Leachman
Rt. 3
W.P. Merrict
Springfeld
Boone
Redgeton
National Sewing Machine Co
Belvidere
Illinois
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