Landmark West Coast Land Grafters Exposed in Everybody's
Glasgow Times reports on Everybody's Magazine expose detailing vast land frauds in the West. It cites Henry Miller owning 22,717 square miles, John A. Benson tied up about five million acres, and others like Frederick A. Hyde and Jose D. Carr using fraudulent schemes. The piece notes widespread corruption, including officials in Washington and a trial of United States Senator Mitchell of Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow Times
Everybody’s Magazine
Henry Miller
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Delaware
Kentucky
Miller
John A. Benson
Washington
Frederick A. Hyde
Jack
Monterey County
California
Jose D. Carr
United States
Oregon
Nevada
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mitchell
City editor roasts city admin for peddler sale breach
The Karsan City Journal recounts the editor roasting city fathers for allowing an itinerant peddler to sell goods. The piece cites a merchant's complaint about undercutting, mentions a child’s illness and a remedy, and notes sales of Charaberiatn Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Limited readable fragments hint at a local controversy.
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Karsan City Journal
Chamberlain
Ruth
E. N. Dewey
Agnewville
Ems
C. J. Hay
Local social notes from Polin column
Mrs Amanda Cammack remains unwell. Luther Kirsch and families join Mr GQ N Cammack and others for Sunday dinner. Mrs Mollie Williams hosted with Mrs R T Bishop, Luther Kirsch and John Arnold. Mrs Kate Shehan of Maud visited Payton Briggs family. New daughter born to Mrs Thad Cheatham. Willisburg churchgoers and a party hosted by John and Emma Haman. Mrs W T Hardesty and daughter Bessie hosted by Mrs John Crow. Grandchild Earl Har desty visits Springfield grandparents. Bessie Hardesty guests with Ada and Florence Cheatham. Evan Crow and T J Trent guests of Mr T J Trent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Cammack
Luther Kirsch
GQ. N. Cammack
Maxwell
Ben. Simpson
Bud Cammack
Mesdames R. T. Bishop
John Arnold
Mollie Williams
Kate Shehan
Maud
Payton Briggs
Thad. Cheatham
Willisburg
John
Emma‘Haman
W. T. Hardesty
Bessie
John Crow
Master Earl
T. E. Hardesty
Springfield
Bessie Hardesty
Ada and
Florence Cheatham
Mrs. Evan Crow
T. J. Trent
Spoiled Her Beauty by Skin Trouble Cure
Harriet Howard of 209 Thirty Fourth Street New York recalls years of eczema and says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. The salve also heals cuts burns and sores and costs 25 cents at C J Haydon's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Howard
Thirty- Fourth Street
New York
C. J. Haydon
Glorious Times and Picnic Prep in The Sun Feature
A lively column blends nostalgia with recipes and home remedies. It promises a joyous picnic season with songs like The Girl 1 Left Behind Me and Two Little Girls in Blue, then shares a strawberry shortcake recipe and an asthma relief method using ben tincture and steam. Subscription note: The Sun costs $1.00 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewanee
One-Arm Berry and the Nelson County Guerrillas
A vivid reminiscence of Sam Berry known as One-Arm Berry a Civil War guerilla in Nelson County in 1863 65. He was wounded with his arm lost and his comrades moved him to a local house where three young women aided and feared a possible Yankee attack as Quantrells Confederate raiders approached from Missouri nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam. Berry
Nelson County
Megro
Major
Sue Munday
Henry Magruder
Jim Davis
Magruder
Berry
Davis
Quantrell
Missouri
Looking Tall And Gifted Children In Print
A column notes parents overestimate child musical talent and warns against overpraising. It advises patience and cautions that early training may hinder later skills. It also offers fashion tips to appear taller, emphasizing upright posture, head carriage, and modest clothing without high heels.
The Clothesline Advice From A Galvanized Wire
A short note extols a galvanized clothesline over rope for ease and constant readiness. It cautions to avoid placing it where it could strike under the chin in darkness, emphasizing cleanliness and practical use.
The Missouri Mule and Regional News Briefs
A Missouri mule from Chula brought 450 dollars to the St. Louis market months ago. The item weaves in local sentiment about Chula leading Missouri in mule breeding and notes market prices for mule colts. The report then shifts to brief regional items: malaria cures with Electric Bitters, a Kentucky oil strike in Wayne County, a large tobacco warehouse fire at Mt. Olivet, and obituaries and local notices from Harrodsburg, Mayking, Auburn, Bowling Green, and surrounding areas. It records deaths, marriages, and local incidents with concise summaries and local color.
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Chula
St. Louis
Folk
Missouri
Chula Town
Drowned in a Spring in Kentucky and Other Fatalities
The Johnson county farmer Samuel Fanning was found near his Olive Mill home with his head in a spring, suspected suicide. In Newport, Herman Koshin, 38, collapsed at the Wadsworth Watch Case factory from heart failure. Hopkinsville hanged George Holland, a Black man, for murder, his neck breaking at execution. An English artist, George J. Elgood, is noted as a leading landscape painter.
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Olive Mill
Samuel Fanning
Johnson County
Newport
Herman Koshin
Sixth
Overton
Wadsworth
Schoolfield
Hopkinsville
George Holland
King's New Discovery Counters Consumption Coughs and Colds
A reader from Oaklandon Indiana recounts that his wife suffered consumption but was cured by King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The drug claims to kill germs, relieve the dose, and is guaranteed at 50 cents and $1 with a trial bottle free. The Sun offers a subscription at $1.00 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Munday
Henrietta
Texas
C. J. Haydon
P G. Huntley
Oaklandon
Ind
King
J. Haydon
Remains of Conaway’s daughter laid to rest at Price’s Chapel
The remains of Mr. Conaway’s little daughter who died near Maple Hill were brought to Price’s Chapel for interment last Tuesday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hurley of Chaplin. A large crowd attended and extended condolences to the bereaved parents.
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Conaway
Maple Hill
Price's Chapel
Hurley
Chaplin
J.F. Johnson
Johnsonville
George Shields
Mollie Smithey
James Sanders
Nannie Sparrow
J. P. Johnson
Rube Sparrow
Emma Wagoner
J. H. Cheatham & Co
Lawrenceburg
Levi Keeling
Sun
Fish Fry Near Maud Reported By Kentucky Standard
A fish fry held last Tuesday near the Beech Fork river below Maud drew about five hundred attendees and a hearty display of food and festivity. The event produced a lively scene with plentiful fish and eatables provided for all present. A separate incident in Chattanooga resulted in one boy dead and two others unconscious due to furnace fumes while sleeping nearby.
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Beech Fork River
Maud
Chattanooga
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Roller Mills
Pride of Washington
Springfield Grocers
Springfield Roller Mills
POLIN
Ben
Johnnie
Mary
Susan
Daddy
Mrs. Jones
Earth
Barbourville
Wayne County
Mt. Olivet
Willis Wiggin
Sardis
Harrodsburg
Joplin
Dwight Wavarshall
Harrison
Mercer National
First National
Mayking
Duty
John Henry Kiel
Louise Cisco
Dickinson County
Whitesburg
Auburn
J. B. Kline
Thomas H, Gaines
Bowling Green
Thomas H. Gaines
Rich Pond
George 3. Elgood
CASH
Old Hickory
Studebaker
Champion Farm
Ohio
Page
Elwood
Sparrow
Atc. J
Haydon
C. C. Dromgoe
Richmond, Va
Knoxville, Tenn
Conrad Hertlein
J. W. Thomas
Hodgenville
Thomas Pow
Hodgenville, Ky
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