Colored teachers meet for thirtieth annual session in Winchester
The Kentucky Colored State Teachers Association holds its 30th annual meeting at the Opera House in Winchester starting Tuesday December 29 for a three day program. It features sessions on the new school law health education and moral training with speakers from Lexington Covington Frankfort and other cities. A special exhibit day with lunch is planned for Wednesday December 30 at the Oliver street school.
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Kentucky Colored State Teachers’ Association
Opera House
This City
New School Law
J. S. Estill
B. S
Mr. Sterling
E. Coleman
Nicholasville
Perry D. Robinson
M. D
Lexington
J. R. Holmes
Winchester
J. A. Hughes
Clark County
J. H. Garvin
A. M
Mabel C. Leake
Covington
C. W. Houser
Louisville
Henry Allen Laine
W. H. Bate
Danville
F. M. Wood
Lancaster
S. M
Vanclere
Frankfort
J. H. Jackson
Clarence Weathew
College of Agriculture
State University
H. K. Taylor
Kentucky Wesleyan College
O. E. Guthrie
Owensboro
M.&. Brown
W. C. Orton
F. M. Rusell
Newport
G. G. Moore
W. H. Fouse
A. B
J. E. Wood
W. A H. Perry
W. H. Mayo
L. V. Dodge
Berea
Miss
Tillie Young
Joseph
Cotter
L. B. Moore
Teachers’ College
Howard University
Washington
D. C
R. M. Shipp
Dr. Moore
G. W. Carver
Isaac Fisher
K. Smith
Lebanon
Victoria Hayes
Oliver Street
Department of Domestic Science
Picture Lecture Booms How Towns Advertise Beauties
Towns boost growth by sending a picture lecture man touring nearby cities with fifty to sixty lantern slides of local sights. Each slide prompts a one minute talk. colored slides boost appeal. Lectures draw thousands, influence buyers and settlers, and can be run from a modest setup in larger halls. The California model suggests expanding this method broadly. If nobody acts nothing happens.
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California
Los Angeles
West Virginia Forest Fires Cause Massive Losses
The article notes widespread forest fires across all 55 counties with 1.7 million acres burned and 943.5 million feet of timber destroyed. Total losses exceed 5.09 million dollars including timber, lumber, tanbark and improvements, while soil damage and undergrowth losses add to the burden. Two lives were lost and fighting costs totaled about 89 thousand dollars in private spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Treasuries
Heroine of The Kiss Anna Warrington Doran of England
From Le Cri de Paris a portrait of Anna Warrington the famed model who inspired The Kiss engraving. Once the prettiest daughter of England she drew in Paris and taught art earning about 50 francs weekly. She visited Napoleon III in exile, later died at Chelsea with no funeral tribute.
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Carolus Doran
Anna Warrington
England
Napoleon III
Paris
Lelian
Carolus Duran
Chiselhurst
Whistler
All Souls
Chelsea
le Cri de Paris
Hope Indiana cleans up for spotless town reward
Hope residents organized a town cleanup day on June 11 with a $5 gold reward for the smallest dirt piece. The town board, health officials, and marshal coordinated brigades to sweep, bag, and haul trash until streets were spotless and ready to stay that way.
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Hope
Ind
Board of Health
Advertising as a Mighty Business Builder
Advertising today stands as the strongest factor in business, an evolution of competition that goes beyond desire. It acts as a creative force booms towns, builds factories and railroads, and multiplies human wants by repeated messaging.
New Stanford Drug Co Changes Hands in Winchester
Pat W. Whipp of Liberty buys stock of W. K. Shugars and J. Randolph Harris. Shugars stays a month then relocates to Winchester to join Martin- Cook Drug Co. in Clark County's hustling capital. The Stanford Interior Journal notes a warm welcome to Mr. Whipp.
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Stanford Drug Co
Pat W. Whipp
Liberty
W. K. Shugars
J. Randolph Harris
Whipp
Mr. Shugars
Winchester
Martin- Cook Drug Co
Clark County
Shugars
Stanford Interior Journal
Peru Adopts World Time Standard On Eastern Meridian
Peru becomes the first South American republic to adopt a world time standard based on the seventy fifth meridian west of Greenwich. The line runs near Lima and will align Peru time with the eastern United States, reflecting favorable geographical positioning for standard time use.
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Peru
Greenwich
Lima
United States
Pere la Vipere Leon Casse Beats Viper Record in Forest
The London Standard notes Leon Casse, known as Pere la Vipere, has killed nearly 700 vipers in Fontainebleau forests this season with an annual average around 800. He sleeps on a mattress of viper skins and is said to be insensible to bites due to repeated exposure.
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India
Rikki Tikki Tavies
Leon Casse
Pere la Vipere
Fontainebleau
London Standard
Old Suit of Clothes Seeks Barter in Governor Aid
A fragment shows a plain spoken plea about trading an old suit of clothes for money or aid from a governor. It captures a rural or frontier voice asking for assistance without explicit prices or dates.
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Gov’nor
Why go small when you can have full home comfort?
A series of questions promotes modern home upgrades from baths to water, heating, filtration, lawns, and indoor convenience. It argues that economy and enterprise, not lack of money, hinder better living.
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Ohio River
North Molton Elects Mayor At Court Leet
In North Molton Devon the second largest parish elects a mayor by custom at the annual court leet. F. T. Lack was chosen to preside at the mayor's feast. Villagers take pride in the privilege of electing a mayor.
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North Molton
England
Devon
F. T. Lack
Make Your Oleo Frying Mixture
Melt beef tallow and strain, mix with butter, melt together, then pour into a bowl. Use for frying beefsteak and potatoes. It reaches twice as far as one pound of butter and outperforms lard.
Try Cake with Toothpicks Kitchen Tip
In a convenient spot in the kitchen keep a box of new wood toothpicks for testing bread and cake while baking. The old broom straw method is unsanitary and discouraged.
Uncle Eben Urges Public Benefit Over Lectures
In Uncle Eben's Wisdom he argues for practical public service, stating there are more good from ten minutes of snow shoveling than two and a half hours of lecturing, emphasizing tangible help to society over talk.
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Eben
Uncle Eben
An Excellent Reason for the Agnostic Name
A pithy exchange unfolds as an argumentative man questions the choice of calling oneself agnostic. The wearied friend replies he does not know, offering a wry meditation on belief and self-definition.
To Keep the Iron Handle Cool Tips
The Delineator advises inserting a small asbestos sheet between the outside and filling of iron holders to prevent burning and double their lifespan.
To Clean Aluminum Ware Brighten With Sour Milk
A simple household tip suggests using sour milk to clean aluminum ware, restoring shine and making it look as bright as new. The method relies on natural acidity to remove tarnish and restore luster.
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State Association
Greensburg
Tuskegee Institute
T. J. Smith
Versailles
C. H. Parrish
D. D
Lewessia V. Sneed
New Albany
P. Moore
Pembroke
Edward Davis
Georgetown
J. W. Bell
Earlington
H. F. Jones
Henderson
Barbara Courtney
Martha Williams
Pickle
West Virgia
Hu Maxwell
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Pottsville
Indiana
C. F. Attersall
Winchester Water Works Co
Atcor
Maple Street
Lexington Avenue
Winchester Railway, Light & Ice Co
P. Hackett
Genc
Massie
Massie, the Shoe Man
Bush
Mall
Grant Witt & CO
North Main
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