Society Events Highlight Local Charity and Social Gatherings
A Monday Lyceum concert under the Ladies Aid Society supports furnishings for the First Christian Church. The week features Mrs Massie hosting Forty two Club, Euchre Club at Mrs Harvey Franklin, and a lecture by Miss Sallie Appleton on women’s physical development at the courthouse. A Little Colonel Readers meeting and a Frances Nelson reception in Main Street celebrate community life with tea, lunch, and extensive guest lists.
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Lyceum
Ladies Aid Society
First Christian Church
Sallie R. Appleton
Lexington
Hart Chapter D A R Holds Regular Meeting
Hart Chapter D A R met at Mrs. R McKee Scobee's South Highland home Friday afternoon. Mrs. Lucien Beckner and Mrs. Womack read thoroughly interesting papers. After the program, a delightful lunch was served.
Tea Drinking at Mrs Buford Tracy's South Home
Mrs. Buford Tracy hosted a pleasant tea on Saturday afternoon at her residence on South Street, providing guests with a refined social gathering and light refreshments.
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Buford Tracy
South
Epworth League Cabinet Meeting Attendees
The Epworth League Cabinet held a Thursday evening meeting with Misses Mary and Pauline Peeples. Important business was discussed followed by cream cake and candies. Present were Misses Clara Benton and Lucy Benton, Messrs. Amos Carpenter Grover Aiken William Jones and Prof. O. W. Hedges.
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Epworth League
Mary
Pauline Peeples
Clara
Lucy Benton
Messrs
Amos Carpenter
Grover Aiken
William Jones
O. W. Hedges
Cooking Club Meeting at Miss Porter Home
The Cooking Club met Saturday afternoon at Miss Dorothy Porter's South Maple Street home. Members shared a tasty assortment and played games before a spread feast. Attending were Misses Mar and Gertrude Bloomfield, Virginia Baldwin, Elizabeth Stewart, Ora Gaines Allen, Kathleen Earp, Mayme Scrivener, Catherine Hughes, Rosalind Stevenson, Frances Combs Scot, and Elizabeth Beckner.
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Cooking Club
Dorothy Porter
South Maple Street
Misses Mar
Gertrude Bloomfield
Virginia Baldwin
Elizabeth Stewart
Ora Gaines Allen
Kathleen Earp
Mayme Scrivener
Catherine Hughes
Rosalind Stevenson
Frances Combs Scot
Elizabeth Beckner
Personal visitors and guests fill town social notes
Mr Joe Tucker of Tennessee visits Aunt Nannie Tucker. James Bean returns to Danville. Daisy Davies invites to Inch party. Sara Goodloe Benton home from Danville. Mrs Robert Guinn ill at her father B A Ogden’s. H T Grooms guest in town. Stuart Tracy visits. Leila Croxton returns from Paris. James Buckner of Paris a few days. Mattie C Oliver guest of Mrs John M Jenkins. Effie Wood returns from Georgetown. R V Bishop of Cynthiana guests of Sam Ashbrook. Mamie Merrill en route to Madison Ind. Estina McVicker from Cincinnati accepts spring post with Rose Baldwin. O E Bush to live near Lexington. Rebecca Duke returns from Maysville. Murray Wrenn and son Robert back in Lexington after visit. Walker Reeves of Seattle town, guest of Austin Reeves. H H Hall in Cincinnati for Shriners banquet. Sarah Bush of Madison county visiting. James S Phillips returns from Florida. J L McCoy of Lexington attends Jenkins reception. Thomas Halladay to Cincinnati for stomach specialist. friends wish him speedy recovery.
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Joe Tucker
Tennessee
Nannie Tucker
James Bean
Danville
Daisy Davies
Sara Goodloe Benton
Robert Guinn
B. A. Ogden
Cincinnati
Rose Baldwin
O. E. Bush
Lexington
Rebecca
Duke
Maysville
Gus Brooks
Murray Wrenn
Robert
Sir Dinelli
Walker Reeves
Seattle
Washington
Wasi Town
Austin Reeves
H. H. Hall
Shriners
Sarah Bush
Madison County
James 8
Phillips
Florida
J. L. McCoy
Jenkins
Thomas Halladay
De Roode Promises Free Music With Purchases in March 1909
Mr. R de Roode offers free new music equal to each purchase of sheet music during March 1909 at his Lexington shop in the Lexington Piano Company building No 327 West Main Street beside the Hippodrome. Customers may bring or mail this notice cut from the Winchester News to receive the gift.
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R. de Roode
Lexington
Lexington Piano Company
Steinway
West Main Street
Hippodrome
Winchester News
Appians Inspire byword on doing things in the Appian way
The Philosophers of Folly quote a proverb about adopting the Appian method when with Appians. The remark frames practical choices as a guiding principle for action in a group context.
A Nickname and Calumny Haunted by Posterity Quote
The line notes that a nickname may wear thin while a faction’s calumny endures into future generations. It frames how reputation can outlive the moment, shaping memory through contested labels and lasting bias. A cryptic assessment of opinion and legacy.
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Isaac Disraeli
Congress Ends Short Session After Record Appropriations
Congress closes a billion dollar session dominated by spending bills and appropriations likely to top the prior record of 1.008 billion dollars. Debates centered on secret service, Panama canal, Brownsville, Tennessee Coal and Iron, and Roosevelt administration policy. no child labor law, no postal savings bank, and no extra water rights regulation.
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Washington
Congress
Secret Service
Panama Canal
Senate
Brownsville
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Theodore Roosevelt
Civil Service
Postal Savings Bank
Violent seas reported by incoming transatlantic liners
Incoming transatlantic liners report violent gales and heavy seas during the voyage. The Cu narder Lucania the French liner La Touraine and the Anchor Line steamer Caledonia are among the vessels affected.
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New York
Lucania
Caledonia
Two Battleships Visit Metropolis in Harbor Welcome
New York observers greet the round the world fleet as the Rhode Island and New Jersey anchor off Tompkinsville Staten Island. Marines salute, Forts Hancock Wadsworth and Hamilton respond, and crowds along Bay Ridge and Staten Island view the ships and sailors as they dock and discharge ammunition before proceeding to navy yards.
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New York
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Boston Yard
Marine Observer
Sandy Hook
Strong
Hancock
Wadsworth
Hamilton
Bay Ridge
Ohio Wins Trophy as World Voyage Honor Is Awarded
The battleship Ohio leaves Fort Monroe bound for New York after a westward voyage. The Third squadron ships sail to Guantanamo for a West Indies cruise, with Ohio carrying the steaming trophy praised for its engine room team.
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Fort Monroe
Ohio
New York
Guantanamo
Virginia Capes
New York Bay
Connecticut
In Honor of Poe Dinner in London Honors Poe's Life
At the Authors' club annual dinner in London the main talks center on Edgar Allan Poe's life and works. Patrons include Joseph Chamberlain Mrs. Humphry Ward Justin McCarthy Lord Fairfax Lady Essex Mrs Cornwallis West and William Archer.
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London
Authors’ Club
Edgar Allan Poe
Joseph Chamberlain
Humphry Ward
Justin McCarthy
Lord Fairfax
Lady Essex
Cornwallis-West
William Archer
Russia Warns Servia to Renounce Territorial Claims
St. Petersburg reports the Russian government telegram to Servia urging renunciation of any territorial claims and awaiting the decision of the great powers.
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St. Petersburg
Pioneer Oil Man William McKelvy Dies in Pittsburg
William Culley McKelvy, a pioneer oil man in western Pennsylvania, died at his Pittsburg home after a brief illness. He was a prominent figure in the regional oil industry and had long contributed to local business and community affairs.
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Pittsburg
William Culley McKelvy
Western
Pennsylvania
Electric Bitters Cured Boy's Eczema Per Claim
Henrietta Pa mother credits seven bottles of Electric Bitters with curing her son’s five year eczema ordeal. Doctors reportedly said poisoned blood affected his lungs, but the remedy is sold for 50 cents with guarantees by Phillips Drug Company.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Phillips Drug Company
Piasters of Our Own Destiny
The excerpt reflects on personal responsibility shaping character and the outcomes of hatred retaliation or submission to domination. It emphasizes self-directed fate and the consequences of choices in moral conflict.
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Lizesser
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M.S. Miller
Woodson Moss
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W. T. Rigg
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T. M. Morrow
J. W. Scobee
T. W. L. van Meter
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H. T. Strother
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