Kentucky County and Winchester Highlights Amid Census Data
A mix of county statistics and Winchester city details outlines population figures from the 1900 census, local geography, rail connections, natural resources, and tax data. It notes coal, timber, gas, oil potentials, and blue grass, with local government officers, schools, and the Commercial Club offering information.
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Kentucky
Oho River
Cumberland Mountains
Ladacres
Kentucky River
Ford
Winchester
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Lexington & Eastern
Licking Rivers
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Commercial Club
Renewing Hostilities in the Single State Joke
Nagley claims there is one state where divorce is unnecessary and Mrs. Nagley counters with a sharp remark about the state of single blessedness. An illustrated Sunday megazine piece presents a light exchange on marriage and bachelorhood.
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Nagley
Illustrated Sunday
Shade of Diogenes and Noah Reflections in a Sea Magazine
A whimsical note in Illustrated Sunday Magazine compares philosophers to biblical figures. The editors frame light banter about living in a tub and missing the ark on breezy nights.
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Diogenes
Noah
The
Ark
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Valuable Postal Tips For Proper Addressing And Mail Handling
Broad guidance on addressing letters with ink, avoiding abbreviated town names, leaving room for stamps, and using correct postage. Advises against placing writing in newspapers, stresses two cent per ounce rates, and outlines rules for stamps on envelopes versus cards. Recommends registered mail for valuables, renting post office boxes, and forwarding mail when moving. Includes handling of pension agency mail, misdelivered letters, and unopened mail etiquette.
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Postal Service
Mt Ad
Cincinnati
Col
Columbus
Post Office
Post Office Department
Pension Agency
How to Play Hoople and Bag Toss Game
Instructions describe a game for children using bags and a hoop or hoople tied to a string. Players stand nine or more feet away and throw a bean bag through four holes to earn points. The catcher scores by catching the bag or when throws are successful but not touching the hoop. Maintain turns, with rules for scoring and player rotation.
Origin of Muslin and Its History
The piece traces muslin to Mosul in Turkish Agia where it began. It notes its introduction to India and arrival in England in 1670, followed by large scale manufacture in France and England. It observes that English muslins now rival the finest Indian gauze.
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Mosul
Moussul
Turkish
Agia
India
England
France
Beecher on motives and duties in daily life
Henry Ward Beecher argues that all higher motives and ideals are useless unless they strengthen a person for the proper and dutiful conduct in ordinary life. He insists inner values must translate into action to meet daily obligations.
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Henry Werd Beecher
Violence of Reason and Treason
A quotation contrasts violence with reason, arguing that treason relies on brute force. It notes the distinction between appealing to the heart versus forcing the head, asserting that touching a heart is different from striking a head.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Rhododendron Display Draws Mixed Reactions
A stylish woman extols a rhododendron display while a friend prefers simpler scents and questions the event. The exchange reveals light social banter over a garden exhibition, reflecting polite curiosity and mild sarcasm.
Farmer George and the Harvest Woman
King George III known as Farmer George strolls English lanes and asks a harvest woman why workers are absent. She explains she cannot leave her five children to see the king. He gives her money and she says the king came to see her, not the other way around.
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George III
England
George
Camel and Tobacco Smoke Tale From Sudan Campaign
A newspaper correspondent recalls discovering that camels in a Sudan camp enjoyed smoke from his pipe. The camel would approach when he smoked, inhale the fumes, then lift its head and sigh with apparent pleasure. The incident comes from the Chicago News account of ancient field observations.
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Sudan
Chicago News
Vowel-avoiding Q and A Party Game
A circular party game challenges players to answer each question without using a forbidden vowel. The question asks about neighbors or places and the reply must omit the interdicted vowel. If a respondent uses the forbidden vowel, they incur a forfeit.
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Patti
Europe
Trick to Spin a Penny with Pins and Air
A simple experiment shows how to lift a penny by pinching its edges between two pins, then blowing on the upper surface to make the coin twist in the air. The demonstration illustrates airflow and balance effects on a small object.
Alphabet in Four Sentences Summary
The text discusses the shortest pangram containing all letters of the alphabet. It presents "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs" as a widely cited example.
Mansfield Flour Mills Ad Guarantee
Advertises Mansfield's Best Patent flour from Mansfield's Flour Mills promising every sack is guaranteed and claims it is the best on earth. The copy emphasizes consumer trust in the product quality and brand.
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Mansfield
M Lilly
Mansfield’s
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Healed Eczema Sores
It saved his leg writes J A Swenson of Watertown Wisconsin after ten years of eczema and 15 doctors failing Bucklens Arnica Salve cured his skin eruption and fever sores Burns and cuts Phillips Drug Store sells it for 25 cents
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
Phillips Drug Store
Trashy talk on education from Uncle Eben
A Washington Star quote mocks certain talk about education describing it as trashy when explained in condescending terms. The remark likens polished words to music put into a talking machine and sounds crude when spoken back out.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
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Clark County
J. M. Beriton
B. A. Crutcher
J. H. Evans
A. Jeffries
Howard Hamptonpickerfi
Lee
W. R. Sphar
George Hart
Justices of the Peace
J. C. Richards
J. Scott Renick
Eli Dooley
J. E. Ramsey
Robert True
F. F. Goodpaster
Een. E. Wills
Wistchester
Ciry
J. A. Hughes
B. Tracy
F. H. Haggard
F. P. Pendleton
Riland D. Ramsey
J. S. Reese
N. H. Witherspoon
Police
Maj
Tarpy Uties
Carral Arbul
Albert Tanner
John Ballard
Board of Council
Shirley Hadden
W. P Hackett
A. R. Martin
T. L. Todd
Doce Pigg
J. Q. Boone
J. D. Jones
G. D. McCullum
Sir Dinelli
Board of Education
G. W. Strother
C. H. Rees
Hi. W. Scrivener
Harry Ecton
J. B. Cornett
W. A. Adams
J. K. Allan
James Hisley
Zena Bruce
N. K. Poster
A. R. Baldwin
Jno
W. Harding
Farmer
Fredricc
Anyother
Winchester Railway, Light & Ice Co
T. Strother
Scott
J. R. Martin
Bush
Winchester Opera House
Wayne 'Co
American Beauty Chorus
Nelson
North Main Street
Winchester Tailoring Company
H. McKinney
N.W. Cor. Main and
Pairfar
Hagan
Asoline Flames
M. Stevinson
Attorney At Law
Findleton, ci
Rew
St. Main St
Hampton
F. Curtis
Cashle
Clark County National Bank
Main Street
Kentuck
New York
Grant Witt & CO
Suomerire Rez
Plymou
Gilbert & Botts
Chas. Hagan
Cor
Broadway and Highland
Capital
Winchester Bank
Winchester, KY
N. ‘H. Witherspoon
W. R. Spear
Charleston News and Courier
Washington
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