Kentucky county and city notices from 1900 census era
A long directory style entry details Kentucky geography population and resources. It notes population figures from the 1900 census, land and tax data, coal timber gas and oil prospects, county and city offices including judges sheriffs clerks and council members, railroads Chesapeake and Ohio Louisville and Nashville Lexington and Eastern, Winchester and the county seat. It mentions schools churches Kentucky Wesleyan College fire department and commercial club with mayor and officials. It ends with a brief domestic vignette about a sick peasant asking for broth.
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Kentucky
Ohio River
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky River
Ford
Winchester
Wie
Chesapeake & Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Lexington & Eastern
Licking Rivers
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Commercial Club
American Burial Caskets Exported Widely
American burial caskets in considerable numbers are now exported to foreign countries including the West Indies South America England South Africa and Australia as demand grows globally.
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West Indies
South America
England
South Africa
Australia
No Compromise With Truth and Sincerity in Mind
A quotation on truth telling by Orison Swett Marden, emphasizing sincerity as essential to character. It asserts honesty builds wholeness and strength while deceit weakens the mind and corrupts integrity. The piece notes a brilliant writer who lacks convictions, recognized for skill yet discredited as a man.
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Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Irish Lawyer’s Arson Joke Reflects a Lost Lingo
An Irish attorney once defending a Jew charged with setting a store on fire urged the witness to say he was not guilty. The witness, unfamiliar with the term arson, replied in fear, I am not guilty of arson. All I done was to make der fire, revealing a linguistic mix up and momentary humor.
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Criminal Courts
New York
State of
Badge
Curious Canadian visitor notes serious youths at restaurant
A Canadian visitor observes a group of young men at a restaurant displaying stern, businesslike expressions. He remarks that about twenty hearty lads have passed by without smiling or laughing, suggesting they feel weighty responsibilities. The tone implies cultural or social commentary on youth demeanor.
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Canada
An invalid lad meets Nietzsche and learns a sting
A timid man who often met Nietzsche finds him gentle and sympathetic. He pleads with a woman not to read his books, but she proceeds to read them all. He discovers she remains unmoved by his demonstrations that feeble people have no right to live and that women are defined by objectionable traits. The astonished man is left stunned by the irony.
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Nietzsche
The Visitor’s Visit Sparks Domestic Skirmish
Mrs Vick-Seen denounces a young man who visits Bridget five nights weekly and orders him away. Alvira claims 16 years of steady rule while John Henry vows to assert his manhood and stop the suitor, challenging her authority to take action.
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John Henry
Mrs. Vick-Seen
Bridget
Alvira
Football in Olden Times
The article recalls ancient football with massive player counts, 500 to 600 per side, and few rules. It notes horsemen among players and imagines how thrilling and chaotic the play would have been, stirring to readers who crave excitement.
Opinion of It by Crabbe on Society
Miss Woodby asks if Crabbe rejects society. He replies that society is a silly school where every nobody is taught to be somebody, indicating disdain for social climbing. The exchange underlines satirical critique of social pretensions.
Valuable Postal Guidance From State League Leader
Ohio postmasters head urges careful addressing and correct town spellings to prevent lost mail. Use pen ink, leave room for stamp, avoid writing in newspapers, and ensure proper postage. Recommend registered mail for valuables, box rentals for better service, and forward mail after moves. Do not open misdelivered letters. mark and return, then sign.
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Batt
Mpa
Ence Ee Iing
Ohio
State League of Postmasters
Postal Service
Cincinnnati
Columbus
Post Office
Post Office Department
Pension Agency
Fright at French Paper Works Leaves Man Paralyzed
An Essonne paper mill engineer pushed into a dye tub by a coworker as a prank. The victim, after changing clothes, was seized on the second floor and nearly dropped into a pellet on the parapet. The fright caused paralysis and left him with severe right-side weakness. his condition is grave.
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Essonne
France
Unpopular Patrons at Local Stores Spark Terse Warns
A brief regional quip notes that lingering at a shop or office makes one unpopular with that proprietor who may vent to friends and someday confront the visitor directly if they stay long. The line comes from the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
Electric Bitters cures boy of eczema in Henrietta tale
The five year battle with eczema plagued H M Adams son of Henrietta Pa ends when seven bottles of Electric Bitters claim a complete cure. The mother hails the remedy as saving the child from poisoned blood and lung damage. Phillips Drug Company offers the treatment at 50 cents with guarantee.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Phillips Drug Company
Notable Women and The Meaning of Success
A concise editorial explores how success is defined by service and usefulness. It cites Widow O Callaghan and fictional mothers from The Christmas Carol and Tiny Tim as examples of lives filled with purpose in society.
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O'Callaghan
Tim
Revivalist in Carterville Lights Up Stage with Anecdotes
A Carterville revivalist energizes his sermons with humor. He recalls an old woman who shouted in the revival and her husband who felt like going through the floor. She said she felt like going through bad roof, each drawn home. Kansas City Star.
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Carterville
Kansas City
Begin Your Work As A Brave Push For Useful Labor
A Robert Louis Stevenson aphorism urges starting work promptly despite uncertain timelines. It argues that honoring useful labor matters even when outcomes are incomplete and that a spirit of execution outlives difficult ends.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Realm of the Possible in Kingsley’s View
A reflective excerpt advises that hope defines the possible for man not fear. It argues sorrow over sins should yield remorse, not for happiness lost, and gratitude for timely restraint. It cites God’s promises of restoration if we profit from chastisement.
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Charles Kingsley
Origin of Simon Pure and Its Real Meaning
The Cleveland Leader notes that Simon Pure from Mrs. Centlivre’s A Bold Stroke for a Wife became a phrase for the real article after a forged impostor failed to counterfeit him. Also recounted is Jimmy Knew When to Start with a schoolboy’s tearful line about starting at the front door.
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Simon Pure
Jimmy
Cleveland
Dramatic House Scene Over Finger Claim Stuns Assembly
In a South Australian debate the prime minister alleged gamblers cut off a comrade's finger for joining the Salvation Army. A member challenged the claim as the PM dramatically held up a bottle with a finger and declared here is the finger and the deposition accompanying it.
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South Australia
Salvation Army
All Explosive and a Cross Eyed Girl Clerk Quote
A New York Press quote describes a paint shop on First Avenue packed with explosives like naphtha kerosene and turpentine. The speaker notes the danger and adds a remark about a cross eyed girl clerk, calling it tempting Providence.
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First Avenue
East Side
Providence
New York Press
First Mention of Playing Cards in Viterbo History
The earliest direct note of playing cards appears in the History of the City of Viterbo. Covelluzzo cites 1379, describing the game brought to Viterbo from Saracen lands where it was known as naib. The passage marks a historical moment in card game introduction to Europe.
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Jin
Viterbo
Covelluzzo
Naib
Annam native in Paris begs pardon for theft
A native of Annam in Indo China was sentenced in Paris for theft. He wrote to his employer an apology declaring that all Annamites including emperors and officials are born thieves, calling the condition grave and incurable and noting that theft is disliked in France but unavoidable.
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Annam
Indo-China
Paris
France
Looks That Are Deceptive In Poker Tales
A witty line from the Philadelphia Record cautions against trusting a player with a vacant expression in a poker game noting that appearance can mislead about a full house.
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Philade
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Clark County
Circuit Court
J. M. Benton
B. A. Cratcher
County Court
Qu Court
J. H. Evans
J. A. Jeffries
Howard Hampton
Lee Evans
John Bedford
J. A. Boone
Sam Powell
W. T. Fox
Roger Quisenberry
A. Tanner
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
Wilchester
Gig
J. A. Hughes
B. Tracy
F. H. Haggard
F. P. Pendleton
Riland D. Ramsey
J. S. Reese
Ent
I. Brinegar
N. H. Witherspoon
Police
Mal Tarpy
Carral Arbil
Albert Tanner
John Ballard
Board of Council
Shirley Hadden
W. P. Hackett
A. R. Martin
T. L. Todd
Dec Pigg
J. Q. Boone
J. D. Jones
G. D. MecCullum
Sir Dinelli
Board of Education
G. W. Strother
C. H. Rees
H. W. Scrivener
Harry Ecton
J. B. Cornett
W. A. Adams
J. K. Allan
James Hisle
Zena Bruce
N. K. Foster
A. R B. Baldwin
Jnc
W. Harding
Nietzsche and the Invalid
J. R. Martin Coal and Supply Co
T. Strother Scott
Nelson
Conkwright
North Main Street
Winchester Tailoring Company
M &C
H. McKinney
N. W. Cor
Main and
Fairfax
Hagan
Gasolne
Hagan Gas Engine ‘ Mfg. CO Incorporated
J. M. Stevenson
Attorney At Law
S. Hain
Main St
Winchess, Ky
Gilbert & Botto
Opera House
Chas. Hagan
Cor
Broadway and Highland
Buddie
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