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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
2
The Winchester News is an independent daily newspaper based in Winchester Kentucky. It operates on South Main Street and issues editions daily except Sunday. It is registered as second class matter since November 28 1908 under the 1879 act.
Weekly delivery at the office or to the customer with quarterly and monthly options. Payable in advance. Rates shown include 3.00 per year and 1.50 for six months. Additional notes reference ee ee iee at office or to cohestor every week and miscellaneous pricing.
Rates listed for display ads by inch and time, including weekly and monthly options. Time discounts show 10 percent for three months, 25 percent for six months, and 33 1 3 percent for one year. Reading notices priced per line with body type or pure reading headings.
The fragment indicates a telephones section or notice from a 1909 newspaper page dated Monday March 29. It contains a numeric header likely part of a listing or page identifier. No additional readable context to define events or names.
The Fiscal Court sanctioned Saturday repainting varnishing and first class renovations for the court house. Clark County can afford the expenditure and judges efforts will place the building in prime condition with a fireproof vault ensuring a county creditable court house.
The Commercial Club sponsors a campaign to recruit new members as hustlers. Members push for diamond stick pins and encourage responses, presenting the club as the center of Winchester business life and its interest in new ventures. Carry the blue pin when approached.
The article notes the old sewer bond issue is dead and legality questions arose. It states cities like Maysville and Paris sold school bonds at par or better and argues the city should issue new sewer bonds. It calls for preliminary steps and submission to Mayor Hugh and the Council.
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Mercer Pennsylvania March 29 After a four week period of tension James W Boyle and Mrs Boyle have had a day of rest The sheriff supplied tobacco at meals and Boyle read and smoked While the man plans to defend with former judge Samuel H Miller three more accomplices are said to be at large District Attorney J M Lininger declined to comment on investigations The woman offered no counsel as the train from Pittsburgh nearly derailed when she tried to escape at 30 miles per hour
MT STERLING Ky March 29 Considerable plowing was done in Montgomery county last week as farmers hustled to corn ground The soil is in good shape for work and if this week is favorable ground will be in shape for corn planting Gardens were broken all over the city and county with potatoes and onions put in rapidly Tobacco beds sown early show progress All beds have been sown A small amount of oats sown but farmers await a little longer Hemp breaking continues with prices 1.10 to 1.20 per 100 pounds Wheat and rye fare only fairly well and the county crop averages about 48 to 4 25 per bushel with not much for sale even at that price Future prospects for grazing look high with grass demand rising and cattle stocks likely to be lower Sheep and lamb prices steady wool prices cited plus large fleece purchases by local buyer with expectations of price gains Hog markets remain strong.
Lexington Ky March 29 Mrs Charles Berryman was moved to St Josephs Hospital yesterday at five pm in serious condition. Doctors say pelvic bone is broken and other injuries severe. An operation is planned to relieve pain and aid recovery after she was thrown from a horse she was riding.
Oklahoma City March 29 Five companies of Oklahoma militia march toward Hickory Hills seven miles from Henryetta to confront Crazy Snake and his Creek followers. Six men killed, many wounded after deputies clashed with the band last Thursday. Crazy Snake claims allegiance to the federal government and pleads for lawful protection while promising to fight to the end.
A fragment describes Crazy Snake Chitto Harjo, also Wilson Jones, as leader of a Creek band labeled primitive. The piece notes language barriers, adherence to old customs, and resistance to allotment taxation amid 1832 land divisions and federal pressure.
William Grant Eyester of McKees Rocks claims he is Charlie Ross, born in Germantown 35 years ago, matching many descriptions and memories from his early life. He has no evidence and is not pursuing contact with the Ross family due to notoriety. Ministerial changes announced in Columbus set Rev. John H. Bickford to Epworth Toledo with Rev. W. F. Wharton taking his Columbus post and Rev. Armington moving to Pittsburg.
City auditor Frank T. Maurath died suddenly in Newark on March 29 after a period of illness not seen as serious. The death shocks city officials and residents, with authorities noting no prior indication of critical danger.
James Vango, a young Black man, confessed in Chicago to killing Isadore De Vallant, a night clerk at the Eastern hotel in New York, for robbery and hanged himself in Tombs prison. Coast guards near Atlantic City rescued Seabright fishermen Karl Anderson and Otto Peterson after their skiff overturned. they clung to the wreck as the craft sank.
Gustave Gremminger aged 69 died of heart failure while attending Mass at St Marys Catholic church in Sandusky Ohio. He appeared in usual health when he entered the church and was stricken while kneeling in prayer.
Bellefontaine Ohio March 29 Mayor Niven orders that liquor seized from parties who appear in his court after visiting wet territory will not be retried. Police will pour the liquor into the gutter.
Mr L C Rose on the Eeton pike plans corn culture experiments this season. Government furnishes seed and guides cultivation under specific instructions. Government buys the produce at its market price, aiming to improve seed corn quality through a dedicated Agricultural Department program.
The Burley Tobacco Society executive committee says only two independents failed to receive their allotment and objects to newspaper reports of broader failure. They note one received ten percent and the other one percent, with the American Tobacco Company buying 75 percent of pooled tobacco first and delivery under way. Hugh Campbell of Richmond expressed satisfaction after meetings in Winchester. The Winchester office paid out over 1.096 million dollars for the period, and billed 39 480 hogsheads of 1907 crop and 13 500 of 1906 crop, with all tobacco to be delivered soon.
Flemingburg Ky March 29 Commissioner of Agriculture M C Rankin has arranged a corn growing contest in ten Kentucky counties including Fleming County The plan calls for selecting ten school student farmers per county each to receive about one bushel of seed corn Contestants keep all but ten ears for next fall when the county winner earns a $10 prize The samples from all counties become property of the Department of Agriculture The aim is to educate farmers in seed selection and cultivation methods through practical competition
Winchester Roller Mills promotes its brand Kerr perfection and White Pearl flour as the county’s oldest and best institution for home flour. The advertisement touts superior quality with no equal.
Mrs Ida Soper of Big Pond Pennsylvania recalls severe lung trouble and near death before Dr King’s New Discovery cured her. The product is said to work for coughs colds sore lungs hemorrhages influenza asthma whooping cough and bronchial issues. 50 cents or one dollar with trial bottle free guaranteed by Phillips Drug Company.
The Ohio State Journal recalls a humorous moment in telephone history about receiving a wrong number and the light hearted reaction of not blaming the caller. It highlights the value of courtesy in everyday communication and the enduring human touch in a long intimate experience with phones.
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