Dividend paid to 1906 tobacco receipts holders
R L Conrad chairman of The Grant County Board of Control is paying a 20 percent dividend to holders of pooled tobacco warehouse receipts for the 1906 crop, totaling nearly $60,000 and bringing the total paid on the 1906 crop to 70 percent. Casey County Farmer's Inn held at Antioch drew a large crowd for two days with lectures, Antioch residents praised farmers’ progress in farming and stock raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Conrad
Grant County Board of Control
Williamstown
Casey County
Farmer's Inn
Antioch
Whebush
Walker
Casey County News
Editor Sympathies and Staff Rifts in Town Newspapers
A Mason Independent column notes editors in all towns draw enemies and friends alike. It argues local critics avoid direct confrontation, while dissenters against the home paper are often those who would not be missed. The piece defends the paper’s role in advancing town interests on local issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mason Independent
Oklahoma Declares Pointing a Weapon a Misdemeanor
The Mason Independent argues for a nationwide standard making it a misdemeanor to point a weapon at another person whether loaded or unloaded. It contends that all states should criminalize such acts and extend penalties to reckless provocations like throwing a lighted cannon cracker into a crowd for fun, marking a path toward civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Mason Independent
Death of Kentucky preacher in Pittsburg mission field
The Rev. Dr. Donald McDonald, recently elected city missionary by the Pittsburg Presbytery, died of typhoid fever at Columbia Hospital Wilkinsburg. He left Danville on September 1 for Pittsburg work, was once pastor of Assembly Presbyterian Church Shelbyville, and was widely known across Kentucky. He leaves a wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Donald McDonald
Kentucky
The
Presbyterian Church
Columbia
Wilkinsburg
McDonald
Danville
Assembly Presbyterian Church
Shelbyville
Williamstown
How America Received Its Name in Vespucci Myth
In Harper's Heroes of American History, Ober notes that Amerigo Vespucci did not name the Western world America. A Vosges geographer, Martin Waldseemüller, proposed the name in a Latin pamphlet whose sole surviving copy sits in the Lenox Library, New York City. The pamphlet suggested calling the newly found land America after Americus Vespucci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ober
Amerigo Vespucci
Harper
Vespucci
America
Vosges
Martin Waldseemuller
Lenox Library
New York City
Amerigo Vespuciei
Americus Vespucius
Amerigo
Land
Americus
Europe
Asia
Colored Column Highlights Local Black Community Happenings
A broad recap of local Black residents includes Anna Wilson’s stylish North Maple home and a second story theater in the Louisville Colored Odd Fellows hall. The notes mention nurses, ministers, hospitality work, church revival plans, social events, and upcoming lectures in town alongside family visits and property updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wilson
North
Maple Street
Odd Fellows Hall
Louisville
Bessie Mason
Tuskegee
Omaha
Neb
J. B. Simms
W. W. Banks
United States Court
Amanda Taylor
Oliver Addition
H. A. Steward
J. H. Tyler
J. H. Holmes
R. A. Strauss
J. A. Chils and Family
Lexington
T. H. Copeland
B. Deaney
New College
Dr. Deaney
Berea
First Baptist Church
Washington Street Baptist Church
W. B. Hendy
Spring Street
T. Timberlake
Mabel D. Holmes
Bill Turner
Gracia
Henry
Bud) Phelps
Cincinnati
W. C. Cobb
Wm. Mosby
Saunders Street
Henry Jackson
Woodford Street
Ladies of Clark Chapel
M. FE
Sam Mitchell
A Good Stallion for the Mountains
The Kentucky Breeding Bureau consigns the imported stallion Resolute II to Mr. W R Reynolds of Tyner Jackson county Ky The high acting horse from Hartland Stud Ver sailses promises good things for future mountain horse growers and showcases the bureau’s elevation effort in Kentucky horses.
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Kentucky Breeding Bureau
W. R. Reynolds
Tyner
Jackson County
Resolute II
Hartland Stud
Versailes
Kentucky
A Cooling Thought on Heat and Perspective
In a Georgia country store during a peak heat week, a white visitor questions an old black man about his comfort. The reply attributes the heat to the sun smiling on the watermills of Georgia, making them red and ripe, reflecting a humorous perspective on weather and race.
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Jeb
Massa
Georgia
Coats for Children Show Practical Style in Sketches
Three simple yet stylish coats for children are described with fabric and trim details. A sable brown rajah coat features ecru broadcloth bands and plaid silk piping, paired with a sable felt hat. Another coat uses Egyptian red serge with red braid tabs, corded silk, and silk cuffs, plus a black beaver hat. The third coat in pongee has wine braid edging, with an ecru felt hat lined in wine satin and rosettes of pongee with iridescent quills.
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Ecru
Cleaning Ivory Items Tips From A Victorian Guide
The article outlines methods to clean ivory toilet articles and cabinet pieces. Light stains vanish with warm water soap and sun exposure, followed by thorough rinsing and drying. If stains persist, rinse with lemon water and maintain proper water temperature to avoid damage. Dark spots may require oxalic acid paste, then repeated washing and sun bleaching.
When Collar Lines Stain the Neck
A neck discoloration from a collar line can be treated with hydrogen peroxide and cotton. Apply nightly after washing with hot soap suds, leave on overnight, then rinse with cold water in the morning. Repeat each night until the stain fades.
Planning Girl's Winter Dress and Bloomers
Planning advice for winter school dresses suggests buying extra material to make bloomers that match each dress. Bloomers provide body to avoid petticoats, saving laundry and wear on underclothes while offering warmth and freer movement.
Keep Garments Mended Before Laundry Time
Advice urges mending worn places in garments before laundry to save life of fabric, noting small holes can grow into larger rents after washing and stressing timely repair.
Clear Velvety Skin Through Health and Care
Advice for women to enhance complexion by avoiding greasy foods and heavy pastries, daily outdoor exercise, deep breathing, and external face care. Recommends massage cream, dust-free environment, and regular routines to stimulate blood flow and fresh air access for preserving beauty.
Illustration of a chic neck arrangement for young faces
Describes a fashion illustration focusing on a stock around the neck with a wide ribbon band and bow tied on the left side under the ear. Notes the ribbon should cover the stock and secure the frill near the face, highlighting styling for a refined look.
Water in Shoes Tip Emerges From Worn Advice
A fragmented antiquated tip advises placing water in a shoe if the cap is tight or stiff to ease wear. The guidance suggests setting a dish to seven and wearing a dry item in the morning so the moisture shapes to the heel, offering a workaround for discomfort.
At the Tea Table Sweet Sandwiches Spark Interest in Refreshments
An article on hosting refined tea gatherings outlines ideal table settings for small and large meetings. It emphasizes having all tea paraphernalia ready, showcasing graceful tea prep, and using home made cakes as a cherished accompaniment. It details various sweet sandwiches using cake scraps, nuts, jams, and garnishes like ginger, cherries, nasturtium leaves, and sardine additions.
Chocolate Walnut Bars Recipe Instructions
Two eggs one half cup butter one teaspoon vanilla one cup sugar one half cup flour two squares melted chocolate one cup broken walnut meats. Beat eggs then cream butter and sugar add to beaten eggs and beat smooth then add melted chocolate flour flavoring and nuts. Spread thin on greased paper or inverted greased tins and bake twenty minutes. Remove from oven crease into small oblong pieces while hot.
Grape Mousse From Fresh Juices And Cream
Prepare juice from grapes by cooking and straining. Mix with heavy cream lemon juice and sugar. Whip thick then mold and freeze covered with salt and ice for four to five hours. Turn out onto plate and sprinkle nuts over the inverted mold.
Making Sandwiches Tips From a Historic Note
In making sandwiches remove crusts with a sharp knife melt butter softly and spread with a fine paint brush for best results. At furnishing counters you can buy fancy cutters to improve appearance. Wrap sandwiches that must stand in moist cloths.
Leftover fish preparation turned into spread
Describes a method to make a fish paste from any leftover fish by flaking the meat and skin, heating with milk or cream and butter, then forming a paste to spread on buttered bread slices. The tone is practical and instructive.
Old Time Cookie Recipe Mixed Ingredients
A simple bake known from a kitchen note uses two cups dark brown sugar two eggs one cup butter and lard mixed one cup sour milk one teaspoon soda and spices cinnamon allspice and ginger plus two and a half cups flour with baking powder. Bake slowly for result.
Makes Good Sun Parlor A Home Enhancement Idea
The piece urges women to use scrapbooks and old ledgers to beautify homes and ease chores. It notes the sun parlor trend persists despite claims about sunlight affecting mood. A young matron created a north corner apartment finished in deep soft yellow to mimic a sun parlor.
Household economy tips for frugal dining
Water stored in bottles on the ice reduces ice bills while parsley sage and herbs grown in a kitchen window garden cut seasoning costs. Okra can be dried for long shelf life and makes flavor for soups and bouillons. Cheap meat cuts work in stews and croquettes. Cheese can substitute meat with many preparations. Two vegetables at dinner is economical and fashionable. Olive oil bought by the gallon offers wholesale savings.
Practical Hints From The Housewire
A numbered list of household tips covers food, storage, upholstery care, hearth cleaning, bathroom hardware, and silver polish. Advice includes covering frying pans to keep fish flesh tender, keeping honey in the dark to prevent granulation, refreshing plush pile with a touch of chloroform, enamel coating on damp bathroom nails to avoid rusty marks, silver cleaning using sweet oil and whiting, and making a floor stain with permanganate of potash in boiling water with adjustable darkness.
Wild Apple Jelly From Sour Wild Apples
A Boston Post note reports a method for making jelly from wild sour apples. Quarter apples with skin and seeds, simmer till tender, drain overnight, measure juice, add one cup sugar per cup juice and a splash of lemon. Heat juice to boil, then add warmed sugar and boil once more for a light transparent jelly.
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Boston Post
Brain Cutlets From Old Time Recipe
Brass link recipe describes dicing brains and mixing with boiled rice. It instructs to fry a buttered flour roux, add milk to thickened sauce, fold in brains and rice with an egg, season, chill, form into cutlets, bread, and fry in hot fat, then drain and serve.
Remove Black Grease From Fabrics With Lard And Soap
Instructions describe removing black grease by saturating the stain with lard, rubbing to spread the spot, letting dried grease soak, then washing with cold water and common laundry soap. Do not use warm water until the grease is removed. Follow directions closely for best results.
Pepper Relish Recipe From Old Peppered Preserve
A simple home relish method uses one peck green tomatoes eight onions twelve peppers and one small cabbage chopped fine. Mix with salt and let stand overnight then drain and cover with cold vinegar. Tanginess increases with a touch of horseradish optional.
Cleaning Wicker and Matting Methods
Cleaning wicker requires a stiff brush dipped in salt water to scrub the fibers. Mat tings can be wiped with warm water and salt for gentle cleansing. If grease spills occur or matting or wicker gets wet, treat the spot with alcohol.
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Lenard Jones
Rhoda Thompson
Henry Lovings
Woodson Miller
Huffman
W. Barnes Avenue
Perry Richardson
Becknerville
Cora Taylor
Timberlake
Broadway Baptist Church
Cummings
Baltimore
Nickerson
Coats For
Jon the
Housewire
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