Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-02
HERE'S WHAT WAS
NEWS HERE IN 1876

The other day a friend brought
to the Daily Register Office a
lcopy of the Saturday Morning
'Chronicle, published in Richmond,
Kentucky, October II, 1916.
Thomas L. Goddin is given at the
top of first column first page, as
sole publisher and proprietor. F"
The paper was published once a
week on Saturdays and the sub
scription price was 81 year
when paid in advance and So
when paid at the end OF the year.
Under the heading, the motto of
the old sheet, yellow with age,
yet still quite 1egible, is given as
Let us endeavor to promulgate
the truth and give every man
justice and we will be sustained
by our God and Our country"
Most of the news in the paper is
foreign with a lot of editorials
and medicine advertising. Among
some of the news items men
toned is the announcement OF
William NJ. Irvine and Dan Breck
Jr., as partners of law. This an
nouncement is as follows:
Law Notice
Daniel Breck Jr. and William
M. Irvine have associated in the
practice OF law They will attend
to all business III the courts OF
Madison, Garrard, Estill and Ow-
sley counties. Office at Breck' S
old stand where both will always
be found, unless about profession
al business.
March z, 1886
Some Of the prices quoted III
this old paper are as follows: Ba-
con and ham at 4 and 4 1-2 cents
sides 4, 4 IA and 4 81 cents, and
shoulders at 3 cents cattle $3.2E
and S375; -four $4.25 and $3.50 a
barrel; wheat 65 cents; corn Is
cents, and oats 20 cents lard 5 IL
cents sugar s cents; tobacco
common 81 and $50; wool, TN
washed, II and Is cents, and
whisky Is L 2cents. 1t would be
very interesting to compare these
with one of the present day prlc-
es.
The account Of the battle OF
Monterey in the Mexican war IS
described in this paper. In the
foreign news comes the story OF
the failure Of the potato crop in
ireland and England in 1916.
Just under the name of the pa
per on the front page it states
that this paper is devoted to lit
erature, history and agriculture
and that it is Wing in politics. Ii
also states that it is neutral in re
ligion.
Another important bit OF for
eigl<news i'll this paper is a de
scription of the annexation OF
California. and a message to the
people of California by John D.
Sloat, commander-in-chief of the
u. S. Navy on the Pacific Ocean
David I. Rowland is advertis-
ing boots and shoes OF his OWE
make and that from the eastern
part Of the country. He also says
he will take beef hides in return
for shoes.
Richard V. Johnson advertises
for a pocketbook lost on Tate's
Creek roa dand offers to pay
anyone we'll for the trouble OF
returning it to him.
d. S. and O. Goodloe advertise
that they have bought out T. Til
| ford & Co. and have received q
new assortment Of British, French
and American dry goods.
John c. Walker is advertising
500 acres of Garrard county lane
|on the Clear Creek near the forks
of the turnpike road, for sale or
Sept. II, 1916.
Miller and Harris are offering q
large and general assortment Of
Ischool books at greatly reduced
prices.
Elias -Kurtz IS offering all kinds
tof furniture for sale and promises
to attend all funeral calls prompt
Ily.
Mrs. Mcmillan is offering Z
NEW assortment of millinery fol-
public inspection, and also invite.
lattention to her new stock of ar
Iti6cial flowers. She says she con
ltinues to trim and repair bonnet
in the best and most fashionabl,
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