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In the News a century ago today By "Jim With the election close at hand, the October 27, 1909 edition of the Adair County News was, as my mother was wont to say, "skase, mighty skase" on news and long on political posturing. The Irvin's Store correspondent, in a newsletter written a few days earlier, had wryly observed, "Politics are warming up in these parts and by next week will be very warm." When this edition of the News hit the presses, the political pot was a-bilin' all over the paper. Well over a column of front page space sang the praises of the sermon delivered Sunday morning the 17th by Rev. J.R. Crawford, pastor of the Columbia Presbyterian Church. A somewhat related "open letter" took up another full column, the letter being a hotly pro-temperance missive to the voters of Adair County signed by nine local ministers. (The reader may draw his or her own inferences about the topic of Rev. Crawford's sermon.) In contrast, only 12 lines were devoted to the death of Mr. J.M. Traylor, father of (later) well-known Adair Countian Melvin Alvah Traylor. Despite the dearth of news and an overabundance of political pot-stirring, a few items of interest were found. The first, headlined "The Home," offered several helpful household hints, which, without a doubt, CM readers will take to heart. (A word to the wise, etc.): Always use lard to grease your cake pans, as the salt in the butter causes it to stick to the pans. Don't light the kitchen fire unless there is water in the boiler. If not, the rush of cold water is liable to crack the boiler. If you want to keep sour desserts on top of the ice, place a newspaper over the ice and your dishes never slip off or tip over. Select a dozen or so of the smoothest and largest splints from the new broom and lay them away to use in testing cake when it is baking.Another came from the pen of the ever-vigilant Gradyville correspondent. Without his splendid report, a most unique sporting event would have passed unremarked and been lost forevermore: One of the most interesting games of marbles that has been played in our town for many years took place one day last week. The players were Robt. O. Keltner, seventy years old, Geo. W. Flowers, seventy-four years old, Dr. J.H. Grady, sixty-five years old and A.T. Shirrell, not less than sixty years old. We take it from the way they played, that in by-gone days they certainly played on Sunday.(By-the-by, he also mentioned that fresh beef was plentiful at six and seven cents a pound.) And finally, J.A. Young of Bakerton made this announcement: "Lost:--A large red steer with white face, in the woods on Long View, near town. Would appreciate any information regarding it. /s/ J.A. Young, Bakerton, Ky.""Jim" is a frequent and valued contributor to ColumbiaMagazine.com. This story was posted on 2009-10-27 12:55:31 Click Here for a printable version of the article. Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. Bookmark: Facebook | Del.icio.us | Suggest To sponsor news and features on ColumbiaMagazine, or for information about web hosting and design, please use our contact form or call 384-3979. |
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