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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1912
Page
3
The State Legislature enacted a new fish and game law to protect and propagate fish and game. It creates a governor appointed State Commission to enforce provisions with unpaid commissioners and a salaried executive agent. The commission will hire game wardens and set their pay. A gun license is mentioned.
The plan proposes $1 yearly for resident hunters and $15 yearly for non residents. The Fish and Game Department would fund itself as the system runs and eventually become a revenue source for the state. Similar laws in other states showed this outcome and Kentucky may follow. Associations have pushed for this for years due to past protection failures. The goal is to end unrestrained slaughter of wildlife and stop rapid declines in fish birds and animals.
A advertised drug named ethine double strength claims to remove freckles by applying an ounce at night. Users are promised clear skin with light freckles disappearing, and a money back guarantee if the treatment fails.
The article compares urbanization in Europe and the United States, noting population shifts from rural areas to cities. It cites France Germany Ireland Switzerland and England trends, highlighting Paris growth and rural decline. It argues that cities rely on rural production and warns of a future food supply risk if farming cannot keep up.
A 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from I J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional remedy. It states internal doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and offers 100 payoff for any failing case with testimonials and circulars. Druggists sell it for 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A widow recalls her husband who fell overboard and drowned while working on a river boat, two weeks after their marriage. The piece ends with an advertisement pitching a liver tonic, Blood Bitters, as a cure for sluggish liver and digestion.
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