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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1922
Page
6
A junk dealer offers to purchase the battleship Maine for 48566 dollars, a fraction of its 2.0 million plus cost. The headline notes the absurd price gap and the ship’s sale to a scrap yard.
A witty remark contrasts population concerns with human desire, echoing Bernard Shaw’s jest that the issue is not numbers but wants. The line playfully shifts blame from sheer headcount to intent, delivering a cultural quip on growth and appetite.
A pithy adage warns that love bought or bought for any price may deceive the buyer, implying distrust of transactional affection and the fragility of paid romance.
Senator Fox introduces a Maryland bill demanding male alimony rights and equal assault penalties. The measure argues for shared duties in marriage, alimony to support dependent husbands, and corporal punishment for spousal assault up to 40 lashes or imprisonment.
The passage notes a communal sigh before swimming and the shout for rope that stirs the neighborhood. It comments on men discussing women as gossips while acknowledging that even the loudest gossips must shave every other day.
A Kentucky tobacco article urges quality over quantity for Burley growers led by President James C. Stone. It cites 1920 fire and leaf spot losses, promotes bulletin No. 89 with seed treatment using formalin or bichloride, bed steaming, and disease prevention to boost yield and price. It also notes plans to advise members on planting and curing practices and compares five acres well tended to ten or fifteen acres poorly grown. A final note mentions a Kentucky map claiming red, white and blue corn grains.
Poultry experts at the College of Agriculture warn three quarters of annual Kentucky hatchlings become undeveloped, poor layers due to protein-poor early rations. They recommend sour skim milk or buttermilk, dry mash with 10 to 20 percent meat scrap, 60 percent protein tankage, and bone meal during weeks one to two, with gradual feed adjustments and clean feeds, plus early access to the ground when weather allows. Tanlac and advertisements appear alongside in the issue.
Treasury official certifies Montgomery National Bank of Mt. Sterling Kentucky is authorized to extend its corporate existence until February 28 1942 following compliance with national banking laws. The entry also notes a 1922 date and includes unrelated ad snippets and social notes about a Winchester bride and local remarks.
A jumble of text quotes students and references politics and media. It mentions automobile use by college students and a plan to have professors lecture in bed. It also cites Lincoln on fooling people and a claim about majority rule.
A historical note records high tide yesterday at 35 000 quarts and a low tide mark of 27 000 pints, indicating unusual liquid level measurements for the period.
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