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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
6
Mrs. Charles I. Norton Transylvania College librarian received a letter from J. F. Jameson Carnegie Institution director praising the recent bulletin on the Transylvania book project. The missive extols the work, urging continued support and study.
Chesapeake and Ohio announces shortest quickest through sleepership service to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York and direct route to Richmond Old Point Norfolk and North Carolina. Two through trains to Louisville with steel equipment and dining cars.
The library of Transylvania notes a volume with Sir William Cecil’s coat of arms sought by Mr. Jameson as part of a probe into its probable origin. A similar volume, owned by Arthur Lord of Boston and Plymouth, is thought to have been carried aboard the Mayflower by William Brewster as investigators pursue the source.
Green Strother purchases a lot on Lexington Avenue and plans a modern two story brick residence once weather permits.
A Chicago convention briefing notes that Kentucky and other state delegates will cast ballots without real influence on the Republican presidential nomination. An interview with Harry M. Daugherty, Harding campaign manager, suggests the decision will be made by about fifteen to twenty men around 2 a.m. Friday, after deliberations by party “bosses” Penrose Barnes Wilcox Hert Crane and others, with a final ballot signaling the nominee.
Seed oats advertised by Mt Sterling Commerce Storage Co headed by S P Greenwade. Local contact listed as Phone 2. Brand emphasis on quality seed for farmers.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It claims thirty five years of use, blood purification, and healing on mucous surfaces, urging immediate purchase and free delivery from Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
A Houston ex sheriff Archie R Anderson praises Tanlac for restoring his health after years of indigestion gas and fatigue. He recounts improved sleep appetite and energy after starting Tanlac and urges publication of his experience for others to benefit. The piece also covers political commentary on the House Steering Committee and Republican control.
A visiting port hotel architect praised Mr Sterling and expressed willingness to assist financially in developing a modern hotel. The visitor noted the city’s favorable business climate and the local population’s need for such an enterprise, presenting a chance for community involvement and investment.
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