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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
7
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A reflective exhortation urges readers to attend church on Easter, listen carefully to the preacher, analyze the message, and act on conscience. It emphasizes remembering forgotten truths, setting a positive example for families, and welcoming all who seek guidance.
Am prepared to do sewing of all kinds and will make a speciality of silk dresses ranging in price from $3.50 to $5.50. Work guaranteed satisfactory or no charges will be made. Mrs. H. E. Johnson. No. 24 Queen Street.
Dan Skidmore sells his interest in the Mr Sterling Stock Yards Company to partners Floyd Horton and Will Ledford who will continue operating the business. Skidmore will handle young stock and pursue farming operations.
A reflective note on homes as spaces that nurture positive thoughts and deeds, shaping good lives that extend into the world beyond. It frames everyday greetings as foundational acts in personal and communal well being.
A fictional montage shows a newspaper editor juggling obituaries births entertainment and a courtship of life and death as a typewriter records joy and sorrow in quick succession. The piece ends with a reminder that life moves on despite every moment of grief or laughter.
A call to submit job work at the Advocate office directs readers to deliver materials for processing. The notice stresses prompt submission and outlines any required documentation or forms.
William P. Treadway sold 82 550 pound heifers at 39.33 each to O R Rankin of Millersburg totaling 3225. W D McIntyre bought 12 ewes and a four year old horse mule. Charles Humphries Co. bought 2 cows at 64 cents per pound. Treadway sold cattle to George Halsey and Mike Wilson. Carl Trimble sold 60 hogs. Dan Welch sold 1500 fleeces wool at 40 cents per pound. wool prices remain high in the county.
Two family or one family dwelling available on the first floor with water and gas. Inquiries directed to Mrs. Eliza M. Jordan.
The passage recalls a girl waking to wash with ice cold water from a tin pan and home boiled soup, drying with a rough roller towel, noting a smooth rosy complexion free of heavy cold cream residues. It contrasts rough daily routines with a clear, vivid image of early grooming habits.
A proverb contrasts a fearless man who lets others speak with a coward who promotes himself. It emphasizes restraint and integrity over bragging and self-promotion.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh with a $100 reward for a proven failure. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to strengthen constitution, and lists Ayer & Co. of Toledo as endorsers while promoting fake pills for constipation.
Backache, nervousness, and fatigue blamed on kidney trouble. Mr. W. O. Triplett of Sharpsburg Kentucky reports relief after taking Doan's Kidney Pills, bought at Duerson's Drug Store. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Mrs Lucy Wilson of Lexington purchased George McAlister's framed cottage on Howard Avenue for 2400 dollars. Possession in thirty days, she will reside in Mt Sterling. Her son in law Harry Stephenson and wife and baby may join her. The home is currently occupied by Mr and Mrs Tipton Wilson.
An early Winchester Gazette page carries a chiropractor ad by J Homer Marshall D C offering spinal adjustments to release nerve pressure and improve health. The page also mocks a world weary remark about hemp and notes maple syrup prices at J B White’s plus a biting quip about a grouchy weather fan and a brief editorial jab at The Advocate for printing.
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