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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1922
Page
3
Thousands of Kentucky eggs will be preserved by water glass to keep costs down for next winter. Use fresh, unwashed infertile eggs. mix one quart water glass to nine quarts boiled cooling water. store in a clean stone jar in a cool place. remove small amounts as needed over days.
An odd vintage ad parody warns about elephant trunk muscles and promotes Taniac as a cure all. It pivots to a humorous exchange with a child and mother, ending with a quip about two bits.
A woman on a train claimed a seat she eyed, but a man sat down before her. The incident highlights tensions over seating and personal space during rail travel.
A Central Record note highlights rapid tech progress from airplanes to wireless radiophones. It notes households placing receivers aloft, listening to market reports or distant concerts, dancing or hearing sermons remotely, and even the University of Wisconsin planning public wireless education.
County Agent J. W. Jones reports legumes are increasing in Larue county crop rotations. One community has seeded over 208 acres of sweet clover with 30 acres of alfalfa planned, plus more than 75 acres of soybeans and cowpeas for hay this summer.
Auctioneer John W. Bain advertises sales conducted anywhere with experience. J R Lyons offers closeout of John Deere wagons. Also listed are oxy acetylene welding and Lexington Engine and Boiler Works services with contact details.
Han ford MacNider broadcast an Easter greeting from Detroit station WWJ to ex soldiers across the middle west and gulf region. Governor Harry L. Davis declined naming Ohio’s bravest veteran for a national San Francisco assembly, leaving the selection to the American Legion.
A string of Legion actions across the United States and abroad show ex service members helping neighbors. They report battlefield injuries, fund playgrounds in Nashville, fund a club house in Emporia, organize posts in Korea, broadcast market reports in Nebraska, and aid stranded veterans in Nova Scotia.
The Paris Zoo keeps a bobcat as the lone feature while at St Cloud Minnesota the dwindling G A R posts vote to disband and pass Memorial Day and related observances to the American Legion, continuing the duty to honor Civil War dead.
Kentucky livestock experts say droughts annually parch pastures, hurting dairymen. J. H. Hooper reports Sudan grass as a viable green feed, with six acres to be planted this spring and yields up to five tons per acre by August, supplementing dairy cows with about 50 pounds of green feed daily. Green corn also serves as feed during droughts.
The dairy men dispute aspects of using Sudan grass arguing over its value while critics claim some people act superior claiming private heaven boxes to avoid mingling with the common herd.
A fragment notes two jacks priced at 10 and 12 dollars near Mt. Sterling referenced by W. H. Bridges. A separate line warns that a husband can avoid shopping trips by letting his wife catch him flirting with salesgirls.
A concise editorial notes that the toughest burden for drivers is carrying a bundle of bad habits. It argues these habits hinder safe efficient travel and highlights common examples and the need to address them.
Mrs. Ella Mullins testifies that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription gives relief for feminine troubles and benefits her daughter. The ad urges women to seek the medicine in tablets or liquid and to write for free medical advice from Dr. Pierce at Buffalo NY.
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