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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
3
The piece argues citizens would bear war expenses and bond amortization but demand fewer government wastes. It favors a simple tax plan with a moderate universal income tax, a higher tax on unearned income, and a small sales tax. It warns against punishing thrift and capital and notes dangers in proposals that target wealth.
An advertisement claims rheumatism relief stems from correcting digestion and elimination. It touts NR Tablets as affordable, promising prompt relief or a money back guarantee, and asserts benefits for digestion liver kidney and blood, urging readers to try through their druggist.
The Kentucky Democratic voters face a crucial year with the statewide ticket and national implications. Unity is urged to avoid factional fights at the May 4 convention and to grant broad latitude to the San Francisco gathering for the best nomination. Subsequent battles after San Francisco loom.
Dr James Kennedy Patterson president emeritus of the University of Kentucky is seriously ill at his University campus home. Attending physician Dr Thomas H Kinnaird says the condition has been unchanged for days but a turn for the better is hoped within hours. Patterson is 87 years old.
A speaker warns that slow claim payments by some insurance companies may force widows to endure extended hardship and grief over the loss of their husbands.
Mack's column mixes social tips with local quirks and letters to the editor. It notes questionable advice about attracting women and men, mentions eggs and crops in Montgomery county, calls out Luke McLuke Steele and Crooks of Owingsville, and ends with light reader questions and a sports aside about baby trotters.
A series of dialog snippets shows people addressing readers and officials with sharp humor. Figures include Professor Johnny and Mr Blink, touching on meter readings political influence and a moonshine joke. The piece blends local voices and a comic tone.
A reflective reader asks about wartime songs and humor as Pa explains the joke, while others share small town scenes. Indignant remarks and a road repair note mix with a memory of schooling and Senate attitudes toward President Wilson. The Stephens family quotes a line about strength in numbers.
The piece argues Europeans view Americans as lacking high ideals and breaking promises, warning that isolation will invite armament. It compares U.S. leadership loss to Britain’s late treaty ratification and recalls Elihu Root’s remark on keeping America out of war, noting past wartime unity.
The article extols broad prosperity across classes in the United States, noting farmers, merchants, bankers, and laborers all thriving. It credits increased wages, higher asset values, doubled bank deposits, and expanded credit, framed as proof of a Democratic administration delivering more widely distributed wealth under Woodrow Wilson.
The note places the origin of the phrase in Sharpsburg recently noting a historical tie to the line Oh death where is thy sting and its出处.
Mrs. B. T. Blair of Kitts Hill Ohio says severe rheumatism left her unable to move her hands or feet. After taking Reese Formula R-11 her pains eased, digestion improved, appetite returned, and she can do housework again. She recommends the remedy and urges others to try it. Obtain a bottle from your druggist or Wm. and Lloyd's Drug Store.
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