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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
7
Kentucky Democrats are called to the county mass convention at 2 oclock on Saturday May 1 to register their choice for the Democratic nomination. The notice argues for Governor James M. Cox as the trusted leader and urges representation for women, naming state headquarters and chairman Johnson N. Camden.
A reader questions timing for dating a possessive suitor and jokes about sending him to Milwaukee for talent, cites modern love letters ending with a political twist, and mentions a mock newspaper heading about Governor Morrow receiving a new car, plus a quip about eggs.
A New York Tribune reader signs as Caroline Beach quoting state figures from Harrisburg. The 1919 deer and wild game harvests are listed for rabbits squirrels ruffed grouse quail waterfowl pheasants Hungarian quail and more. It notes 1.573 million residents held licenses and 3,338 non residents hunted in Pennsylvania.
William Jennings Bryan is chosen as delegate at large from Nebraska to the National Democratic convention. The selection elevates Bryan's role in the party and aligns Nebraska with the national gathering for the party’s platform.
The article notes the senator voted against pari-mutuel betting in Kentucky citing exposure to bad tips as the reason. It reflects the era's sport arena debates and political angles around gambling regulations.
The New Era Movement seeks a $23,000,000 budget for 1920 21 to fund foreign and home missions education and church work across the United States and 26 other nations. Key allocations include $7,318,303 for Foreign Missions and $4,612,249 for Home Missions, with additional funds for education, ministerial relief and other boards. The drive runs April 25 to May 2, with 9,800 churches calling on members, and overall collaboration with the Interchurch World Movement totals $45,000,000 for Presbyterians.
A humorous exchange on expenses and hats unfolds as a woman notes a $25 Stetson near Punch’s corner. A sporting writer’s claim about wrestling’s demands is contrasted with a jab about dancing the shimmy. A soda clerk declines making a pullman sleeper.
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