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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1921

Page

3

Features of Blue Grass Poultry Show

Plans for the poultry show linked to the Blue Grass Fair run September 5 to 10 with A S Chapin and Lawrence Gentry as superintendents and Len Rawnsley and Chapin as judges. The event includes waterfowl and pheasants displays, a boys and girls poultry club exhibit, and an educational display from the College of Agriculture

Blue Grass A. S. Chapin College of Agriculture Poultry Farm Lawrence Gentry Lexington Len Rawnsley Hurstbourne Farms Louisville Chapin Ken Walker Blue Grass Fair Association

How To Care For Patent Leather Shoes

To lengthen the life of patent leather shoes warm them slightly before first wear. When not using them immediately apply a good quality vaselin to protect the finish.

Pearl White Granted Divorce in Providence

Pearl White, motion picture actress, was granted a divorce from Wallace McCucheon in Providence on the grounds of neglect to provide. The report notes public comment on her bobbed hair and adds a colorful aside about neighbor opinions.

Pearl White Providence R. I Wallace McCucheon

Morehead Duel Ends in Wounds at Court Yard

In Morehead court house yard on Thursday afternoon a pistol duel between town marshal Alfred Fraley and C H Tolliver left Tolliver with a bullet in the right cheek and Fraley wounded on the side. Tolliver’s son Guy Tolliver rode to Lexington with his father. Fraley was arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to kill and released on bond.

Alfred Fraley Morehead Court House Tolliver Fraley N. L Court House Yard C. H. Tolliver Bert Proctor

Pirate Party Invitation and Game Ideas

A playful pirate party plan for children featuring red and black decor. Invitations on red paper with black ink, pirate slips, yard or beach games with an 18 inch hole, fishing rod activity, red cheese cloth bundles as scarves and girdles, a blindfolding Catch Pirate game, and pirate themed refreshments including a red ship cake and black chocolate cake. A light remark about a husband’s wish for his wife to be as sweet when guests visit.

Big Falling Off in The Tobacco Crop

The tobacco crop this year is expected to average about 49 percent of last year’s output per H T Larrimore of Larimore Perkins managers of the Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Company in Louisville. He cites nationwide declines with 52 percent in Eastern Indiana 15 percent in Western Indiana 39 percent in Ohio and 45 percent in Tennessee. Kentucky county figures provide percentages such as Adair 20 Anderson 57 Barren 49 Bath 49 Boone 43 Bourbon 70 Boyle 55 Braiken 34 Breckinridge 44 Bullitt 28 Carroll 51 Carter 43 Fayette 67 Fleming 49 Franklin 48 Gallatin 51 Grant 44 Grayson 15 Green 28 Greenup 20 Harrison 64 Hardin 36 Hart 45 Henry 52 Jessamine 40 Lewis 59 Lincoln 52 Larue

H. T. Larrimore Larrimore & Perkins Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Company Louisville Indiana Ohio Tennessee Larrimore Kentucky Adair Anderson Barren Bath Boone Bourbon Boyle Braiken Breckinridge Bullitt Carroll Carter Fayette Fleming Franklin Gallatin Grant Grayson Green Greenup Harrison Hardin Hart Henry Jessamine Lewis Lincoln Larue

Unclear Local Figures Listed by County

A sequence of numbers paired with county names appears, listing Madison through Woodford with varying figures. The fragment suggests a table or tally but lacks context, dates, or actions contributing to a clear news item.

Covington Street Car Men Accept Wage Cut

Employes of the South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railway voted 240 to 48 to accept a wage reduction of about 10 cents per hour. The new scale, effective August 3, raises maximum pay for motormen and conductors to 50 cents an hour from 60 cents. Some argued for arbitration.

South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Company Covington

Love That Sells Nothing Yet Gives All

A reflective line on love defying market value, offering meaning and generosity without seeking returns. It contrasts transactional exchange with emotional abundance, suggesting love’s true worth lies in giving rather than profit.

The Head Binders of Tomman Island in the New Hebrides

A 1920s Asia Magazine account describes Tomman islanders binding infants to elongate skulls. Mothers place a coconut fiber basket over a scalp wrapped with a hair bonnet soaked in oil and tighten it daily, yielding a pointed, elongated cranium viewed as beauty by elders.

Tomman Island of the New Hebrides South Pacific Asia Magazine

Politics Keep Gas Supply Abundant in This Country

A reflective statement notes that vigorous political debate ensures continued exploration and availability of natural gas resources within the nation. It frames discourse as a driver of energy security and supply.

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