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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
7
The Buick Model K-Six-49 is a seven passenger touring car with a long wheelbase and ample tonneau. It features a Valve-in-Head motor, folding seats that tuck away, and a high grade top with side curtains for comfort and convenience.
A bulletin from the Associated Advertising Clubs warns that con artists pose as private householders selling furs, diamonds, phonographs and other items by mail or from homes. They misstate values, claiming inflated worth. The public should buy from reputable local stores to ensure recourse if problems arise.
The document lists district by district county groups and 1910 populations. District one cites Livingston and McCracken with Trigg among 13 counties and 213,791 people. District two covers Christian to Webster with 8 counties and 206,121 people. Districts three to eleven follow with listed counties and 1910 populations, detailing Caldwell style groupings across Kentucky.
Traditional sales note offering RAT SNAP rodent killer from Chenault and Orear. Claims no smell after use and that cats or dogs won’t touch it. Pricing given by size and intended use from pantry to farm buildings with guaranteed satisfaction.
A quirky remark questions feeding hogs with greens and contrasts it with eating three meals a day without vegetables, highlighting a rustic or humorous viewpoint on diet and farming practices.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a temperance herbal tonic for women. It claims to improve womanly health, relieve backache dizziness and nervousness, and restore vitality, noting the formula is spelled out and sold in many drug stores.
N Windsor farmer warns of long rat problems after poison nearly harmed his dog. He credits RAT SNAP as a safe, sure killer. Available in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold and guaranteed by Chenault and Orear.
Advertising yields sales when backed by good store service. Merchants warn that ads must be truthful to win and keep permanent trade as customers return.
Bolton Hall notes thrift through a bond given by Uncle Samuel to cover small loans with interest to keep the lender engaged. He says the dynamic has shifted as borrowers now owe Uncle Samuel rather than vice versa.
The document discusses a delayed April 1 ownership statement for the Advocate, noting a change in ownership since the initial order and detailing terms and pending sale notices in Montgomery County Kentucky. The text also includes a Montgomery Circuit Court sale notice for Rufus Hadden et al, with sale date August 18 1919 at Mt Sterling Court House and land boundaries.
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