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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
3
The Advocate argues Democrats have aided farmers by expanding farm loan banks, lowering interest, and supporting the National Bank act reforms. It accuses Republicans of opposing farm welfare, threatening labor and the Muscle Shoals nitrogen plant, arguing such actions would hurt agricultural production.
Travelers in the Great American desert find wild horses as a roadside attraction. The animals pause when they see cars, then race northward with cattle behind them. The piece notes civilization encroaching, hinting the desert will bloom like a rose. Blue Eagle shows a hut, windmill, wells, and growing settlement amid rising gas prices.
A Boston Transcript note contrasts a divorced couple with a boastful booster figure. It cites varied uses of the term booster from politics to drink substitutes and literature. The piece also laments the flood of words about authors and streetcar service, noting a prevalence of simple monosyllabic terms.
A man who pretended to want alcohol for his radiator drank it and grew terribly ill. Mr. Chuggins reproaches him while the garage proprietor asks what is the matter, hinting at auto intoxication as the cause.
A light exchange notes the prince of Wales is bashful and would have been a good poker player. The joke asks what bashfulness has to do with the game and suggests he should have commanded a royal flush.
Despite wartime enlistment of men in the champagne region, local women continued wine production. By 1915 exports reached 10 million bottles and by 1917 rose to 20 million, underscoring strong domestic effort and global demand during conflict.
A Las Vegas crowd roasts Baggs as a poor football player drawing sharp jibes. A fellow notes such roasting is fitting on the football field where players face the public glare.
Circular No. 80 by J. R. Dawson of the College of Agriculture Extension Division outlines major dairying problems and approaches. It compares outcomes when whole milk is sold versus skim milk availability, and emphasizes winter rations for dairy heifers along with other practical winter feeding plans.
A Danish physician who once manufactured artificial legs from papier mache now crafts artificial feet using paper pulp. He leverages his prosthetics expertise to adapt to a new material, aiming for improved comfort and accessibility for patients.
Tuesday August 31 marks Farmers Day at the Blue Grass Fair in Lexington. Farmers plan a large display and forecast the biggest parade of growers yet. Admission to the fair is 50 cents.
Thirty seven states authorize 635 million dollars for good roads over five years with bond issues totaling 391 million dollars pending. Total proposed and authorized for road work in the United States exceeds 1.02 billion dollars, reflecting growing civic effort and industry support nationwide. Texas leads with 88.7 million, followed by Pennsylvania and California with large planned expenditures.
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