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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1920

Page

7

Better Sires Better Stock Campaign Aims at Livestock Improvement

Kentucky through its College of Agriculture affiliates with the Bureau of Animal Industry for a nationwide Better Sires Better Stock drive. The program, starting this week, targets domestic livestock improvement via purebred sires, breeding methods, and enrollment of all stock raisers, with certificates issued from Washington and state records kept in Kentucky.

Kentucky College of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Animal Husbandry United States Wash Ington Washington United States Department of Agriculture Psta

Leak Test Before Canning Jar with Screw Top

Home Economics Department College of Agriculture advises testing jars for leaks by pairing the top with the jar without the rubber. If a thumbnail can be asserted between top and glass the top is likely defective. Place rubber and top, screw down lightly, then remove rubber to see if it returns to position.

Home Economics Department College of Agriculture

Wreck near Ashland claims two lives in freight derailment

Two men died and eight were injured when freight cars derailed on the Lexington and Ashland division of the C. and O. Sunday afternoon. The casualties were Carnival company members touring the area. An old saying about a woman’s spoons versus a man’s shovel is referenced in the report.

Lexington and Ashland

Wild Fire and Rust Hit Burley Tobacco Crops

Tobacco diseases wild fire and angular leaf spot have damaged Burley fields near Lexington. The damage affects 10 to 20 percent of nearby fields with losses possibly exceeding 75 percent in some areas. Authorities urge steam sterilizing beds next spring and planting disease free seed to limit spread. A late note observes the silly social problem of men coping with henpecked happiness as guests stay indifferent.

Burley Tobacco North Carolina Virginia Kentucky Lexington Burley Department of Agronomy College of Agriculture W. D. Vatieau

When a Lawyer Is Married Objections Avoid Court

A wry legal quip notes that when a lawyer is married he need not appear in court to have objections overruled.

Saturday Courtday Dress Goods and Groceries Sale

Saturday sale listing fabrics and pantry items with per yard and per unit prices. Includes ginghams cotton crash jelly tumblers tin cans matches soap and crochet thread with assorted small items and approximate prices.

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Fulton to Vote Road Bond Issue

Fulton County Fiscal Court discussed a proposed 500000 bond issue to build forty miles of hard roads in Fulton county. State officials Ben Weille and Holesworth spoke as Lake County Tennessee officials joined the meeting. Local leaders pledged cooperation with a road program and noted congressional delegations' ignorance on national matters.

Fulton Fulton County Hickman Ben Weille Paducah Holesworth

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