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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
7
A local ad touts the Primrose cream separator with a single outside adjustment to keep the bowl at the correct height. It claims easy yearly tweaking, durable construction, and savings of 10 to 15 dollars per cow yearly, with four sizes handling 350 to 850 pounds of milk per hour.
The article questions whether respect for law is waning and whether unrest is spreading. It laments outbreaks occurring at a time when the country needs calm and urges citizens to set their own house in order while sacrifices for freedom are considered.
The Louisville Judge Samuel Greene was defeated for renomination as County Judge of Jefferson County in the August 4 primary by Lorraine Mix. Greene, a son of Lucien Greene and brother of County Clerk Keller Greene, faced defeat following his support of Governor Stanley.
A concise adage urges taking chances when chances arise. It emphasizes action over hesitation and warns that opportunity may not return. The message frames bold choices as essential for personal advancement.
A speaker urges readers to prioritize the future over present ease, arguing that national progress rests on current action. The piece recalls Revolutionary, 1812, and Spanish-American War eras, insisting concern for posterity defines citizens and nations.
A compact line warns that a man is defined by his excuses, not actions, emphasizing caution toward insincerity and pretext.
Ruth Law outlines aerial combat strategies emphasizing dodging and surprise maneuvers. She describes loops and dives as essential prelude to offensive maneuvers, noting pilots fake strikes to lure opponents into vulnerable positions.
A butcher and his daughters admired Haydn's music and asked for a minuet for a wedding. Haydn agreed, and soon a band circled a flowered ox outside his window. The butcher then gave Haydn the ox as thanks, and the piece became known as the Ox minuet.
The Swedish king Charles XII in captivity near the Turks played chess with Grothusen to kill time. A position reached before bullets interrupted, yielding lines of mate in three and then five as more pieces fell to fire. The exchange shows royal calm under siege and rapid tactical shifts sparked by ongoing combat.
A Victoria clergyman found orange tree roots strangled by distant pine roots twisting around the orange taproot. He cut away the offending roots and while the orange revived briefly, the tree later died as deeper pine roots continued the attack.
Gibraltar, though called a barren rock, hosts 456 native flowering species including castor oil plants and daturas. Some plants reach tree and hedge proportions, masking cannons and other armaments. Snakes are rare and small, while lizards appear frequently.
Several thousands of tons of licorice root are annually gathered in Turkey for export to this country. The root is considered a pest by natives and of little value, yet it is used in tobacco flavoring confectionery and beer.
In a Washington Star snippet, the impresario smiles as the prima donna finally performs, noting relief that she sings to the audience instead of arguing over her salary. The exchange highlights backstage tensions and artistic friction surrounding a star singer.
The Talmud lists rue as a kitchen herb and notes it is exempt from tithe since it is not garden cultivated. The Bible mentions rue only in Luke xi 42.
A brisk scene shows a milliner flattering a customer about hats. The white feather is praised to appear youthful, as they haggle over adding more feathers in a lighthearted shop exchange.
A dialogue shows a husband attributing faults to his wife that he says existed only after marriage. A wry remark from Boston Transcript notes men think they know a woman like a book but uncover many uncut leaves.
Postal rules for letters parcels and papers to soldiers in France were announced. Address format is John Smith Company B 24th Infantry American Expeditionary Forces with sender’s name on envelope. Domestic postage applies for letters from soldiers abroad and in some cases postage collected in the U.S. Magazines with official notice may be mailed unaddressed with a 1 cent stamp.
Mr and Mrs John S Frazer received a cablegram from their son Lloyd Frazer announcing his safe arrival in London England He had been with Standard Oil Co in South Africa for months and planned to join the American forces and go to the front in France The message relieved the parents fears as their first contact in some time
A dreaming Legion soldier recalls glory as in a vivid verse scene. A calm voice interrupts his sleep to warn of today’s gas bill. He orders messages to creditors and merchants, claiming he was born for glory on the grit and to face debt with resolve. The moon rises over the night.
A vivid fragment places a distant soldier at Geewhiz with a woman departing during his sleep. The scene recalls mourners in Snagtown. The excerpt notes reasonably good crops and a boast that invention could end the war with a single press.
A pithy remark defines a pessimist as a person who is sea-sick throughout the voyage of life, a concise proverb on outlook and experience.
A terse aphorism contrasts two halves of humanity sharing a mystery of purpose and existence. The line hints at social division and existential reflection without naming individuals or events.
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