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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1921

Page

2

Kentucky College to Exhibit Farm Practice Education at State Fair

The extension division of the College of Agriculture plans extensive educational displays for Kentucky farmers and their wives at the State Fair September 12 to 17. About 15 departments will show how drainage boosts yields, breeding stock improves eggs, and seed and fertilizer use raises crops, with doubles space in the grandstand. The horticultural and dairy departments highlight garden planning and cooperative pure bred bull associations. Farm women exhibits cover sewing, canning, and clothing efficiency taught by home demonstration agents. The college will also show nine fat steers and ten sheep among open class entries, including yearlings, calves, and various Cheviot and Hampshire livestock.

Kentucky College of Agriculture Horticultural Department Dairy Department Home Economics Shropshire

Wanamaker Warns On Advertising In Business Signage

Jne Wanamaker argues that stopping advertising is like removing a business sign. He says continuing commerce requires word of mouth and visible advertising to attract customers.

Jne Wanamaker

Sincerity and Knowledge Drive Persuasive Power

The text argues that decisive accuracy must be paired with sincerity to persuade customers and listeners. Knowledge provides power while sincerity ensures it is effectively used, with wholehearted belief producing genuine interest and belief in others, exemplified by Lincoln’s success through conviction and clarity.

Lincoln

Lift ride with national ads joins local campaigns

National advertising teams up with local agencies to push joint campaigns inviting audiences to ride along with a unified message. The collaboration signals broader reach and shared resources in the evolving media landscape.

Farm Bureau urges passage of two Kentucky amendments

The Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation calls for swift passage of two constitutional amendments to be voted on next November. The Legislative Committee meeting at Louisville headquarters adopted a strong resolution urging members statewide to assist in the effort.

Farm Bureau Federation Kentucky Louisville The Kentucky Farm Bar Federation State Superintendent of Public Instruction Schoos

Roosevelt urges using schoolhouses as polling places and civic centers

The speaker argues government should empower voters by expanding schoolhouse use for political gatherings and as polling places. He asserts schools, idle except for classes, can become the Senate Chamber of the people where citizens hear all candidates and discuss live issues.

Senate Chamber Theodore Roosevelt

President Harding's Father Weds Nurse in Monroe

Dr. George T. Harding father of Warren G. Harding married Miss Alice Severns, longtime nurse in his Marion, Ohio office, in Monroe Michigan. The couple married at Rev. Frank T. Knowles's home after securing a license, with Harding age 76 and Severns 52. They left for parts unknown with a young couple accompanying them.

George T. Harding Warren G. Harding Alice Severns Marion Ohio Monroe Michigan Mrs. Harding

Greeting newborns with clothing and gifts strategy

The piece advises sending a card and trousers sizes at birth to attract new parents as customers. It suggests continuing with gifts such as a tie at age ten and ongoing presents for each birthday.

Neck of the Woods

Advertising Powers Wrigley Gum to Global Scale

The William Wrigley Jr Co spends 3.5 million dollars on advertising and earns 20 percent on its 16.0 million capital with sales of 18.0 million. It operates 25 to 30 thousand simea and holds 30 thousand acres of chicle plus 3 thousand acres of mint. Factories are in Chicago Brooklyn Toronto and Sydney with 250 thousand boxes daily output from Chicago and Brooklyn plants.

Wrigley William Wrigley, Jr., Co Simea Chicago Brooklyn Toronto Sydney Ustrala

Live Infant Window Display Draws Crowd in City Store

A large company staged a two day window display in a city store featuring a full nursery with babies and nurses from a hospital. The exhibit included a play yard bath tub scales and toys and attracted more attention than any display in the past year.

Advertising’s Power Shapes Daily Life and Value

The piece extols advertising as the dominant modern business force guiding choices, prices, and comfort. It argues ads influence the world, urging readers to recognize their role in obtaining value for each dollar spent on hats, shoes, and furnishings.

Daily Advertising Spotlight Promises Fresh Daily Deals

The notice describes how advertising in the newspaper changes each day with new styles, services, and price concessions. Readers are urged to seize the day and act now to take advantage of today's offers before they move on to tomorrow's buyers.

Prices and ads reveal buying power in merchants' quotes

Merchants quote numerous prices to compare value showing dollar buying power. Advertised goods span full wardrobes and home furnishings, with complete equipment offered daily in the advertising columns.

Advertising News: Your Guide to Smart Economic Buying

Readers are urged to consult daily advertising news for practical tips on economy. The column promises more value, quality, and quantity for money, urging steady attention to market signals and deals.

Applying Salesmanship Elevates a Menswear Merchant

A retail haberdasher, selling men's collars, builds a strong business by blending brains with business. He tracks each size and regular patron, informs customers of new styles, and avoids one size fits all pricing. He shares practical tips like avoid needing a back collar button with turnover collars, keeping the collar secure and ties sliding.

Exmple

Minister Claims Tanlac Restored Wife’s Health

Reverend A H Sykes former pastor in Nashville attests Tanlac's powers saying it relieved his wife Tanlae stomach trouble and nervous breakdown after ten months of illness she soon could sit up and help with chores He notes full recovery is near Tanlac is sold by leading druggists nationwide.

A. H. Sykes Watkins Park Presbyterian Church Nashville, Tenn Tanlaé Taniae

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