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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1920

Page

5

Local residents listed on travel and visits across states

John Keller travels to New York to buy goods for the Keller Store. Mr and Mrs John G Roberts depart for Mammoth Cave by car. Misses Emma and Mary Coons visit relatives in Huntington West Virginia. Mr and Mrs J Carroll Hamilton and George G Hamilton II motor to Louisville. Mrs Frank Van Meter of Louisville guests of Mrs R G Stoner at Longwood. Mrs William Smathers and Miss Louise Smathers depart for a month in Petoskey Michigan. Elijah Coons travels to Lebanon Indiana for his brother John Cooks death. Mrs Charles Derrickson and Miss Elise Derrickson visit Mr and Mrs D B Gwinn in Huntington West Virginia.

Elijah Coons Lebanon Ind John Cooks Charles Derrickson Elise Derrickson D. B. Gwinn Huntington W. Va

Square Dance at Mapleton Honors Mrs Sadie Stiles

Miss Nancy Hall Clay and Rex Hall host a square dance Saturday night at Mr Hall's Mapleton home. The event honors Mrs Sadie Stiles of Elizabethtown, guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Boyd.

Nancy Hall Clay Rex Hall Mapleton Mr. Hall Sadie Stiles Elizabethtown Frank Boyd

Leap Year Dance At Ringo's Fall Tonight

The younger girls host a leap year dance at Ringo's Fall with music by a Winchester orchestra. Committee members include Misses Margaret Ramsey Mary Lawless Gatewood Mildred Gatewood Sarah Frances Hamilton Margaret Nesbitt Emily Hazelrigg and Marcella Chiles as a large crowd from nearby towns attends.

Ringo Winchester Committee Iin Margaret Ramsey Mary Lawless Gatewood Mildred Gatewood Sarah Frances Hamilton Margaret Nesbitt Emily Hazelrigg Marcella Chiles

Dinner Hosts Welcome Guests From Kirk's Camp at Fairfields

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Boyd hosted last night at Fairfields, entertaining guests who stayed a week at Kirk's Camp. The party included Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Highland, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Will Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howell, Mrs. Sadie Stiles, Mrs. D. Hall, Miss Lizzie P. Coleman, Thomas Massey, Malcolm Moss, Rex Hall and Hodge Morris.

Frank P. Boyd

Dinner Honors Miss Coleman Fiance of Florida Man

Mr and Mrs Henry L Greene hosted a dinner at their Grassy Lick Pike home in observing Miss Henrietta Coleman and her fiancé Kenneth Collins of Florida. Yellow nasturtium decorations and a several course menu framed the event with guests including Elizabeth Coleman Mary Crail Dorothy Tyler Katherine Trowell Jessie Hainline Claude Killpatrick Russell Harold Greene.

Henry L. Greene Grassy Lick Pike Henrietta Coleman Kenneth Collins Florida Mrs. Greene Miss Coleman Elizabeth Coleman Mary Crail Dorothy Tyler Katherine Trowell Jessie Hainline Claude Killpatrick Russell Harold Greene

Mrs. Lee Hosts Notable Rock Party On Maysville Pike

Social week centerpiece event was a Wednesday afternoon rock party hosted by Mrs. Lester W. Lee at her home on the Maysville pike. Summer florals adorned rooms and refreshments followed games. Guests included Miss Lizzie Coleman Mrs. B. Hall Mrs. J. Highland Mrs. Loring Turley Mrs. Frank Boyd Miss Ada Henry and numerous Lexington residents.

Lester W. Lee Maysville Pike Lee Lizzie P. Coleman 8. D. Hall J. P. Highland Loring Turley Frank Boyd Ada Henry Prewitt Young Earl Farris Lela Farris Lexington Will Howell Robert Howell W.W. T. Highland R. M. Jones Charles FE. Duff John D. Henry Anne Clay W. P. Oldham Lavinia Oldham Laura Hart Sudie Stiles

The Sick Mrs McCormick and Mrs Duty In Poor Health

The Sick Mrs John McCormick is very low and all hopes for her recovery have been abandoned. Mrs Bruce P Duty, taken to a Lexington hospital, is unimproved and may not survive. an operation is not possible. Out West a shepherd is described as Mexican and somewhat crooked, while some men choose the losing side of an election to spite the administration.

John McCormick Bruce P. Duty Lexington

Antioch Meeting, Religious Services Update

A revival led by Rev. E. E. Dawson at Antioch draws interest with community preaching. Christian church plans Sunday service and sermon by Rev. R. C. Goldsmith and Judge Lyman Chalkley of the University of Kentucky will speak at Ascension Episcopal on August 28 instead of August 22.

Antioch Rev E. E. Dawson The Christian Church R. C. Goldsmith Lyman Chalkley University of Kentucky Ascension Episcopal Church

Up Hill Travel Wins After Dropping Toboggan Load

A brief note explains that moving uphill without the toboggan speeds descent. The idea highlights lighter travel improving efficiency and safety, implying a practical tip for those riding or sledding. The assertion emphasizes how removing the sled improves ascent.

Remarkable Man Walks Free When Left Alone

A striking observation notes some men respond to encouragement while others bow to suggestion. The passage compares a deserted hammock to a village left untouched, emphasizing loneliness and desolation.

Doe Waltz on Dictionary Gaps in Spelling Knowledge

Waltz argues the dictionary mainly reflects what people do not know about spelling. He contends the work highlights gaps in general spelling knowledge and suggests educators focus on these areas to improve literacy.

Doe Waltz

Debt relief via rapid borrowing finds mixed results

Some people find debt accumulation too slow a process for rebuilding finances. Others move quickly into debt as a means to bridge shortfalls and cover urgent needs.

Time for Celery Planting and Old Painter Queries

Late celery should be set in early August with a four inch trench. Water and cover during hot sun until established. The Garden Circular from the College of Agriculture explains late celery. An insurance firm tackles risks but not happy marriages. Whatever happened to the old fashioned painter who applied three coats of paint to the house and four to his overalls.

College of Agriculture

There is nothing in a name says Public Safety

A fragment quotes Chicago Public Safety on the idea that names carry little intrinsic meaning and that perception may change with context and similarity to familiar phrases.

Chicago

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