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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1913

Page

7

For Sale Privately Mt Sterling residence and lot

Private sale offers Mrs Mary A McClure residence and adjoining vacant 150 by 300 feet on West High street Mt Sterling Kentucky. Sell as a whole or separately to suit purchaser. Residence new with modern conveniences. Apply to Robt H Winn or the undersigned 46 11 Pierce Winn Trustee. Also 1913 motorcycles and motor boats at bargain prices with easy monthly payments. Write today enclosing stamp for reply Lock Box 11 Trenton Michigan 57 10t

Mary A. McClure W. High Street Mt. Sterling H. Winn Pierce Winn Trenton Michigan

Buy Your Parts Green from the Variety Store

A compact ad urging shoppers to obtain green parts from the Variety Store. The notice highlights affordable components and seeks to attract customers with a short promotional pitch.

Roofing for Sale by Henry Judy

Henry Judy offers metal roofing with promises to save money on all varieties. Contact details are not fully readable in the fragment.

Henry Judy

Good Roads Drive State Aid Debate in Pa and Ky

A Harrisburg formed Pennsylvania Roads Federation backs a constitutional amendment to issue 50 million dollars for road improvements as Kentucky struggles with past resistance to local taxation. The Louisville Times notes Pennsylvania may lead Kentucky in adopting state aid for public roads despite longer inaction in Kentucky.

Pennsylvania Roads Federation Harrisburg Philadelphia Telegraph Kentucky Pennsylvania General Assembly Louisville Times

Diggs Convicted by Federal Jury for Mann Act Violation

Maury I Diggs was found guilty by a federal jury of transporting a woman from Sacramento to Reno for immoral purposes in violation of the Mann act. The verdict covers four of six counts. Maximum penalty per count is five years. total exposure up to twenty years in federal prison.

Marsha Warrington Sacramento Reno Maury I. Diggs Federal Penitentiary

Broken Sizes in Boys' Clothing Reported by Punch Graves

A fragment notes broken clothing sizes for boys sold by Punch Graves Co. The brief item mentions defective stock and inquiries about replacements or refunds from the retailer.

Roken Punch, Graves & Co

Fashions in Paris End Season Dress Trends and Odd Embellishments

The Paris fashion close reveals dresses that purposely do not fit with artistic folds. Silken hosiery features serpents, lizards, butterflies, or cockroaches in jeweled designs. White gowns use Chantilly lace with transparent sleeves, and hats show crystal pendants. A quirky white pique creation even sports a white Java sparrow on the crown.

Paris Jace

Kentucky Fair Dates for 1913 State Fairs

A list of Kentucky fair dates for 1913 shows city by city starting in September with event spans ranging from two to six days. Cities include Paris Alexandria Fulton Frankfort Somerset Bardstown Barboursville Tompkinsville Franklin Hodgenville Monticello Morgantown Falmouth Louisville Scottsville Horse Cave Bowling Green Adairville Paducah Glasgow Murray Elkton Hopkinsville Mayfield with Kentucky State Fair in Louisville September 15 lasting six days.

Paris Alexandria Fulton Frankfort Somerset Bardstown Barboursville Tompkinsville Franklin Hodgenville Monticello Morgantown Falmouth Louisville Scottsville Horse Cave Bowling Green Adairville Paducah Glasgow Murray Elkton Hopkinsville Mayfield

County Court Days Near Mt Sterling

A list of county court days is provided for Bath Owingsville Bourbon Paris Clark Winchester Fayette Lexington Fleming Flemingsburg Harrison Cynthiana Madison Richmond Montgomery Mt Sterling and Nicholas Carlisle to guide scheduling with entries like 1st Monday 4th Monday and 3rd Monday. The message ends with an unrelated inspirational line about Joy and dancing through life.

Mt. Sterling Bath Owingsville Bourbon Paris Clark Winchester Fayette Lexington Fleming Flemingsburg Harrison Cynthiana Madison Richmond Montgomery Nicholas Carlisle

Fertilizes Corn When Knee High Declares Mixed Fertilizer Plan

W Jones argues thin sandy soils require crop rotation and legumes rather than fertilizer alone. He cites 200 bushels on four acres with $10 fertilizer per acre and outlines his winter sowing and two passes of fertilization before knee high growth. The piece ends with a reflective line on love's conflict.

W. Jones

Farm for Sale in Southern Indiana Tobacco Country

For sale 240 acres 5 miles from Batesville Ind in rolling land suitable for tobacco. 30 acres bottom land 50 acres new ground 9 acres tobacco on trial 70 acres corn 27 acres clover 4 room log house 2 room frame house 2 barns 30x60 metal roofs creek runs through. $35 per acre part cash, balance easy payments. The Hillenbrand Co Batesville Ind.

Indiana Batesville The Hillenbrand Co Ind

City Property For Sale On Richmond Avenue

Property on Richmond avenue offered for sale by C. B. Siemens from the Advocate office. Six large rooms kitchen bath large back porch gas lights waterworks two acres with barn corn crib meat house hen houses and a fine garden. Pasture for cow or horse. trade possible for nearer downtown property. Phone 603.

Richmond Ave C. B. Siemens Advocate Office

Wisdom Fades Quickly in Settlements

A brief proverb notes that wisdom does not endure in communities as people fail to truly know it, suggesting fleeting understanding and the rapid passage of insight among residents.

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C. W. Compton Mt. Sterling National Bank Bldg G. M. Horton Peed & Horton’s Slvr High Street Brad R. F. Greene Real Estate and Loan Agent Traders Bank Mt. Sterling, Ky Grates G.H. Strother Bank Street Diggs County Court Days City Wisdom Dee Detroit Paul Strother All W. H. Sutton & Son Bank Sis Chenault & Orear Southern Railway Shelbyville Lawrenceburg Versailles Danville
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