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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
8
A collage of local ads and notices includes safety and economy claims for saddles and harness repairs, rooming-house for sale, a real estate deal via T Foster Rogers, an auctioneer John W Bain offering services, shoe repair, piano and talking machine listings, and free admission offers for Mrs. James Nesbitt and Mrs. A B Oldham at The Table on Aug 31.
A discount of five percent is offered on all monuments if invited to call and display stock. The offer promises time and effort savings, with all work guaranteed. Murray and Thomas Co. operate in Paris Kentucky.
OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING offers repair services and best-equipped shop in the South with phone 171. Lexington Engine and Boiler Works and WM. ADAMS & SON Marble and Granite Monuments advertise services at 503 West Main Street, Lexington Kentucky. A free ticket at The Table Theatre for Mrs. Leah Reese on Wednesday night August 31st. Not transferable.
102 acre improved farm three miles from the courthouse offered for sale. Real estate and insurance services available with loans and surety bonds. Call T Foster Rogers, General Agent. Mrs P K McKenna may be admitted free at The Table on Wednesday August 31 if presented, nontransferable.
J R Lyons announces sale of John Deere wagons and post bug- gies along with a full line of saddles and harnesses. Outdoor equipment offered to customers seeking durable farm gear.
Ragan-Gay Garage offers touring cars driven by licensed chauffeurs. Service advertised under the garage name with a brief note likely from a local classifieds page.
Exclusive agents Harley Davidson and Excelsior Motorcycles offer motorcycle parts and accessories. Adams & Young at 127 East Short Street advertise machine shop repairs and oxy acetylene welding. TIMMINS MACHINE SHOP at 328 330 West Vine Street offers full machine shop service. Auto radiators and repairs by B Green at 223 East Main Street. Loans on farms offered by KCker at 31 33 South Bank Street.
The Y W A held a Friday meeting at Mrs. Stanley Clay's home with twelve members and three guests. Gene H Parrish welcomed a baby boy weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces. Various local visits and reunions are noted including the Douglas Garrett and West Family gathering for fifty two relatives on the Charles Douglas lawn near the Levee.
Classified note lists a furnished two room rental for men and instruction to apply at 76-tf eh 4 Levee. Paragraphs record visits from multiple relatives and friends and social gatherings at local addresses including Lexington families and Mt Sterling region. Also mentions shoe price comparisons and a shop slogan about business ethics.
The revival opened Saturday night August 27 led by Rev L R Tate at Howards Mill Baptist Church as families and visitors attend including Mrs Anita Kash Hall and son from Ashland and others from the area. W T Baker and family of Flat Creek visited John Canstigan. Charlie Combs and wife visit Campton this week.
May Douglas reports Esther Derickson of Washington D C as guest of Mr and Mrs Robert Ewen Miss Georgia Conner of Winchester visited Miss Mina Tipton last week Mrs Mabel Crow wife of the Rev R T Crow died Sunday night
A remark notes that men with wealth can easily attract women who will provide romantic or sexual services, implying market-like matchmaking based on money. The observation highlights social dynamics of wealth and personal relationships.
Miss Fannie Mae Kendall and Lena Laughlin visited Mrs. W. P. Staggs for a weekend gathering. A barn meeting at Side View concluded Sunday night with several attendees.
Messrs. Stanley Laughlin and Russell Sommie attended a dance at Olympian Springs Thursday night. Several from here attended the Odd Fellows pie and box supper Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Potts Laughlin have returned home from a week with relatives at Carlisle. Lena Laughlin shopped in Mt. Sterling Tuesday. Ada Bivins entertained with a social in Kansas City after a return trip. Mrs. Will Steele visited her sister Mrs. Louisa Kerns in Mt. Sterling. Big sale of women's solid silk hose at Walsh Co. Inc with prices cut from two dollars to a dollar and a quarter Wednesday through Friday.
Miss Bettie M. Roberts invites friends to call and view the fall hat collection at her shop located at 91-21. The notice emphasizes personal greeting and local buy opportunity.
Martha Jones reports Marietta Jones is recovering from a broken ankle suffered while at school. Other local notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. James Hoskins to Owingsville, N. R. Crump building a new store and remodeling, Lula Jones illness, and several social visits and a sprained ankle confinement for Miss Linnie Hoskins.
The Walsh Company offers solid black silk hose for women with a garter top in new colors Kelly green burnt orange or helio. Regular $5 quality cut to $2.50 with a limited number of pairs available.
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