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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1920
Page
8
A dense list of Lexington area notices and promotions. Heinrich & Son buy old books and metals. Marble monuments by Adams & Son. Music shop ads for pianos and records. Welders, flour, saddles, dry cleaning, and one cent discounts. Auctioneer John W. Bain offers services. Pieper's grocery deals and taxi service promoted. Local contractors, radiator repairs, autos for hire, and storage battery service noted.
Correspondents note several Wednesday night rides chaperoned by Mrs Reese Wells and a string of visitors and guests arriving for dances. Residents including Misses Donahew Manley Palmer and Sorrell plus Mr and Mrs Bristow traveled for visits to Martinsville Louisville and Carlisle. Regulars like Nellie Donahew and Irmie Manley joined dances with local hosts and out of town guests at Flemingsburg and Danville events.
A compact reading shows notices for buying old furniture including post beds from D T Bolden at 409 411 West Main Street Lexington Kentucky, plus misfit and slightly worn clothing and shoes with good prices paid by The Market Place C Howell. A stray red bull on the Camargo Pike weighing about 800 pounds is missing with a reward offered by Norman Horton. The Advocate's Circulation promotes subscriptions with a free theatre ticket via Mrs. Geo McAlister at the box office.
A Kentucky business reportedly sold 5000 hunting dogs for a total value of 176000 dollars showing a remarkable market demand. The report highlights the firm’s surprising profitability and the large catalog of canines sold.
The article surveys how English blends Latin native roots and Nordic Saxon French Greek and more from Romans Danes Normans and others. It notes modern vocabulary reflects these streams and cites composers like Grieg as examples of creative inspiration triggered by unusual methods.
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