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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
7
A fragment suggests a conversation on marriage and trust, noting that a wife can be a stabilizing presence yet may overreact or withhold belief. The speaker reflects on how much to trust gossip versus personal judgment in domestic life.
Gilbert Cox father of former Governor James M. Cox died Sunday at his Camden Ohio home after a protracted illness. He was 88. A son of early Butler county settler Gilbert Cox he was born on the family farm later owned by the governor who restored the house. Cox built Wayne township’s first brick house and descended from Thomas Cox who came from England in 1681.
Rosslyn Vina Benningfield visits cousins Miss Gertrude and Desta Derrick son and Vina and Roxie Benning field. Elza Meadows couple in Winchester last Friday. Clinton Spencer travels to Clay City on business. Thanksgiving reflections bless this year and prayers for worthy living. Henry Morton family visited relatives. Sidney Rogers sees cousin Leonard James. R M Morton checks Morris creek to visit a sick sister. A reflection on honest daily deeds and long life. A remark recalls past high cost of living with a wash tub crank instead of modern machines.
Sam Kincaid of Mt. Sterling visited friends here over the weekend. Stanley Turley and wife also from Mt. Sterling visited G. W. Turley and wife. James Treadway and wife were in Mt. Sterling. Jacob Moore of Olympia visited last week. Burl Stull of Bourbon county was here Sunday. Miss Artie Kincaid visited Miss Clay Blevins, Mrs. Callie Ragan and Willie Ragan plus Charles Ragan attended Thanksgiving at Mrs. A. B. Thomason in Mt. Sterling. 8. T. Ratliff sold on November 22 and will move to Ewing with family. his sons are in business there.
A weary householder, asleep in the hayloft, wakes at midnight to a ringing telephone. A neighbor’s hard voice warns that last time he descended to the cellar for a drink he left the electric light burning, and his wife would be angry if it remains lit in the morning.
A lighthearted remark notes that most women fear hat adornment wings more than shoulder wings, reflecting a playful take on fashion priorities and social trends.
A satirical note in the Little Rock Gazette questions modern attitudes toward marriage note that an old-fashioned husband once held his wife, while now such gestures are rarer. It warns that trivializing marriage can lead to serious trouble and jokes that a pocketless woman carries more items than a man with many pockets and won’t lose them.
A playful reflection suggests folly can hide wisdom under another name and invites readers to rethink foolish acts as potential insight beneath the surface.
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