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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
2
After harvest farmers should inspect seed corn for next year. Best yields come from careful selection and thorough drying. Proper soil preparation and scientific cultivation follow, turning farming into a profitable, modern venture for Montgomery County farmers.
Farmers urged to haul and spread barnyard manure now to enrich soil and boost next year’s tobacco yield. A spreader is ideal. a wagon works too. Also, the Young Women's Missionary Society of the Christian Church will hold a Christmas bazaar on Saturday December 13 with lunch.
Gov McCreary appoints Col S M Newmeyer of Mt Sterling as Kentucky delegate to the International Congress in Berlin Germany on January 23 1914.
A reflective statement claims real sympathy proves readiness to shed blood for the beloved, asserting that true affection entails extreme sacrifice and devotion.
Ben Myers of Jackson Mississippi and Mayme Tucker of Winchester were married at the bride’s parents home in Winchester on Wednesday in a small family gathering. The couple left for a South trip and will reside in Jackson. Myers, a former Standard Oil agent in this area, was well regarded for his courteous manner. Mayme Tucker is described as a lovely and popular young woman.
James Lyons a Cincinnati slave buyer was shot to death at Morehead last week by Trip Tolliver nephew of Rowan county feud leader Craig Tolliver. Alleged intimacy with Tolliver's wife is said to be the motive Tolliver escaped.
A local laundry service advertises ready for laundry pickup by auto at any time with shipments and deliveries twice a week. The notice mentions Ringo and Botts as a reference or contact line.
Railway crew offers carriage and transfer wagon service to meet all trains. Contact Phone 21 or B37. Sitf igh.
J. D. Wyatt died at his Locust street home after a long illness. The funeral was held at his brother B. F. Wyatt’s Harrison avenue residence Friday at 10 a.m. Interment followed at Machpelah Cemetery. He served with distinction in the Union army’s Twenty-Fourth Kentucky. He leaves a large extended family.
Caldwell Clay of New Buyer has closed a contract with E. J. O'Brien Company of Louisville to purchase tobacco for them on local markets this year. He was on the market Monday at the opening sale and his entrance on the brakes brings competition for low grades, which have previously sold cheaply.
Two seat carriage with option to convert to one seat, glass enclosure, rubber tires, attractive trim, both pole and shafts, lightly used and in first class condition. Also includes double harness. Will sell cheap. Apply at this office.
A fragmented line notes that lots of people squander dollars, then howl in frustration. The text hints at collective waste without detailing who is involved or what action follows.
Rev A H Hibshman, longtime pastor of the Presbyterian church in Mt Sterling, tendered his resignation to take effect March 1. He has been a popular preacher and accomplished much good during his pastorate, leaving the city with sincere regret.
Laundry service pitch from White Swan promises first class work. Ringo and Botts act as agents offering contact via phone 46.
A dated quotation debates character by comparing a fool to a real man and a superstitious bigot to an ignorant skeptic, highlighting tensions between belief and reason.
Ultran man Van Ziegler of Indiana reports a show bird with a severe throat infection nearly died before using Bourbon Poultry Cure. He swabbed the throat, added medicine to feed and water, and the bird recovered and lays well daily. He urges others to keep the remedy on hand.
Reverend James A. Scott, Republican representative-elect from Greenup County, died of typhoid fever at his Greenup home. He had won by a close margin over Democrat J. W. Sutton and would have been the sole preacher in the General Assembly. A special election will be held to choose his successor.
At the Chicago International Live Stock Exposition from November 29 to December 7 Mr Hughes Atkinson of this county will display his celebrated Hampshire swine. He aims for greater success than in prior shows, joining other exhibitors in the event.
Miss Elinore Southgate of Lexington married Thomas Evans Early of Dawson Springs at the bride’s father Rev. E. L. Southgate’s home in Lexington. Rev. John R. Deering officiated on Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony drew local interest where the bride once lived with her family.
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