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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
6
A ragged man stops at a Red Cross Seal booth and asks if seals aid those suffering from consumption. He explains his wife died of consumption after hard times and job loss, then he buys seals to help others in need, saying he wants others to have help like he needed. He ends with a request to contact S. E. Kelly & Co. for Fresh and Cured Meats.
The article advises hog raisers to control ventilation, weather exposure, and sanitation. It emphasizes parasite prevention, dust control, and regular dipping for hogs. For poultry, it recommends a low front shedding, elevated feeding on platforms, ample litter, and daily grate feeding to promote winter profits.
Advice on caring for work horses in bad weather warns against driving them too fast and overheating then leaving them exposed to wind rain or snow. Even with good feed and care a horse left unprotected in the elements risks pneumonia and poor performance.
Winter readiness urges flock keepers to provide a dry well lighted, draft free shelter with a dry floor. Turn sheep out on dry days and scatter fodder on snow to encourage movement. Exercise and shelter reduce colds and pneumonia. breeding ewes need winter activity. Eggs flavor from hens depends on feed and cleanliness. store eggs cool and vents important. shells absorb odors.
The text argues eggs sold by weight in towa. It promotes P as pure bred poultry and profits. Cleanliness is the keynote to success with poultry. It urges feeding hens what they need when they want it. It states mongrel fowla never paid.
The text claims rapid milking increases both milk quality and quantity. It notes a belief among farmers that rapid milkers are superior to slow milkers.
A traveler loses a French bulldog before placing a humorous ad in the Hustler's Review. A redheaded youth mocks the elder hunt, saying they went to chase the dog. A guide in a village explains he guides fishing now after being mistaken for a deer. A preacher asks a boy about prayers, the boy replies the father is absent at daylight. Mr and Mrs Jawback complain of constant quarrels while cats and dogs under the same roof stay peaceful.
A collage of brief humorous exchanges from newspapers. An optimist joke about not caring what happens unless it involves him appears with a salesmen pun about orders in a store.
A Milwaukee News quip praises a watch as a good goer able to keep time fast. In Boston Transcript repartee, an Ardent Suitor jokes about fortune and size. A scene shows Mary embarrassed by Henry’s entrance and her sudden tense gaze.
A London Opinion quip mocks male folly in proposals while Nell recalls public amusement at an engagement. An extract from a testimonial notes prior weakness and relief after using a tonic. A Punch quotation ties the tonic to a shoplifting incident and six months’ sentence.
In a witty exchange from the Baltimore American a man announces he found a husband for Miss Pert and is swiftly rejected by Miss Pert who jokes about the bids for a spouse. The brief quip captures tongue in cheek social banter typical of the era.
A brief verse notes Mary’s vote was sought and eagerly followed yet unpurchasable. The tone honors integrity of the judge and the vote as a steadfast principle, implying a civic moment where money cannot sway.
A Pontiac couple debates moving from city life to a farm. The husband with $1,800 yearly wages fears farm poverty while the wife, tired of city strains, longs for rural life. The piece cites wider questions about rural opportunity and statesmanship as crucial to America’s future.
A New Jersey women's club split into two factions over its program committee report titled The Rational Pursuit of Happiness. Some members favored forward looking topics on health, energy, culture and social issues while others feared the word rational would cloud happiness.
By execution No 151 from Montgomery Circuit Court in favor of Consolidated Coal Co against Mrs Carrie Chick, sale of a lot on High street Mt Sterling Ky with mule two coal carts and harness. Property previously deeded Jan 9 1900. Mortgage by Jasper Owens for 800. Debt 258.52 plus costs. Credit sale three months with bond. Witness November 20 1912. 21-31
Master Commissioner John A. Judy announces sittings in the Antonio Peiri estate case at Mt. Sterling Kentucky from December 18 1912 to January 15 1913. Creditors must prove and present claims by the close date or be barred.
Attention property owners for roofing plumbing gas fitting wall paper paints and stoves at special prices. Contact M. R. Hargurye at 0-8 Manyills for repairs and home improvements. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a liver and blood purifier amid a general health pitch.
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