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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
4
A public notice emphasizes a bank or financial institution offering convenient location, courteous staff, ample facilities, and progressive methods, inviting deposits of all sizes from potential customers.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held annual memorial services at the Christian Church with Hon. Edgar B. Hager of Ashland delivering the oration. The article praises the address and the lodge for the success of the event, urging continued observance to educate the public about the organization.
Collier's Weekly asserts a high murder rate in the United States and warns the McNamara verdict undermines public faith in justice. The piece denounces life imprisonment followed by pardon for a deliberate multi murder plot as a reproach to the legal system.
Col Roosevelt states he is not a candidate for the presidency in 1912 and urges an end to talk of his possible bid. The remark reflects relief no one wants the burden of a forlorn hope.
Shoppers report slower service as clerks pause between duties with lines forming in various departments. Officials remind customers the wait is temporary and service will resume promptly.
The article notes Kentuckians will be heavily watched in Congress with Campbell Cantrill pushing the tobacco bill O W Stanley opposing trusts and Ollie M James deep in tariff fights. The three hold key committee positions attracting most attention from Kentucky representatives.
Sixty words from a trade page highlight diamonds rising in value over the last decade. The ad urges readers to select a target line for investment credits. Additional notes mention J. W. Jones, Corduroy Suits by Sweet-Orr, Punch & Graves, and Vanarsdell's with oysters celery and cranberries.
Wanted notice from a landlord applicant who can wait for possession until March 1 seeks a dwelling with rent not to exceed twenty dollars per month and directs applying at the office.
A fragmented sales note references Greenwades New citron candied cherries and crystallized pineapple at Van Arsdell's with odd phrases about bogs spare ribs and back bone.
James B. McNamara pleads guilty in Los Angeles to placing a dynamite bomb under the Los Angeles Times building in October 1910, an explosion that killed 21 people. John J. McNamara, secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers, pleads guilty to the Llewellyn Iron Works blast but not to the Times indictment.
The item promotes Jones XMas Gifts as valuable and lasting. It also touts The Fair candy at 10 cents a pound. A local slaughter house is now open for hog killing with skilled labor and lard rendering, with meat prepared for salting. Contact via phone 85 and 100, S P Greenwade.
Advertisement style note promoting a light folding card table as an inexpensive gift. Mentions Harris & Johnson and a grocery context with Vanarsdell's seeded and layered raisins and Greenwade's pure pork sausage. No clear dates or places.
Mrs. Fr. E. S. Apperson widow of Judge Richard Apperson died at her city residence after a long illness and pneumonia. She was 81, resident about 57 years, mother of five, a longtime Presbyterian and devout church worker. Funeral was Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with burial at Machpelah cemetery.
Executor R G Kern offers the late Mrs M W Chorn residence a two story brick eight room house with outbuildings on 24 acres on North Maysville street. Features include city water sewer gas heating hot air furnace open grate fireplace two cisterns barn carriage house poultry yard and garden with fruit trees. Grounds described as country and town combined. Property to be shown to interested parties.
The Advocate Publishing Co. offers note paper and correspondence cards with embossed monograms available at the same price as ordinary kinds. Located on Bank Street, the firm promotes festive stationery for holiday messages.
Get nuts and fruits for cakes at Vanarsdell's. Overcoats for sale as the biggest in town. Punch and Graves. Pure pork link sausage at Greenwade's. Now is the appointed time to buy a ring from 22 31 J. W. Jones The Jeweler.
Insurance Commissioner Bell through Special Examiner Shingler will examine the Louisville Board of Fire Underwriters books and compare rates with those in other states and cities. The decision's validity may be challenged in court. Also mentions monogram stationery and Vanarsdell's cakes and candies.
The piece highlights Governor McCreary as a long time public figure forty five years in politics and internationally famed for his Hague Peace Conference speech. It notes a December sixteen Saturday Evening Post feature titled Who's Who and Why detailing his character and urges all Kentucky voters to read and buy a copy. A local ad offers pure bred Wyandott chickens for sale by Lewis M. Sledd with phone contact 305y for a small lot of cockerels and pullets.
In Philpot Kentucky Rev M J Cox resigns after congregation permits two women from New Hampshire to lead services. The move stirs significant local excitement and the resignation has been accepted.
Box of embossed monogram stationery offered as a Christmas gift. Advertises 50 cents per box and up with order details. Mentions Advocate Pub Co Inc and brands Corduroy pants Sweet-Orr Punch & Graves. Promotes the Fair as the place with the largest line of toys in town.
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