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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
3
An advertisement from W. M. Riessinger of Mt. Sterling Kentucky promotes Riessinger's Shoe Grease to repair, waterproof, and save money on shoe care. The box is offered from 4 Court 81.
Kentucky’s livestock herds produce vast manure supplies valued in the millions for soil building. Experts urge winter retention and bedding to save fertility, with five tons per acre as a productive guideline. Farmers spread quickly to cover acres, top-dressing grasses and clover to boost stands.
Mr. Fred White warns against idling around rats and shares his success with RAT-SNAP. He says his cellar filled with rats after discovery and that RAT-SNAP killed five rats, with more to follow. The ad promotes RAT-SNAP in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 and is sold by Chenault and Orear.
A fragment suggests a future lawsuit where a plaintiff sues an evolutionist claiming humans are descended from apes, reflecting a sensational or humorous take on the evolution debate. The remark hints at legal action over scientific origins.
Walsh promotes hats at five dollars discounted to three forty eight each. The sale spans Friday and Saturday with limited stock and emphasis on value.
Dairymen report farm cows receiving roughly 26 cents daily from butterfat at current prices. High costs for cottonseed meal and linseed oil meal push farmers to rely on home grown feeds, with many selling cream from a few cows facing tighter margins this season. The article notes the need for silage and hay, with grain as a supplementary farm product. It ends with a lighter aside about Hollywood.
A J Olney of the College of Agriculture states that San Jose scale has invaded nearly all Kentucky apple orchards, attacking trunks and fruit and cutting yields. Lime sulfur spray is advised now and again in spring. complete eradication is rare, so annual spraying is necessary. Commercial liquid lime sulfur at eight parts water forms a 4–5 degree Baume solution. bright calm days are best for thorough coverage. Standard scalecides can work, and miscible oils may help where infestation is severe.
The Philadelphia Record notes the court may assert greater power, with a modern judge approaching rulings as if on a stage, hinting at a more assertive role in national affairs.
K B Kimbrell former police judge of Salt Lick Bath County served a five year sentence for the death of Ed ward Bailey shot in a Salt Lick fight. Governor Ed win P Morrow pardoned him saying the fight was forced on Kimbrell and praising his character.
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