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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
4
Classifieds for WM Adams Sons monuments in Kentucky, pianos and talking machines, farm loans, John B Lyons saddles and harness, and Deere V cons buggies. Personal notices note Mrs Ed Fanning visiting sister and Mrs Crain visiting son Charles Crain in Winchester. Includes multiple business addresses and names.
Frs Isaac Hall notes Jones leaves Monday for Louisville for postgraduate study after Christmas. James Pierce flies Saturday to Clearfield to visit Mr and Mrs Charles Dooley. Sophia Johnson is seriously ill. Mrs Strong of Irvine hosts Mr and Mrs James XM. Dooley family in home visits. Van Young Green to open barber shop on Bank Street. Eldridges of Obama visit their parents. Mrs Howard Bashaw returns to Yale after extended visit. Kate Jordan of Olive Hill visits. Craig family moves to town from Kenifee county. Parks sisters shop in Mt Sterling. Isaac Nall leaves Saturday for Lexington on Salt Lick Lumber Co business. Mrs Jackson of Olympia rests here this week. Carl Dickerson ill, improving. Cassity returns home to work for Tom Crans in Lee County. Leslie Horseman and wife from Winchester spend a few days.
The Mt Sterling city council grants five year tax exemption to Jersey Milk Company a partnership of Earl Henry and W T Hunt excluding only occupation tax This action cites constitutional and statutory authority and takes effect after passage and publication Attest City Clerk M C Ayres and Mayor W R McKee signed the ordinance on December 6 1921 New figs dates and raisins at Vanarsdell's
Camargo area notes a two week series led by Reverends Caudill and Oldham with strong Sunday turnout. Nearby visitors include Charles D. Arnett from West Liberty, and family visits link Mize Grassy Lick Morehead communities. Social visits feature Mrs. Turley’s illness and gatherings at the Turley, Murphy and Yocum households.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Corinth church met at Mrs. Albert Turley's home on West High Street last Thursday with Mrs. Turley presiding and Mrs. John Wilson leading the program. The Camargo Society gathered at Miss Emma Coons' home on West High Street Saturday afternoon Dec 3, with Mrs. Joe Hainline presiding and Mrs. Turley directing the program.
Ayres offers a seasonal gift option with Roman Beauties apples. Friends choosing the box can select a variety of fancy apples as a present for Christmas.
Lewis Kilpatrick delivered a forceful address at the Baptist church during a regular W M U meeting on Montgomery county mission needs. His talk aroused the group to increase efforts and focus on directed mission work.
Local ad urges readers to make a Christmas fruit cake now with new stock of ingredients and right price offers from W C Mackie & Co. Phone 82.
Ayres & Co promote a sales pitch urging every family in Montgomery County to obtain a barrel of the Idahoans, inviting customers to visit and see the product.
Word from Danville West Virginia says Dr. M C McKee who has been seriously ill since last June in hospitals in Danville Cincinnati and Huntington has recovered enough to go back to his home.
Advertises for reliable dealers and agents to handle a vast line of fireworks and holiday goods. Provides box 114 Dayton address for responses. No dates or names beyond the listing.
Rev. H. P. Toliver, a Black man held on grand larceny charges after information from Covington, has been released by authority from that source. The note ends with a proverb about anchoring a dream to a star.
Ayres and Co seeks strictly fresh white eggs for holiday supply. willing to pay 1 cent above current market price. Also a note on the public mood about juries and disagreeable people, reflecting local opinion.
A lone man evades repeated advances from women while moving through crowded places. The scene portrays a recluse avoiding social contact, with no reported harm or pursuit beyond discomfort. Authorities have not issued statements or charges related to the incident.
A lighthearted observation notes that a wife agrees to almost any task for her husband until she discovers his request reflects a self serving motive. The quip highlights how intent can change willingness and reveal underlying dynamics in marriage.
An appeal promotes a yearly subscription to The Advocate at $1.50 as a thoughtful gift. The notice urges readers to send the leading hometown paper to friends or relatives away from home, promising a welcome present.
Grassy Lick residents host guests including Mr and Mrs Milton Beam and families. Many locals attend church and Sunday School while hog slaughtering continues. An infant suffered severe burns. revival prayers urged by the Commission Prayer League.
A watch night prayer service will be held on New Year’s Eve with intercession and reflection. The message invites prayer, faith, and belief that Gog hears and answers prayers as promised.
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