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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1919

Page

3

Xmas Seals Fight TB In Community Drive

The article urges buying Red Cross Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis control led by the National Tuberculosis Association. It notes TB’s toll in the U S, the 65 percent local share, 35 percent state allocation, and promotes Health Bonds from $5 to $100 with seals for packages. Miss Ethel Baker named county chair. Seals will be sold at several local spots this week.

National Tuberculosis Association Red Cross

Clark's Nursery Trees Offers Fruit Ornamental and Shade Trees

W. W. Clark advertises a nursery movement from Flat Creek Bath county to Montgom ery county four miles west of Mt Sterling on the Winchester pike. A wide line of nursery stock including fruit ornamental and shade trees vines shrubs and plants offered at reasonable prices. Catalogue and price list free on application. Address Mt Sterling Ky R R No 1. Phone 608 1 2.

Flat Creek Bath County Montgomery County Mt. Sterling Winchester Pike W. W. Clark

Fortunate man argues with co workers over loss

In a quiet office two younger colleagues debate personal injury from war and nature. One says losing an arm in a war is tough to bear for millionaires, while the other counters it is better to be crippled in war than by nature, leaving the room in silence.

Baboon Mascot Wounded in War Returns to Cape Town

A Cape Town newspaper recounts a wounded baboon mascot among returning troops wearing khaki with a lance corporal stripe and wound ribbon. Left hind leg missing from France, the animal faces an uncertain fate as a traveling show may purchase him, a grim reward for its wartime ordeal.

Cape Town South Africa France

Not Used to the Game Scene Sparks backstage gossip

Dialogue reveals tension between a leading man and his wife as backstage nerves clash with a musical director’s disruption. The couple’s relationship adds a layer of personal drama to the performance.

A Drawback

Maud’s second husband earns about $10,000 a year. The remark suggests contentment but implies the husband keeps his income separate, denying the wife access to his pay envelopes.

Maud

Germany Pressures to Sign Peace Protocol or Face Force

A note from the Supreme Council demands Germany sign the protocol implementing postwar terms, warning Allies will pursue military action if refused. Baron von Leisner replies that Germany is not exceeding military limits and argues police and civic guards are permissible with proof to General Nollet.

Supreme Council Germany Baron von Leisner Clemenceau von Lersner General Nollet Entente Commission of Control Berlin

Onion Lover Forges Daily Gains Cited in Classified Ad

Readers are invited to explore Advocate Classified ads noting a humorous claim that garlic and onions boost appetite and vigor. The piece frames love as a disease metaphor and hints at playful self improvement through simple household notes.

Soapy Smith and stock grafting warned in October sales

The piece blends a warning against stock promoters with a report on October Treasury Savings Certificate sales. Soapy Smith’s era grafting is contrasted with modern schemes promising profits from mines or oil wells. Missouri leads per capita sales. New York and Ohio top volume. Kentucky and DC strong in per capita terms.

Soapy Soapy Smith Missouri Missoneci Union New York City New York State Ohio Kentucky District of Columbia States of New York Illinois Arkansas

Motto for a Mollycoddle

A terse reflection on pride and labor, declaring a reluctance to beg and a shame in work while hinting at a safe, self contained stance. The line foregrounds personal conflict over duty and self sufficiency in an austere tone.

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