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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
11
A Kentucky Experiment Station trial shows a one fifth acre plot sprayed with Bordeaux mixture yielded 6312 bushels of potatoes, while an adjacent unsprayed plot produced 41 bushels. The sprayed plot appeared healthier and better colored, with soil and cultivation kept nearly identical.
A brief notice states trimmed hats priced to cost from the Roberts and Mastin firm. No date or location is given.
The Juvenile Missionary Society of the Methodist church advertises a doll bazaar at Rogers store on Saturday. Dolls of all sizes will be dressed and priced reasonably. Also includes a stray quip on social behavior.
Local advert offers to buy turkeys for the Christmas Market at top prices. Contact E. T. Reis by phone 645 for details.
The Advocate notes a humorous aside about a Mary Jane Pull who refers to a bull as a gentleman cow in a playful understatement, reflecting a lighthearted local mood.
The world calls their father a bandit and he is away in battles leaving Panchito and Luisito Villa, son and daughter, living on broad acres granted by the government after his surrender. They cope with a pony and a rural upbringing in a stark turn of fortune.
A peculiar remark notes that some people feel intense happiness or ecstasy at the sight of a crust. The quoted line contrasts general contentment with a few who experience heightened delight when presented with a simple baked good.
The ad claims rheumatism stems from iron related poison in the blood and asserts NR Tablets improve digestion, liver and kidney function, blood cleanliness, and overall relief. It touts a 25 cent box lasting 25 days, guaranteed by a druggist, as a cheaper, effective cure after costly medicines and doctors.
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