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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
A man died in Kansas last week in a fatal incident investigated by local police. The report notes authorities responding to the scene and confirming the death. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Mrs J L McCoy visits relatives in Pikeville. Mrs Burl Jackson of West Virginia visits her parents near Sharpsburg. Roy Johnson of Flemingsburg spends weekend with aunt Jennie Myers. Mrs Watt Peters plans to move to Paris with daughter Mrs Harry O James. J C Maxey family moves from Reynoldsville to a farm near Walton. Clay Honaker visits grandmother Mrs Sarah Jackson. Grace Crooks returns from Culver Indiana and Louisville. Lee Darnell visits NYC aunts J J Nesbitt and Mrs A W Walden. Darnell is Emma Lee Darnell's son. J L Darnell of NYC and Theodore Strader of Lexington visit their aunts. Mrs Press Barnes and Clyde spend day in Lexington visiting Mrs Roy Botts in Wittchester. Dr Scott Goodpaster visits parents Mr and Mrs B M Goodpaster. he is establishing in Dayton Ohio. Robert Greathouse and wife of Wilmore were guests of D W Doggett. newlywed couple honeymooning nearby.
Mrs Greathouse formerly Miss Gladys Millard is described as a cousin of Mrs Doggett, highlighting kinship as relatives visit. The note preserves social ties within the family circle during the event.
The Louisville coal market shows volatility as prices dip below nine dollars per ton. Dealers offer concessions of 50 cents to 1.50 a ton while some quote Western Kentucky lump at 9.50 for regular customers. Officials debate strategy as large coal stocks in yards threaten margins.
The report notes that prices are stuck between 11 and 12.50 per ton, with the exact figure varying by district of origin. This highlights regional pricing differences affecting supply costs.
A poetic note extols mixing humor with kindness and life spice to suit taste. It urges discretion, common sense, and friendship, baked in love and served with a bright smile to resist souring through trouble.
Residents describe Hayti as having a terrible climate yet call it a defining feature. The remarks reflect local pride and frustration as inhabitants weigh weather against the town’s character.
A wry remark notes that some men discover late they married a bundle of odds and ends hard to dispose of at a raffle. The line plays on marriage as a quirky collection of unneeded items.
A humorous note asserts that music distress can drive a man to despair, yet a wife with a double chin cannot play duets effectively, delivering a wry domestic quip about musical harmony and marital quirks.
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