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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
5
Mrs Florence Kling Harding wife of the President elect visits Mrs Edith Bolling Wilson at the White House for an informal tea. They tour the Blue Room and Green Room while the President rests. Harding declines to comment on the visit.
A light a man can carry is advertised as a useful Christmas gift. Whether courting or out on business, a flashlight lights the way and a telephone message can bring one of these gifts from Prewitt & Howell. Times waits for no man as time runs out.
We are paying top prices for turkeys and asking sellers to rush shipments. Contact Thomas Heinrich & Son at phone 819 for immediate purchase.
A compact warning notes that success brings costs and warns readers to avoid trouble by staying on the right side of prosperity. The piece urges vigilance and prudent choices to protect gains and well being.
Experts from the National City Bank of New York say the readjustment is in full swing as downward price movement accelerates. prices for 12 key commodities have fallen about 33.5 percent since May with broad declines in October. Only petroleum avoids severe drop due to demand for fuel products.
The article discusses uncertain wheat demand into next May or June, noting March and December price levels and the limited ability of government to alter world market forces. It urges firms to plan cautiously, stating a revival will follow the readjustment, with Mt. Sterling anticipating holiday trade and tobacco market reopening in January.
This section anticipates heavy trade activity in the coming late winter and early spring months with merchants lining up to boost sales. Firms forecast brisk business across sectors as shoppers resume spending ahead of warmer weather.
A local ad promotes attractive serving trays as ideal Christmas gifts. The note highlights Prewitt & Howell as the seller and suggests these trays as desirable presents for wives.
An advertisement from G. D. Sullivan & Co offering top prices for turkeys for the Christmas trade. A separate local note mentions a husband’s late return from work and disputes over gambling losses.
Regular meeting announced for December 10 with work in the Temple degree. Members urged to attend the session.
The piece notes that some individuals perish without physician assistance, underscoring gaps in access or timely care. It reflects on how fatalities occur outside medical intervention and echoes broader debates about health service availability and inequality.
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