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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
8
A Christmas shopper guide lists sturdy navy and white wool sweaters with brushed wool collars, silk and cotton hose at discounts, Crepe-de-Chine lingerie, Philippine wear, house slippers for all ages, linen silk handkerchiefs, new rugs, and Latin evening slip ons. Accessories and jewelry are advertised as easy gift choices.
Fresh eggs arrive in larger quantities signaling the start of production with receipts expected to rise and prices to fall. Butter prices slip nationwide as butterfat returns drop. Poultry receipts lag, but lighter demand in consuming centers helps stabilize markets. surplus dressed poultry is stored for later use. The piece ends with a reflective question about old fashioned businessmen and their evenings spent on the books.
Secretary Houston estimates the war cost the United States twenty four billion dollars, arguing the funds were spent patriotically and without dishonesty as lives were saved by hastening the end of the hostilities. The Louisville Times reflects on why money should not be spared when lives are at stake, noting war’s inherent waste and moral imperative to end it quickly.
Bring your turkeys to us for the Christmas Market we will buy them and pay the top prices. E. T. Reis phone 645. The rest of the text mentions a Louisville carpenter and building costs in passing.
G. D. Sullivan & Co advertises top prices for turkeys for the Christmas trade.
A brief city debate centers on a proverb about stability and progress as local officials address confusion over a familiar saying seen on banners around downtown. Community members weigh tradition against change.
Ohio Congressman elect Theodore E. Burton told a Cleveland Garment Manufacturers Association business conference that wages must fall with price reductions to restore normal industry conditions. He warned against war time pay remaining and cited cycles of panics, currency inflation, Europe’s market absence, limited credits, and fictitious values. He praised the Fed as a bulwark in uncertain times.
Advertises high payments for turkeys with immediate pickup via Rush service from Thomas Heinrich & Son and a contact phone number 819. Sold as a classifieds poultry buy.
Advertisement notes Miss Holliday's candies as the most delicious option available at R. C. Lloyd's. The brief promotion highlights a distributor exclusive claim with an emphasis on taste.
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