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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1919
Page
17
Kansas lawmakers push drastic wage and calling penalties
A year ago Kansas passed sweeping statutes criminalizing vagrancy for refusing fair wages and deeming radical group membership an unlawful calling. Gov. Henry J. Allen is reminded of foreign agitators in Petrograd while labors, wages, and market notes appear amid a wave of public notices and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Henry J. Allen
Lenine and
Trotzky
Petrograd
A Brother's Present A Brother's Present
A short feature or anecdote appears under a byline credited to Western Newspaper Union. The piece centers on a familial gift or gesture described in a warm, reflective tone characteristic of early 20th century community pages.
Worthy Gives Sister a Bicycle for Christmas
In Worthing ton, a boy known as Worthy plans a grand gift for his sister Mimi. He toils in auntie’s garden all summer to earn money for a bicycle, hoping Minnie can share joyous rides and adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Worthington
Mimi
Nick
Nancy
Bobby
Minnie
Mother
Worthy
Christmas Morning Surprise of Four Children
A family wakes on Christmas morning to a scene of abundant gifts and a lit tree in the library. Lucy, Betty, Robbie, and Billy revel in stockings, notes to Santa taken, and oranges for breakfast as they celebrate a real, magical day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinny
Lucy
Betty
Robbie
Billy
Santa Claus
Santa
Daddy
Paramount Pictures Prices and Show Lineup
A cinema page lists December screenings with Bert Lytell in Easy to Make Money and Bryant Washburn in A Very Good Young Man plus Metro terror of the range. Prices shown at 10 and 20 cents. Tickets for sale by Boys' High School Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Paramount Pictures
Metro
Boys’ High School
Bryant Washburn
Paramount
Gouverneur Morris
Jane Grey
Belasco
Thunder Mountain
Saint Patrick Church
Longfellow
Canal survey urged for Florida across seas
War department asked to survey a proposed ship canal linking the Atlantic to the Gulf. Thirty years of agitation precede Uncle Sam funding. Ads note Vanarsdell's oranges and bananas for Xmas and Red Cross Seals aid. Prewitt & Howell and a proverb about virtue complete the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
War Department
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Uncle Sam
Local Laundry and Gift Ads Roundup
An OCR fragment lists services and products including laundry and dry cleaning, home made candy, knitted ties for Christmas, velocipedes for children, and agents like S. P. Grenwade and 8. P. Greenwade. Local merchants Prewitt & Howell and Land & Priest's appear in the notices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
John W. Sones
Father
Chicago
Swift & Company
U.S.A
Tom Tapon
Western Newspaper Union
Ana
Lacey
Billie
Wm. S. Hart
Bert Lytell
Pathe
Alaska
Paramount Bray Comedy
D. W. Griffith
True Heart
Susie
Griffith
Vanarsdell’s
Red Cross
Prewitt & Howell
S. P. Grenwade
The
Walsh Co
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