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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1921
Page
4
Mt. Sterling readers are informed that subscription costs two dollars per year and cash must accompany the order. No announcement will be inserted until payment is received.
The Field Minstrels, a 60 member group from Frankfurt, toured Mt. Sterling with gold plated instruments and an acclaimed orchestra. The show's daily expenses were about 1000 dollars, with 600 dollars for car fare. Staff included five men to move scenery, seven show workers, twenty two theatre helpers, and thirty two Table employees. Attendance drew people from Winchester Paris North Middletown Owingsville Sharpsburg Salt Lick and Morehead, before a three day run in Huntington.
A brief ode to peace place suggesting little value in advice as people avoid actions that require sipping after night and breaking laws to obtain guidance. The remark frames advice as unnecessary when lawbreaking is unnecessary.
New stock arrives at W O Mackie and Co with fruit cake ingredients and right price offers. Walsh's advertises new gloves for sale with contact details.
Mrs J L McCoy and son Mal comb visit Mr and Mrs Logan Shearer in Lexington. Mr and Mrs S F Owsley return from Knoxville after a minor operation. Mrs J J Nesbitt visits daughter Mrs Wilson Strode in Lexington. Belle Rice returns from Martinsville and Cincinnati. Ewill Shrout travels to Cincinnati on business. Mrs Espie Barber and daughter Mary Margaret spend Saturday in Lexington. Emma Walton of Grange City guests Mrs A T Coyle. Charles Palmer of Indianapolis installs equipment for the new post office. Miss Louise McAlister of Toronto visits grandmother Mrs Lou Fratman. mother Mrs J C Riley to arrive soon. Mrs A T Byron hosts Thursday bridge ladies with W B Arnold, E H Brother, J L Byron, L D Brother, G C Ewing, J L Ewing, J B Hampton, Annie Richards, J W Shankland, Shanklin Piper, Oddie Powers, Louise Lacy.
Willie Ragan reports illness while Oscar Hatton’s children recover. Mt Sterling visitors include Richard Carpenter and wife and Mrs Charles Price. Elizabeth Payne hosted a Sunday sing along with many youths. Families move to Irvine and farm. Clifton Johnson hosts a Friday dance.
The text notes that people readily criticize others and that faults are often noticed more than virtues. It suggests recognizing that others will likely critique you as well and emphasizes gentleness toward natural infirmities while condemning bad habits. It concludes that silence does not mean escape from scrutiny.
Notice lists rental option of three or four rooms with a garage. Contact this office or O. B. Evans for details.
Plum Lick residents Marguerite Crouch Lena Laughlin and Fannie Mae Kendall attended a Mt Sterling minstrel show last Wednesday night. Harberg Taul and Addie Mae Arnold wed quietly in Mt Sterling, Rev Clyde Darsie officiating, with a large local turnout and a celebratory supper.
In Conway the talk of prosperity sparks a cheerful mood as locals joke about dancing through challenging times. Some residents admit the hustle of paying off debts while staying hopeful for better days ahead.
A reflective meditation on life and death, contrasting cold valleys and distant peaks with hope seen as a guiding star in darkness. It suggests politeness favors women by letting them enjoy the sunny side, and hints that one may miss something when not paying full attention.
Classified note offers a four room flat with bath on Bank Street for rent. Contact H. Clay McKee for details. The ad closes with a moral line about opportunities to do good and avoid ill and a remark on whining as a disagreeable noise.
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