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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
2
Testimonial from Mrs B L Wilson of Nashville Tennessee highlights Calumet Baking Powder as superior for flavor economy and reliable results. She notes Christmas cakes for Presidents and cites awards from the World Pure Food Exposition in Chicago and Paris Exposition 1912.
100 bushels of Michigan potatoes offered for sale at $1.00 per bushel. Extra good. Call Payne and Greenwade's Barber Shop. Contact Charles Long.
The Board of Prison Commissioners fully investigated charges by former Deputy Warden R L White and cleared Warden A J G Wells of all allegations at the Frankfort Reformatory.
John Hook of Paris Missouri toured Emerald Chief Farm with Colonel and Mrs J Gano Johnson last week. Hook praised Miss Laula Long My Major Dare and Kentucky's Best, saying they are in fine form for the January Denver show, accompanied by George Ford Morris of New York.
A brief vignette from Harper's Magazine recounts a newlywed couple two months wed. The wife shouts for her husband Jack as danger looms in the back yard. He dashes upstairs with a stick to rescue her and she points to a bonnet she desires.
The Pittsburgh Press prints a humorous exchange between an uncle and nephew about school discipline. The nephew cannot recall how many thrashings he has had, noting he never worries about what happens behind his back.
The minister praises the American girl as simple charming and direct recounting a western marriage tale. The anecdote recalls a groom the cowboy and a bride who answers with a cautious reply about her future with him.
A Baltimore American excerpt recalls a Christmas gift of cigars that backfired when the wife kept them for company and refused to share, turning a lighthearted moment into a subtle domestic disagreement.
A heated exchange unfolds as a renowned author argues with an editor over writing rates, claiming high value for every word. The editor counters, insisting the writer is famous but not a celebrated athlete or star pitcher.
Optimo-It lost ten thousand dollars in an oil investment and faces sharp rebuke. The speaker notes writing up personal investor experiences and selling serial rights for twenty thousand dollars, as reported by the Denver Republican.
An exchange quotes a Philadelphia Press item where a boy explains he is trying to keep two felons from fighting. He names Bill Perkins as one of the fellows and mentions himself.
A clipped collage of quips from multiple papers with witty lines about a doctor’s first patient and a stubborn man. The London Opinion notes a father’s foiled skeleton tale while the Cleveland Plain Dealer mocks a Herculean will.
Spring financing urged as Hoffmans Real Estate & Loan Agency offers to arrange any amount with time. Red Cross Seals presented as boosters of goodwill and lifesaving aid for tuberculosis sufferers.
Local brokerage H Clay McKee offers real estate buying selling rent services and loans. The agency promotes insurance execution bonds and investment options and advertises autos including The White Motor Car. Visit for guidance and deals.
Christmas dinner completeness hinges on Vanarsdell's supply of turkey cranberries celery oysters and related items.
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