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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
10
Ad notice lists numerous Lexington area residents and relatives traveling to Lexington Louisville Beattyville Cincinnati Des Moines Des Moines for holidays. Names include W Groves J Kirkpatrick Mrs Reis Rev West Walter Harper Quinn Lee Sally Rex Hall Moore Brunner Masden Crockett Bascom Scott Hart Owings Pinney William Gillispie Trimble Trimble Jr Gibbs Van Antwerp Goldsmith Schafer Taul Chiles Van Antwerp and others.
Charles D Highland will host a dinner Thursday evening at his North Maysville street home. The event is complimentary to his guest William Gillispie of Louisville. Covers will be laid for Messrs Gillispie Rex.
The Connell Company interior decorators of Lexington announce Mrs. A Sidney Johnson of this city will serve as their local representative. Her friends acclaim the move and predict success as she joins their staff of artists with talent and training in interior work.
Light-weight car for sale after overhaul and repaint. Priced at less than half value. First check for 600 dollars secures the 1919 Sensible Six Touring car. Ragan Gay Motor Company, phone 15.
John W. Newman president of the Burley Tobacco Growers Association says a representative of a French tobacco company will visit Lexington next month to discuss purchasing burley tobacco directly from growers.
Urbana Ohio senior Miss Jeise Fromme named The Standing Girl as Columbus and Ohio State University supporters push a $1,000,000 bid to build a new athletic stadium on campus aiming to host the next Olympic games.
Wilson's offers 500 bushels of Black Twig apples to be sold within the current week. Pricing and delivery details available on request.
John Hazelrigg five year old son of Oscar Hazelrigg died of pneumonia at Huntington. The remains were brought to this city for interment and funeral services were held at the grave this afternoon by the Rev. R. C. Goldsmith.
Christmas entertainment by the Sunday School of the Baptist church tonight at 7 30 in the Sunday school auditorium. A white Christmas program followed by a collection to aid starving Armenian children.
Readable note lists Vanarsdell's offering grapes and tangerines for sale with a brief stray line of unreadable text embedded in the ad.
Rev and Mrs C L Wiseman receive congratulations on the birth of a son at their Osborne Ohio home December 18. Mrs Wiseman formerly Miss Lelah Inthinson of this city.
The Grassy Lick Sunday school held a Christmas tree program this afternoon with plans for all classes. Younger children will have a Friday tree at the church. A Christmas sermon, special choir music, and sacrament service are planned for Sunday morning, with Dr. G E Cameron presiding elder preaching at night. All are invited.
Fresh stock at J. B. Riddle on East Main Street offers bananas apples grapes grapefruits oranges lemons peaches pears apricots fresh beans corn peas sweet potatoes and the best pick of cranberries. Confections include pure sugar candies chocolates figs dates and raisins. Come quick for choice items at good prices.
The Sick Mrs J O Heibel is ill in her apartments in the Thomas Building. Mrs John M Gatewood is quite ill at her home on North Maysville Street. Miss Emma Lee Young has returned from St Josephs Hospital Lexington very much improved. S M Newmeyer is much improved. Henry Corbett continues very sick and will need time to recover from a nervous breakdown. Lexington Cream Flour offered by Mt Sterling Commission Storage Co Phone 2.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a closing sale at Prewitt and A Pigowell’s with low price references and unclear percentages, recorded in a local newspaper item. The readable text suggests a closing event but lacks complete details on items, dates, or terms.
Miss Edwina Gatewood and Miss Chas Igo accompany Messrs. Carroll Chenault Jr Alex Patterson George Yeaman George Hamilton to Frankfort for a complimentary dance at the Governor and Mrs Morrow’s Mansion honoring Edwina and Chas.
Farm notes report hens that laid two eggs ten days ago have surged to nineteen eggs daily. The change is attributed to a topic sold by W. E. Bean. Additional lines list fruits and goods including apples oranges bananas raisins figs bulk dates and Wilson's with a 21 21 tag.
Chief Tipton reports a wanted man from Huntington West Virginia a 27 to 30 year old smooth shaved negro about five six and 170 pounds sought for robbing a man of 312 dollars. A suspect fitting the description was seen getting off the C and O train at Preston Wednesday as Tipton closes in. Coasters flivvers wagons tod dlers advertised by Chenault and Orear's.
Bertha Lucile Rice infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Rice died Tuesday night at the C. C. Anderson farm after a brief illness. The body was taken to Winchester for burial yesterday.
The notice states it is a violation of law to display 1921 automobile licenses before January 1 1922 and claims the fact is published for public information. It emphasizes this rule as a legal requirement.
The official forecast predicts the coldest spell of the season for the city with possible snow for Old Santa, signaling a sharp cooldown and wintry conditions ahead.
Laun Dry-Ette machine shown today for demonstration and sale. Operated by electric power. Available at M. B. Hainline’s on Main Street for viewing and purchase.
Herbert Hoover, chairing the European Relief Council, appeals for $33 million to feed clothe and medically care three and a half million Eastern and Central European children in crisis through 17 000 kitchens clinics hospitals and 100 000 volunteers. He asks American families to adopt these “invisible guests” at Christmas and donate to sustain relief until next harvest.
Richardson Bros. & Cornwell advertise a full Christmas dinner supply. They list meats including cornfed beef, extra fatted lamb, choice veal, pork, and poultry such as turkeys, geese, ducks, guineas, chickens. They also offer candies, figs, raisins, dates, and a full fruit selection.
Alfred Stewart, a colored man formerly of this state, has returned from St. Louis after thirty nine years. He will join the Mt Stedling Velenniciay Com as a pass. The notice includes mentions of crime figs and bulk dates with Wilson's.
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