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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
7
Kidney health and back pain relief urged by local readers
Mrs. C. C. Schooler of Jamison and Mr. Sterling testify to kidney illness and back pains improved by Y's Kidney Pills bought at a drug store. They note the pills restored strength and recommend Dean's Kidney Pills as the same remedy for kidney complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Schooler
Jamison
Sterling
Dean
Bright Sunny Face at Home Fuels Happiness
A cheerful home mood thrives on a bright sunny face at the door. Love lights the load, lifts outlook, and strengthens daily success as success seems to seek you rather than the reverse.
Illinois Board Quest for the Perfect Baby
The Illinois state board of health seeks ideal infant health standards while noting mothers would have already solved the question by their own decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Board of Health
Learning gray Wisdom's ways in keeping the fire
A compact verse describes the difficulty of learning gray Wisdom while keeping up the fire. It suggests those who fail to maintain it in this life may become better firemen in the next, due to a long chance to graduate there.
Estate claims against Mary E. Tapp filed for probate
Persons with claims against the estate of Mary E. Tapp must present property proven or to attorney W. C. Hamilton for settlement. Miller E. Tapp is executor. The Advocate for printing.
Rules for Getting Patent Applications in Washington
A summary of patent office rules includes requirements for descriptions drawings signatures and sworn statements. Fees listed cover original applications designs reissues and disclaims with patent terms set at seventeen years and further information available from the patent office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patent Office
Work of the Matchmaker
A commentary on matchmaking as a central comic spectacle praised for its emotional reach and potential rewards. The piece argues the matchmaker’s role is appealing, renewing, and providential while noting men focus on ends rather than the process of the drama.
Prisoner Plot Twist Sparks Theatrics At Reform Penitentiary
Plodding Pete and Meandering Mike debate a prisoner’s desire to break out. They mock reform penitentiaries with amateur theatricals and baseball, insisting the escapee belongs in a lunatic asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Dhese
Mike
Dickens Papers Prompt No Serious Objection
A light exchange notes that Charles Dickens wrote plentiful works with no obvious content to object to. The remark playfully defends his literary legacy against scrutiny.
Grease on Book Prompts Quip at Quiet Library
A lighthearted exchange unfolds at a small library where a patron asks for a book on Greece and a librarian jokes about offering a book with grease on it. The moment captures a playful campus-like atmosphere and casual humor in a quiet reading space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Car Talk Banter Reveals Wife Size Metaphor Debate
In auto terms the dialogue contrasts a man who calls his wife a limousine, implying she is large and heavy, with another remark that his own vehicle is a light runabout. The exchange uses humorous car language to comment on spousal size.
What a cheerful man he is in hard luck tale
A brief, anecdotal exchange depicts a relentlessly cheerful man who cannot be swayed from his smile even when hearing of others’ misfortune. The dialogue highlights his optimist resilience in the face of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amile
Uncertain Exchange Sparks Grim Jokester Witty Retort
A terse, darkly humorous exchange notes one person asking if another stayed until graveyards yawned. The response implies the answer would be yes, but the punchline reveals the speaker’s quip that yawns came first. The fragment hints at morbid humor without a clear event or participants.
Secret Letters Reveal Two Lovers Fate in Life
Two women read faded notes from a life story printed in Life magazine. The first letter shows a confession of affection for John and a wish for his happiness with a friend, while the second grants blessing to Will and urges the beloved to accept a future with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Sisterly Comment and Complex Ion Exchange
A brief interaction notes Mrs. Foozleby in the limelight and a quip about a complex ion. The remarks reflect social attention and a playful science pun in a light, humorous tone.
Making a Beginning in Hard Times
Mr. Erastus Pinkley asks for a grind stone and explains he has no ax nor wood to chop nor food to cook. He insists one must start somewhere and begins with a small, practical step.
Advancing Ideals and a Father’s Music Debate
A father, Mr. Comrox, praises his daughter's progress in music noting her growing taste. He adds she now avoids singing some songs she previously attempted, signaling a maturing musical discernment.
Pa and son debate emoluments and politics
A father explains that emoluments are high sounding pay used by politicians and that the term covers a multitude of sins, while his son asks for clarification. The exchange frames political rhetoric and moral critique in simple dialogue.
Land Values Plummet as Taxes Take Over Five Years On
A quip recalls land sales at four dollars an acre five years ago, contrasted with current taxation pressures. The exchange highlights shifting values and public finance concerns reflected in local sentiment.
Architect of His Fortune Blinks Says Young
A reminiscence quotes Blinks claiming he shaped his own luck in youth. The speaker questions whether building inspectors existed then, hinting at early urban development and idle speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blinks
Poor Bachelor Dialogue Tightens Comic Beat
In a brief quip a character asks about Tom Singleton and learns he is mending slowly prompting a joke about illness or mending socks in a light exchange. The gag relies on wordplay between health and domestic tasks.
Notice to creditors in the estate of M B Hadden deceased
All persons having claims against the estate of M B Hadden deceased will present property proven to either undersigned or to H R Prewitt Attorney on or before January 10 1916 Executors W W Eubank Asa Dooley Nothing will pay you better than politeness in business life
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Hadden
H. R. Prewitt
W. W. Eubank
Asa Dooley
Job Work at Ad vocate Office
Advertisement invites readers to bring job work to the Ad vocate office for processing. The notice emphasizes clerical and printing services and outlines intake location and basic submission guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advocate Office
Get-to-Gether Meeting Faces Hard Task of Making Good
A reflective note on organizing gatherings, contrasting easy discourse with the challenge of turning plans into action, and pondering how sorrow sharpens the sense of joy encountered on the road.
Delicate Child Strengthened by Vino Remedy
Fayetteville readers hear a mother’s testimony that Vinci cod liver and ton ic without oil improved her delicate child’s health and appetite. The product is promoted as a tonic that builds blood and health, with Bassett Drug Co in Mount Sterling, Kentucky listed as a source.
Moderation and Restraint Define Friendship and Love
The saying emphasizes that true bonds in friendship and love come from moderation and restraint, valuing balance over excess. It highlights self control as essential to lasting harmony and mutual respect.
Old-fashioned girl’s daughter fears sight of legs on war day
Fragmentary wartime note contrasts fears of audience watching a girl’s legs with a daughter fearing visibility as soldiers crouch and die in trenches on Christmas day, highlighting a nation grateful for its physical strength to avert catastrophe.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chenault & Orear
Mount Sterling
Mary E. Tapp
W. C. Hamilton
Miller E. Tapp
the Advocate For Printing
the Strother Motors Co., Inc
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Dickens
Tohn
Boston Evening Transcript
Poor Bachelor
Tom Singleton
O. K
Bassett Drug Co
the People’s Cleaning Ad Pressing Co
Peters & Hainline, Managers
C. P. Pierce
Hesiod
Sterling National Bank
McDonald Bros
Miller’s Creek Cannel Coal
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