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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1920

Page

3

Vapomentha Salve Promises Fast Influenza Relief

Brame's Vapomentha Salve is endorsed by C C Wright Wilkes County Schools Superintendent for its ability to break up colds and prevent pneumonia when used promptly. The externally applied salve relieves congestion, does not stain clothes, and is sold by Brame Drug Co North Wilkesboro NC with small bottles at 30 cents and larger six times as much at $1.20.

R. M. Brame C. C. Wright Wilkes County N. C Brame Brame Drug Co North Wilkesboro

Prize Winners in Thrift Contest Announced

Wednesday afternoon event at the City School auditorium showcased Thrift Week Essay Contest winners. Principal remarks honored banks and businesses supporting prizes. Winners read essays on themes like The Family Budget and Own Your Own Home, receiving prizes as Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds.

City School Hopper Thrift Week Montgomery National Bank Traders National Bank Mt. Sterling National Bank Land & Priest John Samuels Frances Hazelrigg

Prize Winners and Thrift Speech At Montgomery Bank Event

Mary Sandifer won second prize with Life Insurance while Louise Crear placed second with Life Insurance. Blanche Clarke earned first prize for The Bank Account, with Charles Jones taking second for The Bank Account. Mr John G Winn president of Montgomery National Bank missed the talk on Thrift due to legal engagements as the orchestra performed several well received pieces.

Mary Sandifer Life Insurance Louise Crear Blanche Clarke Charles Jones John G. Winn Montgomery National Bank

The Way of the Fool

A reflection on a fool who walks through life with eyes open yet misses obvious truths. He collides with troubles, stumbles in brambles and mines, and falls into fortune or favors being distributed. His luck is small beside his mounting worries and disappointments.

Fortune Johnny

Were on the Way Duck Egg Planting Tale

Virginia shows interest in duck eggs during a visit to Aunt Mol. She answers that progress is slow but notes that they have many ducklings planted.

Virginia Mollie

North Carolina called a typical American state

Miss Mary Owen Graham of Raleigh outlines North Carolina as a model, noting low foreign population, strong education leadership, and growing industry. She praises public health laws, race progress, and optimism for the coming year amid industrial growth.

North Carolina Mary Owen Graham Raleigh Miss Graham North Carolina Teachers’ Assembly

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Constitutional Cure

Toledo Ohio based company F. J. Cheney & Co. markets Hall's Catarrh Medicine saying it cures catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. A one hundred dollar reward is offered for any case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure and the advertisement urges readers to send for serum and testimonials.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Boa Cheney

Peace Institute Noted Leader Moves to Public Spotlight

Miss Graham heads the Peace Institute, a storied southern college founded in 1857 and used as a hospital in World War I. The institution has produced many distinguished women and recently saw prominent figures Mrs Josephus Daniels and Mrs Lee Slater Overman in attendance, highlighting women's growing political prominence.

Texas Women Pay Poll Taxes Prepare for National Campaign

Mrs. Percy V. Pennybaker, Texas Democrat leader, notes women in Texas are paying poll taxes and engaging in civic duties ahead of the national convention. She praises Texans for strong educational interests and forthcoming campaign organization.

Texas Percy V. Pennybaker Democratic National Committee of Washington General Federation of Women’s Clubs Pennybaker

Republican pledge of morals and fairness announced

Chairman Hays of the Republican National Committee vows that the next campaign will be guided by strict standards of morals equity and justice and says the party will welcome this new approach.

Hays Rpublican National Committee

Dream of Delinquent Subscribers Spoofs a Silver Dollar

An editor craving payment sleeps and dreams he recites a schoolboy poem, but his stenographer overhears a comic misrecollection praising the old silver dollar. The imagined lines mention the Liberty head, spread eagle, and other coin imagery, turning a church paper into a playful dollar tribute.

Woman’s Work and Afternoon Party Attendees

A brief note observes that a woman’s duties continue despite others being present at afternoon gatherings. It hints at social expectations and the roles of attendees without detailing individuals or events.

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