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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
11
The piece laments Lexington distress and condemns crime by Will Lockett, describing Kentucky’s laws as inadequate for punishing the murder of ten year old Geneva Hardman and calling for justice.
A public notice invites all to Court Day next Monday and explains two representatives will handle receipts. One will write receipts for renewals and the other will provide receipts for readers of the Semi-Weekly Advocate, issued every Tuesday and Thursday.
Our paper offers two papers for one price. To receive the Semi Weekly Advocate for one year at 41.50, pay now. Tell neighbors who have not started taking the Advocate to join and save money as well.
William A. Law of Philadelphia warns that selling Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps is betting against U S prosperity. Joseph H. Briggs of Byllesby & Co. emphasizes thrift and savings after armistice. He urges restoring high savings standards and faith in the nation’s future as markets adjust. Investors buying U S securities now should reap future gains.
Anne Royall born 1769 in Maryland became the first woman journalist and the first female newspaper owner editor. Widow of a Virginia revolutionary officer, she sought a government pension in 1824 then produced a weekly sheet later named Washington Paul Pry and Huntress, meeting every president from Washington to Lincoln and earning a notorious political reputation.
In a short, faithful note from a family, a child named Jack prays asking God to tell Ben that one of their rabbits died. The mother recalls the prayer as she hears it during prayers at night, reflecting a child's simple grief and belief.
Barcelona once stood as the New York of the Mediterranean before 1492. Its northeastern Spain location near New York's latitude mapped its role in Mediterranean trade, while Columbus' voyage challenged Castilian trade balance favoring western and southern Spain.
The phrase E Pluribus Unum was first suggested as the United States motto by Benjamin Franklin John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in August 1776 after they formed a committee to design the great seal. Some claim the motto echoed an inscription from The German{’}s Magazine of that era and it first appeared on New Jersey copper coins in 1786.
A Minnesota farmer describes a novel land clearing technique. Underground roots are burned, freeing the stump to be used as fuel. An excavation beside the stump allows a hole to be bored through the roots to a stovepipe in the ground. Fire in the excavation draws through the roots and pipe, slowly consuming them so the stump can be toppled over intact.
First cousins may marry in Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Mexico New York North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin.
The Uintah railroad extends from Mack Colorado to Watson Utah a length of sixty two miles crossing the Atchee mountains over nine thousand feet high and featuring heavy curves with about seventy five percent of the track winding through rugged terrain.
The Red Cross urges more nursing students as training costs are minimal for entrants. Lake Division's director of nursing notes the demand for nurses has always exceeded supply once graduates enter the workforce.
Willoughby G. Walling Otis H. Cutler Mrs. Wm Draper Samuel Mather and Eliot Wadsworth named to attend the General Council in Geneva with Henry P. Davison sailing on the Mauretania. The Geneva session March 2 aims to advance international health, expand Red Cross membership and peace time service. Delegates from many nations invited to discuss league formation and global health efforts.
Junior Red Cross activity expands to 75 percent of schools with enrollments ending February 22 in each county. Lake Division Director Mrs. Harrison W. Ewing urges participation as the group aids children at home and abroad and promotes international friendship through service.
A bulletin from the Associated Clubs of the World argues skilled advertising boosts local prosperity. It explains how most of a dollar spent in town circulates locally, with four dollars of new business bringing about two and a half dollars staying in the community. Advertising creates markets by placing goods in customers’ minds, urging merchants and manufacturers to advertise.
A newly invented X-ray glass in Europe absorbs only 10 to 15 percent of rays, enabling much sharper photographs than before. The development suggests improved imaging for medical and scientific use.
A reflective note cites Coleridge on how gentle advice can linger and sink deeper into the mind as snow. The aphorism contemplates memory and influence of soft guidance.
In 1856 December 2 Theodore Woodruff received the first patent for a sleeping car. Webster Wagner built on the idea two years later and George Pullman further developed the concept in 1859.
A compact quotation notes life’s oddity with a line about a man who has plenty of sand defeating desert drear. The source’s tone blends wry philosophy with a clever image to imply resilience amid scarcity or abundance.
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