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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1920
Page
8
A Buckland hotel on Brook Street transforms into the Guards club with a sound proof Handel suite named after the composer who lived there. The feature lets musically inclined visitors practice instruments like the piccolo or bag pipes without disturbing other guests.
William Fox adapts the melodrama Checkers into a motion picture directed by Richard Stanton. The film follows Checkers a reformed racetrack tout who loves a Southern beauty and faces thrilling adventures as Mormorse wins big stakes and the hero overcomes obstacles.
The Market Place run by Clayton Howell offers a general office for trading all items of value. They buy and sell fresh butter and eggs and invite readers to list property or state wants.
Chinese railway engineers are famed for their delicate airbrake control, resulting in rare breaks and minimal damage during car shunting. The precision across Chinese lines highlights skilled braking and smooth operations in rail yards.
New guidance allows reinstatement of lapsed War Risk Insurance before July 1, 1920 with two monthly premiums and health statement. Ex‑service members discharged within 18 months may reinstate under same terms, while term insurance can be reinstated within 18 months and beyond with health verification. Conversion to U S government Life Insurance now allows broad listing of beneficiaries.
A witty aphorism notes the sure way to avoid the Down and Out Club is to never apply for membership. It adds that no man is truly down and out unless he admits it.
Western rail service advertises a direct Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York route to Richmond Old Point Norfolk Virginia and North Carolina with two through trains to Louisville and notes dining cars and steel equipment on the line.
Numerous farm notes report tobacco sowing and rising sales activity as farmers adapt to market prices. Individual trades include Roger Moore selling a work horse to R B Moore for 175 dollars. Social visits and illnesses are noted across Bath and Montgomery counties with several arrivals and departures in small communities.
The Malvern Daily Record notes the approach of fly-swatting season with a humorous barroom reference to a persistent bar fly.
A Dallas News brief recalls the old fashion belle known for her snuffstick tooth care and notes changes in social tastes. The item preserves a vivid cultural aside from the bygone era.
There is more Catarrh in this section than all diseases, thought incurable for years. Local remedies failed. constitutional treatment is needed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, is a constitutional internal remedy claiming to cure via the blood. A hundred dollar reward offered for any case not cured. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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