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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
7
A vintage ad touts Nature's Remedy as a mild, pleasant laxative that cleanses the digestive tract and eliminative system. The copy emphasizes improved digestion, biliousness relief, and rapid benefits, urging readers to use the product for better bowel action.
In Laurel and Whitley counties, postmasters report strong uptake of Treasury Savings Certificates and War Savings Stamps. E. W. Hackney of London sold certificates worth financial figures in January and-War Savings stamps totaling 9 505, while Williamsburg's E. E. Pritchard continues a high sales pace with multiple $1,000 and many $100 certificates and substantial War Savings activity.
The Market Place is a business office for transactions of every description. We buy sell and rent absolutely everything of any value. List your property and state your wants. Also we buy and sell fresh country butter and eggs.
The Perryville editorial mocks McAdoo’s claim that liberty bonds were a good investment, noting repeated government assurances and questioning partisan politics in treasury statements. It cites editor Cashion and the paper’s Republican alignment while praising bond investment concepts.
Adoo states the United States promises a fixed interest rate on Liberty Bonds and that interest is paid promptly. Bonds are trading slightly lower today due to investors selling to cover excess purchases or fund luxuries, not due to flaws in the securities. Editor Cashion cautioned against criticizing government securities, urging loyalty before publishing further attacks.
An allegorical tale narrates a man trading a diamond for a heart, their marriage, and a turn of fate marked by clubs and a gravedigger with a spade, signaling a grim denouement.
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer announces federal action to force retail meat dealers to cut prices as wholesale meat declines. He says if consumer prices do not fall, dealers’ profits will be investigated and notices issued to district attorneys nationwide.
Beginning March 1 1920 our terms will be strict 830 days. We must pay for all purchases within 10 days after shipment. We cannot offer long time accounts. Prices will have small profit and one price to all. If unsettled within 30 days 8 percent interest will be added. Times have changed and we must change with them. We delayed but this step is imperative.
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