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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
11
J W Hedden associate editor and business manager Mary C Ayres local news editor listed for Mt Sterling post office entry. Subscription price is one dollar fifty cents per year with cash payment required before insertion.
Editorial calls on operators of motor tracks to heed Kentucky statutes governing vehicle weight and tire contact. It explains the 800 pound per inch rule based on tire width, requires written permits for overweights, and warns of misdemeanor penalties and fines up to 100 dollars for violations. Officers failing to enforce may face charges.
The note urges new year readers to add a young, morally steady man to aging firms. Avoid pessimistic or ignorant veterans who harm growth. learn from those who can still improve. Be careful as you start the year in business.
An exhortation urging universal civic involvement in city, county, state, nation and world affairs with a push for local focus and productive effort. It calls for engagement and momentum, asking readers to invest energy and motor power into community progress.
The Kentucky Legislature opens under a Republican administration with pledges of reform. The public remains watchful and patient as the party fulfills its repeatedly stated commitments, with the common people monitoring progress.
Burgess Sharpe of Sharpsburg aged 24 dies at St Josephs Hospital Lexington and remains pass through for burial in Sharpsburg Thursday after funeral services. The obituary notes a loss for the young man and offers condolences and spiritual consolation.
A devotional line emphasizes living by faith in Jesus Christ and enjoying the blessing promised to believers.
On Saturday January 10 at 1 PM at Mt Sterling Stock Yards Brother and Fox offer a car load of No 1 milkers including calves and a few springers tubercular tested. This sale promises top Milch Cows when most needed.
Cravens and Turpin as agents for William Kincaid sold his house and lot on Holt avenue to Rus sell Shrout of Georgetown for 4500 dollars. Possession is given March first.
Mrs Claude Dunavent entertained the Young Girl's Missionary Circle of the Christian church at her Clay street home Monday night. A nice program was rendered after which sandwiches and hot chocolate were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Chiles hosted a Thursday luncheon for their distinguished guest Knight Commander Henry Clay Chiles of Lexington Missouri head of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Guests included Commander Chiles L T Chiles Tipton Young Howard Van Antwerp Van Antwerp Jr and Fannie Good paster.
Miss Mary Smith acted as hostess at a Thursday luncheon at her Holt Avenue home. Guests included Mrs. G B Senff, Mrs. Earl W Senff, Misses Martha and Mary Nesbitt of Maysville, Lena Bratton, Mrs. J C Gaitskill, Mrs. O W McCormick, Pearl Lane, Lucy Hart, Mrs. Felix Holliday of Winchester, and Mrs. Jack Graves with Miss Laura Graves.
Mr and Mrs W A Mason hosted a Saturday dinner at their West Main street home. The table centerpiece featured a three basket display of pink roses and pink shaded candles. After a multi course meal, music included a game of Rock with guests Mr and Mrs Oliver Howell, Mr and Mrs Robert Howell, Mr and Mrs Will Howell, and Mr and Mrs Charles Anderson.
Prominent county citizen Mr. J. T Highland celebrated his 57th birthday with a county-wide gather at his country home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Sousley and R. H. Sousley of Flemingsburg, and many local residents such as Major D. J. Burchett, Rev. J. B. Hill, and A. Sydney Johnson.
Miss Betty Bruce VanAntwerp hosted a formal afternoon tea on Friday at her West Main Street home. Guests included Lady Astor Madame Clemenceau Mrs Woodrow Wilson and others while the hostess and friends dressed as notable figures and members of society.
Maids added greatly to the merriment of the occasion. Mrs. Howard VanAntwerp assisted Miss VanAntwerp in entertaining her guests who in ordinary life were Misses Elizabeth Ann and Kathleen Reynolds, Leila Pulaski of Cleveland Ohio, Agnes Storer, Virginia Ayres, Judith Johnson, Mary and Helen Gatewood, Indianola Highland, Elizabeth Bogie and Laura Gill Hoffman.
Mr and Mrs Frank Boyd hosted a festive New Year’s Eve at Fairfields in the country with red and green decorations and red carnations. Guests included Mr and Mrs R M Jones, Mr and Mrs W P Oldham, and a long list of area locals and couples enjoying a three course dinner.
Col. 8. M. Newmeyer left yesterday for Louisville to undergo treatment at the Jewish Hospital. Friends of this popular man wish him a speedy recovery and that he may soon return completely restored to health.
Classified ads in The Advocate highlight Jersey Corn Flakes as a good buy at Vanarsdell's. Local listing notes availability and price in a brisk sales format.
The potlatch among Puget Sound and Alaska Indians reveals vanity in givers who shed most worldly goods to prove worth. Christian Science Monitor notes such acts leave donors in need, with personal adornment prized and requests for duplicates reflecting the social motive behind generosity.
Citizens declare they eat without meat while noting dogs struggle for nourishment from empty corn cobs. The remarks reflect wartime shortages and household improvisation amid rationing. Local voices describe continued resilience under restrictions.
Miss Bess Lucas and Miss Margaret Peebles teachers at United Presbyterian school Frenchburg return Friday after spending Christmas at their homes in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and New Castle Pennsylvania respectively.
From the Inspired Compositor, a Divortée column argues that marriage is a mere illusion and dull routine, presenting a sharp tongue take on wedded life. The Boston Tran script style adds a spirited, mocking tone.
The quote reframes failure as a mile past on life’s trail rather than the end of the journey. It frames setbacks as temporary steps that illuminate progress and resilience in pursuit of goals.
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