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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1919
Page
4
The piece defends the local tobacco market as the best for farmers, arguing Lexington’s crop quality and local management ensure strong prices and public support, while dismissing claims that Lexington outshines nearby markets. It emphasizes experience and honesty of market managers and urges public backing.
The John Redmond property on Rogers Avenue was sold to Miller Tapp for $2,600 with possession scheduled for March 1. The article includes unrelated dialogue about a geisha and a remark about knowing the Geisha family in Japan.
Millicent asks about why men wear spiral puttees in a parade. Tom explains they help speed marching because they are wound up.
Questioning gaze turns to wartime duties as Tellum names income tax Liberty bonds War Savings Stamp pledge and food regulations alongside a marriage license. The dialogue frames life as a sequence of blanks to fill in during a strained home front period.
France faces a difficult reconstruction after the war and calls for skilled planning. A new Paris school named Ecole Superieure d Art Publique offers masters in civic design with director Charles Patris at the helm. Belgians waiting in France are expected to attend the instruction.
In a WWI trench tale Michel the dog risked his life daily to fetch aid for his wounded master Henri. After Henri went missing, Michel searched No Man's Land and dragged Henri to safety, reviving him through the night. Henri recovered with Michel beside him.
The piece traces the history of steerable balloons from Berlin experiments 36 years ago to early ideas by Helmholtz in 1872. It notes the Montgolfier brothers lifting in fire balloons in 1783 and the first hydrogen ascent in Paris the same year, and mentions Albert of Saxony’s 14th century principle.
In a light exchange Mrs. Chuggins notes the faster leg from New York to Washington, joking that the westward journey is uphill while the eastward trip is downhill, a whimsical remark about transportation quirks.
In a sharp exchange a woman notes her husband’s preferred outdoor activity shifts to watering the lawn as a response to looming water shortages. The remark frames a domestic moment around resource pressure.
Ethel raves while neighbors remark on her wild talk as she reacts to a comic misluck. The mother, knitting during a hair drying, discovers she knitted the best portion of her own hair into a sock.
A lengthy bill faces protracted delays tied to wartime priorities. Lawmakers debate timing and potential amendments as commerce and funding concerns persist without a clear resolution.
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