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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1919
Page
6
Prolong the life of your shoes by having them repaired at O Connell s Shoe Laboratory on Maysville Street opposite Lloyd s Café. Self interest is the first law of life as the motto.
Mrs. W. T. Atchison of Mt. Sterling testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved dull backaches, soreness across kidneys, dizziness, and irregular kidney action. The remedy costs 60 cents and is sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. endorses.
A wartime pledge calling for unwavering support of the Fifth Liberty Loan from now through April. It urges building public resolve, preventing bond trafficking for prior loans, and oversubscribing the new issue to demonstrate national thrift as a peace and war objective.
A husband who once saw his wife as an angel grows dubious when she demands wearing clothes during their honeymoon. The shift implies tension as the couple navigates newfound modesty and reality versus idealized partnership.
An odd proverb appears to joke about a weekly cycle of work and leisure. It suggests a ritual of steady effort followed by casual relaxation on the seventh day. The line uses archaic phrasing to emphasize a cadence of labor.
A December 1 1918 letter from a member of Company C 14 M G B N A P O 745 Amer E F details relief after fighting in France, relief at the war’s end, plans to return home, and asks about family and friends while noting mild rain and good meals. He mentions Bernice, Uriah, Ellis, Albert Welch, and his father shucking corn in Georgia.
An advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills as relief for kidney weakness with a testimonial from S M Warner of Harrison Ave. He describes battles with back and side pain, delirium, and irregular kidneys, claiming the pills helped him for years. The ad notes a 60 cent price and credits Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
November 20 1918 letter from J B Jefferson to his father describes returning from forty five days of front line fighting in the Hun advance and celebrates the armistice. He expresses faith in God, pride in serving in the Fifth crack division, notes plans to guard duty in Germany, and hopes the family remains safe and hopeful about muster outs in a couple weeks. He mentions siblings and a new disease at home.
Furnished rooms with bath for rent in a central location. Apply at this office.
In Japan for 32 years missionary Miss Annie Dowd visits her sister Mrs. W. T. Simrall. She has made only four trips home during that long service and eight years have passed since her last furlough.
A remark notes women speak less than men not due to ability but vocabulary size. The claim contrasts female linguistic limits with men who reportedly use a larger lexicon to express more.
Practically new eight cylinder Oldsmobile five passenger Clover Leaf design. Five silver cord tires in best condition. Car belongs to my daughter living in another state and can be shown. Also selling a Ford runabout with oversized tires. See Henry Judy. 27-31. Phone 674 Mt Sterling Ky.
A 26 acre farm is described located 6 miles east of Mt. Sterling on Spencer Pike. Improvements include a two story frame house, a five bent tobacco barn, tenant house, blacksmith shop, and outbuildings. The land is mostly grass with six acres sown in rye. B. Reasok of Mt. Sterling Kentucky lists the property.
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