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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
3
The Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station released Bulletin No 224 discussing commercial fertilizers and analyzing various brands. It notes the publication is available free by writing the station in Lexington.
The passage notes that 1820 has closed its chapter and left readers with scant blessings to anticipate in the coming year, implying a cautious outlook for events to come. The tone mirrors a small town or period newspaper’s reflective end of year item.
Representative J Campbell Cantrill, a Burley tobacco producer, warns of a suspected conspiracy among big tobacco manufacturers to steal farmers crops. He urges full investigations by state and federal prosecutors and proposes a plan for warehousemen and growers to secure better prices, even if it risks banking interests and merchants. He calls for a Kentucky growers coalition to obtain decent prices for the current crop.
The Burley Tobacco Growers Association pursues a profitable market for low grade tobacco in foreign countries. The group emphasizes finding buyers worldwide to place Burley tobacco in every corner of the earth.
An old advertisement urges readers to boost red blood with Pepto Mangan to prevent catching colds. It touts the tonic as a blood builder endorsed by physicians, available in liquid or tablet form, and sold at drug stores under the name Gude's Pepto Mang an.
The Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs plans cooperative action with the State Board of Charities and Corrections. Tomorrow district club representatives meet at the Houses of Reform Greendale to assign one member from each club to monitor home conditions of paroled prisoners and reform inmates under the Department of Philanthropy chaired by Miss Rebecca Gordon Averill of Frankfort.
Woodbridge New Jersey resident Mr. B E Carpenter writes of losing 18 chicks to rats then using Rat-Snap. He reports seven large dead rats found on the first morning and no rats in two weeks. Rat-Snap comes in three sizes 35c 65c and 1 25 and is sold and guaranteed by Chenault and Orear.
The grower demands clarification as manufactured tobacco prices and starvation prices for raw material fail to harmonize. An explanation is expected from an unspecified source, with the intent that it will be forthcoming sooner or later.
The Ninth Annual Farm and Home Convention at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture will feature a four day tractor school February 1 4. Plans call for five tractor types to be studied with lectures on care and operation and labs to allow hands on work. The program opens February 1 with a talk on gas engine construction and includes illustrated lectures and daily general assemblies.
Kentucky geologist Professor Willard Rouse Jillson says a nine mile by two mile oil bearing formation named The Sandy Hook anticline and The Little Sandy Fault lies under Elliott County. He notes the incline and fault run parallel to Paint Creek structure with no prior oil research in the area. Located north of Morgan and Johnson counties with limited wells nearby, the discovery could indicate wider oil fields.
A despairing man lies lifeless awaiting an undertaker. The scene notes a tragic end and the immediate aftermath as authorities prepare for burial arrangements.
Review notes light poultry movement amid holidays but reports remaining stock shows potential higher values. Dressed poultry demand from retailers is strong and fresh egg production stays above normal for the season. Weather is likely to drive egg prices with wide market fluctuations. Butter demand improves for both fresh and storage stock, suggesting rising prices.
A humorous quip compares thrill seeking by a woman discarding two bits in a ten cent store with a man buying a $6,500 automobile, highlighting differing sources of excitement.
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