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Mount Sterling Advocate in Mount Sterling, Kentucky
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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
5
Personalities and visits noted across region
Several residents and visitors are listed with hometowns including Winchester Lexington Taylorsville Morehead Chattanooga Okla City Danville Carlisle St Louis and Florida. Notables include E A Flynn T Sears Moss Geo A Peed Jack W Burbridge Mrs John McGilloway and A B Pieratt among others with brief travel and attendance notes. A play outing to It Pays to Advertise in Lexington is also mentioned.
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Charles G. Glover
Oklahoma City
Jack W. Burbridge
Walsh Company
Carlisle
John McGilloway
St. Louis
T. F. Rogers
Lexington
Elizabeth Young
Jenkins
Adamson
Buckner Woodford
Florida
J. Carroll Hamilton
A. B. Pieratt
Pieratt
Frankfort
Scott Roberts
Nashville, Tenn
Matthew Guy
Denver
Margaret Roberts
M. H. Powers
J. M. McGuire
Middletown
Ohio
A. J. Bray
Wm. Hussey
Robin Stone
Lucile ‘Huls
Ollive Wood
Marriage of Miss Martha Van Meter to William Duty in Winchester
The marriage will be held this evening at 8 30 at the Christian church in Winchester with Rev. J H Mac Neil officiating. Miss Anna Coleman Van Meter will be maid of honor and Lewis Hampton is best man. Bridesmaids include Josephine Thornhill Harriet Crouch Mildred Johnson Katherine Nelson. Groomsmen are Gay Prewitt Charles Dudley Edward Smith Jefferson Stewart. A reception will follow at the bride’s parents home and the couple will depart for a several week trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Chandler van Meter
William Savage Duty
Winchester
Christian Church
J. H. MacNeil
Nelson Weedon
Ashland
Anna Coleman van Meter
Lewis Hampton
Josephine Thornhill
Lynchburg
Harriet Crouch
Clarksville
Duty
Clay's Senate Assignments On Key Committees
Senator J Will Clay of this district is named to Education Executive Affairs Public Health and Police Power Agriculture and State Fair and Mines and Mining committees. Pure pork sausage advertised at Vanarsdell's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Will Clay
Politician recalls humble start in grocer job
A candidate seeking Ohio votes recalled his beginnings in a grocery, earning $3 a week and saving. A heckler asked if that was before cash registers, reflecting skepticism about his rise to Congress.
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Ohio
Congress
New York Times
Corn for Sale 200 Barrels Egg For Sale
A. W. Hamilton advertises 200 barrels of egg corn for sale.
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A. W. Hamilton
Shackelford Son Weds in Sydney to Elsie Kent
Mr and Mrs E J Shackelford announce the marriage of their son BE J Shackelford Jr known as Zeke, to Miss Elsie Kent in Sydney Australia. Zeke holds a position with a large Sydney wholesale firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Shackelford
Sydney
Australia
BE. J
Zeke” Shackelford, Jr
Elsie Kent
Zeke” Shackelford
Vanarsdell Company Coffee Line Completes Run
No wedding bells this week but Vanarsdell & Co reports a finished coffee line and notes the coy maidens still living in hopeful hush.
Local Families Reportvaried Illnesses and Recoveries
The sick Mrs. Susan Lane and Mrs. Nannie Baum show improvement while Mrs. R L Vanarsdell and Miss Allee Young recover from influenza. Mr. Dean Carr and Mrs. Allie Ratliff survive severe illness and pneumonia. Mrs. W R Thompson and Emma Magowan regain strength. several telephone workers and Mrs. Emma Wells face injuries from an accident, with Wells needing weeks of recovery.
Woman's Missionary Society Meets at Settles Home
The all day meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will be hosted by Mrs. Robert I Settles on Friday starting at 10 30 in the morning.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Robert I. Settles
Jersey cattle for sale and assorted local ads
A collection of small notices includes Jersey cows and heifers for sale, farm goods at Vanars Credit and cash, roasts and steaks from Van arsdell, and various bargains. Also mentions a 1916 political convention note and a quote about the Sabbath by Beecher.
Landlord Raises Rent Prompting Mixed Reactions
Mrs Flimgill notes the landlord increased the rent on their current apartment. The exchange reflects relief at avoiding moving but concern over higher housing costs.
Pond Patent to Teacher Sparks School Debate
A terse note labeled "it Hurts Her Feelings" and a "Please don't mark Alice's examples wrong anymore" jab at a teacher triggers a discussion on student sensitivity and grading practices. The fragment hints at classroom tensions over assignments and critique.
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Pond
Alice
Russia’s Rise as a Host to World Guests
A New York Telegram column argues that Russia has outgrown Western Europe, fights only when forced, and seeks spiritual betterment for its people. It credits Germany with forging a united Russia through shared history and past oppression, suggesting Russia’s current greatness is self-made.
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Russia
Europe
Germany
New York Telegram
Addled grocer jokes about eggs and freshness
A fragment shows a grocer and customer banter about eggs from the city. The eggs are called fresh by denial and described as cracked and identical, highlighting a humorous exchange.
Change for Five Francs Dilemma At Paris Cafe
Two privates on leave in Paris spent two francs for refreshment. When Jock McTavish handed a five franc coin to the waitress she kept it and gave no change. Tam, speaking broken French, queried why the change was not returned, prompting a polite reply in French.
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Paris
Frances
Jock McTavish
Jack
Tam
Speer
Cattaro Port’s Turbulent Island History
A history attached to Cattaro the Austrian naval port notes its changing sovereignties Serbia Venice Hungary Austria Italy France and Austria again. The city endured Turkish sieges plague visits and near total destruction from earthquakes twice.
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Cattaro
Serbia
Venice
Hungary
Austria
Italy
France
Fountain Pen Advice for Flowing Writing Style
A witty exchange suggests the key to smooth writing is starting with a fountain pen. The quip illustrates how a tool can influence writing flow and style.
Stage Wait in Act Echoes Gaffes and Grins
A brief curtain aside notes a long stage wait in that act and quips about the heavy man and a butcher’s stance on antigambling laws. The dialogue pivots on steak handling as a punchline.
Pa Business Tactics And Timely Cash Customers
A rural dialogue contrasts knowledge of cash customers with regular monthly bill payers, highlighting practical business tact through plainspoken advice about recognizing customer behavior and reliability. The exchange emphasizes steadiness, honesty, and familiarity with different client types as keys to handling finances.
Forgetting Her Second Wedding Sparks Bank Mix Up
A woman formerly from New York recounts changing her name after a second marriage and depositing funds in a New England town. She signed checks with her former name, causing a returned item marked No funds, while the bank’s director husband was aware of her prior marriage but not asked.
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New York City
New England
New York
The Spring Eye Garden Banter in Brooklyn
In Flatbush and Bensonhurst residents swap light garden quips about a rooster peering through fence pickets this morning, prompting amused commentary on curbside chats and neighborhood charm.
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Bensonhurst
Tiny oven sized for microscope use sparks German invention
A German scientist has developed an electric oven so small it can sit on a microscope. It is designed to heat and dry specimens prepared for examination, enabling closer and more controlled preparation for analysis.
Figures of Imaginative Company Across Literature
A New York Tribune reflection on how a lifetime memory stores vast names and characters from literature. From infancy through adulthood the reader accumulates an expansive circle of fictional acquaintances, from fairies and heroes to Homer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Balzac, Kipling, and others.
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Walter Scott
Robinson Crusoe
Christian the Pilgrim
Don Quixote
Gulliver
Homer
Shakespeare
Thackeray
George Eliot
Dickens
Dumas
Balzac
Daudet
Toltoy
Anna
Kipling
Jungefolk
Hester Prynne
Meredith
Anatole France
M. Bergeret
New York Tribune
Bracing the Will in Arnold Bennett’s Reflection
A brief excerpt captures Arnold Bennett praising the discipline of braced will as essential to worthwhile action. He notes it as a key trait setting him apart from idle ease by the fire.
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Arnold Bennett
Bank Statement for Montgomery County Kentucky 1916
I C B Patterson cashier swears the bank's figures are true as of January 1 1916 with reserves and deposits listed. The document records loans and discounts unsecured overdrafts U S bonds and circulation notes outstanding demand deposits and various certified cashier's checks in detail.
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U. S
I. C. B. Patterson
C. B. Patterson
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Vanarsdell’s
Vanarsdell & Co
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Miss Allee Young
Dean Carr
Allie Ratliff
Josh Owings, Sr
Owings
Owingsville Pike
Emma Magowan
Louisville
Gertrude McNamara
Hazel Messer
Clara Stamper
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Mart Wells
Spencer
Jno. T
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Jill
J. B. White’s
J. B. White's
Beecher
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RH. White & CO
Rexall
The
Mt. Sterling National Bank
Mount Sterling
Kentucky
Secreens
Eee Eran
Tee
Fed. Res. Bk
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
U.S
Saheed and
Tar
State of
County of
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Elizabeth. Wyatt
W. 8. Lloyd
Steve Pierat
M. D. Cockrell
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