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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
12
J H Conner cashier swears to the truth of the loan and discount totals for the Montgomery county bank. He notes interest charged above legal rates and signs before a notary on January 10 1919. Directors Pierce Winn John G Winn R C Gatewood witness.
The article urges continued support for American troops in Europe with two million soldiers on duty. It cites annual cost of equipping a soldier at 423.27 dollars and forecasts a near total of one billion dollars for a year, with funds from the Liberty Loan aiding troop care, rehabilitation, and insurance claims. It calls for renewed public resolve and a successful loan to sustain the war effort.
Floyd M. Henry of Springfield Illinois, formerly a Metropolitan Life representative here, has returned to town and accepted a Special Agent job with Pacific Mutual under General Agent H G Hoffman. Henry has many friends and relatives in this county and is expected to make a strong record in his new role.
In Norfolk Connecticut a triangular plot once idle becomes a cherished memorial. Four wooden crosses mark fallen local soldiers from World War I, each paired with a tree bearing the hero’s name, to endure from generation to generation as a tribute to those who gave their lives in France. George Barr McCutcheon is cited as the article's author.
A report to the U S department of agriculture notes that Gila County Arizona agents unified to conserve 81200 dollars of surplus produce from over 100 acres of irrigated and one eighth acre plots. A cooperative market opened near the gardens and a free community canning kitchen operated under the home demonstration agent.
Belgians issue war souvenirs made from steel of Belgian cannon used since 1914. By order of King Albert and Queen Elizabeth, Swiss manufacturing produces watches bearing the AI monogram. They will be presented to highly decorated soldiers and prize winners of military competitions.
A newly invented wire device holds the telephone receiver in a convenient position, freeing both hands for dialing or other tasks. The bracket depresses the receiver hook when in place, and a thumb piece releases it. Used at home or in offices, it suits public telephones as well.
Mr. Stanley Anderson deposited mutilated currency at Traders National Bank after a gold five dollar coin dropped from a toy ball at Mrs. Branham’s home. A pup tore open the ball revealing about forty five dollars in mutilated notes, triggering a mystery over who hid the money and why.
Relatives in Indiana and Oklahoma learn of the death of Stephen B Little 26 at his home near Lewisville Indiana last week. He is survived by his wife and one child his parents H B and Mrs Little Winchester Indiana two sisters Mrs Joseph Catron and Mrs Millard Bryant Oklahoma four brothers Clay and R M Little Indiana and B R and Will EB Little Lexington. Little formerly lived in the county and friends mourn the loss.
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