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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
6
Leonard Bliss known as Baby Bliss and claimed to be the world’s largest man at 550 pounds died recently in Bloomington Illinois. He was found dead in his chair, apparently frozen to death, possibly after two days. Measurements listed include height 6 feet 4 inches and waist 72 inches with other figures for chest neck and limbs.
Gail Lloyd's stable advertises carriage service to meet trains and provide baggage transport. Phone 281 for Will Bean. Brave a carriage that will meet all arrivals, price 25 cents each way.
A fatigued stockbroker leaves city life for a Vermont hill community and starts apple cultivation without training. He works long hours, finds near happiness, and experiences faith in the value of honest labor as his first-year harvest and community impact unfold.
Confed re union authorities in Macon Georgia announce 1912 event to be the greatest Dixie gathering. Colonel Walter A Harris leads the General Committee with Jno J McKay heading fund drive. E H Hyman predicts about 100000 raised locally to welcome veterans and their families.
A vintage ad warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges customers to ensure genuineness. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and states price and availability from druggists.
The article argues coat length and texture do not always mark quality. Nutrition, grooming, and warm stabling can improve a horse, but naturally wiry or coarse hair resists change. A fine haired horse tends to have a better quality but not necessarily the longest coat.
An old classified notice advertises Clay McKee and Sons offering buy sell and rent real estate, money loaning, insurance bonds, investments, and autos with contact for S. E. Kelly and Co. for fresh and cured meats.
A reflection on the farmer's role in the community. A successful farmer boosts regional prestige through high yields, farm appearance, stock quality, and support for roads, schools, and agricultural instruction, benefiting neighbors and land values within a wide radius.
Baltimore was chosen to host the 1912 Democratic National Convention on June 25 after two ballots. Baltimore led with 25 votes on the first ballot and 29 on the second, defeating St. Louis Chicago Denver and New York to secure a unanimous decision.
S. E. Kelly and Co. invites growers to bring country produce to the market. Savings and fair treatment promised with prompt payment and reliable service at 121f location.
A proposed Kentucky veterinary act creates a four member board of veterinary medical examiners, licenses practitioners on exam, and imposes penalties. Appointments rest with the Governor with terms varying from one to four years, starting 1909, and meetings begin August 1912. Exemptions include graduates of recognized schools and long-time practitioners, with other allowances for emergencies and rural areas. The measure mirrors prior state bills in Georgia Texas and Colorado.
Train schedule note states Lexington and Eastern transport will run westbound starting May 28 1911. The brief item confirms service timing and route direction for that period.
Train No 1 will connect at Lexington with the L and N for Louisville Kentucky. Train No 3 connects at Lexington for Cincinnati Ohio. Campton Junction trains 1 2 3 and 4 connect Mountain Central Kentucky to and from Campton Kentucky. Beattyville Junction trains 1 2 and 3 connect with the L and A Railway for Beattyville and O K Junction trains 2 and 4 connect with Ohio and Kentucky Railway for Cannes City Kentucky and O K stations.
A terse exchange features Mr. Chuggins claiming his car’s safety alert produces louder noise than rival engines. The quip contrasts speed with risk in a humorous, local-room sentiment.
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