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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
5
The column notes Mrs. W. W. Eubank and Mrs. James Bogié ill at home, N. A. Wilkerson recently able to go out after days confined. It jokes that sugar could substitute alcohol and suggests a future law to ban sugar manufacture or sale. It recalls a sister’s girlhood exercise and a daughter afraid to sneeze.
Local society column lists Lexington residents and visitors including B Stephens in Lexington on business. Mrs Overton Jones visiting Danville. Dr C W Compton visiting Henderson relatives. Lee Hisle from Huntsville visiting his ill father Tom Hisle. Mrs Wm Victor Holley of New York visiting Mrs Charlie Nes bitt. R L Scobee family returns from Trinidad Colorado. Miss Ne Tipton returning to Colorado Springs. Jimmie and David Shropshire visiting grandfather Dr J A Shirley. Minnie Graves at a Winchester piano recital. Russell Greene to return from Texas and California. W J Thompson visiting relatives in Akron Sagiziaw Detroit. Miss Mary Grimes leases Elizabeth Wyatt residence. Mt Sterling visitors to Lexington for matinee Mary. list of many Mt Sterling residents attending. Mrs John G Winn hosting 500 and bridge on North Maysville. W N Scobee dinner for Trinidad guests with extended family at various homes.
Mrs George R Snyder hosted a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at Cherry Wood honoring her husband. Guests sat around a large round table with a silver rose centerpiece and a multi course menu. Attendees included Rev Clyde Darsie Dr M V P Yeaman John L Coleman Judge H R Prewitt J Carroll Hamilton Hunt Priest Jetn Stofer Dan J Prewitt Claude F Snyder of Lexington W H Strossman and J Coleman Reid.
Mr and Mrs Charles B Stephens entertained a number of friends at a six o clock dinner then Rock at their new home on West High street An elegant menu was served from card tables later cleared for games Guests included Mr and Mrs J W Thompson Mr and Mrs Adlai Richardson FE Moss and daughters Mary Catherine and Martha Mr and Mrs R I Settles and daughter Genevieve Miss Vivian Alfrey Mr and Mrs Stanley Kerns Mr and Mrs Howe Thompson Mr and Mrs Roger Stephens C B Stephens and daughter Ruth Carolin Miss Stella Stephens of Paris and Mr and Mrs D C McGuire and daughter Amelia Clayton
An ad piece offers coal from Mt Sterling Commission and Storage Company with delivery in town. It also promotes Vanarsdell's for meats vegetables including kale head lettuce and celery. A line about poets jokes ties in with a cautionary quip.
An old fashioned preacher who believed in loud sermons was discussed in a historical column. The piece reflects on his loud style and its place in church tradition, suggesting a shift in approaches to sermon delivery and audience.
A reflective piece contrasts cautious paths with bold risk taking. It notes some men seek shade and avoid the sunny side, then question why they appear pale. The prose uses weathered metaphor to urge prudent travel through valleys.
A daughter was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Will Nelson of Hoffman Portsmouth Virginia. The baby was named Marcia Louise honoring the paternal grandmother Mrs Marcia B Hoffman and Mr Hoffmans aunt Mrs Robert L Coleman.
Fashion note contrasts glove wrinkles with knee length stockings, highlighting distinct style behavior. The remark frames stockings as a standout feature in dress aesthetics, suggesting a trend emphasis without broader context.
Louisville figure and associate of the late John Whalen dies on the 14th from a complication of troubles. He was widely known across the state for his political involvement and warned that real worth comes beyond office and wealth.
A playful line contrasts a girl's stance on chapped lips from a fellow with that from weather. It suggests affection shapes responses differently from nature’s chill.
A brief note highlights new cereals arriving at Van in a sale event. The piece praises the experience as exercise and mentions the prospect of hallelujah moments upon reaching the summit.
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