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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1914
Page
4
A public declaration supports moving Assistant Postmasters from civil service protection and endorses Congress members backing the change. The group argues the President opposes it and warns of a political blunder, citing Congressman Rouse of Kentucky on aligning appointees with the administration and party principles.
Friends of H S Goodpaster State Inspector and J Lawrence White his assistant hail a Probe Committee compliment. The committee calls their report on the State Board of Health comprehensive fearless and ably edited detailing income sources expenditures and payees. The piece questions a Lawrence county physician’s resolution to investigate as possibly professional courtesy.
Box stationery offered at Advocate Pub Co with a special price valid through Saturday. Limited stock and discount details available at participating outlets.
In March a Declamatory Contest will be held with two representatives from each class. Seniors Josephine Thomass and Irwin Jackson lead the expected lineup. A Latin Club, supervised by Miss Mary Lockridge, has 59 members and officers James Van Sant president Emily Tipton vice president Charles Oldham secretary treasurer.
The retailer proclaims top quality groceries with a bold claim that buying from them guarantees value and satisfaction. The message emphasizes trust in the store's products and service.
The Louisville Times praises State Inspector and Examiner Sherman Goodpaster for exposing abuses in state funded institutions. It urges the Legislative Committee to continue strict supervision and establish a uniform accounting system to curb lax practices and protect public funds.
The case of B. C. Horton versus Wm. Botts, pend ing in the Court of Appeals, challenged the legality of the local option election held September 30 1912. Judge Hazedrigg spoke for the Appellees and Judge O'Rear for the Appellants. The full court except Judge Nunn heard the arguments and the case was taken under advisement with an opinion expected in a week or ten days.
Black onyx pendant in a triangle shape with a gold setting is missing. Return to Jones' Jewelry Store for a reward.
A concise aphorism notes that vanity blinds to self as the fool loves his own reflection. It cautions against praising oneself excessively, comparing egotism to courting a shadow.
A New York World report explains acne causes from puberty to bacteria forming comedones and pus. Dr. Penn G. Skillern recommends digestion correction, dental care, reduced sugar and fat, air exposure, X ray if possible, comedo squeezing, phenol camphor solution, boric acid wash, and patient specific vaccine. treatment requires patience but can clear pimples.
Chambers notes a New York poet’s awkward diction using timebound words and cites a Lake Sunapee epitaph about “George Mead” fading with the sun. The Philadelphia Bulletin records the quip that the deceased’s name was Fields, but Meadows is used to fit rhyme.
A New York Times quotation praises a Berlin restaurant where the proprietor earns thanks from Americans and English travelers. Amid a tangle of German signs, the sign "Waiter No. 6 speaks English" offers a welcome beacon for outsiders in a bustling foreign dining scene.
Growth of pity is traced from brutal medieval punishments to modern sensibilities. The passage notes how public executions and tortures once inspired little pity, while today human hearts are more tender toward suffering.
Dr. Jesse Carr found a 62 grain oyster pearl on Fox River and named it Queen of America. He presented it to his wife and had it appraised in Chicago where it was valued at $10 000.
A historical note describes Siamese debt collection where debtors three months in arrears may be seized by creditors and forced to work to repay. If a debtor runs away, relatives such as his father wife or children may be held in slavery until the debt is settled.
Local option advocates from the county attended a Frankfort court hearing last Monday to hear the argument in the local option case. The case was submitted and a decision is expected within sixty days amid strong interest. The county and circuit courts had previously ruled against the dry side, who appealed to the state’s highest tribunal.
Two Italian laborers on a pipeline job were jailed by Sheriff Howell and Deputy Montjoy after giving fourteen year old Matt Williamson’s son a large bottle of whisky. The boy nearly died and doctors worked for hours to save him. Prosecution is planned, a first in years for such an offense in the county.
Rural carriers may receive a substantial salary increase after House committee action on a bill tied to parcel post growth. A standard route could gain about fifty dollars yearly, with larger routes seeing proportionate rises. The total national cost is around 2.2 million dollars per year, reflecting added burdens and private wagon provisions.
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