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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1919

Page

2

Engagement of Miss Alice Rogers Clay to Lieut Hiram M Roseberry

Miss Alice Rogers Clay of Bourbon county and Lieut Hiram M Roseberry of Bourbon county announce their engagement. The wedding is set for January 22 at Paris Christian Church. The bride, granddaughter of Mrs. R. G. Stoner, is noted for culture and war work. the groom, son of John Roseberry, has served in the U S Service and risen quickly in rank.

Alice Rogers Clay Bourbon County Hiram M. Roseberry Sidney G. Clay Paris R. G. Stoner John Roseberry U. S

Excellent Woman Dies in Spencer Area

Mrs. Ethel Spencil Carter aged 24 wife of Arthur Carter died at her home near Spencer. She was the daughter of Johnny Spencil a well and highly respected young woman and her death is deeply regretted. The interment was in the Slate burying ground.

Ethel Spencil Carter Arthur Carter Spencer Johnny Spencil Slate Burying Ground

The Man Thankful for a Crust Aims for Meat

A short wry note comments that only a man grateful for a crust expects meat beneath it, implying a humorous view of appetite and expectations. The remark centers on wary optimism about hidden substance.

Boy’s Reserve Enrollment Week in Kentucky

Uncle Sam calls boys aged 16 to 21 across the nation to world wide relief work during January 2026. Volunteers will help farm labor for planting tending and harvesting a major U S food crop while honoring a public service mission and earning badges or service bars through 36 or 75 days of work. Federal county directors oversee enrollment week as Kentucky authorities report anticipated farm labor shortages and Hoover driven relief aims.

Uncle Sam United States Wilson Europe Herbert Hoover Kentucky U. S. Department of Labor

Buys Nice Farm Near Sideview on Paris Pike

Mr. Ab Hall sold his 206 acre farm on the Paris pike near Sideview in Montgomery County to W. Cecil Henry for 250 dollars per acre. Possession is March 1. Hall has not fixed a new home location, but friends hope he and his family stay in the county.

Ab Hall Paris Pike Sideview W. Cecil Henry Hall Montgomery County

Bolshevik Shout Promotes Harsh Anti Theft Control

A rugged slogan proclaims a draconian response to theft with a call to shoot any man who dares to haul down a bar of soap from the shelf. The incendiary line reflects wartime or revolutionary rhetoric emphasizing extreme penalties.

Y W C A Worker Is Big Sister

A World War era account highlights YWCA secretaries aiding female workers. Women from the YWCA organized hot lunches, clean towels, and dorm-like relief as Michigan farm homes offered shelter during double shifts.

Mrs. Lucy Baker Dies After Illness at Levee

Mrs. Lucy Baker, 47, wife of Johhnie Baker, died last Sunday at her Levee home after months of illness following an operation. The funeral was held Monday at the residence, with burial in Balding Cemetery. She was mother of five, including a son in France with the U S service and Roger Baker who was lost in the Tuscania sinking. Rev J B Wilson conducted rites.

Lucy Baker Johhnie Baker Levee Rev J. 8. Wilson

Andes Great Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief and Claims

Andes Great Oil is promoted as a powerful penetrating medicine offering immediate relief for many pains and swelling. It is said to ease rheumatic, sciatica, back, chest, throat, and nerve pains, with internal use for diarrhoea and dysentery. sold at R. H. White & Co. in Mt. Sterling and Kimbrough Drug Store in Owingsville for 50 cents.

Andes Mt. Sterling R. H. White & Co Owingsville Kimbrough Drug Store

Commissioner's Sale in Montgomery Circuit Court

By judgment and order of sale in Montgomery County, Emma Johnson et al vs WS Conner Johnson et al, the Master Commissioner will advertise the Spencer Creek area property near Spencer Station for public auction January 27, 1919 at 1 PM. The tract totals about 11 1/16 acres with dwelling and outbuildings, bounded by the Spencer turnpike, McCormick properties, and the C and O Railroad. purchase requires bond with interest from sale, lien retained until paid.

Montgomery Circuit Court Court House Mt. Sterling Spencer Creek Montgomery County Kentucky Spencer Station Spencer Turnpike S. F. McCormick Duff William Alfrey Emma Johnson Conner Johnson Willa Foy Johnson W. E. Jones

Cottage sale on Jameson Street to Russell Updike

E. W. Heflin sold his cottage on Jameson Street to Russell Updike at a private price. Possession is planned for February 1, when Updike will move in. Sale arranged by T. Foster Rogers, real estate agent. The Advocate for Printing.

E. W. Heflin Jameson Street Russell Updike Updike T. Foster Rogers

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Wm. H. Reid Walter Reid James Chorn Wades Mill Sewell Lamb International Tractor and Plow Mitchell New J. L. Case Superior Digsez Henry P. Reid WM. Cravens John W.jones Jones and Jeweler Mr. Sterling Willys-Knight Overland Chevrolet Griggs Motor Car CO Industrial Woman’s Service Club Blue Katherine Holland Brown Tory Michigan Chicago Prewitt & Howell John Baker Montgomery Circuit Court WS Conner Johnson the Advocate For Printing Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleanieg Company E. W. Stockton
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