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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
6
A discussion on postwar Europe facing a massive gender imbalance with estimates of twelve million more women than men if hostilities persist. The piece notes a historical precedent after the Thirty Years War when polygamy was briefly legalized to restore balance and suggests Europe may consider similar expedients to address potential social upheaval.
The text argues that reviving polygamy would corrupt moral character and demoralize society. It contrasts Western intolerance with those who might accept the practice, asserts America as the white hope of civilization, and stresses unwavering defense of national shores to avoid foreign conflicts.
Mt Sterling Laundry Company in Kentucky announces dissolution as of December 30, 1916. President Thomas Kennedy says he will pay all claims against the corporation upon presentation. Mt Sterling Laundry Co. 2741.
A boy using a slung shot breaks a window and hides. A kind housewife calls him over, shares a lesson, and helps him raise money to fix the pane. The incident ends with no punishment and a chance to repay through quiet effort.
The Shelby Record suggests a five cent per ton tax on Kentucky coal output, about 25 million tons yearly, to raise $1.25 million for current and future state expenses. It argues the levy is not burdensome and that many able men in cities seek honest farm work opportunities.
A playful regional note urges gardening in spring to pull weeds rather than complain. The brief colorful tip highlights proactive grassy control.
American farm products grossed 13.449 billion dollars in 1916, the highest value on record. The Dept. of Agriculture announced a gain of 2.674 billion over 1915, surpassing the 1914 total by over three and a half billion. Crop output was comparatively low that year.
Crops and products in 1916 hit record values with four crops each above a billion dollars. Corn product valued at 2.6 billion, cotton 1.406 billion, tobacco 1.162 billion, wheat 1.026 billion. Other large crops include oats 656 million and potatoes 417 million. Producer prices in December 1916 ran about 52.9 percent higher than a year earlier.
A lighthearted note about ballooning as a metaphor for soaring living costs. The piece warns readers that prices climb as wages lag and inflation bites daily expenses, urging practical budgeting and hopeful resilience amid pressure.
A Norfolk girl credits Vinci tonic with restoring appetite and health after nervousness and thinness. She reports gaining fifteen pounds after six bottles and says the product, with a constitutional formula on every bottle, improves appetite and blood vitality.
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