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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1916
Page
2
A reader recalls 1816 a year without a summer with snow in every month and a July storm. An Kentucky elder spoke of the era and a tale of seed wheat purchases in 1817. The writer muses on a possible repeat as the hundredth anniversary nears while noting fashion gossip and rumors.
A notary public notes that F. J. C. & Co., of Toledo Ohio, will pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The statement, sworn December 7, asserts the firm will back the remedy and mentions internal use and blood action.
The speaker urges a young man to choose the path of labor and sacrifice, favoring justice and progress over selfish wealth. He warns the easy road leads to ruin, while the hard road yields lasting honor, urging self-reliance and upright effort.
A cautionary note warns that overreaching with a bluff invites ruin. The maxim advises keeping risks manageable to avoid failing the attempt and facing consequences.
Community notes from Snagtown recount Miss Christine studying a matrimony guide, an acrobat in town, a pistol fight in Broom Straw Valley, and various locals from postmaster duties to jay birds. The column blends humor with small town gossip and idle speculation.
Mrs. Ana Becker credits Vinci cod liver and iron tonic with curing a nervous breakdown and severe headaches. She says the tonic strengthened and rebuilt her after years of exhaustion while caring for a large family, as Bassett Drug Co. of Mt. Sterling Kentucky promotes it.
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