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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
13
Advocate Publishing Company announces staff roles for J W Hedden Sr and J W Hedden Jr with Mrs Mary C Ayres Loesl as News Editor. Postal notice marks Mt Sterling second class mail. Subscription price one dollar fifty cents per year. cash required with order.
The Mt Sterling Rest Room stands apart from the Woman's Club spaces and serves as a place of real rest for both city and country women weary from daily cares. The Woman's Grevrum organization supports the room's upkeep and contributes to a Mary Chiles Hospital room, while not requesting a $100 City Council donation though they would welcome consideration.
Morgan County plans wide, concrete paved roads with strong foundations graded for any legal truck weight. The community emphasizes citizenship modernization stock improvement and democratic progress, led by Lon Hoovermale editor of the Licking Valley Courier as a key proponent.
Democrats in the Senate push Governor Morrow to name 300 plus offices for elimination. They challenge Howe 58 and urge swift action, asking if the governor is bold enough to speak and act with Republicans on the cut.
A Frankfort representative, feeding in Lexington, mutters that the Democrats could not pull one over him as he heads to his seat. The remark hints at a sought after enactment credit and a possible happening.
A whimsical note on fashion and dining reports that gowns look same height after meals. It mentions Wilson Meat Market offering cheese cabbage onions and other extras priced to tempt diners, reflecting a social snapshot of the era.
A reader notes daily meetings with a man who claims to be fifteen years older and remarks on adulthood. The fixation on age and the speaker’s manner stir discomfort about aging conversations.
Two ceats. nty five per cent off on Over R. E. Punch & Co. Read Advocate Classified ads. One lot of Men's Shoes at 3.48 dollars.
A daughter spends five days painting a plate in her studio while lacking patience to wash a plate in her mother's kitchen. The remark highlights different standards in patience between creative work and domestic tasks.
R. E. Punch and Co advertise discounted ladies shoes in black brown and gray. A homely weather proverb notes a man planning a big picnic may abandon efforts if rain threatens in the morning.
A public notice states that students must pay the regular tuition price at the School of Experience regardless of athletic ability. The message emphasizes uniform fees for all attendees.
Mrs L F Tabs hosts a record club gathering Friday at her West Main street home. Miss Roth Wratt plans a small party at Harrison avenue tomorrow afternoon. Miss Roberta Dale celebrated her twelfth birthday Monday with a party on High street, featuring games, dancing and refreshments. Attendees included Elisa Derrickson, Frances Terner, Virginia Ayres, Nora Highland, Elizabeth Strossman, and others.
Allee Young and Bes Shackelforde entertained the Holt avenue bridge club Friday evening with an est score game and a prize of dainty handkerchiefs. Guests included Mrs. C. W. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. John Stofer, Miss Suzette Johnson, and others. The Country Women's Club met Wednesday with papers on early Kentucky settlers and the backwoods pioneer, followed by a YWCA drive talk and a plate lunch during social hour.
The sick Ene Brother of Owingsville suffers pneumonia while Mrs Evans remains at home on West High street. Mrs Barnard has recovered enough to be up in her room. Robert L. Vanarsdell travels to Philadelphia for a throat specialist, and Col M. Newmeyer, treated at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, shows great improvement.
The Young Girls' Mission Circle of the Christian Church plans a Monday night meeting with Mrs. T Badger Robertson.
The Pangburn Post announces a February 1–22 membership drive inviting all veterans and their families to join the American Legion. A January 30 meeting at 7:30 P M in the County Court Room, Sterling Kentucky, will issue membership pins and cards, with drive details and a call to attend.
Born Wednesday the 21st to Reese Adams and wife a son born in Indianapolis Ind to Mr and Mrs Isaac Rogers Jr January 21 a 1012 pound boy Grover V
Heavy sleet shut warehouses for two days causing a sales pause. Now buyers rush in, with 201 355 pounds sold at an average 33 69. McDonald and Welsh brought 76 28 on their crop while French and Nichols averaged 64 20. Whitehall had a large sale. Robertson to hold one tomorrow at 11. Prices rise for better grades and improve for lower grades.
A quip on support for spreading the gospel, noting many favor the cause but balk at paying the costs. The joke contrasts advocacy with funding, highlighting practical resistance to financing religious outreach.
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