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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
8
A soldier writes from somewhere in France expressing relief at the war ending. He notes the firing ceased on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and mentions a General Orders copy showing battles, with praise for efforts toward peace.
A Montgomery County boy Lewis Glover known as Cannon Ball writes from Bonefeld Germany near Coblenz. He describes two months of front line service in the last weeks of the war and mentions his placement in the third army corps thirty second division. He closes with holiday wishes.
Correspondence notes widespread flu and measles illnesses in Howards Mill with several families affected. Most tobacco has been stripped and sold. others plan plowing and tobacco beds sowing amid lingering illness and travel. Local goings on include births, visits, hog shipment, and folk-notes on spring hints.
The article notes no increase in tobacco acreage to improve quality. It lists influenza illnesses in families Pendleton Jones and Reid. David Hayes of near Judy died Wednesday of double pneumonia, about 40, left wife and three children, buried at Wellington in Menefee county. The community extends sympathy. Abe Gore from Mason county visits.
Mr. R. C. Lloyd opens the Delicious Cafe after purchasing it from Mr. J. M. Gatewood. Mrs. R. F. Moore will run the dining rooms and supervise meal preparation. The cafe is described as one of the nicest in the state and is expected to be a paying business. Lloyd will also continue his other Tsola Building operations.
Mrs. W O Chenault learned last Saturday that her brother, Dr N C Morse, died suddenly in Iowa City. Morse was a prominent physician in the West and had many friends who were shocked by the news, having often visited his sister.
A sharp quip notes the man who bemoans a bad fate often avoided taking action to vent his cards.
The Mt Sterling Red Cross urges more volunteers to sew for refugees from devastated countries. Garments are needed for both adults and children as they return home. Meetings at the Parish House Presbyterian Church sew room run Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9 am to 4 30 pm under Mrs Chas G Thompson chair.
A former county resident, R B Young of Gallion Alabama, writes from France praising The Advocate newsletter. He encloses a $1.50 check to renew a subscription from February 1919 to February 1920 and notes forwarding the paper to his son William in Le Mans France.
A concise reflection on the universal ache of attempting something and failing. The phrase captures a shared, quiet moment when effort proves inadequate and recognition follows. The tone suggests introspection rather than news or outrage.
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