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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
6
A playful verse centers on a flirtatious exchange about press freedom. The speaker praises liberty while the woman reacts with color and coy acknowledgement, framing the discussion as witty commentary on press rights.
County court days are held in counties near Mt. Sterling. Bath Owingsville 24 Monday Bourbon Paris 1st Monday Clark Winchester 4th Monday Fayette Lexington 2d Monday Fleming Flemingsburg 4th Monday Harrison Cynthiana 4th Monday Mulisua Richmond 1st Monday Montgomery Mt. Sterling 3rd Nicholas Carlisle 2nd Monday.
A harsh portrait of the modern office worker shaped by twenty years at desks and typewriters. Overwork, routine, and obedience tame spirit, turning him into a cautious, velvety voiced observer who scents scandals yet finds no pride in his work. The piece ends noting an escape possible in the work itself via Collier's.
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and urging prescriptions from reputable physicians. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a mercury free internal remedy. Claims testimonials available and notes Druggists sell it at 75 cents per bottle.
Local prospectus advertises Clay McKee & Sons offering real estate sales rentals and loans, insurance execute bonds, and investments with emphasis on autos, including Warre Motor Car. The ad urges readers not to miss their offerings.
A California inventor unveils a breast plate with two wire legs and securing straps to prevent hens from broodiness. The apparatus allows movement but stops sitting, causing hens to lay eggs instead of incubating them.
The article warns that colds in birds can quickly develop into roup or bronchitis and may kill valuable specimens. It advises buying a five cent oil can and using coal oil to inject a single douche into each nostril and the roof of the mouth at first signs of a cold, repeating if needed, plus a small amount of permanganate in drinking water.
Advice for poultry keepers covers egg production in winter, breeds and purebreds, exercise for hens, feather quality, and feed. It notes lice and mites affect yield, dry-picked feathers fetch better price, and geese require age for fertility. It also mentions early-hatched pullets, sulphur water for chicks, and bone-based nutrition.
Miss Lea Dumas of Malone New York writes of relief after using two bottles of Vinci cod liver and iron remedy. The ad claims Vinci strengthens tired run-down people including children and the elderly and offers an ironclad guarantee with money back if no help.
A Collier's essay praises aggressive advertising as a force in modern life. It extols hard hitters who promote products and ideas, shaping public taste and elevating figures from Montessori to Jane Addams. It notes how publicity spreads influence and even redefines social heroes. Accidents will happen, but the best-regulated families rely on Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil.
A local advert notes that Advocate Pub Co markets affordable printing and urges customers to settle debts, stating accounts are ready for payment and encouraging prompt settlement.
Jim Brown alias Shine was found guilty of Deputy Sheriff George M. Hart's murder in Winchester. A Montgomery county jury of fifty men condemned him to death after a forty minute deliberation. star witness eight year old Winfree Lee Walters testified he saw the killer on the scene at Main and Broadway.
Mary A McClure offers a modern residence on West High Street with adjoining 75 by 300 foot lot. The Grassy Lick farm totals 188 acres in high cultivation and is described as a good investment for the price.
A Bath County farmer, Perry Oakley, is under arrest for the murder of Jack Staten found shot on a public highway September 30, 1912. Warrant by Wickman Moore, William Stamper and W. G. Moore led to Oakley’s arrest though he was ill in bed and later guarded in Owingsville. Staten’s death near Preston with buckshot in a dawn attack sparked a large $1,500 reward and a detective search. Oakley’s examining trial is set for January 29.
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