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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
5
Individuals and relatives from Owingsville Bath county Lexington Frankfort Warren and nearby areas are listed as visiting, traveling or visiting relatives in Louisville Winchester Eminence Memphis and Palm Beach on trips to New York Indianapolis and Cuba last week through the weekend including Miss Vivian Alfrey Miss Gertrude Boyd and Rev Harry C Rogers among others.
A fragmented note references a Democratic-leaning paper in North Carolina with unclear town names and dates. The text hints at local political discourse but provides few concrete details or names to identify the publication or event.
Mr and Mrs B G Land spent several days in Cincinnati last week. Mr hott P Walsh of Paris was in this city on business. William Wallace of Richmond visited Sunday. H G Hoffman and R L Coleman are in Chicago on a business trip. Howard Turner was in Cincinnati early in the week on business. Margaret Hadden will leave for Danville to re enter college with Miss Martha Pieratt. Armyl Cornish of Harrodsburg left for Winchester and Lena Henderson of Maysville left for Berea. These young ladies have been guests of Mrs C S Million for the past week. Henry W Senieur and wife returned from Florida where they spent the winter. he owns an orange grove. J H Trimble of Alden Iowa, visiting relatives here, left for St Louis before returning home.
The W C T U holds a regular business meeting Thursday at 2 30 PM at Mrs B W Trimble home with full attendance urged Rev J L West leads Epworth League at the Methodist church Sunday February Ath his topic Visions and Tasks of the Individual and Nation
The young men of the city prepare for a Washington Birthday Dance at Trimble's Hall on February 21. Handy's Band from Memphis Tennessee will provide music and is said to be the best dance music in the South. The hall will be decorated and it is expected to be the biggest affair of its kind in years.
Mrs J C McNeal plans a Saturday afternoon auction and 500 party, an event anticipated with much pleasure and social attention.
The sick list includes Henry P. Reid and Leila Rogers both improving after illnesses. Byron Wood, Roy Alexander, Morrison Cox, W. T. Bryant, Newton Townsend, C. B. Stephens, Billy Lloyd, Cynthia Reed, and Sarah Drake are all noted as recovering or getting better after illnesses or injuries. Judge Hazelrigg and Judge Turner visited the city.
T Gilbert Pearson of the Audubon Society warns that Lake Malheur in southeastern Oregon, a vast breeding ground for wild ducks and geese, faces destruction to drain land. Federal authorities may grant permission, with Oregon's state land board already coop erating, prompting urgent appeals to protect migratory waterfowl and sanctuaries.
Relatives announce Miss Catherine Calk daughter of Mr and Mrs Price Calk of Montgomery county has been named Assistant Enrolling Clerk for a second term in the Montana Legislature. She previously moved West to take a land grant and has run her own ranch near Smoky Butte.
Mr William Pangburn will leave the latter part of this week for Poughkeepsie New York to enter Eastman Business College.
Claims against the estate of Elizabeth McCormick, deceased, must be presented to J. T. McCormick as agent for the heirs.
At a Monday meeting in Lexington the Public Health Nurses of the Blue Grass chose Miss Margaret Frost of this city as secretary. Best home killed meats at Van Arsdell's.
D. B. Hampton Home Place offers 188 acres one mile south of Winchester on the Two-mile pike. Features include a large frame house, top stock barn, natural gas lighting and heating, good fencing, ample water, and proven grass yields.
Situated 7 miles south from Winchester on the Allensville pike this 225 acre property includes a small frame residence a stock barn and good fencing all in grass. If you seek a good blue grass farm call T. W. Hampton Winchester Ky at 370 J for particulars.
A farmer shapes a yard into a patriotic tableau with seven rows of red-top beets and six rows of white turnips to mimic the US flag, forty-eight stars on cab bage heads, a stuffed hawk on the fence post, bugle calls at reveille, and military salutes replacing greetings in a cartoonish display of zeal.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes historical figures were deemed too thin or otherwise unfit by military standards. Daniel Boone, Napoleon, Julius Caesar, Hannibal, Alexander the Great, Peterborough, and Lord Nelson are cited as examples, with remarks on how even famed leaders would fail modern regulations.
Germany studies silk sausage skins with raw silk casings to replace natural skins. Elberfeld rib bon factory produces long casings though meat shortages limit use. Berlin inventions bureau says briquettes of meat offer insectproof transport though priced like ordinary sausage skins.
Chicago reports the Y M C A discharged a civic service with 52 free illustrated lectures on civic patriotic and sanitary subjects in six parks under south park commissioners in the stockyards area Cornell Davis Hardin Mark White Puller and Sherman The program ended September 3 and drew thousands of citizens who were entertained and instructed The topics covered include pest milk supply safety first Americanization tuberculosis infant welfare dentistry life in the army Panama Canal and fame
Mr. James M. Hutsell sold four draft mares to E. W. Flannery of Jonesboro Virginia for 800 dollars. He also purchased the draft stallion Rollo from Stone and Watey of Bourbon County, and the horse will season here this year. For sale one line of store shelving J Brunner Beef pork lamb and veal at Wanarsdell's.
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