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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
6
Bethlehem Steel Co. protests high level of foreign bids used by the Navy to fill contracts for 14 and 16 inch shells. The company cites prior orders for 4,200 14 inch shells at $1,515,000 with no government acceptance and $522,881 spent without payment. They claim to bid 16 inch shells at a similar rate based on the Navy’s past 14 inch contract.
The Falmouth Outlook argues that politicians seek a special session while the public prefers the Legislature stay out of sight. It says Kentucky needs a new tax law but the proposed bill would worsen the current system and suggests waiting for the next session when the administration loses control.
In local papers, editors dismiss beauty talk by prominent women as unnecessary, noting the community does not need artificial subjects and promising to skip such pieces for real local matters.
The Advocate notes that promises and explanations carry limited certainty in the press landscape, emphasizing cautious reporting and measured accountability.
A Collinsville Illinois reader, Mrs Ana Beckes, describes relief from nervous breakdown and headaches after using Vinci tonic. The ad claims Vinci strengthens weak, run-down mothers and other vulnerable people, with a testimonial from Mt Sterling Kentucky producer Wm S Lloyd.
Robert E. McCormick of Chicago argues for universal military training but conditions it on Congress members having military experience or relatives in service. He urges long training periods for youths at 18 and contends universal training won t foster militarism while criticizing pacifists.
The Wilmore Enterprise denounces recent White House gate picketing by women as ridiculous and inbred, calling it an invasion of privacy and courtesy. It argues such tactics will boomerang against suffrage and shocks propriety, urging supporters to seek rights through proper means.
Fragmentary text shows a boastful or ironic tone about pricing and public behavior. No identifiable people, events, or organizations are present to anchor a factual summary. The excerpt presents general statements rather than a specific historical incident or news item.
A sharp saying notes that those who boast of getting a benefit for nothing often discover it is only worth what they paid, highlighting caution about inflated claims and value.
Kentucky Masons celebrate two hundred years as an organized body with a June 23 barbecue at Crab Orchard Springs expected to draw over 5 000 attendees from across the state. Henry Pirtle of Louisville chairs the committee and July 24 is recognized as Masonry’s birthday, moved to Saturday due to a Sunday date. Burgoo, a Kentucky homecoming feel, and two national speakers are planned with the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home band and children to ride in on a special train.
An outraged notice praises the item titled Trang Your Governor First as dramatic. The Democrat calls it dramatic and urges The alias or Sir Dinelli to book the act at their first opportunity.
A reader calls for calf conservation in a discussion sparked by fashion and print culture. The piece links evolving attitudes toward price signaling with broader social changes in the Advocate for printing.
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