Announced Democratic candidates for state and county offices 1917
The state primary on August 4 1917 lists candidates for state senator George Hon G Wainscott G L Lee Abram Renick and representative T L Caudell Chas F Ringo. County roles include judge Earl W Senff W C Chenault sheriff John G Roberts Walter F Crooks Richard P Winn clerk Keller Greene Earl B Quisenberry county attorney John A Judy WM Samuels assessor Harry F Howell Luther B Mason Reuben H Dale Silas A Amburgey school superintendent Mrs Fanny Hunt Priest Miss Georgie V Sledd jailer George B Bud Turner Thomas Scott and D P May Mart Wells James M Greer J H Stamper T J Thomas commissioners district 1 R F Moore R G Kern G D Sullivan district 2 Dan Welch J L Faulkner district 3 Will Ed Jones A S Hart mayor W Reid McKee C K Oldham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hon G. Lee Wainscott
Abram Renick
John A. Judy
WM. A. Samuels
Harry F. Howell
Luther B. Mason
Reuben H. Dale
Silas A
Amburgey
Navy orders immediate deliveries at President fixed price
The secretary of the navy instructed coal oil and steel executives to supply the government without delay at a price to be set by the President. The tone hardens as the call targets profiteering in wartime supply.
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Secretary of the Navy
Flattery and kisses as baldhead seeks a chicken’s favors
A humorous and risqué line captures a baldhead seeking flattery and kisses along with cooking from a chicken in a cheeky bygone-era joke. The snippet reflects playful crude humor and suggestive wordplay common in the period.
Don’t Neglect Back Aches Kidney Troubles Warns
Mt Sterling woman J C McDonald of 115 Queen St. reports relief after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. She suffered back pain dizziness and headaches with poor kidney function. Pills sold 50c at dealers via FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY. Jan 31.
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Bright
Dean
Mt. Sterling
J. C. McDonald
Queen St
Sterling
Land & Priest’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Government must seize summer crops from thieves
A terse warning claims that without government seizure of summer crops, speculators will steal them. The speaker urges action and determination from officials and stakeholders.
Merchant's Wife Ad Vises Mt Sterling Women
Local advertorial recounts a Mt Sterling woman praising Adler-ika for stomach trouble and constipation relief. Claim emphasizes quick action and claimed cleansing effect on both large and small intestines with a testimonial from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant
MT. Sterling
Adler-ika
Lloyd
Be an Enthusiast in Every Strive and War Effort
An exhortation on enthusiasm stressing it as a universal force of power and progress. It cites Columbus Fulton the Wright brothers Marconi and Edison as examples of thriving enthusiasts and urges readers to be enthusiastic in daily civic life and in support of the war effort, noting enthusiasm can be learned and applied by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
Columbus
Fulton
Wright Brothers
Marconi
Edison
Valley of the Shadows
How Uncle Sam Got His Name
A 1812 wartime anecdote records Elbert Anderson of New York buying provisions in Troy. Inspectors Ebenezer and Samuel Wilson oversaw casks marked EK A U 8. A joking inspector said the mark stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam, and the nickname Uncle Sam for the U S Government spread.
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England
Elbert Anderson
New York
Troy
Ebenezer
Samuel Wilson
Sam
Uncle Sam
Sam” Wilson
United States
Hail Insurance Offered for Tobacco Crops by Perry Co
Local agent B Frank Perry and Company promotes hail insurance for growing tobacco. The firm urges farmers to act now, citing low cost and risk protection, with contact at phone 124 and office at 51 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Frank Perry & Co
Bring your job work to the Ad vocate office
The notice invites readers to file or deliver job related work at the Advocate office, specifying the designated address and hours for submissions. It emphasizes timely processing and directs inquiries to the publication’s contact desk.
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Advocate Office
Agnes Dietz Weds B. V. Buchanan in Shelby Hotel Ceremony
Miss Agnes Dietz and Mr. B V Buchanan were married at the Shelby Hotel in a quiet ceremony attended by a few friends. Rev L M White officiated in a parlor setting with an improvised altar. The couple then enjoyed a wedding supper before departing for their home in Atlanta Georgia.
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Shelby
N. C
Postoffice
Satuday
Shelby Hotel
Agnes Dietz
B. V. Buchanan
Atlanta
Senatorial Dignity and Draft Bribe Allegation
Washington dispatches report a United States Senator offered $5,000 to exempt his son from the draft. The recipient informed the Attorney General, and the nation awaits the next act in the drama titled senatorial dignity.
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Washington
United States
War plans delayed by slow processes and urgent calls
The message urges speeding up all elements connected to war plans to overcome bottlenecks and accelerate progress. It emphasizes urgency and the need for decisive action across departments and tasks.
War taxes should not crush the common people
The speaker argues against levying heavy immediate taxes on all commodities to fund the war. He pleads that posterity, not the living, should pay through long term bonds and interest. He calls for fair prices for producers and elimination of speculators, with readers urged to support less burdens on daily earners. Green papers at Vanarsdell's.
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Congress
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness is incurable by local applications and can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It blames inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh for most cases and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for proof of cure, directing readers to Dr. J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio and Hall's Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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T. L. Caudell
Menefee County
Chas. F. Ringo
Earl W. Senff
W. C. Chenault
John G. Roberts
Walter F. Crooks
Richard P. Winn
Keller Greene Earl B. Quisenberry
Fanny Hunt
Georgie V. Sledd
George B
Bud) Turner Thomas Scott D. P. May Mart Wells
James M. Greer
J. H. Stamper
T. J. Thomas
R. F. Moore
R. G. Kern
G. D. Sullivan
Dan Welch
J. L. Faulkner
ED. Jones A
Hart
W. Reid McKee
C. K. Oldham
Ben R. Turner
G. H. Strother
A. R. Robertson
W. B. Robinson
M. G. Wade
E. F. Robertson
W. P. Apperson
Henry Alfrey
Henry Botts
E. W. Stockton
Burley Tobacco Report
Augusta
Brooksville
Bloomfeld
Burkesville
Carlisle
Carrollton
Cincinnati
Cynthiana
Danville
Dearborn
Dry Ridge
Eminence
Greenville
Tenn
Georgetown
Harrodsburg
Hodgenville
Horse Cave
Huntin’ton
W. Va
Hurricane
Lebanon
Lexington
Louisville
Maysville
Madison
Ind
Owensboro
Owenton
Paris
Pleasureville
Richmond
Ripley
Shelbyville
Springfield
Taylorsville
Vanceburg
Vine Grove
Walton, Ky
Weston
West Union
Williamstown
Winchester
the Advocate For Printing
the Exchange Bank of Kentucky
H. A. Prewitt
B. Frank Perry
Hail Insurance
Usco
Pinney-Griggs Co
Green
Vanarsdell’s
Ford
Detroit
THE
Strother Motors Co., Agts
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