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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1911
Page
4
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The Exchange Bank announces the opening of a savings department. The bank, among the oldest in the community, shows a prosperous condition and invites the public to save with interest paid. The note praises the bank and its directors for meeting a long felt need and encourages savings growth. The paper also endorses Kentucky Democratic ticket and cites three bank statements in this issue as exceptional.
A candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction secured a decisive victory in the Democratic primary, defeating opponents from the party field on Saturday. The result clears the path toward the general election as campaigns move toward the fall contest.
For sale privately. A 125 acre farm on the Howards Mill and Preston turnpike in Kentucky. It includes 22 acres of corn, 4 acres of tobacco, a fair dwelling and tenant house, outbuildings, a splendid orchard, and never failing springs. Good home site. Terms reasonable. J. E. Herron, Mt. Sterling, Ky. R. R. No. 4, 52-Step.
A bank or financial record notes cashier B Patterson placing a 3 percent dividend to the credit of stockholders. The total amount reported is 482,347 dollars and 70 cents.
The report presents the condition of Montgomery National Bank of Mt Sterling Kentucky showing an overall balance of assets liabilities and equity as of the semiannual date. The document itemizes cash deposits loans and other financial positions indicating stable operations and compliance with regulatory reporting standards.
Col R R Perry, a large stock holder, buys the stock of other stockholders and will run the daily. Miss Goldie Perry, daughter of Col Perry, gains an interest and will actively edit. W A Beatty, editor since founding, will retire from the field.
An old classifieds snippet lists a six dollar suit case and a five dollar suit case with four forty eight and three ninety eight prices for items from Vanarsdell's offering best canned goods and a printing service with a phone number 74 for contact.
Exchange Bank of Kentucky at Mt Sterling reports assets and liabilities including Loans and Discounts 217,449.92. Overdrafts 16,795.92. Banking House 1,432.10. Cash in Vault 6,500.00. Due from Banks 27,560.37. Total Liabilities and Capital 1,066.52. Undivided Profits 175,371.75. Bills Payable 1,269,738.27. MO. S. Frazer, Cashier. 4% Dividend.
Tenney Hill residents fell seriously ill after eating a terapin bought as a turtle. Ptomaine poisoning caused initial fear of fatalities, but recovery is now anticipated for all bitten. Advertisement: pay debts before July 8 to win a pony from Puxen and Graves.
Hogs for sale including low prices and five shoats advertised by C. B. Stephens at the Avocarr office.
Sunday and Monday ranked among the year’s hottest days with temperatures from 98 to 106 degrees from 11 PM to 3 AM. Residents endured extreme heat Sunday night and continuing heat through Monday and Tuesday in Mt Sterling.
John Devine was arrested Monday morning on a peace warrant sworn out by Street Commissioner Recraft. The brief notice lists a warrant and a local arrest event, with a small mix of unrelated ads for goods from Vanarsdell's.
Bargain items include four-ball croquet sets priced at 50 cents and men’s straw hats reduced from 25 cents to 10 cents. Also dresses dolls cut from one dollar to 68 cents and men’s hats originally four dollars now 2.98 at the Fair.
A local report notes a victory for the unnamed candidate over Morgan Chinn in the Clerk of the Court of Appeals race. Market prices show $22.50 suits reduced to $16.48. Vanarsdell's offers prime meats and roasts with contact via phone numbers 85 or 100 for Greenwade's.
Greenhouse in Mount Sterling Kentucky advertises design work for cut flowers and wedding decorations. It lists store and greenhouse phone numbers and markets its specialty to event planners and couples seeking floral styling services.
Charley Garrett, a Black man, was arrested Saturday by Policemen Tipton and Turner on a long-standing forgery charge. The report calls the arrest a good one. Also note an advertisement: 50 pounds of lard for $5 at Grewawade's.
Men's hats priced at $2.50 and $1.75 are offered along with suits cut from $15 to $10 in a clear sale promotion.
A plantation offering 1300 acres with 750 cultivated, seven houses and barns, two steamboat landings, and river bottom land 214 miles from railroad. Past yield 300 bales cotton and 10 000 bushels corn annually valued at about 33 000 dollars. Price 30 dollars per acre. Apply at this office.
A local bank announces a new Savings Department with 3 percent annual interest on deposits of six months or more. Officers invite patrons to learn details and encourage starting a bank account with one dollar as the initial deposit. The bank notes its fifty year history and current prosperity.
Saturday night Warren Hatton of the Home Telephone Company and Tom Conner were in a dispute and Conner was struck on the head with a weight. Initial fears of serious injury proved unfounded and Conner is recuperating.
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