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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1911
Page
6
In Effect April 23 1911 subject to change without notice leave times listed for multiple trains with arrival and departure points including Louisville Lexington and Richmond. Sleeping dining and parlor cars on express trains. Consult agents for particulars. Daily and weekdays services noted.
West bound schedule effective May 28 1911 from Lexington and Astern Railway provides time entries for trains heading west. The short listing shows station stops and arrival or departure cues for weekday travel.
Train No 1 connects in Lexington with L and N to Louisville while No 3 links to L and N to Cincinnati. Campton junction trains 1 2 3 4 connect with Mountain Central Ky to Campton. Beattyville junctions 1 2 3 link with L and A Railway to Beattyville. O K junctions 2 3 4 connect with Ohio and Kentucky Ry to Cannel City and O K stations.
The Charleston News and Courier discusses how longevity favors married men. It notes that long life without activity is undesired and argues that married men tend to stay mentally alert and active, while bachelors age more crabbedly. The piece questions the reasons but emphasizes marriage as key to living longer.
Archaeologists under Dr A J Evans and Dr Dunkan Mackenzie in Crete uncover fine wall paintings at Knossos showing mythological scenes. They find a large vault beneath a southern gateway likely a water reservoir for an earlier palace and recover a marble votive altar and Mycenaean pottery fragments.
A quaint 19 mile seacoast railway between Atami and Odawara uses push cars hauled by coolies for four hours. Cars are pushed uphill then freewheel downhill with momentum as workers jump on behind. Sharp curves and precipices make the ride exciting like a runaway switchback car.
Miss Mabel Boardman works at the War Department for the Red Cross without salary. She is a wealthy advocate connected to the Taft family, and the National Red Cross is expected to join the Carnegie Peace Fund commission in promoting the large undertaking.
Mrs Elizabeth W Garrett left 200 acre Delaware county farm to the poor to be turned into a lodge with orchards and green fields. Poor children and single women will find a place of rest for a set period each summer on the estate.
Last Wednesday evening at the bride's parents in Paris Kentucky Mr Amos Turney and Miss Earl Hinton were united in marriage. Both parties are well known in this city where they have often visited. Mr Turney is the brother of Mrs R H Winn.
Rev George S Kennard of Ashland has accepted the church call and preached his first sermon Sunday morning. He has previously preached here and made an excellent impression on church members. Also in local notes, new potatoes beets onions rhubarb at Vanarsdell's.
An oral tale from Judge William H. Moore contrasts English and American horse show culture. He notes differences in terminology like mucilage and gum. A London stationer, rail travel humor, and a shop clerk’s response highlight language quirks between nations.
A humorous dialogue with a doctor questions the price of an operation. The physician dodges a firm estimate by noting costs hinge on whether surgical instruments remain inside the patient. The exchange highlights practical concerns about medical bills.
A Chicago Record-Herald editorial argues the desertion law should read or instead of and to allow penalties for nonpaying spouses. It contends that forcing such loafers to work and turning their wages to wives could yield real reform, though obstacles remain.
The Charles River basin buzzed with unusually large crowds as Back Bay ladies in furs mingled with North End newsies, reflecting a rare blend of aristocracy and democracy in a vibrant city scene.
A satirical quip from Punch questions birthplace and identity with witty dialogue about being born in India. The exchange plays on geographic origins and personal completeness in a humorous exchange.
A light exchange recalls that Tie swore off New Year celebrations. The room chuckles as the quip highlights the playful mood and a playful doubt about his earlier promise.
A witty exchange centers on a marriage proposal sent by telegraph. One party quips about prepaying the answer, while the other remarks on the novelty and practicality of such a message. The brief joke reflects social mores and humorous communication habits of the era.
A reader notes a curious headline style with a quip about a sergeant described as round. The fragment hints at a joke about a professional figure delivering an unfair or illogical deal and a humorous interaction.
The notice vows immediate and prompt attention for every business entrusted to the firm, emphasizing quick service and reliable handling of all client matters.
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Ellen Duval cites Goethe and Schiller over Gozzi's claim that thirty six dramatic situations exist. Schiller reportedly found fourteen, and the writer notes how even fourteen are hard to grasp for those versed in drama.
A state appellate court rules that a deer sleeping in a hallway is not a public nuisance. The opinion invites comparison to a sleeping dog and questions whether domestic animals could be nuisances in other settings.
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