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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
4
We are authorized to announce candidates before the State Primary on August 2, 1913. W. D. Henry for Magistrate Second District Col. Henry and J. McDonald Lee for Police Judge First and Second Wards, Pierce Winn Walsh, B. Stephens, W. R. McKee, Crear, and others for various wards. C. G. Thompson named for County Judge.
The paper defends screening candidates by fitness not wealth or need. It rejects electing incompetent or dishonest officials, rich or poor, and urges voters to demand competence, sobriety, and honesty in public servants. It warns that poor choices harm the community and the party.
Guidance from the Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission on preventing TB spread in the home. It covers disposing of mouth and nose discharges, using paper napkins, using a personal dish set, boiling laundry, disinfecting linen, hand washing, coughing etiquette, and avoiding kissing, noting special sanatoria are often needed.
The article extols free dispensaries run with a doctor and nurse offering free examinations to the needy. It notes they aid rapid diagnosis, prevent contagion, and support public health campaigns. Physicians often donate time, making such clinics affordable to start and maintain. It urges reader support.
An editorial warns that people deny tuberculosis symptoms to avoid stigma, causing avoidable deaths. Early diagnosis greatly increases cure chances, while neglect in families can endanger multiple members. Public health emphasis on prompt medical care over fashion.
On Saturday evening July 19 at eight o'clock the comedy The Podunk Limited will be staged at the Gilead church by the Levee. Admission is 25 cents with proceeds going to repair the church. The organizers urge a large crowd to attend and support the effort.
In a clipped exchange a speaker warns that the young man’s character is questionable as a flyer. The other counters that he is an aviator and thus misjudged by some. The dialogue underscores tensions over reputation and profession in a historical context.
Thomas A. Edison presents Talking Loving Pictures at Table Theatre next Monday with two complete performances at 7 and 9 pm. The show blends moving pictures and phonograph sound with twelve subjects including Mayor Gaynor in executive session and Votes for Women by suffragists.
A fragment shows a speaker asking about unfamiliar figures ahead and debating whether they represent predatory interests or character assassins. The exchange hints at political or social intrigue amid a departure.
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