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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1916
Page
7
State Board of Health urges Kentucky cities to isolate cases and disinfect. ban or limit gatherings of children in affected districts. Officials must report cases by wire, with hospitals used for severe instances, and public notices mailed for more guidance.
Brick bungalow on Holt Avenue for rent with immediate possession and garden ready for use. Apply to L. E. Griggs at 1 11 Advocate for printing. The saying notes that those who respect others’ rights face little difficulty getting due consideration, while the wolf gets his due.
Lady Randolph Churchill cites a Lancs hospital tale of two wounded Germans during WWI. An elderly officer and a head wound private share a room despite care needs. A nurse protests the private’s movement for water, while the colonel says the private is his superior. An orderly is assigned after the episode.
In a playful colonial era exchange a character questions Rastus about his fourth wedding. The quip notes his repeated marriage as a humorous celebration for July Fourth.
Mrs Twobble and Mr Twobble discuss how their union survives by mutual concessions. He says she has a sharp tongue and he concedes to being a fool, sparking a verbal clash that starts the daily fight anew.
In a playful exchange a boy named Kermet quips that his old doctor may be too speedy. He recalls catching a cold that kept him from school ten days and was cured in twenty four hours, prompting his aunt to react.
A wry remark notes knights avoided blotting on their escutcheon as blotting paper did not exist in ancient practice. The quip contrasts careful honor with lack of blotting tools.
Berenice marries a man with artistic temper. Her family reactions reveal strain as the couple endures living with her father. The dialogue hints at financial stress and social expectations shaping their union.
A reflection on whether one offered aid to a struggling man or passed by. The poem urges reaching out with a word a smile or a helping hand to ease another’s burden and keep him from slipping away. It questions personal responsibility and compassion in everyday life.
One Buick touring car Model 31 and one Pierce Arrow touring car Model 36 offered for sale. Apply to R. R. Stone in Mt. Sterling Kentucky.
A Chesapeake and Ohio special train carried about 100 United States Marines through Mt Sterling Friday morning. Most were St. Louis recruits on furloughs, with others in the Marine Corps. The train originated in St. Louis and headed to Fortress Monroe Virginia for training and post assignments.
Second hand saddles and buggy harness as well as new ones at Conroy's the exclusive saddle and harness man. All work hand made.
The item notes that March 4 falls on a Sunday next year promising a presidential day of power for Lansing, while suggesting Wilson and Hughes will not be president and Bryan regrets earlier resignations and ambitions.
A playful exchange describes a man admiring a pretty girl and a woman replying that she behaves similarly, implying repeated flirtatious remarks and lighthearted banter between the pair.
A conversation hints at persistent delays in Jones’s ambitious plan as doubts rise about its completion this time. He remains unsettled and uncertain about finalizing the venture despite ongoing efforts.
In a classroom exchange, one student accuses Swiggins of withholding funds for national defense while another retorts that he is a tightfist, framing the joke as a budget dig.
A cryptic, garbled OCR fragment hints at a debutante and a duck in an unusual swimming scene. The readable text is too fragmentary to identify people, places, or clear events.
All persons having claims against the estate of W. T. Phelps, deceased, must file proven claims with the executor W. P. Oldham or his attorney Charles D. Qgubbs. The text ends with a reflective moral sentence about men and women.
The Progressive State Committee at Louisville urged repudiation of Theodore Roosevelt and George W. Perkins, calling for a campaign against Hughes and support for John M. Parker for vice president. A new four member committee was named to select electors from each district to appear on the ballot under a Roosevelt emblem replacement.
For Sale spring wagon buggy and harness set in good condition. A rare bargain. Phone 688. If you know a few things and know them well you are a wiser man than the man who knows it all.
Message warns Democrats about special registration day on Saturday July 22 at the County Court Clerk office. It urges residents to record the date and act promptly.
An advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are free and the product is priced per bottle.
Local business listing for Gi D Sullivan & Co located on W Locust Street with phone access and a 13 year Mt Sterling Kentucky office presence.
A cautionary urged to youths departing home to seek wealth emphasizes prudence and forethought over riches. It counsels earning honestly, avoiding excess, and prioritizing character growth and virtue while steering clear of vice to become a noble, wise, and religious man.
For Rent two tobacco barns with sticks furnished. Apply to L. C. Bays, 2-41, phone 914-F, R. R. G.
Real estate agent T C Henry arranged a Thursday sale of the J K Watson farm on the Lexington pike to M E Wilson of Millersburg Bourbon county formerly of the city for 17250 dollars cash. Wilson plans to move his family to Clark county August 1 and take possession of the fifty acre well improved property with a handsome residence.
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