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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
4
Section 166 of Mt Sterling ordinances forbids horse swapping on streets and Section 139 charges the Chief of Police to enforce. The nuisance was allowed to continue last court day despite clear prohibitions and years of practice without action from any authority.
The piece mocks Judge O Rear and Governor Willson era politics. It notes the Republican platform endorsing all methods used to preserve law and order while questioning the judge’s stance. Breckinridge is labeled unreasonable and challenged on potential resignation from the Appellate bench.
At the present rate of speed the Government Building will be completed on January 1 1915 if luck holds.
J. W. Heppen of Cullman Alabama writes of John C Wood longtime Mt Sterling Gazette editor a public benefactor who aided banks utilities and civic projects under hardship until his death in 1911 Heppen recalls friendship marriage family and Wood as honest energetic and principled. The piece ends with a brief commercial notice from Walsh Bros offering suits on sale.
Agent for J G Trimble offers three building lots on East Main street Mt Sterling near Wade & Son livery. Sale Saturday July 7 at 2 pm in three parts then as a whole with sewer connections and shared wall option on Lot 3. Easy terms disclosed day of sale. W Horrmax Woop Real Estate Broker Mt Sterling Ky.
Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan praised Senator McCreary for aiding veterans and widows seeking pensions. He cited McCreary as a steadfast ally in Congress for the Eighth district of Kentucky and urged support for his continued service. The notice also advertises a Song Recital at the Table Opera House on Thursday July 20 and Willow lunch baskets and lunch boxes at the fair.
Readable text fragment notes a greenhouse with contact numbers 88 and 547 in Mt. Sterling. No further details on products, hours, or ownership are provided.
Henry R. Prewitt chairman of the Democratic State Central and State Executive Committees calls all members to a joint meeting in Louisville on July 20. Also an ad cites a shoe value claim with prices $2.50 and $3.00 and invites readers to call at 52-4 J. H. Brunner.
The Curtis type Flying Machine will perform daily flights each afternoon at the Montgomery County Fair. It will be followed by three parachute leaps or a great cannon act. Admission is worth the price. Also, celery plants are available at Spot Cash Grocery.
An advertisement notes a sale run after a fair offering RED CROSS OXFORDS and Silk Lyse Hose with a free item. The line mentions a price or value 52-41 and is attributed to J. H. Brunner.
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