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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1919
Page
2
Mr Sterling announces services at Geiger's Pharmacy located on Court and Maysville Streets formerly Dr Millard's office. Office phone is 237. Fees for work guaranteed.
In Lexington on Saturday morning liquor left town. the police judge, chief of police, clerk, city prosecutor and police matron took their places, but no cases were to be tried as Prohibition had begun its work, a scene unseen since before the Civil War.
Berlin plans to resume world trade with an army of business experts sent abroad. Government agents will operate with embassies to set up trade bureaus and improve relations, aiming to organize chambers of commerce in key centers.
The Louisville Livestock Exchange adopted resolutions urging defeat of proposed federal licensing for meat packers and livestock commissioners. They argue small dealers and packers would be handicapped by such government control of the meat trade.
A witty aphorism from The Advocate for printing notes that the finest jokes about a person are those he never hears. The line highlights a humor principle about unseen audiences and the nature of reception.
Belle Miller a yearling trotter owned by John M. McCormick of this city fell over a bluff while grazing and broke a leg. The mare was shot as unfit for use and horsemen mourn her loss, noting her speed and bright future. Complete reorganization of the internal revenue service including merger of five Kentucky districts is announced by Commissioner Roper with plans for many new agents closer to taxpayers.
William Henry H. Johnson, Bourbon County's respected citizen and father of D. Harold Johnson of Columbus, Ohio, died at his Paris home last week from infirmities of old age. He was well known locally and leaves many friends. A separate Louisville note reports Y Karahara, a Japanese firm representative, saying Japan's ban on sake manufacture will not reduce demand for distillery machinery.
A meditation links mid day darkness and fireflies to the hidden light of God's presence. The piece argues God is always near though unseen in sunshine, and only through sorrow do people perceive Him. It frames "Thou God seest me" as solace for travelers and those burdened by life and sin.
A Lexington Leader brief notes a woman seeking divine strength to complete a challenging duty seen as a God-imposed mission. The report frames it as a personal spiritual struggle within the community context.
Fern Creek near Louisville held the opening Farmers' Community meeting of the season despite a labor shortage. The committee plans a August get-together with Mr. Geoffrey Morgan from the College of Agriculture to assist in organizing greater efficiency in local work.
Ships formerly owned by Germany were returned to the United States in June. The total involved 315,067 American soldiers, a figure that surpassed the prior month’s shipments to Europe by 9,000.
An aphorism notes that the average man can recognize when to stop but often fails to do so. The saying implies self restraint is harder in practice than awareness.
Chicago authorities and press report crime fell more than half since the July 1 start of a dry spell. Officials credit weather and reduced activity for the decline, with continued monitoring planned.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures via the blood. It offers $100 for any unhealed case and notes circulars are free, with product priced at 75 cents from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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