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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1919
Page
7
A Lexington man owed money and said he would apply $45 toward his obligation. The remark noted his inability to drink and his use of income to settle debts, illustrating the era’s business climate during prohibition.
The government urged broad advertising to sell prosperity and lift business confidence. Big, bold campaigns revived optimism, expanded spending, and spurred leaders to join in nation building against poverty and Bolshevism. The piece credits Labor Secretary guidance and calls advertising a patriotic, enlightened business duty.
A fragment notes two minor offenders cite aggressive mosquitoes as the cause for an early departure from jail, indicating a brief exit or escape attempt. The story mentions a jail context and youths, but details are incomplete.
Wheat in the county is about half threshed and of very inferior quality with poor yield due to recent heavy rains. Grass, oats, hay are abundant. corn looks well and tobacco is backward. Hogs scarce, big cattle sales at 14 to 15 cents. potatoes prospects poor. prices for eggs butter and blackberries noted. labor costly and scarce. Cattle sales include Ratliff to Ulman at 15 cents for 42 head and Gatewood deals at 14 1 2 to 15 1 2 per head.
Bourbon county will turn into the State treasury for taxes for 1919 a total of $116,127.91 according to a communication received today by County Judge Geo. Batherton from James A. Scott chairman of the State Tax Commission. The amount to be turned into the county treasury for road and school purposes is $141,184.26.
Ten thousand letters addressed to Germany were mailed in Chicago's post office in half a day following the announcement that postal service with Germany had been reopened.
Mrs Dallas Prine of Kathleen Florida reports severe nervous weakness and numb limbs after childbirth. She credits Cardui with eliminating numbness and restoring strength after six bottles, enabling her to care for six children and run the household. Thousands of women endorse Cardui as a safe, non habit forming remedy.
The British Admiralty has placed contracts for salvage of the German ships sunk by crews in Scapa Flow. It was said that satisfactory results were expected.
At Canby Minnesota the steam whistle used to call labor to work will also be used to summon communicants to worship, indicating a shared public signaling role in the town.
The Cold Spring Brewing Company formerly produced beer and is now chartered to manufacture pickles, signaling a change in its business focus and product line.
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