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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
5
Flynn of Cynthiana and Lacy of White Oak visit the Fair with family ties. Numerous locals and guests from Louisville, Lexington, Chicago, St. Louis, Flemingsburg, and Cincinnati attend events and stay with relatives.
W T Fitzpatrick is in Lexington for a special electrical treatment. Miss Margaret Morgan of Madison Illinois visits Mrs James McDonald. J W Hall of Stepstone attends professional business in the city. Mr and Mrs Charles Little of Fayette county visit relatives and the Fair. Mrs W W George of Winchester visits sisters. Mrs Mattie Butler Dawes of Covington guests of Mrs Mary Winn Lockridge. Mrs D A Harris and daughter return to San Diego after visiting Mrs Harris mother Mrs Mary A McClure. Nell McClure accompanies them home.
The Prohibition party convention nominated William Jennings Bryan for president after he declined. Delegates, led by Marie Brehm of California, urged his name despite his refusal while several states offered support. The gathering pushed for League of Nations reforms though no firm platform emerged. Bryan’s decision awaited directly from him through his brother Charles.
The piece urges readers to register to vote in the upcoming Primary on August 7 and notes a grocer’s remark about a cucumber priced at fifteen cents. The brief underlines civic participation and local commerce.
The Rev. Mr. Plopton of Lexington will conduct services at Ascension Church Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. A congregational meeting follows and all members are urged to attend.
The Owingsville Dancing Club held a Monday night event at Olympian Springs that drew a largely attended audience. Weather was delightful, music excellent, and lunch satisfactory. Attendees enjoyed the evening thoroughly.
Harding pledges to push Governor Coxs suffrage amendment through the Tennessee Legislature and gains support from women. He also faces criticism that he has no original ideas as the campaign intensifies.
Ada Embry McKee is reported to be recovering well after an appendicitis operation at Norton Infirmary in Louisville conducted several days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. William May welcomed a lovely little daughter at their home yesterday. Congratulations flow as the family shares the happy arrival of the newest member of their household.
Robert Walsh visits and describes a growing regional market linking Mt Sterling Winchester Paris Georgetown Danville Richmond and Lexington with better roads. He notes strong local patronage as automobiles speed and connect these communities into one expanding urban area.
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