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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1921

Page

2

The Imaginative Time Mothers and the child’s early imagination

The article urges mothers and leaders to nurture the imaginative period in children ages three to six. It stresses balancing dreamer thinking with practical action, using fairy tales and hands on materials like clay and sand to help dreams become reality.

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A Swift Life Demands Time to Breathe

A maxim notes that a fast life shortens longevity. Those seeking duration should abandon hurry, slow down, and breathe to extend their years.

Ring gift sparks flurry of gestures in social moment

A newly engaged woman reacts with repeated movements, lifting her hand to her face dozens of times per minute as friends celebrate the proposal. The scene captures a lively, public display of joy and astonishment.

Miss Izora Hawkins From Vienna Ill Named Ideal School Girl

Miss Izora Hawkins of Vienna Illinois is praised as the perfect school girl. She began schooling at six and this season graduated high school at seventeen without absences or tardies and with no bad marks. She ranked high in her graduation class. The passage notes a contrast about wealth and virtue.

Izora‘ May Hawkins Vienna Ill Hever

Dusty procession and idle spectators in a funny world

The piece contrasts dangers of plenty with poverty and notes the risk of apathy. It mocks pompous dignity and suggests being part of life beats standing by. It observes that finding a lost dog often leads to finding its owner in a humorous world.

Hairpin Might Exceeds Pen and Sword in Mightiness

A fragment asserts the hairpin's power surpasses that of the pen and sword, signaling a metaphorical comparison of influence and reach. The line emphasizes a striking, almost humorous, valuation of a small object’s impact over traditional tools of power.

Great Prize Race Closes This Weekend Attendance

The race prize closes this weekend with subscriptions driving its final phase. Organizers urge renewed support and emphasize the value of contributing to the prize pool before the deadline.

Extra Votes Offered For New Subscriptions

Until 6 o clock next Saturday July 30th 100000 extra votes will be given on each and every Club of 15 dollars worth of New subscriptions turned in. Only new subscriptions count. Ten prize ballots will be awarded to the ten candidates who turn in the greatest amount of old and new subscriptions before noon Saturday July 30th.

Campaign warns against noncertified checks for subscriptions

The campaign manager declares he will accept no noncertified checks for subscriptions on Thursday through Saturday July 28 29 and 30. He urges donors to make checks payable to themselves and convert to cash before final settlement.

Campaign prize drive closes soon with strict voting rules

The Advocate's Big Prize Campaign ends next Saturday at 8 PM. Subscriptions and store votes must reach the campaign manager by deadline or be counted only if timely. reserve votes mailed late will be counted only after the close. Prizes include a Ford sedan and district awards, with a 10 percent cash prize for non-winning active contestants.

Advocate Mt. Sterling

Bordeaux Spray Controls Potato Blight Losses

J D Gardner calls Bordeaux mixture effective against late blight in Kentucky potatoes. The spray, made from copper sulphate lime and water, can be home prepared or bought ready mixed. Pressure must produce a misty spray reaching all plant parts. engine pumps help on acres over four. Information available from the Lexington Experiment Station.

Kentucky J. 8. Gardner College of Agriculture Lexington

Subtlety Over Bragging Proves Wise

A plain speaker avoids boastful claims, trusting actions to reveal competence. Quiet confidence may attract attention as results show skill without self praise.

Farm Buildings Plans Sent to Farmers

Plans for remodeling farm buildings including barns dairy tobacco hog poultry and machine sheds are issued by the College of Agriculture through J B Kelley head of the department. Farmers may obtain any plan by writing the Experiment Station Lexington.

College of Agriculture J. B. Kelley Lexington

Every man tells his pet story too often

A reflective note on how people overshare anecdotes about their pets, suggesting a common habit of repeating familiar tales to others. The piece hints at social behavior and the comfort of pet stories in conversation.

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