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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1911

Page

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Beontest inspires votes across Kentucky districts

The Beontest enters its third week with strong reader interest and widespread mail-in votes from Kentucky subscribers. Nominated young ladies vie for district prizes, with updates on standings including Joella Conner and Mabel Gover, as winners travel to Atlantic City, Washington, Philadelphia, and Baltimore for a grand tour.

Kentucky Zanfbonor Blue Grass Atlantic City Vanity Fair Washington, D. C White House Capitol Building Philadelphia United States Page Four

Mayor W A Samuels resigns as city mayor

W A Samuels announced his resignation as mayor at an adjourned city council meeting with immediate effect. The council postponed action to the next regular meeting, praising his public service despite past mistakes and urging him to consider serving out his term.

W. A. Samuels Samuels

Miss Isobel Harris to Wed Prominent Lawyer of Duluth

Miss Isobel Harris announces her forthcoming marriage to William Harrison a noted attorney from Duluth Minnesota. The couple will wed June twenty eighth after a luncheon in Fulton Missouri hosted by Miss Elizabeth Rice Harris will reside in Duluth following a bridal trip to the Great Lakes and Canada. Mrs Vansant Harris sister travels to Fulton to attend the wedding.

Elizabeth Rice Fulton Isobel Harris Great Lakes Canada Deluth Vansant Fulton, Mo

Hogs for Sale Involving Sow and Five Shoats

Advertisement offers a sow and five shoats for sale with contact to C B Stephens at the apvocatr office.

C. B. Stephens Apvocatr

Miss Mary Apperson Suffers Injury Crossing Fence

Sunday evening during a blaze at W. P. Apperson's property Miss Mary Apperson attempted to cross the yard and ran into a recently stretched wire fence. She fell against a post, breaking her collar bone in a very painful injury.

W. P. Apperson Mary Apperson

Punch and Graves Cut Prices on Men's Furnishings

The store Punch and Graves advertises cut prices on a range of men’s furnishing goods, highlighting lower costs for shirts, ties, hats, and accessories. Shoppers are urged to take advantage of the sale at this local retailer.

Punch & Graves Walsh Bros

Great Clay Pigeon Shoot on local grounds

Local gun clubs Mt. Sterling and Winchester clashed in a clay pigeon match on a Friday afternoon. Mt. Sterling led with several high scores, but Winchester edged them 460 to 451 of 550, with three Mt. Sterling shooters hitting 48 of 50.

Winchester News Winchester Club Mt. Sterling Winchester Ares Piroteer Ereoe Neale Hunter Fox Stubblefield Spencer Hodgkin W.H Matlack Williams Pinney Gatewood Hazelrigg Stephens Stoner Coleman Oldham Carrington Lockridge Ac Kemper

June Court Opens with Sluggish Cattle Market Decline

In a quiet June court session the cattle trade showed weak demand with light weights selling around 4 to 5 cents per pound. Notable buyers included Sam Laythram and Sam Greenwade, purchasing multi hundred weight cows, while mules commanded high prices despite a slow horse trade. Local merchants advertised Walsh Bros. cut prices on apparel.

Ladies Sample Slippers at Special Prices

Shoe shop offers Ladies Sample Slippers in regular 3.00 3.50 and 4.00 price points with Punch and Graves advertised.

Punch & Graves

Fire devastates W. P. Apperson stable again

For the second time in under a year W. P. Apperson suffered a fire Sunday evening this time hitting the stable. The structure and all contents burned with little insurance in place. Tipton Wilson lost a valuable mare also destroyed in the blaze.

W. P. Apperson Tipton Wilson

Miss Sewell Improves After Appendix Operation

Miss Lillian Sewell, operated on for appendicitis at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington last Tuesday, is improving nicely.

Lillian Sewell Good Samaritan Hospital Lexington

Reception Honors Mr and Mrs Thomas Foster Rogers Jr

Mr and Mrs T F Rogers and Miss Charlotte Rogers hosted a reception at their home for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Thomas Foster Rogers Jr who just returned from their wedding trip. The decorated house featured red roses daisies and wild sprigs with a flowing stair balustrade and archway baskets. Mrs Henry Cohen and Miss Bessie Cohen of Lexington and Mrs R E L Murphy of Little Rock attended along with Miss Marie Murphy who kept the guest book as about 150 relatives and friends arrived.

T. F. Rogers Charlotte Rogers Thomas Foster Rogers, Jr

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