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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1921

Page

10

Sapiro leads Kentucky tobacco co operative drive statewide

Aaron Sapiro tours Kentucky braving counties from Shelbyville to Lexington to promote a co operative marketing plan for growers. More than 1 500 000 pounds signed in Shelbyville and 385 000 pounds pledged in Richmond. By June 25 meetings planned in Kentucky and Indiana towns with expanded organization across Mason and Madison counties and new states.

Aaron Bluegrass Kers Couni Shelbyville Sapiro Bomas C. L. Walters Shelby County Lexington Richmond Burnam Bison County Harvey Chen Walter Bennett Harry Hanger Hanger, Jr J. J. Neale William Arbuckle A. J. Curtis Paul Burnam Madison County W. E. Hams Versailles Woodford County Simms Joseph N. Camden Cynthiana J. R. Jones Pne Harrison County J. Quincey Ward Maysville J. N. Kehoe Mr. Sapiro Danville Growlers Col R. G. Evans Educaiol Kentucky Woodland Auditorium Clark Nicholas Bourbon Jessamine Madison Scott Wward Louis Lee Haggin Fayette County Joseph Passonneau Ralph M. Barker Carrollton Warsaw Vevay Ind New Castle Bedford Indiana

King's English at courthouse probate claim

A colored woman visits a Tennessee courthouse and speaks to the judge in broad dialect claiming to be involved in the will as the executor citing family trouble and multiple little heirs. The exchange shows legal proceedings amid social tension in a small town.

Tennessee

Corresponde nce from Howard's Mill Local News

Mr Dawson Tapp and family visited Mr and Mrs Will Tapp last Saturday. Lawrence Mallory of this place visited Sterling Sunday. Earl Markland and family visited near Flat Creek Sunday. The Howards Mill bridge needs repair. Irene Combs visits sister Mrs Bell Thompson. Several attended court at Mt Sterling Monday. Mrs Buford Dennis is improving after illness. Miss Bessie Cracraft visited Kendle Springs relatives. Little M D Stephenson is very ill. A much needed rain fell here.

Lawrence Mallory Sterling Earl Markland Flat Creek Howards Mill Irene Combs Bell Thompson Mt. Sterling Buford Dennis Bessie Cracraft Kendle Springs M. D. Stephenson

Canaries Lose Their Tails Riddle Baffles Boy

A humorous exchange shows a boy asking about tail loss in canaries, while the shopkeeper questions the boy's ability to do the work. The pun highlights a misunderstanding over a retail ad for a man to tail canaries.

Town Hall Janitor Bribes Jury in Murder Trial

In a small town a defense attorney arranged payoffs to the jury foreman through the town hall janitor to secure a second degree verdict. The janitor claimed he argued for half an hour and spent every cent given, noting the tools wanted to acquit.

John Damtools

Puffing at steps signals aging and creeping age

The sentence notes that winded effort at the top of stairs marks the onset of old age and the creeping passage of time. It presents a concise reflection on aging as a gradual process observed through physical strain.

Public Improvements Sparks Resignation Row

A politician storms into the editor after his resignation is printed under the banner Public Improvements. The editor is surprised, as the retiree admits he supplied the story but protests the headline.

Rebate Offer After Ceremony Sparks Laughing Exchange

A humorous exchange centers on a minister asked to refrain from kissing after a ceremony. The minister replies he will still charge half the usual fee, prompting a lighthearted reaction about etiquette and pricing.

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THE Howard’s Mill Dawson Tapp Mrs Will Tapp Lexington, KY
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