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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
Kentucky plans a second potato crop beginning around July 10 with main plantings of Bull Moose Green Mountain and Rural Russet about July 15. Early varieties may be set as late as August 1. Soil should be rested, seed prepared two weeks before planting, and seed pieces cut with eyes.
Kentucky sheep expert L J Horlacher says about 80 percent of flocks are led by grade rams despite studies showing purebreds yield 38 to 40 percent more profit. He advises buying active, vigorous rams aged one to three years, with specific conformation traits, and notes white faced breeds can be profitable too. Early buying is advised as good purebred rams may be scarce.
The League of Nations says it stopped three conflicts though none were class A wars. A local sports note reports a youth team defeating Lexington on Thursday with speed and strong play.
The note hints at Senator Caraway examining newspaper files for remarks about Woodrow Wilson from months earlier. It mentions a young woman attempting to influence a young man to quit drinking while he tries to persuade her to quit smoking.
Davenport Iowa hosts a meeting of President Harding senators and representatives with Iowa bankers backing fast enactment of the American Legion adjusted compensation bill. A New Orleans convention plan features box cars transporting Legion members to the event. Other items note Rhode Island veteran relief funds and a Louisiana bill for convention costs.
The Los Angeles post of the American Legion has located a former Marine veteran to receive papers for his war service. Each Sunday a church in Arco Idaho hosts a Legion lecture on Americanism during its sermon hour inviting the local post to speak.
The Manhattan Club fund of 3463 dollars is turned to the New York American Legion for a Adirondack tuberculosis camp. Rhode Island Legionnaires plan to attend the national convention in New Orleans in October, with a chartered steamship for travel. Michigan's American Legion pledges a home for orphans of world war veterans funded privately.
Report outlines President Harding declaring leadership on the ship subsidy bill but retreating when faced with resistance. He postponed action until the pending tariff and soldiers bonus bills are disposed of, facing opposition from Democrats and a hostile Congress.
Bargain sale notice for men’s hose offering 6 pairs priced at 95 cents total. Advertisement from The Walsh Company promotes a discount event on hosiery.
The court awards the father custody of the child and the mother receives the family automobile, signaling the key point of dispute in the marital breakdown.
The Democrats nominate Anna Dickie Olesen of Minnesota as the first woman candidate for the U.S. Senate. She challenges Senator Kellogg to a joint debate and argues for equal party rights for women, aiming to elect a woman senator from Minnesota and spark national interest.
Strayed from the Pieratt cattle pens last Monday a natural muly red steer about 500 pounds. Brand F in blue paint. Reward $10 for delivery to Sanford Garrett Levee Kentucky.
Old reliable RAT-SNAP rodent destroyer comes in cakes with no mixing needed. 35c size one cake for pantry kitchen or cellar. 65c size two cakes for chicken houses coops or small buildings. $1.25 five cakes for all farm outbuildings storage buildings or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by CHENALT OREAR.
A quip contrasts pessimism and optimism about the world. It notes a kiss as nature surpassing germ theory in a playful observation.
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