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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1916

Page

7

Central Kentucky to Host Ten Weeks of Racing Circuit

A meeting of the Pair Association of Kentucky at Winchester discussed a ten week Central and Northern Kentucky racing circuit. Attendees included R L Galloway secretary Falmouth fair J E E president Berea L P Wolfford Grayson secretary and W Hoffman Wood Mt. Sterling fair RE Loomis secretary Winchester. A five week Central Kentucky circuit is already arranged.

Kentucky R. L. Galloway Falmouth Fair Berea

Taking care of yourself now boosts future health

The message urges personal self care today as more effective than later remedies like pills or mud baths. It emphasizes immediate action for longer term well being and cautions against delaying self care.

Dale Property Sold on Clay Street Purchase

Mr Claude Dunavent purchased the home of Mr R H Dale on Clay Street and will take possession March 1. The house is described as modern and the price, though private, is said to be a little over $5000.

Claude Dunavent R. H. Dale Clay Street

Love Turns Kings to Clowns in Quick Shifting Estimates

A brief meditation on how love distorts status and value with sudden, illogical shifts that redefine rulers and fools alike, altering perceptions of wealth and worth. It hints that affection can invert social hierarchies and worldly judgments.

The Greatest Health Insurance in the World

Prominent Levineville druggist T. P. Taylor extols Rexall Orderlies as the best laxative and a simple preventive for illness. He urges daily bowel regularity as a key health policy for men women and children.

Rexall Orderlies

Local Weddings Tie Off In County and City Ceremonies

WEDDING BELLS. David H. Berry and Eliza A. Crow wed near the Levee in a Baptist parsonage ceremony. John Donaldson and Alice Tipton tied the knot in Preston with a Methodist minister. Anna Catherine Clarke and O Clayton Ramey married at Sharpsburg with Rev. J Brown presiding. a six o clock dinner followed at the bride's mother Mrs Robi L Clark home. The bride, Bath county’s attractive daughter, and groom, a prosperous farmer, win best wishes from many relatives and friends.

David H. Berry Eliza A. Crow Sharpsburg Anna Catherine Clarke O. Clayton Ramey Rev. J. Brown Lexington Robi. L. Clark Bath County

No man holds sole patent on virtue or vice

A saying emphasizes that no individual exclusively owns righteousness or wrongdoing, highlighting shared human moral capacity and collective responsibility across society. The statement suggests virtue and vice arise from common human behavior rather than single genius.

Wireless station built by three young lads

Abner Oldham Jr John Allen Strossman and Allen Patterson under fifteen install a modern wireless station capable of receiving messages for several hundred miles and plan more powerful gear to receive from distant points. They intend to seek operator licenses from the U S government.

Messrs Abner Oldham, Jr John Allen Strossman Allen Patterson U. S

No, to Know a Person Is to See Their Character

The text contrasts people who elevate us with those who corrupt us. It notes that living with virtuous individuals lifts our spirits while living with negative influences harms us. It likens good examples to lasting, inspiring guidance that shapes others.

Forged From Pets: Elderly Mrs Maxwell Evicted to Hospital

Delia Maxwell eighty eight lived in basements with three Angora cats until charity workers intervened. After years of refusing homes to stay with her companions she is finally taken by ambulance to City hospital for care and relief from probes to place her in an institution.

St. Paul Delia Maxwell City Hospital State and Eaton Streets Mrs. Maxwell Longing Kindness The Sunshine Society Wilder and Associated Charities Board of Control

Banditry Worsens Across Southern Mexico Threatening Vans and Trains

Reports from Vera Cruz warn travelers of widespread brigandage from Jalapa to the capital. Robberies and murders are common as trains are held up and freight wagons guarded by soldiers. In Oaxaca, swift on the spot executions target suspects to curb the depredations.

Vera Cruz Mexico Jalapa Diaz Oaxaca

Suburban Avenue Sofia Name Faces Renaming Push

Paris citizens urge change of the Avenue de Sofia after renaming other streets with foreign names. The Figaro notes two name plates remind residents of a city they scorn and asks when officials will act. Citizens petition the municipal council to rename the short boulevard.

Paris

Georgia Morgan: From Milwaukie to St Paul as a Man to a Woman

In Minneapolis and St Paul a 20 year old, George Morgan later Georgiana Morgan, traveled by freight car from Milwaukee to St Paul and worked at the White Enamel Refrigerator plant. She posed as a man to secure pay and later revealed herself, now working as a woman and living as a housekeeper.

Minneapolis Minn George” Morgan Milwaukee St. Paul White Enamel Refrigerator Company Plantiversity Avenue George Morgan A. M. Hoff Georgiana Morgan Hoff Miss Morgan Louis Larson Georgiana St. Paul Hotel

Boy Swallows Carpet Tack During Coughing Fit

Earl BETTERS WORTH, son of Mr. and Mrs. D B Bettersworth of Hickman Kentucky, coughed up a carpet tack he had swallowed in September while making a kite. He had been coughing frequently with some coughing fits accompanied by hemorrhage, but doctors managed the choking hazard.

Hickman, Ky Earl DB. Bettersworth

Montgomery County sale of Mt. Sterling land on March 20 1916

By order of the Montgomery Circuit Court a public auction will be held March 20 1916 at Mt. Sterling Kentucky for a two acre thirty five pole parcel on Richmond Street with a 3679 dollar sale price order. The bond and lien terms require a replevin style bond and interest from sale day. Master Commissioner WM. A. Samuels announces the bid conditions.

Montgomery Circuit Court Court House Mt. Sterling Richmond Street Montgomery County Kentucky Richmond Avenue B. J. Peters Thos. Munnell Josie Metcalf Henry Florence Watson Fannie Caywood Montgomery County Court Clerk’s WM. A. Samuels

Garden seeds sellat J. B. White’s teased by line

A playful ad copy notes new garden seed at J. B. White’s with a local quip about “the best of them” and a joke that the good man must die to earn the word but cut off.

J. B. White’s

Two Crowd Draws: a Dead Man and a Live Snake

A quirky saying notes that crowds gather for dramatic contrasts. It reflects old-time fascination with sensational contrasts in public interest. The line hints at crowds flocking to mortality and danger in popular culture.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rane A Ford Performance Ford Universal Ford Service Detroit the Strother [Lotors Co. Incorporated Bank Street WT. Sterling, KY Central Pair Association of Kentucky E. E. Loomis Clark County Winchester Brown-Proctoria Dale Property Levineville R. H. White Rexall T. P. Taylor John Donaldson Alice Tipton Preston E. L. Southgate Methodist Church South Vera Cruz City WANT Avenue de Sofia George Reginald Nicholson Admiral Nicholson U.S. N Nicholson Crex Ingram Axminster J. H. Keller Main Jas. R. Wilson Aachen & Munich Fire Insurance Company O. K Victrolas Bryan & Robinson Jewelers
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