This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1913
Page
2
Poem fragment urges laughter to cope with sorrow and doubt. Refrains repeat Laugh it off and Keep your sense of humor while contrasting gloom with resilience. Subtle allusions to nevermore and ravens frame the mood without explicit events.
An advertisement touts a new ethine double strength prescription to remove freckles and keep skin white. It claims even stubborn cases yield results and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy targets women concerned about February and March sun exposure.
Advertisement announces readiness to perform various hauling tasks with prompt delivery to and from trains. Contact Geo. W. Anderson at phone number 321 for arrangements.
In Le Fanu's Seventy Years of Irish Life a peasant tells a gentleman that his father died last night without a doctor. The reply asks which doctor attended him, and the peasant notes the father preferred to die a natural death.
The piece notes an electrical treatment as a crime preventive option and urges caution until its effects are demonstrated, using Becker as a referenced case to gauge results and potential outcomes.
Judge J B Redwine circuit judge of the 28rd district died in Hot Springs Arkansas last Wednesday morning after a long illness of Brights disease. He was a well known jurist with many friends who regret his death. Judge Allce W Young dismissed court to attend the funeral in Lexington Friday.
A black leather hand bag found on Mayville Pike near Mt Sterling contains a small amount of money gloves and other small articles. Reward offered for return to this office or to Mr A Hall 33 21 phone 559 X.
J C Hurst faces a $1000 fine in fifteen cases for illegal liquor sales in Breathitt county with consent of the jury. Judge Young orders a $10000 bond and warns no sale on his premises for a year. Hurst, a major figure in county whiskey traffic, is linked to forty two blind tigers. about seventy five similar cases are continued to the next term.
A short notice lists transfer and carriage wagons to meet all trains with a contact phone 21 or 337. It mentions Helen Gould's trousseau funding controversy and notes R. H. Wills of Cynthiana buying several good horses last week for 150 to 200 dollars.
A bold $100 reward promises instant relief from any pain or ache if Shipp's Quick-Relief Liniment fails and the purchase price is not refunded. Also notes fashion editors predicting skirts will grow skimpier, possibly forcing ladies to carry them.
An advertisement urges buyers to bypass agents and buy direct from the nursery, claiming reliable Winchester fruit trees and a general nursery line with no second or third-class stock available. The notice emphasizes nationwide recognition of Winchester trees and warns against unreliable sellers.
Roll of honor lists students by grade from 1st through 12th in February at the local public school. Total enrollment is 450 with an average attendance of 92.5 percent for the first five months.
Mr. Edmund P. Robertson and Miss Ada P. Fitch united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage last Wednesday morning in the presence of relatives and friends. They will reside with the groom’s parents on East Locust Street after a brief bridal trip and receive best wishes from their many friends.
Neale Devine aged about 75 died at his home on the Grassy Lick pike after a long bladder illness. Burial was held Thursday morning in St. Thomas cemetery. He is survived by three children Miss Mary Devine and Messrs. George and John Devine.
A concise list of county court days for Bath Owingsville Bourbon Paris Clark Winchester Fayette Lexington Fleming Flemingsburg Harrison Cynthiana Madison Richmond Montgomery Mt Sterling Nicholas Carlisle with each county on its designated Monday. The schedule shows 1st 2nd 3rd or 4th Mondays for Bath Bourbon Clark Fayette Fleming Harrison Madison Montgomery Nicholas Carlisle and Mt Sterling.
Advertisement offers a solid walnut wardrobe in good condition for sale with instructions to apply at this office. The fragment ends abruptly.
The C. H. Rowan Drug Co offers a free securely wrapped remedy claiming to cure bedwetting, frequent urination, and incontinence for all ages. It promises a prepaid sample to readers of The Mr. Sterling Advocate.
The C. H. Rowan Drug Co promotes itself as an Old Reliable House and urges readers to write today for free medicine to treat afflicted family members and then share the offer with neighbors and friends.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.