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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1917

Page

6

Married women suspect husbands hide earnings on paydays

The text suggests wives believe husbands conceal income and withhold pay details, implying tension over hidden earnings and financial transparency within marriages.

Prudence Expiring at Birth of Love, A Philosopher’s Folly

A compact aphorism notes that prudence vanishes with love’s birth, declaring that even a philosopher in love becomes a fool. The saying captures a playful tension between reason and romance.

Henry joins Novelty Store as saleslady

Henry has accepted a saleslady position at the Novelty Store succeeding Miss Paulina Judy who resigned to join Hazelvigg's. Mrs Henry plans to make the store helpful and invites friends to visit at the new location.

Lulu Henry Novelty Store Paulina Judy Hazelvigg’s

Wry Snippets and Maxims from an Old Notebook

The fragmentary text offers sharp quips on crime and illness, fashion fakery, safe lending, and humorous musings on labor and sharks. It presents a collage of era speech with satirical tones and pointed social commentary.

Local tobacco man joins Pacific Mutual as Special Agent

Glenn, well known in Blue Grass circles and allied with H G Hoffman, leaves tobacco to enter life insurance. He will open an office in Paris as Special Agent for Pacific Mutual, with headquarters there. A North Carolina native, he plans to settle in Kentucky and build a strong local presence.

Blue Grass Glenn H. G. Hoffman Pacific Mutual Paris Mr. Glenn North Carolina Kentucky Hoffman

Editorial Squibs Continue At One Fifty Per Issue

A nostalgic note expresses hope that after wartime clouds clear editors will remain posting editorial squibs at a rate of $1.50 per item, signaling continuity and value to readers.

Mt Sterling Notice of Sale in Equity for National Hotel Property

Montgomery Circuit Court orders sale of two Mt Sterling Kentucky lots known as the National Hotel property. Auction March 19 1917 at 1 pm at the courthouse Mt Sterling with credit terms one third in six twelve and eighteen months and bonds with security required. Property includes hotel fixtures and furnishings totaling beds dining tables chairs ranges and equipment.

Court House Mt. Sterling Montgomery County National Hotel Maysville Street Traders National Bank Said Street J. G. Trimble Same Tyler & Apperson Perry High Street N. W Colored Benevolent Society

Practical Farm Co-operation in Modern Agriculture

The article argues for farmer cooperation to share costly implements rather than individual ownership. Citing USDA figures, it shows low annual use days for many tools, making cooperative ownership a practical solution to reduce expenses and increase yields. It suggests pooled purchases, prearranged tool sharing, and phased investments to minimize dead capital among small and medium farms.

United States Department of Agriculture Department

Oak tree reaches full growth at two centuries

A 200 year old oak is described as fully grown and vastly ahead of much younger people in development, implying maturity and longevity as defining traits of ancient trees.

McCormick Lumber Co. cites Villa manhunt costs

A San Francisco letter notes Pancho Villa’s enduring activity in northern Mexico as U S authorities spent about two hundred million dollars pursuing him, yet he remains at large and readiness to be captured persists.

Pancho Villa United States Mexico

Rooms for Rent and Barn for Rent on Harrison Avenue

Notices offer rooms for rent and a barn on Harrison Avenue, with brief remarks on spring relief for coal and ice trades, plus a promotion to take old shoes to J. H. Brunner for hand repair.

J. H. Brunner

Corn Fed Girl Cares About Skirt Safety on Ice

A crude editorial tone asserts a Corn Fed girl enjoys practical confidence in her clothing as she navigates icy slips. The piece ends with a broader jab at headstrong men and weak intellects.

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