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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1916

Page

8

Movers set to settle events as March lingers on

Correspondence notes B Hamilton will leave this week to take possession of a Woodford county farm. An article by 8 T Caudill is endorsed. Births report a daughter for Jesse Pendleton and wife on March 1 and a son for David Hayes and wife on March 6. Other items include travels, sales, and local updates. Elmore Mince Meat offered 3 boxes for 25 cents at Vanarsdell's.

B. Hamilton Woodford County Sentinel- Democrat 8. T. Caudill

Seed Oats and Ground Coffee at Local Market

Seed oats advertised as extra good with price inquiries via Phone No. 3. McDonald Bros. offer ground coffee at 25 cents per pound. Sanitary Meat Market promotes three cans Elephant Corn for 25 cents at J. B. White's.

J. B. White

County High School Notes Recap Of Campus Improvements

Prof Milton Elliott of Ginn & Co., ex Lexington High principal, spoke to seniors and juniors. Committees from four classes will study campus conditions for Improvement League work. Miss Williamson from the Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission discussed consumption prevention. A pig club was discussed by agriculture students.

Milton Elliott Ginn & Co Lexington High School Improvement League Mary Williams Nancy Johnson Black and Old Gold Society Milton McClure Gerald Cecil L. D. Lockridge Henry Barnes Williamson Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission

Transcontinental Trail Route May Reach Ashland

The proposed highway would run from Washington City through Winchester Mt Sterling Salt Lick Morehead and to Ashland. The Midland Association secretary will visit this city in summer to inspect the route and boost local business benefits if Mr. Sterling secures a spot. Irish potatoes sell for 30 cents a peck at J B Whites.

Atlantic Pacific Washington City Winchester Mt. Sterling Salt Lidék Morehead Ashland The Midland Association Sterling

Moss Farm Sold to Langley Man at Levee

E. H. Moss sold his about 233 acre farm at the Levee to D. C. May of Langley Kentucky. May will move his family in soon and take possession.

T. F. Rogers E. H. Moss D. C. May Langley May

Fortress Coffee Offered At Vanarsdell’s

A local ad promotes Fortress Coffee at 30 cents per pound available at Vanarsdell's store.

Vanarsdell’s

Wood joins Somerset News staff as new reporter

Mr. Irwin Wood accepted a position with the Somerset News at Somerset Kentucky and departed Monday to begin his duties. Owsley remains editor and owner while W F Schooler has recently been named business manager.

Irwin Wood Somerset News Somerset, Ky Wood Owsley W. F. Schooler

Rooms for Rent on Harrison Avenue with Utilities

Four large rooms available for rent on Harrison Avenue including water and gas. Contact Mrs. C. T. Wilson. National Corn Flakes advertised at 5 cents a package at Vanarsdell's.

Harrison Avenue Water and Gas C. T. Wilson Vanarsdell’s

Death of Mr Emmett Frateman at Owingsville

Owingsville resident Mr Emmett Frateman died at home after several weeks illness. He was well known and considered a genial, pleasant gentleman, and his passing will cause sorrow in the community.

Emmett Frateman Owingsville Frateman

New Tomatoes Beets Lettuce and Onions at Vanarsdell's

Fresh produce line at Vanarsdell's features new tomatoes beets lettuce and onions for shoppers seeking seasonal vegetables.

Vanarsdell’s

Marry in Lexington Miss Fisher Greene Weds Mr. R L Smith

Miss Fisher Greene formerly of this city wed Mr. R L Smith of Texas in Lexington last week. The bride is sister to Mr. Fulton Greene, and the couple spent several days with relatives here. The groom is described as a fine business man and the bride as popular and accomplished.

Fisher Greene R. L. Smith Texas Lexington Fulton Greene

Sunbrite Cleanser Ad From Vanarsdell's

Advertisement noting high quality furniture on Bank Street by J. W. Baber and a Sunbrite cleanser promoted at Vanarsdell's with a price of five cents a box for the cleaner.

Bank St J. W. Baber Vanarsdell’s

Mrs Nancy Byrd Dies at 83 in County

Mrs Nancy Byrd aged 83 died Saturday at the home of her son William F. Byrd in the county. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and burial followed at Machpelah cemetery.

Nancy Byrd William F. Byrd Machpelah Cemetery

For Sale or Rent Two Story Frame Home on Holt Avenue

For sale or rent a two story frame residence on Holt Avenue near County High School with eight rooms, basement, bath, hot and cold water. Possession at once. Contact J. T. Ricketts or Mrs. Ethel Donnohew at 659 J-2. Mrs. Ethel Donnohew, wife of Samuel Donnohew of the Stepstone neighborhood, died Saturday of consumption at age 24. Survived by husband and one child. Burial at Keith cemetery.

Holt Avenue County High School J. T. Ricketts Ethel Donnohew Samuel Donnohew Stepstone Keith Cemetery

Call Phone 3 for extra good seed s

McDonald Bros promotes seed s by advertising a call to action to contact phone 3 for high quality seed offerings. The brief note implies a local business promotion and a specific contact method.

Compliments and Caution from the Philadelphia Record

The Philadelphia Record remarks on vanity and grammar in praise, luck favoring the prepared, and friendships as leverage. It notes women may pursue business if it is their own, and that many seek constant change rather than progress on the road to success, ending with a quip about the value of experience.

Fresh caught fish dressed to order at market

A Sanitary Meat Market advertises fresh caught fish prepared and dressed to order for customers seeking ready to cook seafood options.

Blunder Ties Johnson Note to Hoop Net Bill

A House incident centers on a misdelivered note from Mr. Hutchcraft to the Speaker. The note warned not to recognize Representative Johnson to avoid reviving the hoop net bill, now described with humor as a public embarrassment.

Johnson Mr. Hutchcraft Pata

Home and heated discourse on hoopnet fishing in the House

A boy delivers a message that provokes a passionate maiden speech in Marshall County politics. The House, however, declines to advance a bill permitting hoopnet fishing. The speaker extols home as a place of daily meals and hidden faults softened by charity.

Altho

What Is Home A London Magazine Inquiry Seven Gems

A London magazine surveyed 1000 readers on the question What Is Home and published seven standout responses from the 800 replies. The quotes describe home as a refuge from strife and a sphere of love, where social hierarchies are inverted and small people feel large.

London

Take the Dog You Win A Lamb Trained by a Foxhound Breeder

Former assessor John Ingles sold a lamb to J. D. Evans after the animal chose the fox hunt over home life. The lamb grew up with a dog’s litter, suckled its pups, and became fleet and playful, chasing rabbits and standing by trees barking at coons. The Advocate lauds the print.

John Ingles J. D. Evans I T Mr. Ingles Withal Mr. Was

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