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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1918
Page
10
A May cablegram from James H. Perkins, American Red Cross Commissioner to Europe, reports every American soldier entering trenches now carries a Red Cross comfort kit. Contents include towel, shirt, writing paper, pencil, soap, handkerchief, socks, mirror and tobacco. The message urges more kits with socks and tobacco.
Mrs. L B Wren of 117 Locust St credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relieving backaches and kidney trouble symptoms after years of distress. Price 60c at dealers. FosterMilburn Company Buffalo NY advertises the same remedy. Also notes on Napoleon code and Bank of France alongside other classified items.
Paris reports show France supplying Allies with 15 000 guns and millions of shells daily while arming allies with rifles machine guns and aircraft. Analysts forecast a major western front drive by Von Hindenburg may fail and herald German defeat as spring campaigns loom.
A public auction will be held at Mt. Sterling Court House on March 18 1918 at about 1 pm to sell 50.1 acres of land on the Grassy Lick pike west of Mt. Sterling. The sale follows a Montgomery Circuit Court judgment and requires a six month credit with a bonding condition. Bonds payable to the Master Commissioner.
The remark notes that when arguments fail to settle strikes during the war, a quiet intimation that those who will not work must fight might produce results. It recommends Congress try this approach as a pressure tactic.
A large share of Buick owners previously owned other Buick models, indicating strong brand loyalty and cross model familiarity among buyers. The finding suggests Buick's extensive lineup retains customers considering switching within the brand.
The Liberty Theatre on Main Street changes hands as Lewis Judy and Marvin Gay transfer its lease and film contracts to J. R. Miller. Miller, who owns the building, will run high quality pictures, with former lessees assisting until fully acquainted. The notice also covers wartime funding lines and local notices on land rental and recent farm purchases.
Ratliff H. Lane, assistant cashier of the Exchange Bank and recent draft contingent, left last Wednesday for Ft. Meigs to assume Quartermaster's Department duties near Washington. A former student at the Fort Benjamin Harrison reserve camp, he did not receive a commission. Friends expect he may soon earn a gold bar or higher. The note about Villa's last death date is uncertain, and commentary on the German peace dove suggests a wary view.
Local ad claims Vinol cod liver and iron tonic cured a severe post measles illness. Alice of New Castle Indiana says six bottles restored appetite and sleep after a lingering cold settled on the lungs. Druggist W. S. Lloyd Mt Sterling Ky endorses the product.
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