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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1918
Page
5
An old postal note from Mt Sterling indicating second class mail and a yearly charge of one dollar and fifty cents. The fragment mentions cash must be sent per company order and includes no further announcement.
Sherman Goodpaster a bath county native tied to the Democratic party is said to seek the state auditor nomination next year. Friends already plan to boost him while Goodpaster says the matter is under consideration and no definite statement is due. He is regarded as a strong Eastern Kentucky campaigner with notable statewide race experience.
Charles Yorum, a former Montgomery County native and Winchester resident, has been ordered to report to Washington for a position in the U S Government ordnance department. He will leave Wednesday night after two years with Pittsburg Co Co in Winchester and dealings with Clark County National Bank. The Advocate lauds him as bright and earnest, predicting Uncle Sam's selection is sound.
Raymond Kobs an Ashland engineer who led the city’s last asphalt street project died in Denver Colorado from tuberculosis. He enlisted in a military camp but was dismissed after a short stay due to his illness. He was remembered as affable and well liked by many friends during his time in the city.
A Mt. Sterling Kentucky resident informs creditors to settle accounts at once as he is ordered to report for military duty by March 25. He signs as 37-bt a Dr. D. H. Bush.
The City Health Officer urges shelling and careful sorting of seed corn to ensure a better yield, citing estimates by J. T. Coons and W. E. Sims. Local efforts include displaying testing boxes and offering guidance, with seed prices noted and Farm Bureau organizers assisting farmers. The notice also warns to clean premises and improve drainage to reduce disease and harm to public health and economy.
At Roy S. Greene & Co. public sale on the Grassy Lick farm a large crowd bid on mules shoats and farming gear. Unbroke mules brought 240, aged mules 250, good work mules 410, fourteen shoats 15 each, brood sows 30 and 40, field corn about 7.50 per bushel. Also listed were farming implements and a pigeon sale by Mrs Richard Wilson contact 348 W 1.
At Owingsville County Jailer Robt E Duff is named town marshal and will also clean streets and collect taxes. The appointment suggests a busy schedule for Duff as he assumes multiple town duties.
Why Attend Fugazzi School of Business. The ad urges practical, thorough preparation with experienced teachers and real work experience. It promises job readiness, career aid, and flexible day and night classes to fit rising opportunities and economic growth.
Miss Irene Fugazzi of 118 North Upper Street Lexington Kentucky is listed in a local business notice. No further details accompany the address in readable text.
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