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 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
5
A society column note requests the Society Editor to publish in Tuesday columns. During the social hour after the program refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs Emma Duff Mrs Richard Montjoy Mrs Henry Montjoy and Miss Ada Henry.
John Duty of Louisville visits his father B P Duty. Dr and Mrs C B Duerson spend Tuesday in Lexington. Mrs W W George of Winchester visits Mrs James McDonald. Mabel Pragheimer returned from Cincinnati. Aveleen Lowe spent yesterday with children in Winchester. Mrs W Hoffman Wood visits her father H C Whaley in Paris. W W Wilson returns from two months in Jacksonville and Orlando. John N Crutcher of Frankfort visits aunt Mrs R I Settles. Russell Frank of New York guests of Mr and Mrs John M Barnes and Miss Louise Barnes. T B Arthur and family plan weekend in Lexington. Elizabeth McCord of Lexington and Anna Mason of Louisville return home from visit to Sally and Anne Clay.
The Country Woman's Club met in regular session at the club rooms yesterday led by President Mrs. S. D. Hall. A featured program included an engaging talk on Floriculture by Mr. L. T. Chiles, praised as an excellent presentation.
Miss Lizzie Prewitt Coleman will host a card club gathering tonight at her West Main street home. Guests include Mrs. A C Bogie, Mrs. B Frank Perry, Mrs. W P Huntington, Mrs. Clayton Howell, Mrs. John Speer, Miss Suzette Johnson, Miss Eliza Harris, Mrs. C A Lindsay, Mrs. C W Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Dan Chenault, Mrs. Emilee H. Reid, Mrs. John Storer, Mrs. A N Crooks, Mrs. Harry G Hoffman, Miss Laura Williams, and Miss Nell Tipton.
Mr and Mrs A S Hart hosted a refined dinner party Saturday evening at their North Maysville street residence to celebrate the former's birthday anniversary. Guests included Judge and Mrs Henry R Prewitt Mr and Mrs H G Hoffman and other local residents with elegant white and green decorations and St Patrick's theme.
Seventy five percent of people suffer foot trouble in some form. A Dr Scholl representative appears Friday and Saturday. The service is free for your benefit offered by R E Punch Co Inc.
The column lists residents with illnesses and recoveries including Mrs. Be Y Nelson, Mrs. James Greer, Nathan Kratzer, Charles B Duff, Miss Virginia Duff, Mrs. John W Jones, George B Coleman, A J Gatewood, and Nick and Howard Hadden. Also mentions Dr C W Harris recovering from illness and local shops Vanarsdell’s Onion sets and garden seeds at Goins Hat Shop. Exclusive but not ve.
Arch L Hamilton of Fayette county announced his candidacy for Congress in the Seventh district on the Democratic ticket to succeed J Campbell Cantrill of Georgetown. The House adopted a resolution by Rufus Lisle endorsing Hamilton if Cantrill runs for governor. if Cantrill runs for Congress the resolution is void. Hamilton is 42, educated at the University of Kentucky and Yale, a farmer and manufacturer with business interests in Louisville and active in the Fayette Farmers Union.
A visit to the green house of A. J. Humphries showcases 3,000 square feet of glass and one of Kentucky's most modern flower plants. His potted and cut flowers meet local demand, while nearby improvements on Elm Street and surrounding properties signal a rising hotel campaign fueling building momentum.
Birth notice notes a daughter born last week to Mr. De Cline of Ashland named Mary Elizabeth. Also mentions sales pitches for silk hose, hemstitching tools, and fruit at local shops, with miscellaneous lines about ads and a wooden Indian statue.
J. C. Graves offers registered full stock Curves boars for sale. Includes contact note with breeder initials 45-21.
Mt Sterling Lumber Co advertises sale of a Never-Say Farm Gate at cost to buyers who will display it along the road for passersby to see. The offer appears in the local classifieds with the notation (44-21).
Local butcher Vanarsdell's lists select cuts of beef pork lamb and veal available for customers. Shoppers can choose from fresh daily offerings and specials on various primal cuts across meat departments.
Brother W F Chappel leads a Camargo Church of God meeting from Thursday to Sunday with ongoing sessions next week. Methodist and Baptist services list Sunday School at 9:30 a m and sermons on faith, the fall of man, and the life of Jesus, with midweek Hebrews study and invitation to all. Local ads promote Knox hats at Goins Hats Shop and silk hose at Walsh's with light aging references.
The text compares people to Ouija boards, noting initial amusement but diminishing interest due to difficulty in verification. It emphasizes skepticism toward uncheckable statements.
A Dr Scholl representative will be at the Punch Co. store on Friday and Saturday for free foot examinations. The event invites customers to have their feet checked and seek advice from the expert.
Mr. and Mrs. Harbury Taul visited relatives near Sharpsburg while Mrs. 8S. 8. Oldson and others spent days with friends in Mt. Sterling and Lexington. Several locals, including Miss Ada Bivins and Miss Lena Laughlin, hosted gatherings and reported health updates amid a period of shared social calls and a flu recovery. A note mentions Manhattan Spring Shirts on sale.
The text recommends Hansford's Balsam and Myrrh as suitable for both animals and people, advising to keep a bottle in a medicine case.
A quirky remark notes some men wearing heavy rouge and powder drawing attention to their appearance. The speaker suggests they should consider wearing back-buttoning vests to reduce the fuss.
A remark notes that unpaid workers are unreliable and cannot be depended upon to perform tasks. The statement appears as part of a broader editorial stance in The Advocate.
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.