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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
7
A New York jewelry shop owner locks himself in with his wife to guard against a broken key stuck in the street door. After fruitless calls for a locksmith and police aid, they dread Sunday and wait through the night. Morning brings relief as a locksmith is finally expected to arrive.
The article sketches a potential race to the North Pole between Captain Bartlett leading an American expedition and Sallehury Jones of the Erith Northern Exploration Company representing Britain. Bartlett aims for north Greenland while Jones favors Spitzbergen, creating a roughly two thousand mile American route versus nine hundred miles for the British. Jones projects a nine hour journey for the British effort.
Secretary Lane reports 10 percent of adults cannot read English and 18 percent of new citizens do not attend school. Over 2,000,000 men in uniform could not read their orders or understand them. The editorial urges expansion of English education as a key Americanization goal.
The article reports that after the armistice the Lite population stayed spirited thanks to a hidden French wireless station feeding news to keep morale high. It claims ten thousand American soldiers arrived daily and aircraft dropped leaflets, seized despite German attempts to stop distribution.
The Canadian Department of Mines reports peat bogs in the Winnipeg River district of Manitoba contain about 1,800,000 tons of peat fuel with high moisture content.
Once the toast of Europe and named Lady Francis Hope in connection with the Hope diamond, May Yohe later married Captain John Smuts. After travels in Africa and Asia, illness sidelined their plans and she worked as a janitor and nurse in Seattle to support her husband. Now in modest poverty, she finds purpose in care and hopeful work.
Captain Denner, grandson of Duron Pron, prefect of Strasbourg, cited special permission to accompany the French into Strasbourg during the 1870 siege. The cathedral bells were struck by bombardment, and a fragment of renitite from the debris was kept by the prefect’s family to be returned by Captain Danner on the day of liberation.
A new Hrttieh device coordinated trawlers and submarines by cable to seize and attack German U boats. A trailing submarine would drag a cable presented to the subs and maintain telephonic communication, allowing a swift strike before the enemy could dive or ready a defense.
The interview reveals Warmer Corn tossel noting Josh’s fashion stance after leaving his uniform. He prefers overalls to high waisted over coats, showing a clear personal taste for practical attire.
In a brisk street exchange a shopper presses a grocer for eggs priced at 60 cents. The grocer cautions he cannot guarantee the rate, while the customer insists on securing them before neighbors arrive.
Lieut Col H H Denhardt, veteran war commander of the ship that repatriated troops, returned to Bowling Green from Louisville. He questioned by Robert Lee Page about a Democratic bid for governor, saying he would not enter without a popular demand and would consult his friends across the state. Denhardt appeared aged but decorated for heroism on three occasions.
A Friday night storm gathered a 538 strong procession led by W H Dyson into Eld W H Brown's home to sing and share food. The crowd distributed goods to 100 people including socks neckties shirts and currency totaling 27.25 dollars.
W H Brown pastor of High St Christian Church and The Advocate express sincere thanks to friends for support and prayers.
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