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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
4
Rates listed for precinct and city offices seven fifty per county, state and district offices twenty dollars. Cards charged per line. Publications expressing individual views charged per line. Obituaries charged per line.
Authorized list for the State Primary Saturday August 6 1921 includes Henry S Caywood S B Lane H R Prewitt W C Hamilton Miss Anie Hunt E W Seuff W A Samuels Henry Watson Sidney J Calk Chas E Duff Lindsay R Douglas W H Wright Stanley Brown T M Greene R M Montjoy L B Mason J M Greer Charles B James Will S McCormick D D Salyer Wm F Stewart Ben R Turner R F Mastin C W Nesbitt for positions of Senator Representative Circuit Judge Commonwealths Atty Circuit Court Clerk County Judge County Attorney Sheriff County Clerk Tax Commissioner County Jailer Police Judge and other county officers.
Limestone use rises in Lawrence county with G Baker reporting progress. Phil Preece plans five carloads of ground limestone for an alfalfa field. McCracken farmers consider a milk producers association per J R Bird. Powell county poultry flocks shipped 300 plus hatching eggs weekly to aid standardization. Mrs Claude Dause raised her 85 hens from eight to 45 eggs weekly by adding meat scraps. Boyd county farmers plan co op clover seed purchases next spring per L M Amburgey. Nelson county bank to distribute 100 dollars of hatching eggs to youths supporting the poultry standardization campaign led by C L Hill. Over 150 Jackson county residents attended a McKee community meeting with local talent in the program.
A dispute between the Allen County Medical Society and the Fiscal Court over funding a county health officer has escalated. The society pledged members not to serve without proper pay, and Dr. McCormack suggested seeking a malfeasance indictment against the Fiscal authority for failing to provide a salary and protect public health.
An optimist is described as a man who expects to grow the vegetables pictured in seed catalogs, reflecting a lighthearted view of hopeful gardening. The remark frames optimism through horticultural imagery and practical expectation.
A playful remark argues a man’s home is his castle yet invites him to dream of airborne upgrades. The line mixes humor about property pride with a nudge toward adventurous living in the air.
Lyn Walford seeks his late uncle's estate but must marry Marguerite, the uncle’s ward. Daisy Brown welcomes him by the fire as Marguerite runs a roadside tea house. The pair discuss love duty and the will while Marguerite works to keep the house and earn support.
Rev. Mr. Stout from Louisville and Georgetown Ky after five years in China plans a state tour next week to report on famine conditions in North Central China. He aids the China Famine Fund whose treasurer is Joseph Burge and chairman Rev Dr E Y Mullins.
Reverend William Stout of Georgetown Kentucky returns from five years in China and warns the famine stems from centuries of deforestation in North China. He cites forest loss causing low rainfall and floods, threatens 15 million lives, and supports China Famine Fund led by Joseph Burge of Louisville to fund relief through Red Cross, Salvation Army and missions.
Rev J J Clopton conducted an Easter service at the Episcopal church showcasing renewed church activity. Music director Frank M Charlton will lead evangelistic services at the Christian church starting next Sunday at 7 30 PM. Darsie will preach. All invited. Evening service times updated to 7 30 across churches. Sunday at Methodist 9 30 AM Sunday School 10 45 AM sermon on The Stewardship of Time Epworth League 6 15. Baptist Easter program featured a banner pledges display for the 75 000 000 campaign.
W. B. Small offers a nearly new soda fountain with stools and a 4 pack ice cream chest for sale. Contact details not provided.
The column lists Mrs. Thomas Fogg ill at home in the country, Mrs. James White in critical condition, and Miss Elizabeth Wyatt recovering well after an operation at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington. Mrs. Nannie Baume in Florida shows marked improvement after wintering there.
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