Local Boys Enter Navy
Virgil and Henry Wilbur Sullivan of this city left last Friday for Norfolk Virginia to be assigned to navy duty. They enlisted in Lexington last week with their father Mr. Sullivan and were sent to Norfolk as quickly as possible. Both are described as fine young men and a credit to Uncle Sam as first line of defense. branch of service not specified.
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Virgil
Henry Wilbur Sullivan
Joe P. Sullivan
Norfolk
Navy
Lexington
Mr. Sullivan
Sam
We Never Follow We Lead The Production Spirit
A patriotic plea asserts soldiers will be supplied, urging citizens to rally in daily production. The speaker promises local townsfolk will demonstrate a can-do spirit and dedication to duty, stressing leadership over imitation.
A Million Back Yards
The Advocate urges readers to convert backyards into food production by planting potatoes or other crops. It argues that if a million yards did so nationwide, the impact would be substantial, potentially yielding twelve million bushels or more. It calls on citizens to act immediately.
Death claims by cause in second quarter of 1916
A large life insurance firm lists 2510 deaths in Q2 1916 with causes including heart disease pneumonia cancers and tumors and accidents. Age distribution shows 183 under 30, 403 between 30 and 40, 653 between 40 and 50, 664 between 50 and 60, and 607 over 60. The firm paid 8.0 million in death claims and 12.3 million in living benefits and values.
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Csse Dae
Government flooded with commissions seeks generals and admirals
Officials report a surge in applications for military commissions with demand for top ranks running high. Citizens express eagerness for a weaponry upgrade and positions such as generals and admirals.
Lily leaves reach ten to twenty feet in diameter
The Victoria Regia is a Brazilian lily whose leaves span ten to twenty feet across. The note playfully claims the Garden of Eden would have been located in Brazil based on this giant plant.
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Brazil
Denton Dies After Illness at Seventy
James K Denton died after a heart ailment and uraemia worsened to a stupor late Tuesday. Survived by wife, three children Oma Claude and Robert, three brothers, four sisters, he was a longtime Presbyterian, Mason and Knight Templar. Funeral at Presbyterian church with Knights Templar burial at Machpelah cemetery.
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Denton
Oma Denton
Claude Denton
Indiana
Robert Denton
Illinois
Thomas G. Denton
Albert Denton
Will Denton
Missouri
J. Harve Henry
B. P. Jeffries
D. P. Henry
Ben Jones
Clark County
Presbyterian Church
M. V. P. Yeaman
Knights Templar
Machpelah Cemetery
American Publishers Urge End to Press Censorship
Resolutions adopted by the American Newspaper Publishers' Association call Congress to eliminate the press censorship clause of the Espionage Bill. They say the clause is full of peril to free institutions.
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Congress
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known remedy to cure catarrh in all stages. It claims constitutional treatment via internal use, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and offers a $100 reward for cures that fail. It urges readers to request testimonials and mentions sales by F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio and the price of 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Commissioners Sittings in Harris Estate Mt Sterling Ky
Notice that all claimants against the estate of Dan Harris deceased and interested parties must appear at the master commissioner’s office in Mt Sterling Kentucky to file claims and proofs. Hearings begin May 14 1917 at 9:00 a.m. continue daily except Sundays through May 26 1917 at 3:00 p.m.
Sittings in the Montgomery Circuit Court for Green Osborn estate
The court announces sittings under the order of reference in the matter of Green Osborn deceased. At nine oclock in the morning on Monday May 7 1917 in Mt Sterling Kentucky the administrator and all interested persons may appear to present claims proof testimony and to settle accounts and continue daily until concluded.
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Dan Harris
Dee’d
Green Osborn
Dec’d
Mt. Sterling
Senny
Centil
Private yacht to patrol Florida coast under private citizen
Mr. Bratton Sutton will command a private yacht tendered to the Government by Dr. Leffingwell for patrol service from Key West to Tampa. The Sutton family home community lauds him as a credit to the Stars and Stripes and a nemesis for U boats of the enemy.
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Florida
Sutton
Key West
Tampa
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Buick
the Advocate For Printing
Hanna
James K. Denton
Montgomery Circuit Court
Isom
Osborn
Admr
Pit
Louisa Spurlock
Maysville ST. Cottage
P. K. McKenna
Maysville
Maysville Street
Mt. Sterling, By
W. Hoffman Wood
Realty
Wm. Cravens
Mrs. P. K. McKenna
Mr. Bratton Sutton
Wm. A. Sutton
Bradentown
Western
Kentucky
J. D
Mattings
Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleaning Company
Sterling
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