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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1916
Page
6
A speaker argues that planting roses on the humble wall can bring scent and beauty that will be remembered and deter idle youths from loafing. The old saying moral degradation begins at home is cited to emphasize home virtues over public vice.
A witty assertion that nagging or keeping a husband in simmering trouble tends to cool his affection, illustrating a paradox in marital dynamics and sentiment.
A thoughtful quip contrasts the heaviness of burdens with the lightness of a smile. The speaker suggests choosing positivity over chronic grumbling to ease life’s load and improve mood.
State of Ohio Toledo City Lucas County F J Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co sworn December 6 1900 promising to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. Sold by druggists 75 cents Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
G D Sullivan & Co located on W Locust Street Mt Sterling Kentucky advertises top market prices for poultry and produce. Office phone 474. 13 yr. authoritative local seller listing with contact.
The passage extols virtues thriving at home as clusters blooming around the fireside. It links love, husband, wife, father, mother, and child to meaning, claiming a world without them would be a barren wilderness and people would be brutish.
Essay extols the value of a contented household over wealth with the belief that true happiness comes from a loving home rather than expensive lace curtains or velvet carpets.
A concise reflection on self initiative urging individuals to take action rather than wait for chance. It emphasizes personal agency and proactive behavior in pursuing chances.
Poem in dialect voice celebrates gratitude for all seasons and weather. The speaker embraces heat and cold, sun and rain, snow and sleigh, finding joy in nature and daily tasks. It ends with gratitude for creatures like rabbits and the guidance of the author Frank L. Stanton.
Mr Henry P Hibler a prominent Bourbon County contractor died at his Paris home after a brief pneumonia illness. Funeral and burial were in Paris. He was about forty seven and survived by his wife his mother and two brothers both of Paris. He was brother to the late W F Hibler and an uncle of Mrs Henry F Reid of Mt Sterling. His mother Mrs Mary E Hibler has been ill and fears over her son's death. He left many friends in the area grieving the loss.
A message from President Wilson urging fair play and support for peace, prosperity, and America was read at the American Newspaper Publishers Association banquet closing its sessions in New York.
Two story house with a nice garden and yard available for rent. Apply to John W. Jones. (41-tf)
Marine Corps medical examiners report that men are taller in the morning than in the evening. Enlistees of medium or small stature have a better chance to meet height requirements just after breakfast. Spine discs compress under upright weight and expand when lying down, potentially adding up to half an inch for a 5 ft 10 in man.
A concise reflection on how relying on individuals can backfire when those trusted enact harm or betray that trust. The saying warns against idolatry of personalities and urges cautious, discerning engagement with leaders and public figures.
Mrs Enoch Bruton of Mt Sterling testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her family member's kidney backache after one box bought at Daerson's Drug Store. She confirms the relief, and years later repeats her endorsement, urging others to use the kidney remedy. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY adv.
Old Dad Lindsay, boarding with Aunt Samantha Jones for three years, is hunting another place after disputes over Aunt Samantha’s bill. Ben Murray from Hot Water Springs was in Snagtown last Thursday seeking shoots and has become a self styled city gent. George Rye, Plankville Patriot editor, returns from Washington with sixty five dollars and remains tight lipped about the money. A widow with eight children seeks a competent lady for bookkeeping stenography typing washing cooking and general housework. News arrives of a shooting affray near Bald Knob. the plaintiff was shot by the defendant who has not pleaded guilty.
A columnist argues no one has a wholly private mind and uses Mr Nameless as an example. He walks streets unaware of municipal defects until others point them out and ignite public concern, prompting him to join in the agitation.
The speaker argues that all minds are swayed by others and by daily conversations. A strong mind accepts change and revision from external wisdom, while a mind that is wholly its own is not a mind at all. The call ends with a demand for payment and a sharp face.
Classified notice invites workers to bring job work to the Advocate office. It promotes submitting tasks for processing and publication through the paper’s staff.
The adage that opportunity favors the bold echoes in a boast that doing it yourself ensures results, with Rockefeller branding framed as a metaphor for self-reliance and initiative.
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