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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1921
Page
2
Hanly Ragan receives 5 credit at Ra gan-Gay Motor Co for this week. Mr Farmer offers top prices for Poultry Eggs Hides Furs and more via E T Reis phone 645. Chas Hainline may gain $5 credit on V0 8 tires by visiting Ragan-Gay Motor Co this week.
Local advertisement declares Lyons sells John Deere wagons and post buggies and carries a full line of saddles and harness for farm use.
The text advertises ad returns from The Advocate and invites Mrs. Neale Guilfoile to call at the Table on Wednesday night May 11 for a free ticket. The ticket is non transferable.
Free battery testing and filling offered at Willard Storage Battery Service Station located as Lexington headquarters near Fayette Motor Co. 263 East Main Street. Also promotes Capital Flour and announces a free Table Theatre ticket for Mrs. J. C. Horton on Wednesday night May 11. Lucian Bradshaw advertises repair and refinishing services at 132 East Locust Street.
Moving and hauling service offered by Clell Cockrell with licensed chauffeurs. Auto repair and radiator services provided by Adams & Young and Auto Radiator Specialists. Harley and Excelsior motorcycles sold with parts and service. Timmins Machine Shop offers complete machine work and welding in Lexington with oxy acetylene welding.
Behave Yourself leads Bradley Stable pair as the Derby favorite wins at Churchill Downs on opening day at a $19.30 payout. Lawrence Lyke guides Black Servant to second with C. Thompson aboard Behave Yourself. both riders earn $3,000. Derby purse totals $38,450 for the winner and $10,000 for second.
The Mason County Bankers Association explains its new policy to not honor checks unless funds are available. The notice urges customers to ensure deposits cover any drawn checks and cautions against expecting banks to violate banking rules or state regulations.
Miss Elsie Perry daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Perry was wed to Joe E Prewitt son of Mr and Mrs Ben Prewitt at Rev I J Spencer's home in Lexington last Wednesday. The couple, previously kept secret, plan to establish a home near Spencer after a short bridal trip.
No prayer meeting at the Metho dist church Wednesday evening. The Guild meets at Mrs. R. L. Coleman’s home Wednesday at 3 p.m. Rev Frank Shields of Sherborn to lead evangelistic services starting Thursday the 12th for two weeks. Public invited. Women’s Missionary Society hosts an all day meeting Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Mrs. J. C. Ramsey’s Samuels avenue home.
Henry Judy offers a Bemis tobacco setter in first-class condition for a Ford runabout trade or will sell outright. Contact 674, (59-21). The note adds a mystic line about character in conflict and valuing the fight over victory.
An observation notes that the rose’s fragrance is comparable in a private dwelling and a banqueting hall, suggesting consistent aroma across settings.
An old saying upholds marriage as the bravest act to honor women. The text frames love as deep devotion culminating in a wedding as the ultimate gesture.
Frank Pieratt of this city died after an accident on the Paris pike Thursday afternoon. While on a board above his traction engine the apparatus broke, throwing him into the machinery and causing severe injuries. He died at Mary Chiles Hospital. Survived by wife and three children, he was employed by the day on state aid ditching work. Funeral at Machpelah cemetery conducted by Rev. Clyde Darsie.
The Colored Base Ball Team, an all colored squad, boasts an undefeated six game stretch this season. In Sunday's contest against Owingsville they won 4 to 3, with Mr. Sterling credited for the victory. The Advocata notes the team’s strong form twice weekly.
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