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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
6
President Wilson has signed a pension bill boosting pensions for Civil War veterans their widows and other dependents. The measure expands survivor benefits and aims to aid veterans and families nationwide as the law takes effect.
Readable entry shows contact details for W Locust Street area in Mt Sterling Kentucky with office and residence phone numbers 474 and 132 respectively.
London reveals a new form of artificial wool developed by Henry and Camille Dreyfus. The material, made from cotton waste and a new cellulose process, reportedly matches real wool for insulation and has passed testing. Plans call for large scale production in both America and England.
A humor column riffs on civic life and politics with barbed quips about Beckham and Stanley and a jab at voter age laws. The piece parodies figures like General Leonard Wood and lampoons Democratic factions while recalling a stray dog and a singing engine house troupe.
Fragments from a Mt Sterling scene reveal quick quips about electricity outages, dining room lights, a mangled hospital arrival, and political jibes. Citizens joke about nickel purchases and debates on doctors, while references touch on President Wilson, Treasury picketing, and congressional satire.
The passage attributes a humorous remark about lowering living costs to Gen G Palmer and questions which firm represents wealth and goodness. It notes a contrast between oblique bragging about beauty in displays versus street visibility and mentions California rejecting a native son while Hoover supporters pivot to another native candidate.
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