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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
7
The Indian commissioner urged all Indian service employees to abstain from alcohol, stating he will not drink any intoxicant while in office. He hopes others heed his stance and cites Joseph Choate praising the effort to save the American Indian from whiskey.
The Methodist Episcopal church lists 129 annual conferences with 105 in the United States. It adds 28 missions and mission conferences to the overall structure.
The instructions describe making whitewash by slaking lime with boiling water, straining, dissolving salt, adding Spanish whiting, melted glue, and ground rice to a thin paste, then mixing with five gallons of hot water and letting stand 48 hours. Application while hot is claimed to improve duration.
Washington and Oregon forest officers will discontinue barbed wire use in their forests and on pastures and drift fences. They claim smooth wire offers no disadvantage, causes less stock injury, and stands up to soft snow. Ochoco forest stockmen already built drift fences with smooth wire and vow never to use barbed wire again.
The ad promotes Newbro’s Herpicide as a scientific cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims the product restores abundant radiant hair and a regal look, with 60c and $1.00 sizes and a money back guarantee. W. S. Lloyd is named as the special agent.
The Ninth district faces a crowded Democratic primary with W. J. Fields Col T. D. Marcum John S. Haley Judge John W. Riley M C Swinford Judge A N Crooks and others among entrants. The district’s reliably Democratic status boosts interest in the nomination.
The Southern Methodist church reports 2 004 080 members and 1 614 917 Sunday school enrollees, a 385 163 difference. In 1913 church membership rose by 46 231 while Sunday schools rose by 103 585, showing faster growth in enrollment. Over the past four years church members increased by 168 499 and Sunday school members by 245 589.
A humorous verse about gardening contrasts with a report on the Hague synod guiding the Lutheran Church of North America. The 30,000 members contributed $28,883.21 to foreign missions and $12,709.12 to home missions, totaling $41,592.33 with a $1.38 per capita rate.
Geiger's Pharmacy notes Huylers' Chocolate is served at their fountain. The brief item highlights a local confection on offer.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges farmers to choose sheep breeds carefully from 30 fixed types, noting twelve established in the United States. The bulletin divides breeds into Middle Wool Long Wool and Fine Wool groups, advising against crossbreeding and highlighting wool versus mutton priorities per local conditions.
The Advocate notes that average church membership in America falls below 800 and that one in every 800 members is a foreign missionary, highlighting a distribution of roles among congregations.
You can get posters billheads programs envelopes noteheads statements and job printing of any description at the Advocate Office Mt Sterling. Call Mr Sterling for quick cheap service boasting the only Linotype operation in Mt Sterling ready to handle your work in best style.
News reaches here of the approaching wedding of Mrs Beulah Shanklin Stone of Chicago, formerly of this city, to Mr Merle H Potts of Chicago. Mrs Stone, a native daughter, is remembered fondly by many friends. Potts is described as a prosperous broker in Chicago’s business circles.
Poetic reflection asserts that only in heaven can a man be sure he stands beyond suspicion, implying earthly judgment may falter and divine judgment remains ultimate.
The Bulletin of Church Statistics reports 5,924,062 Baptists in the United States including all divisions. Anti mission Baptists number 102,000, compared with nearly six million missionary Baptists.
The record lists county court days for Bath Owingsville second Monday Bourbon Paris first Monday Clark Winchester fourth Monday Fayette Lexington second Monday Fleming Flemingsburg fourth Monday Harrison Cynthiana fourth Monday Madison Richmond first Monday Montgomery Mt Sterling third Monday Nicholas Carlisle second Monday
The article notes that Christianity reached 26.22 percent of Bantu in the union in the censuses and predicts full adoption by century's end. It also states literacy among Bantu remains low at 6.81 percent.
McCormick Lumber Co invites the public to discuss materials for a new home. Representatives will explain building options and answer questions about design, pricing, and timelines at the event.
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