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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
8
Judge O Re ar plans to push for repeal of the current tax law at the Kentucky Republican State Convention in Lexington. He aims to join the Resolutions Committee from his district and, if not elected, will address the floor to push his plank. He argues against differential tax rates and says repeal would simplify Frankfort taxation.
The visitor remarks on the variety of trees and shrubs planted by the father of his country at Mt Vernon. Washington rarely commented on nature in his diary, but he noted in April that Sassafras blooms with Red bud could form a pretty contrast.
Postmaster Squire Turner receives authorization from treasury department officials to solicit bids for a brass and iron railing on the government building steps. The project aims to improve safety for visitors entering and exiting the post office in bad weather.
Winchester hosts a July fourth event at the Fair Grounds with seven trottings and pacing races starting at 1 pm. Politicians from both parties are invited to speak from 9 am to noon and urged to bring bands of music for the crowds.
Old Man Harris of the Kentucky Oil Journal in Louisville markets his readers gains from 106 to 800 dollars on oil and mining stock tips. Free sample copy and a large map of Kentucky oil fields. The 16 page illustrated journal is $2 per year now rising to $3. agents invited to sell subscriptions.
Dick Everett known as Uncle Dick, a longtime Mt. Sterling barber and prominent local Black citizen, died at home Tuesday morning at age 82. He opened a barber shop in 1861 and worked over 57 years in one business. Survived by wife and four children, his burial was held Thursday in the local colored cemetery under U B F lodges.
The Cross Roads Oracle notes that success isn’t only wealth but also a thriving home life with a lively mix of children. It emphasizes that happiness can come from a bustling family environment rather than material fortune.
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