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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1920

Page

8

Solid Truck Tires and Local Ads From Lexington Page

A collage of ads lists Service Tire Co offering pneumatic and solid tires with a lifetime defect guarantee at 224 East Main Street Lexington. Also notices seek twenty one dwellings projects in Mt. Sterling or near the city with prices from 1000 to 15000 and contact McKee. Additional lines promote floral orders for Fennell Lexington florist and lampoon local services including architectural drafting and house plans by Mrs Mary C Ayres and Sterling Lumber Co. Rash and Clay advertise direct factory pricing for shoes. Colonial Buggies by H W Senient.

United States Service Tire Co East Main St Lexington McKee South Bank Street Mt. Sterling

Boy Dies After Rope Swing Tragedy in Lexington Neighborhood

Fourteen year old George William McWhorter, a Morton junior high student, accidentally hanged while playing on a rope swing in the yard of Jessie and Lorraine Hayes at North Limestone and Fifth streets. He was found by Adrian Jameson and the Hayes children. death due to strangulation. Survived by his mother Anna McWhorter and six sisters. services pending.

Jessie Lorraine Hayes North Limestone Fifth Streets Lexington George William McWhorter Morton Adrian Jameson George McWhorter Anna McWhorter Say McWhorter Center Hill High School Bourbon County Emmett Mastin North Upper Street Shirley Collins Carlisle A. V. Combs Denver Col Dorothy Virginia McWhorter

Kentucky Declares American Legion Week 1920

Governor Edwin P. Morrow proclaims May 17 to 22 as American Legion Week in Kentucky to recruit World War veterans. He urges citizens to publicize the drive and encourage eligible soldiers to enroll in the American Legion.

Kentucky American Legion Commonwealth of Kentucky Great American Association Edwin P. Morrow

Mansfield Flour Shipment Routed to Mount Sterling Handling

A Mansfield flour shipment is en route and to be handled exclusively by Mount Sterling authorities, ensuring direct oversight from origin to destination.

Mansfield Mt, Sterling

Dixie Ice Cream Co. opens modern Lexington plant

The Dixie Ice Cream Co footprint at Lexington announces a 1000 gallon per day capacity plant built of concrete and steel. Superseded by a 7,225 square foot facility with four 250 gallon Bryan freezers and a 125 gallon ice and salt unit, a lab for cream testing, and a Chicago-supplied system ensuring sanitary pure product. Gene Sullivan designated traveling salesman to expand dealer reach.

Dixie Ice Cream Co Lexington South J. H. Batterser

Wool Wanted for Highest Price at Sullivan's Yard

L. W. Lee of Tom Green prints a notice seeking wool at Sullivan's Poultry Yard. He urges suppliers to bring wool to the yard for top payment and references a four time duration.

Siullivan L. W. Lee Tom Green

Mann sells half interest in 92 acre Carlisle farm

Mr. F. E. Mann sold Tuesday a one half interest in his 92 acre Carlisle farm to E. and Mollar for about 280 dollars per acre. Mann takes a West Main street livery stable valued at 8500 dollars as part payment. Mollar bought the stable last fall.

F. E. Mann Carlisle E. & Mollar

Auto for Sale Monroe Roadster with Electric Lights

For sale a Monroe roadster with electric lights and stander. Affordably priced. Inquiries to J. R. Gordon at the old Postoffice blog.

Monroe R. Gordon

Special Notice of Estate Claims and Local Market Ad

Notice to creditors of the estate of the late W P Gordon to present claims proven as required by law at the executor J R Gordon’s business. Also a local meat market advertisement inviting cash customers to buy beef or pork at low prices from Wilson Meat Market.

W. P. Gordon Shwy Gordon J. R. Gordon Wilson Meat Market

See our line of Ladies Silk Hose by BR E Punch Co

Sample ad copy promotes ladies silk hose from BR E Punch Co with emphasis on product line and branding. The notice presents a concise sales pitch without additional details or pricing.

BR. E. Punch & Co

Paid. Get our sacks at Sullivan's Poultry Yar

A brief classified notice being a payment reminder directs readers to obtain sacks at Sullivan's Poultry Yard with sign-off by L. W. Lee and Tom.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Advocate Ragan Gay Motor. CO U. S Tabe Theatre Rash & Clay, Inc Lexington, Ky Mt. Sterling Lumber Co T. Foster Rogers Clayton Howell Sanitary Meat Co R. D. Barnes N. H. Trimble M. R. Hainline John R. Lyons Post Brothers John Deere Good Family Horse Cravens & Turpin’s Cor Main Bank Sts J. H. Templeman Piano Co N. Broadway Lloyd’s Drug Store T-T H. W. Seniour Murray & Thomas Co Paris Pieper’s. T-T Thor Heinrich & Son South Queen St Pieper’s Coopers Broadway St WM. Adams & Son Rge West Main Street Kylyr E. T. Reis John R. Salmons Maysville Street Stacy Adams Co Steadfast” Shoes Ashland” Shoes Lloyd A. E. Lawrence Mt. Sterling Grocery Rogers Co Nannie Kimball Gray W.T. Atchison & Sons McCarty Bros Acme Garage Church Street Fayette Radiator Repair & Vulcanizing Co Vine St Phone 280-X Hanecock’s Chandler Chalmers Jeffery Maxwell Jewell Hawthorne Motor CO Fennell Lexington Florist Mary C. Ayres Mr. Sterling Lumber Co Cravens & Turpin Main and Bank Streets Cravens &Turpie WM. Cravens Main and Bank Sts America Rash & Clay, Sam H. W. Senient American Legion Week R. C. Lloyd's C.d. Cunningham Lowe Bros. H.S West Short St Sullivan’s Poultry Yar&é Pele Isaac Morris Ign Daintily Served Dee
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