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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
3
The fragment outlines household cleaning rules and requirements, noting general duties and standard practices for cleaning tasks within a home setting. Specific details are incomplete in the OCR, but the topic concerns routine cleaning procedures and expectations.
Miss Martha Coleman visited relatives in Millersburg on Sunday. M Chenaulty of Danville spent the day in the city with his sister and friends Misses Marcella Chiles Bernice Moore and Grace Jones.
On Sunday evening May 19 the Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold an open meeting in the church auditorium. Mr. is expected to preside and there will be remarks and a social to follow.
Miss Ruth Wyatt delightfully entertained the Sewing Circle at her residence last Thursday afternoon, hosting a small gathering with light conversation and refreshments.
The government calls a nationwide campaign to weigh and measure every child under five by June 6 1918 to aid birth registration and enforce child labor laws. Local groups led by the Womens Council of National Defense organize May 19–25 drive with mothers bringing children to Rest Room for checks.
The notice states Montgomery county will furnish 47 men for the next draft, with 10 called between the 25th and 30th and others soon after. It notes 72 white and 41 colored men remain in Class A-1, agriculture deferments may keep most men in city. It cites France mobilization toward June 1 and possible 3 to 5 million army strength within 12-13 months. Kentucky navy recruitment seeks 2,000 of 80,000 nationwide. Lieut. Teach touts Navy life and multiple branches. The White House letter by Woodrow Wilson urges child protection and the Children’s Bureau. Local items include school concert, a baseball game, and a campaign for prizes with a Ford Touring Car.
Remember the flower and trinket sale at the Red Cross Headquarters Wednesday May 29. Attend to support subscriptions and renewals and vote for your favorite at the event.
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