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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1920

Page

6

Conservation of paper through re stamped post cards

The Post Office Department restamps millions of old two cent post cards for use at the one cent rate to save paper and printing costs. A note of concern on honesty adds a stray aside about fishermen and hunters.

Post Office Department

Stay-in-School Drive Aims to End Illiteracy

The Children's Bureau of Agriculture launches a stay-in-school campaign to show children the value of finishing the school year, with a back-to-school drive planned for fall. The piece contrasts past farmers paying mortgage interest in town with modern trips to town to buy cars or tractors.

Children’s Bureau of the Department of Agriculture

Mrs Bowen Recalls Rats Almost Burning House Down

Mrs Bowen describes two months of avoiding the cellar after a rat smelled of fire in bedtime. The rat had nibbled matches and could have set the house ablaze. a dead rat was later found and the product RAT SNAP is advertised in three sizes and priced at 25¢ 50c and $1.00, sold by Chenault & Orear.

Chenault & Orear

Revenue collections and expenditures for 1919

The Bureau of Internal Revenue gathered 3 850 150 078 56 dollars in 1919 and spent 20 573 771 50 dollars. The cost was 53 cents for every 100 dollars collected.

Bureau of Internal Revenue Collections

Nature of Trouble A Guide to Common Human Difficulties

A concise look at everyday challenges people face and the mindset to address them. It discusses emotional, social, and practical troubles and offers brief, general coping ideas.

Surplus Material Sales Totals Released by War Department

War Department reports sales of surplus war material through April 9 totaling $760.7 million. An additional $50.2 million in material has been transferred to other government departments.

War Department

Foreign Trade Shows Country's Prosperity

March Commerce figures show exports reaching 820 million dollars, the second highest month on record, while imports total 484 million dollars, exceeding the prior high by 10 million. For the nine months ending with h, the reports reflect sustained trade strength.

Department of Commerce Pana “Hall

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Hart Schaffner & Marx Ashland Wilson Brothers Vassar Kaufman Clothing CO Lexington’s Better Store Sive the Advocate G.D. Sullivan & Co W. Locust Street Sterling, Ky
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