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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
4
A list of candidates appears for several local offices including circuit court clerk Jno H Blount Geo W Anderson Jr for county commissioner first district C W McCormick T J Thomas second district T C Quisenberry C L Dean third district for city clerk Henry M Ringo John S Duty for chief of police John Gibbons James C Tipton for city treasurer C B Patterson for city assessor W T Fitzpatrick Jr.
The author argues motor vehicles are here to stay and urges redirecting river-improvement funds to road building. They dismiss brick roads for macadam with oil and binder as sufficient, noting cost limits and urging federal support. The piece frames highways as essential to public welfare and mobility.
The article notes recent bank statements show few overdrafts, a decline from years past when many thousands were common. It argues checks require sufficient funds, cites personal liability for bank officials, and predicts future reports with zero unsecured overdrafts in the city.
Last Saturday's election across Pike county produced a sweeping dry win. Out of 27 precincts the dry majority totaled 3 995 while Pikeville town reported only 57 wet votes. Two precincts recorded two wet ballots each.
The article explains madstones are porous stones that absorb venom by capillary action like blotting paper, with no true mystery or universal form. It notes deer-derived stones may work best, but cautions the effect depends on moisture and prior intoxication, while debunking the superstition of a sure sign by stone adhesion. It also briefly surveys Lalla Rookh’s popularity and Moore’s poetry in the Westminster Gazette.
A Isle of Wight board of guardians member retorted to a colleague with a sharp rebuke accusing him of being a fool and insolent cad from a Ventnor stable. The quarrel escalated as one warns of a sarcasm and dagger of insult if provoked.
A reader reports a tombstone in Ilfracombe churchyard reading William Griffiths died October 25 1835 aged 127 and his son Willm died October 2 1845 aged 2. The dates imply the son was sixty five years older than his father. London Standard notes the odd inscription.
An analysis contrasts French roots of genre with prose that emphasizes ordinary life over romantic or unreal scenes. It notes how writers and critics, including those influenced by Louis Koe, explore human behavior, domestic settings, and rural life in defined literary forms.
In Mt Sterling and surrounding areas residents praise Andes as the best remedy. J H Hughes of Clark County reports rapid relief after using Andes Oil and two bottles of Andes Prescription, claiming the rheumatic pain nearly vanished and sleep returned. Dr. Andes notes frequent rapid cures seen in patients.
An ad asserts a treatment removes uric acid to aid kidney patients faster than medicines. It claims blood cleansing, increased vitality, better appetite, and improved eye sparkle and cheek color.
Messrs W Caldwell Clay and B Ermine French rent the Campbell building beside the Exchange Bank and plan a first class cafe and confectionery by July 1. Modern fixtures and top equipment will be installed with a second floor kitchen manned by a chef. John B Duty will be manager while Clay handles business details. French, with American Tobacco, cannot devote full time. The partners are popular and confident of success.
At 12 o'clock Thursday night May 20 saloons in Winchester must close unless the Court of Appeals reverses Judge Benton who ruled the Clark county option election legal. Judge Benton overruled a motion for a mandatory injunction to force city council to grant licenses while the case is on appeal.
A concise notice urges readers to call Van Arsdell for steak roasts ham and other meats. The message highlights available meat products and direct contact for orders.
The file records a May 17 1915 resolution by Watson Lodge No 32 I C O F Kentucky urging neutrality amid global conflict. It calls on Congress the President and cabinet to avoid personal gain influencing policy, publish their peace stance, and uphold friendship love and truth while urging steady judgment. It ends with a local advertisement for Best Home Killed beef pork and veal at Vanarsdell's.
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