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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
8
Ambiguous fragmentary text references a trade offer to Irv Goss for a bird book and mentions margles and an agate. OCR damage leaves names and details unclear.
Multiple local ads list buyers for poultry eggs hides furs and scrap metal. Murray Thomas Co and Adams & Son advertise monuments rents and real estate. John Deere wagons pianos and harness offered by J R Lyons and J H Templeman Piano Co. Lost wrist watch reward offered. Fertilizer agents promote Homestead Tobacco and Corn products.
Kentucky’s 100 per cent valuation plan aims to fully equalize assessments. State Tax Commission chair James A. Scott says current 90 per cent rolls distort taxes, citing Jefferson and Fayette counties with high assessments and uneven equity.
Private sale of a six room two story residence on the west side of Samuels avenue. Features include porch front and back electric and gas lighting hardwood floors on the lower floor garage and a chicken house. Large lot with garden planted. H. H. Coppage listed.
The Market Place operated by manager C. Howell advertises sale of clothing, shoes, and furniture calling for goods and buyers from the public. The message emphasizes a broad assortment and value in stock.
The Mt. Sterling Advocate outlines a multi period vote boost plan with extra votes awarded for new subscriptions tied to a $15 club. Periods run May 3 to July 30 with 250k to 100k extra votes and prize ballots for top gainers. Numerous named individuals listed with vote credits across Kentucky towns.
Miss Elizabeth Guthrie of Mt. Sterling Montgomery County pursues English with Education minor at the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences. She participates in Alpha Delta Fraternity Strollers YWCA Council Philosophians English Club Woman's League Psychology Club Dramatic Club Romance Language Club and acted as Little Shepherd of the Star in The Pilgrims pageant last Thanksgiving.
Montgomery Circuit Court will convene on Monday May 23 with Judge TH. R. Prewitt and Commonwealth's Attorney Hamilton presiding. Juries will be drawn from a long list including Grand Jury members Wilmot K. Prewitt Roy Y. Greene and Henry Prewitt and Petit Jury members Walter Turner H. Rice Crooks J. M. Venable and Joe Foley.
The passage lists numerous gatherings as Cecil Sanders with Luther Leggett Burl Kerns and others visit, Mary Martin of Mt Sterling with Elva and Gladys West, and extended Shelton and Leggett family visits. It notes corn planting in the area and praises Rev Shields and Rev Heath Revival crowd sizes along with several guest plans at various homes. A Lexington Carpet Works agency opportunity at 411 West Short Street Lexington Ky is also advertised.
Edward Douglas White, 76, longtime Democrat and former Confederate enlistee, died yesterday in Washington after an operation. He served in the Senate before his 1894 appointment to the Supreme Court and was elevated to Chief Justice in 1910 by President Taft.
Local Democrats in Louisville organize for an upcoming election battle against Republicans amid widespread discontent. The drive calls for nominations as the party seeks strong candidates and mobilizes support for a decisive contest.
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