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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes Newbro's Herpicide as preventing hair loss and promoting growth. It blames dandruff and a germ for hair loss, claims regular use cleans the scalp, and notes 60¢ and $1.00 sizes with a money back guarantee. It mentions barber shops as distribution points.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch questions why government bodies practice such foolish tax schemes and notes Missouri’s system as unjust and unequal. It cites the State Board of Equalization in Frankfort as adding burdens through a fake “tentative raise” and praises the public protest as voters see through the sketch.
Six pairs of 35¢ value ladies or men's guaranteed hose with a written guarantee for one dollar plus postage. Mens includes Paradise Garters. Hosiery claims seam free, durable, and six months wear or a new pair. Dayton Ohio.
In the warm season a call for a fly extermination campaign urges all residents to swat the fly to prevent disease. A city with thousands of advertising swatters illustrates the message and recommends immediate action.
All persons having claims against the estate of the late Jas. McDonald will present them properly proven to me or to W. B. White, my attorney. Edna McDonald, Administratrix. uh 44-31.
The article argues calf stanchions prevent feeding inequity and calf-to-calf sucking. Separate feeding stations let each calf receive appropriate amounts, help treat illness, and avoid later issues when cows become mothers. Stanchions are inexpensive, easy to obtain, and improve growth fairness.
Plan recommends keeping calves in clean well lit ventilated stables with separate pens or stanchions. A pen three by five by three feet suits calves to four to six months, preventing ear sucking and aiding individual feeding and disease control. If space is tight, use stanchions for best results.
Professor F L Kent of the Oregon Agricultural College outlines the dairy farming benefits in the Oregon Dairyman monthly. He notes soil productivity gains, regular cash income, better labor distribution, and marketable high grade products with ready sale.
A wet cloth wrapped around a milk can helps keep it cool where there is no ice or water. Extend the cloth from the bottom into a water-filled pail so evaporation draws heat away. As long as the cloth stays wet, it protects the milk. when it dries, heat penetrates.
An advertising notice promotes Premier non puncture tires with a seven thousand five hundred mile guarantee and special ten day prices on tires and tubes. It notes orders for U S government service, shipping terms, and a direct sales approach with discounts for full payment and multiple orders. The ad lists various sizes and prices for tires and tubes including non puncture reliners and refiners.
Dayton Ohio notes a non puncture fire factory and then lists county court days for districts near Mt Sterling. It names Bath Owingsville Bourbon Paris Clark Winchester Fayette Lexington Fleming Flemingsburg Harrison Cynthiana Madison Richmond Montgomery Mt Sterling and Nicholas Carlisle with the corresponding Mondays.
The State Game and Fish Department released the last 150 pairs of Hungarian partridges in Franklin and adjacent counties. Ward and landowners posted properties and appointed unpaid wardens to protect the birds as they breed. A carload of pike perch and rainbow trout spawn were also planned for Louisville hatchery and Kentucky river distribution.
Doctors warn that coloring hair green may risk brain injury, while the woman herself questions whether she has any brain to harm. The discussion centers on cosmetic dye safety and the possibility of neurological effects from long term chemical exposure.
A cryptic warning notes uncertainty about the asy mark and potential self-marking by him. It asks whether the reader attends their church, implying concern about behavior and community ties.
A Kentucky letter describes Bettie Bullock suffering four years of womanly troubles and near total incapacity until Cardui, the woman’s tonic, helped her regain strength enabling two miles of walking and daily work. The Chattanooga Medicine Co. advertises Cardui with dosage guidance and a free 64 page booklet.
A man telephones the Game Warden to confirm open season before attempting to kill two birds with one stone, illustrating cautious hunting ethics.
All persons who contracted with Jas McDonald for future livestock delivery are notified that the contracts will be fulfilled by the undersigned McDonald Bros. The Advocate for Printing.
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