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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
2
The speaker proclaims there is light enough for all to find a path, urging faith as God lights stars and directs days. General Wood says he will accept Hays as campaign manager if nominated, while Senator Borah notes the nomination is the goal and the General acts to aid it in any way.
Advertisement states wool is wanted at Suullivan's Poultry Yard with the highest price paid and sacks available. An unrelated line references a towel indicating a joke about boys in the Black Hand Society.
A government pamphlet informs egg producers that infertile eggs can fetch higher prices. It advises removing roosters in summer, clean nests, no washing, gathering twice daily, cool dry storage, twice weekly marketing, and buying on quality grade. It notes warmth affects prices and promotes Swat the Rooster Week as a yearly event. Receipts of cream rise with better pasturage, butter values drop as production grows.
The Manufacturers Record warns that lower prices to farmers will shorten supplies and trigger famine prices, forcing a mass shift from cities to farms. It argues food scarcity could topple government and civilization unless the nation acts, noting economic forces will push prices up and demand wiser policy.
Paid. Get our sacks at Sullivan's Poultry Yard. L. W. Lee, Tom Green. (4t-tt)
Judge H R Prewitt wired Congressman Fields urging passage of a joint resolution to authorize the Treasury to issue farm loan bonds. The move comes amid delays and court challenges to the Federal Farm Loan Act, which keeps farm loan bonds from being marketed. A $100,000,000 authorized issue is proposed to aid production.
The Kentucky Gas and Electric Company, Louisville, which recently bought the Allen plant on Muddy Creek Pike in Clark County, is building a large compressor and pump station serving both ends of the line with Winchester as the midpoint. The completed plant will be among the South’s largest, with homes for the superintendent and workers and a vast artificial lake of about 70 acres under construction. About 100 men are employed on the lake, which may supply water for the plant, while a Kentucky River intake is being surveyed to augment supply if needed.
A remark suggests growing appreciation for Abraham Lincoln as more about his character emerges. The comment reflects a reassessment of the president's persona beyond common perceptions.
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