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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
8
The President proclaims May 30 as a day for public humiliation prayer and fasting. He urges citizens to worship, seek forgiveness for sins, and ask God for victory for the armies and wisdom for leaders in the ongoing conflict, hoping for lasting peace through mercy and justice.
Sergeants Carroll Jones and Robert Stoner, recent OTSC graduates recommended for second lieutenants, have left Camp Taylor for Camp Gordon, Ga. The dispatch hints that Gordon may be a front and that the men are headed “over there” to the war. Best wishes accompany their departure.
Take our advice and buy now what you will need this spring in Oliver plows cultivators pulverizers McCormick mowers and binders Hamilton harrows or other implements. Goods are scarce and waiting may prevent selection so we will hold items for you until you need them.
In a dugout in France on April 20 1918 Corporal H B Scott writes home to 가족 detailing daily life under shelling by Bosch 14 inch shells and the joking resilience of the troops He thanks family for a care package and notes plans to write again expressing pride in their actions and hope to return home soon He mentions a photo taken during a trip to Aix les Bains and praises French women amid four years of war He also asks about Aunt J and Mr Sterling letters and ends with affectionate regards from Co M 9th U S Infantry Martinsburgh Daily Chronicle.
A list of candidates titled Favorite includes numerous women from different precincts and ranks, urging readers to vote today. Names such as Miss Clarkie Roseberry Miss Vivian Alfrey Miss Emily Lloyd Miss Loretta learn appear among the contenders for community recognition.
Local ad urges readers to subscribe for $1.50 a year to the Montgomery paper offering weekly news from Montgomery and surrounding counties. Subscriptions come with free votes in a Big Prize Campaign and list several named voters from Kentucky towns such as Levee Winchester North Middletown Owingsville Sharpsburg with district numbers.
A wartime flour regulation requires merchants to issue signed receipts showing total flour sold to each customer and the purchase date after May 27. Consumers must present these certificates to any merchant before buying more flour, with allowances for existing supply by stating no purchases since May 27.
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