George P. Harrison Named Commander of United Confederate Veterans
George P. Harrison of Alabama was chosen to lead the United Confederate Veterans, succeeding Gen Bennett H Young of Louisville. The 1917 reunion location was Washington, a suggestion floated two years earlier by Col Andrew Oman of Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Harrison
Alabama
United Confederate Veterans
Bennett H. Young
Louisville
Washington
Andrew ‘Oman
Quote about bankruptcy and advertising sparks debate
A brief exchange questions whether advertising leads to bankruptcy and jokes about competition. The speaker denies involvement, attributing ads to rivals, and ends with a quip about equality and marriage.
Death of Judge M A Phillipe Eyed in Louisville
Judge M A Phillipe aged 63 and once a prominent eastern state attorney died last week in Louisville from heart and kidney troubles after illness since Christmas. A native of West Liberty he served as Police Judge of Frenchburg in Menefee county and later as Police Judge at Stanton, Powell county. He moved to Louisville in August and is survived by his wife three daughters and a son. The Mt Sterling area remembers him from years in Menefee and Powell counties with sorrow at his passing.
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M. A. Phillipe
Louieville
West Liberty
Frenchburg
Menefee County
Stanton
Powell County
Louisville
Janet August
Phillips
Sewing Offered for All Kinds with Dress Specialties
Am prepared to do sewing of all kinds and will make a speciality of six dresses ranging in price from 3.50 to 550. Work guaranteed satisfactory or no charges. Mrs H E Johnson of 24 Queen Street. The Advocate for printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Johnson
Queen Street
City Paving Burden Shifts to Mt Sterling City
The Court of Appeals rules the City of Mt Sterling must bear the debt for street paving on Wast High street that the Montgomery Fiscal Court and county shared previously. Hancock Company sued the city and county. prior rulings found no liability, but Tuesday's decision assigns the paving cost to the City of Mt Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Hancock Company
City of
Mt. Sterling
Montgomery Clieat
Wee
Court of Appeals
Advertising Persistence Made The Hub
A few remarks by Henry C. Lyt ton owner of The Hub. Chiacaro's great clothing bonuse [sic] Advertising is to business what steam is to commerce. I believe in honest advertising. A merchant cannot afford to ignore a buyer who does not return in the first year after opening on State street. Advertising and persistence are the only profit boosters for a business. He stresses the importance of newspaper advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Lytton
Chicaro
State Street
Burgess Held to Grand Jury for Grand Larceny
William Burgess was held to await action by the grand jury at his examining trial in County Court last Tuesday under 250 bond. He is accused of taking funds his wife earned from selling property and sending the money to Middletown Ohio. Burgess, of Jeffersonville, was taken into custody after a warrant was issued and he was brought back last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burgess
Burgess
Middletown
Jeffersonville
Pumps and Filters Price Savings Offer
C. P. Pierce advertises pumps and filters with a promise to offer lower prices than competitors. Includes a contact phone number 706 and a brief sales pitch implying potential savings for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Pierce
President to visit Hodgenville for Lincoln birthplace event
President Wilson will travel to Hodgenville Kentucky on September 4 to participate in ceremonies presenting the Abraham Lincoln birthplace farm to the Federal Government. Secretary Baker and Senator Williams of Mississippi will also speak. Advertising notes emphasize compelling attention and weather prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Baker
Williams
Mississippi
Stronger Now After Dean's Kodeey Puls Remedy
A reader shares relief after using Dean's Kodeey Puls purchased at Duersen's Drug Store. Two boxes provided a great deal of good, leaving the writer stronger and in better health with endorsement to dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itvegelar
Dean
Duersen
Deeg
Big Tobacco Sale Links Laasville Firms to Large Purchase
Gorin Brothers of Laasville bought the crop of A B Roberton and the crop of J F Venable, totaling about 1 000 000 pounds, at roughly 11.59 per hundred. Buyers expect profitable returns on the weed versus the loose leaf market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorin Brothers
Laasville
Beg
Toberco
A. B. Roberton
J. F. Venable
North Maysville St rental for two story house
Apply to John W. Jones for a two story house with a nice garden and yard on North Maysville Street. Also included are various ads for produce and maple syrup prices from local stores. The text intersperses quotations about love and advertising with a general classifieds feel.
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North
Maysville St
John W. Jones
Slow Music Please Poets Die Young When They Meet Editors
A quirky observation notes that poets risking their careers may rush to editors with poems in hand. The piece hints at timing and wit as hazards in publishing circles.
Great Man’s Face on Stamps Draws Licking Concern
A wry reflection notes that even a celebrated figure’s likeness on U.S. postage stamps invites casual mockery and practical jests from ordinary people, highlighting the incongruity between national honors and everyday humor.
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Montgomery County
Blue Grass Farm
Samuel Greenwade
Slate Creek
C. F. Thomas
Court House
C. F. Thomas Robt. H. Winn Insurance Commissioner's Office
Frankfort
MT. Sterling, KY
Geo. P. Harrison Chosen
Julian
Schlegel
Maysville Street
Delicious Cafe
Stockton Electric Dry Cleaning Company
Judge M A. Phillips
Menefee and
Powell
the Advocate For Printing
Smith
Jones
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH _COMPANY
Frankfort, KY
Ness Man
Bourbon Poultry Cure
Oes
Limberneck
Grugtsor
Bourbon Remedy CO
Lexington, Fy
Bassett Drug Co
Maltern Co
Baifelan S
Vanarsdell’s
J. B. White’s
Earl W. Senff
White County
C. W. Compton
Mr. Sterling
H. M. Wright
Kentucky
Geiger’s
Court and
Maysville Sts
F. A. Millard
E. Stamler
Fayette Nat'l Bank Bldg
Lexington
J. Malcolm Forbes
A. Forbes
Madison Square Garden
New York
Bingen
Uhlan
Santos
Peter the Great
Fair Grounds
J. R. Magowan
Forrest B
Helen E
Mainleaf
Mainsheet
Ashleaf Wilkes
Ashland Wilkes
Necia
Detroit
Justice Brook
Silent Brigade
Lexington States
Miss Stokes
Indianapolis
Western Horseman Stake
Matron
Horse Review
Columbus
John White Trimble
Elmwood Stock Farm
J. L. McClung
Masonic Temple Building
F. Hamilton
S. P. Mohney
West Main
United States
The
Advocate For Printing
Cinas Innati
H. C. King
East Main St
Lexington, KY
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