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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1921

Page

8

Local ads offer discounts and services across Lexington and Paris

The page advertises a 5 percent discount on monuments from Murray & Thomas Co. in Paris Kentucky, plus offerings from Lexington engine works, welding services, printing, tires, poultry markets, machine shop, flour, furniture restoration, John Deere wagons, room rentals, truck hauling, auto repairs, and theater free tickets. Multiple vendors including Ragan-Gay Motor Co, Adams & Young, and Fayette Motor Co are named with various promotions.

THE Murray & Thomas CO Paris

Local Manager Wanted by Major Company in Chicago

Local manager sought by the Guarantee Coal Mining Co. to develop and handle local business with no investment or experience required. Earn $2,500 to $10,000 profits first year based on population and demand for a staple commodity. company undersells competition. 1256 Como Bldg., Chicago.

Guarantee Coal Mining CO Como Bidg Chicago

Big Prize Campaign Automobile Entries List

A long list of names and numbers from Kentucky towns shows contestants for a large prize drive. The roster includes Miss Bessie Skidmore and Miss Lena Staton among many others with associated route and prize figures, spanning several counties such as Levee Ky Owingsville Winchester and Frenchburg.

Bessie Skidmore Lena Staton Fannie Fortune Ruth Perry Martha Rasnic Virginia Manley Pearl Pieratt Katherine Everman Robin Calk Earl Richardson Stella Wilson Mamie Ensor Nettie Horton Edna Yocum Mary C. Oldham Nell Guy Blanche Kerns Oma Soper Lula Leggett Levee Elizabeth Fogg Ethel West Florine Welch John Hainline W. A. French North Middletown Dorothy Waugh Margaret Crouch Bernice Terrell Owingsville, Ky Lucille Payne Winchester Mary Belle Fuggate Nelson Garrett Frankie Calvert Bethel Sharpsburg Carolyne Bascom Lon B. Sharp Lucy T. Ratliff Lillian Barnaby Frenchburg Eunice Gose Mattie Lee Mann Rothwell Lucy Tabor Cornwell Anna Lee Cornwell Lucy Moore

Parade Judge Praises Knights Templar Parade Grandeur

Parade judge G B Swango compliments the Knights Templar parade noting it surpassed prior grand displays. He recalls Confederate veterans and their reunions with affection and says the city provided unmatched enjoyment and ease of entertainment. A stranger also calls the festivities exceptionally enjoyable.

G. B. Swango Knights Templar Judge Swango

Cars Sold By Strother Motors Co Since March First

List of vehicles sold by Strother Motors Co includes sedans coupes runabouts and touring cars with buyers such as W H Wright Jonathan Burris James McCormick W McCormick T Fox Christie and R L Settles among others. The Kennedy Jones Co Mt Sterling Lumber Co and several individuals are named as buyers.

Strother Motors Co W. H. Wright Jonathan Burris James McCormick Everett Burgess W. ©. Tabor J. C. Strother W. D. Burns Fletcher Richardson Matt Rogers J. L. Penders W. K. Williams B. C. Cornwell W. M. Resisinger

Vote Yes at the Good Roads election Saturday

Residents are urged to vote yes in the Good Roads election this Saturday. The measure concerns road improvements and funding, with supporters citing improved safety and transportation reliability.

Good Roads

Fire erupts in Lafayette Hotel suite destroying fur coats

Sparks from an electric iron in Mrs. Clarence LeBus’s 11th floor suite at the Lafayette Hotel caused a blaze that consumed fur coats gowns and most furnishings. Loss to Mrs. LeBus estimated 5000 to 6000 dollars with 300 dollars damage to the room. The maid cried fire and a hotel clerk Leonard Shouse Jr removed burning garments and pillows.

Clarence LeBus Lafayette Hotel Leonard Shouse, Jr

Former Florida Governor Arrested in Peonage Case

Sidney J. Catts, former Florida governor and minister, was arrested in Albany Georgia on a federal peonage charge after a Albany clothing clerk noticed initials on a discarded collar. He was released on bond and returned to Jacksonville. He faces state bribery charges as well.

Florida Sidney J. Catts Albany Jacksonville Catts

For Rent Furnished Room Near Business District

Classified rental notice offers a furnished room near the business section with all conveniences. Contact 883. Jania for printing see The Advocate.

Jania the Advocate

Also Mentioned on This Page

Home Sweet Home Jack Advocate Ragan-Gay Motor CO U. S Tabe Theatre Reid Prewitt Mary L. Brunner WM. Adams & Son West Main Street Lexington John W. Bain W. Short St C. R. Prewitt Ragan- Gay Motor Co Walter M. Reissinger T, Foster Rogers Hallie Davis Lexington Engine and Boiler Works Ben G. Land E. T. Reis John Robinson Timmins Machine Shop W. Vine St Lucian Bradshaw East Locust Street E.c.1 Bank Street J. H. Brown J. H. Templeman Piano Co North Broadway Lexington, Ky John Deere J. R. Lyons McKee South Bank St H. B. Ringo J. W. Barnes Clell Cockrell Ragan-Gay Garage Belle Crockett Table Theatre Harley- Davidson Excelsior Motorcycles Adams & Young East Short Street B. Green E. Main St Willard Storage Fayette Motor Co East Main Street A. B. Oldham Watertown Lion Troy United ARCO Goodrich B.f.goodrich Rubber Company Akron, Ohio
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