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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1917

Page

3

Million Dollar Farm Loans Promoted by Insurance Firm

Union Central Life Insurance Company reports over a million dollars in loans to Ken and Tennessee farmers since 1917. Loans run ten or twenty years with flexible repayment and attractive interest comparisons. Burt L. Sims, District Manager, 802 Security Trust Building Lexington, Kentucky.

Unionentral Life Insurance Company Tennessee Burt L. Sims Central Kentucky 802 Security Trust Building Lexington

Big Fish Fry Attracts 3000 In Central Kentucky

E F Simms hosted a large fish fry near North Middletown last Tuesday drawing about 3 000 attendees from city and county. Organizers hail it as one of Central Kentucky's biggest events.

E. F. Simms North Middletown Kentucky

Army of Girls Wanted to Knit Wristlets for Soldiers

Appeal to young women to knit tan or dark gray wristlets for soldiers in France. Colonel McCarthy cannot fund them. readers are urged to send finished wristlets with name and address, and to inform where to mail them. The editor will publish joining names to boost support for the war effort.

McCarthy Colonel McCarthy

Start Today Girls Seek Comfort in War Effort

A wartime appeal urges women to make life more comfortable for fighting men and invites them to visit the office or write to Colonel Daniel B. McCarthy in Chicago. The notice promises aid and emphasizes the opportunity for girls to contribute now.

Montgomery Circuit Court Docket Shrinks. One Murder Case Listed

The regular Montgomery Circuit Court term opens with a small docket. Appearances and continuations fill ordinary and equity categories, Commonwealth cases mostly trivial with one murder case, Cleveland Pergram, moved from Bath county. Court improvement projects progress while the term is expected to last about two weeks.

Montgomery Equity Commonwealth Cleveland Pergram Bath County

Old Bald Heads Aim for Glory as War Draws Away Youth

In the absence of many young men at war, older residents anticipate a period of prominence and opportunity, suggesting a shift in social roles and visibility for the elder community. The remark hints at a hopeful yet ironic view of age and power during difficult times.

Let the Government Act

A harsh call for urgent government action against food speculators accused of exploiting the public. The writer demands immediate measures, even severe penalties, to curb profiteering as the nation faces wartime mobilization and sacrifice.

War ends and we seek a 100 mile an hour aeroplane

The Advocate for printing jokes about postwar needs, proposing a fast aircraft to track down delinquent subscribers. The remark frames a satirical wish rather than a real plan, reflecting wartime rhetoric seeping into publishing culture.

Ellington Buys 90 Acre Farm Near Winchester Pike

Mr. H. E. Ellington of Paragon Morgan County bought from John S. Wyatt his impro­ved 90 acre farm on the Winchester pike three miles from this city. Price was private but good. Wyatt owned the farm only a few months. Ellington and family will move here to live.

H. E. Ellington Paragon Morgan County John S. Wyatt Winchester Pike Price Wyatt

Dr D H Bush Sells Nice Cottage on Holt Avenue

Dr D H Bush sold a cottage on Holt avenue to Mr John W Redman for 1800 dollars with possession given immediately.

D. H. Bush John W. Redman Holt Avenue

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Earl W. Senff Mt. Sterling H. M. Wright Geiger’s Court and Maysville Sts F. A. Millard Riner & Lapsley Shelbyville Shelby County G. D. Sullivan & Co Kyr Mt, Sterling, Ky J. C. Peters Dry Cleaner Mt. Sterling, Ky C. Fisher Barber Old Post Office L. Fisher Foot Specialist Army OF Girls France Daniel E. McCarthy Central Department U.S. Army Chicago Chenault & Crear United States You Fire Service Supreme Tire Service Usco Pinney-Griggs CO Daniel B. McCarthy U. S. Army Federal Building Chicago, Illinois the Advocate For Printing Ellington Frost Jack Frost Ae R. Ll. Settles Company Land & Priest, W. S. Lloyd F. C. Duerson M. R Phoenix White
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