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Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1917

Page

6

Mt Sterling KY Traffic Ordinance Regulates Speed and Equipment

Mt Sterling Kentucky adopts an ordinance defining motor vehicles and setting speed limits of 15 mph in business or residential areas and 8 mph at intersections. It requires lights horns mufflers brakes and mirrors and directs drivers to keep right and stop for frightened horses with penalties up to fifty dollars. The measure takes effect after passage and notice. signed by Mayor W A Samuels with Clerk H M Ringo. Addressed to all animal propelled vehicles urging observance to reduce accidents.

City of Mt. Sterling W. A. Samuels H. M. Ringo

Leader's Editor Becomes Benedict

Harry Giovanelli and Miss Florence Rogers wed at the bride’s mother's home in Lexington. Dr. Edwin Muller of the First Presbyterian Church officiated. Guests were immediate family. The couple left for a short trip to Asheville, N C. Giovanelli, a Danville native, has been Lexington Leader editor for four years. Rogers is noted as a gifted musician and related to the Howell family.

Harry Giovanelli Florence R. Rogers Jerre E. Rogers Edwin Muller First Presbytrian Church Lexington Giovanelli Danville Revenue Service Washington Leader Rogers Howell

Penny in Days Nears Price Rise Ahead of Dollar

The article notes growing concern that inflation will push the value of a small unit toward the cost of a dollar. Analysts warn living costs may surge, affecting groceries, gas, and everyday purchases.

Memorial Day Verse on Fallen Soldiers and Legacy

A memorial poem by E Clifford Wadsworth reflects on Memorial Day honors for soldiers who fell on Souther soil. It recalls bugle calls, chaplets laid on graves, and the unity of blue and gray as a united national memory across generations.

Cardus labeled as helpful for tired nervous breakdowns

Mrs Dallas Prine of Kathleen Florida reports severe fatigue nervousness and poor circulation after childbirth improved after using Cardus. She credits five bottles with restoring strength allowing her to care for six children and housework. The ad touts Cardus as safe with vegetable ingredients and no habit forming drugs.

Florida Cardus Kathleen Fla Dallas Prine

Boy Arrested Here For Stealing Registered Letter

Roy Smith an 11 year old white boy from Lombard Powell county was arrested Thursday by Deputy Marshal Oscar West and brought before United States Commissioner W Hoffman Wood. He pleaded guilty to rifling mail and securing a registered letter and was ordered to Catlettsburg for trial in lieu of $100 bond.

Roy Smith Lombard Powell County Oscar West United States W. Hoffman Wood Catlettsburg

Why Pay More for a Smith-Form-A-Truck

The Smith Form A Truck offers a Ford chassis compatible model priced at 755 with full guarantee to meet all claimed capabilities. The sellers G. D. Sullivan & Son invite discussion to tailor a solution, promising savings and satisfaction.

Tf G. D. Sullivan & Son

Local Clerks Note Young Men Prefer Scraps at Home

Marriage license clerks observe a trend among young men who favor domestic brawls over overseas fighting. They warn such attitudes could influence marriage plans and community stability.

Prisoners Should Work to Aid Crops and Production

An editorial urges replacing idle jail time with hard labor for all able-bodied prisoners to reduce costs and sickness. It argues offenders can be trusted to serve sentences, while critics of hoarding and price manipulation are branded threats to the country.

Law

Food Hog Must Be Penned In Wartime Economy

A wartime editorial urges curbing hunger profiteers arguing that high prices come from greedy speculation, not scarcity. It calls farmers to boost production while condemning extortionate profit motives that ignore common humanity.

Gas Stove for Sale at Office

Small heater in good condition offered for cheap. Apply at this office. The piece ends with a satirical note about draft talk demoralizing servicemen and affecting institutions, with a humorous aside on aging missionaries and high costs in Africa.

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