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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1920
Page
2
An article urges women to pursue an ideal body shape through diet and willpower. It cites a scientific table of heights and weights and prescribes fat reducing foods, plus cautionary notes on chin bandages, digestion checks, and balanced meals for a lean silhouette.
An excerpt extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for digestion and digestion related health, claiming happiness depends on digestion. It promotes the product as alcohol and narcotic free with claims of aiding digestion, blood nourishment, and immune health, noting the physician’s history and hotel institute.
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh through blood action. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, with a 5 cent price and druggist availability.
The text advises using an olive oil based face cream before bed and rubbing oil on thin areas to open pores. It suggests a thin woman avoid fatigue and take short daily naps, even if working, to improve evening meals. It promotes cultivating laziness and self care through rest.
The piece contrasts old and new courtship with Juliet and Romeo preferring balcony songs while modern couples favor dance halls and nightlife. It jokes about a traveling spouse returning home and discovering a spouse’s alleged infidelities and rumors from neighbors.
After a recent tremor, residents reflect on safety, infrastructure, and preparedness measures. Local officials pledge reviews of building codes, emergency response drills, and public awareness campaigns to prevent future shocks from catching the community off guard.
Barney Johnson Lee of Louisville reports gaining ten pounds in three months after using Tanlac. He describes prior February flu spells, weakness, poor appetite, and stomach troubles. after two bottles his digestion improved, nerves steadied, and sleep returned. Tanlac sold in Mt. Sterling by Land & Priest.
A brief, quirky vignette contrasts two strangers who meet by chance and briefly share a moment. The narrative hinges on a single encounter between an automobile and a cow, leaving lingering, whimsical impressions without subsequent meetings or further pursuit.
Dr HM Building explains progress in dental restorations using porcelain facings for crowns bridges and fillings to match natural teeth. The backing remains gold for strength while the visible portion blends with surrounding teeth, reducing the appearance of gold.
Kentucky gardens face heavy winter bare soil and the Department of Horticulture urges sowing rye as a cover crop. Plow under in spring to supply humus, burn garden debris to curb pests, and keep the garden active all year. There is no closed season for suckers.
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