This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1920
Page
3
Kentucky farmers are advised to select seed corn in the field and store it dry in a granary or attic to avoid winter temperature shocks. Proper drying enhances yields, and tests show well stored seed yields about 15 percent more than corn left in a barn, with early selection urged to prevent future shortages.
The College of Agriculture urges Kentucky farmers to buy registered sires while prices are down. Two pigs one scrub one from a registered boar show the breed advantage as well bred stock yields faster gains and higher market value. Pooling resources for a single high quality bull can boost herd quality and profits markedly.
Ralph Watkins testifies RAT-SNAP eliminated store rats in ten days after seeing rats ignore the product. Dogs alert at night but never touch RAT-SNAP. Available in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 sold by Chenault and Crear with guarantee. A pasted ad voiceover adds a joke about domestic disputes and cats.
The piece notes improving times while warnings echo about rising trouble and high interest rates impacting borrowing. It frames the trend as a caution about costs amid optimism.
An advertisement urges readers to boost blood health with Pepto Mangan. It warns tired pale blood weakens disease resistance and promotes red blood as key to fighting illness. The ad says tablets or liquid are equivalent and cautions to buy genuine Gude's Pepto Mangan.
The turkey market opens with buyers paying 32 cents per bird on foot. The sale runs through November 18, with thousands of birds slaughtered and sent to the Boston market. Thanksgiving Day is Thursday November 25.
A description of a live railroad town ten miles from Shelbyville and three miles from Waddy offers 100 acres of woodland with rest cultivated, a tenant house, barns, and tobacco acreage. It lies near a depot with schools and churches, price agreeable and terms flexible. For details apply at this office. The girl who can afford silk stockings isn't going to sign a petition demanding lower street car steps.
S. M. Warner of Harrison avenue Mt Sterling recalls years of kidney trouble with back and side pain and delirium. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Duerson's Drug Store for relief and notes age eighty two as a factor. Manufacturer Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y advertises the 60 cent remedy.
A terse reflection notes that even when a man hides his deeds behind a whitewashed image, traces of his true character resurface periodically to reveal the underlying black.
Robert Woodruff reports his premises were infested with rats. After using RAT-SNAP, seven dead rats were found in the bin the next morning plus a larger number elsewhere. He notes no odor as the product dries them up and praises it as the best solution. Sold by Orear.
A quip filled note compares risky bets to knowing how to fight fire and swim out while wishing Henry Ford sold porterhouse steaks. The speaker likens idleness to a croaking frog by the lakeside and laments lack of useful work.
A fragment notes a woman named Hope sings a sweet song while suggesting doubts about trust in a wife and questions about why men labeled women as the weaker sex.
A fragment quotes a philosophical line on social judgment and conformity. It discusses how one person embodies another’s critique of urban behavior and character. The remark frames how society labels individuals as undesirable based on differing standards.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.