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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1920
Page
4
Mt Sterling Advocate notes publication days Tuesday and Thursday weekly. Editorial staff includes J. W. Hedden and S. J. W. Hedden Jr with Mrs Mary C Ayres the local news editor. Exstored as second class mail matter at Mt Sterling Post Office. Subscription two dollars per year.
The Advocate clarifies its stance as a commercial newspaper serving Montgomery county. It promotes local merchants, asserts competitiveness with out-of-town ads, and touts its rising circulation and willingness to publish all legitimate advertising. The note invites constructive criticism to benefit the community.
A local citizen advocates Mt Sterling funding a new hotel by bond financing, urging the Chamber of Commerce to appoint a committee to organize a community-supported construction effort. Moneyed backers are ready to subscribe, and timely action is requested.
Advises early shopping before Christmas to prevent crowds and give shoppers access to the wide holiday stock now on display.
A Mt Sterling observer urges the Chamber of Commerce to seek another railroad into the city, endorsing the effort as beneficial given current business conditions. The letter backs the chamber’s role in advancing the project.
H R Saufley of Stanford, a prohibition agent, is named chief agent for the Western Kentucky district, succeeding U G McFarland moved from Louisville. Saufley, a Louisville area officer, has led major raids and earned praise for discipline. His transfer creates a vacancy filled by S R Brame of Richmond Virginia who oversees the Southern division.
For sale a mix of pure white Holland turkeys including toms and hens. Contact Mrs. Frank Boyd at 619-12, Box 16, 10-61-e.0.i.
Shelled pecans walnuts and almonds at Vanarsdell s 11 21 noting a promo or sale item in the grocery column with a short product mention.
A Publishers Auxiliary editorial argues printers and publishers deserve higher prices to cover capital labor and intelligence amid postwar cost increases. It urges communities to sustain local papers and printing plants to preserve civic and business integrity, warning against unwarranted price reductions.
Five rooms with gas and water at back door, strictly modern and offered at a good value. Interested buyers should contact Mrs. John Redmond on the premises near County High School. Also note Vanarsdell's offers the best steaks and roasts.
The Federal Reserve Board asserts deflation is on a normal course with no panic. Prices are easing from wartime levels, profits shrink, and while exports rise, consumers delaying purchases risk worse times as postwar adjustments continue.
Hundreds of Copper River Alaska natives face starvation as salmon fishing fails in their section. Paul Schwartz, just back from Alaska, told a Seattle commission examining Juneau residents’ demands about the situation.
Mr Schwartz testified before the commission that hundreds of nets line the delta at the Copper River mouth and that only a few fish slip upstream to the Indians. He said the fish supply is essential to the natives for food for themselves and their dogs.
A new paint shop offers first class and honest auto painting from a man with over 40 years of experience. Call M. O. Dora & Son in Winchester Kentucky near Davis Garage for affordable service.
The stock sale of paints, wallpapers, and related items by M R Hainline is indefinitely postponed. A new sale date will be announced later. Also noting Vanarsdell's new line of cereals.
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